The drawing for our Lottery Tree was held live on Facebook at 12 Noon on Friday, June 24th, 2022.
The winner of the scratch-off lottery tickets with a face value of $300 has been drawn! After we notify the winner, we will post it right here, so be watching for it!
Thanks to all for participating in what has become one of our favorite fundraisers! You truly know what it means to LIVE UNITED!
Well, howdy, folks, it’s getting to be that time of year again! Time for the United Way of Gloucester County Campaign Kickoff 2022!!! We’re going to be sittin’ high in the saddle as we gear up for a fantastic campaign this year, and what better way to welcome it than a rip-roarin’, rootin’-tootin’ good time of games, competition, great food, lots of fun, and camaraderie all around.
Save the date…Thursday, August 18th, 2022, from 5PM to 7PM…and plan to be at RiverWinds Community Center with us! We’re signing up teams for competition, and there are two ways you can do this…1) fill out this form and email asap to Brittany Beyer at bbeyer@uwgcnj.org, or 2) you can fill out this Google Form. Once we have your team registered, you’re good to go!
Bring the kiddos, and don’t forget to wear your ten-gallon hat and chaps. There’s fun for all to be had!
The United Way of Gloucester County (UWGC) is honored to have Amber Burruezo to spearhead the organization’s fundraising efforts as the 2021-2022 Campaign Chair. Burruezo began volunteering with the United Way in 2013 serving on the Campaign Cabinet as well as the Event Committee. She was recognized for her time, talent and treasure as the 2016 Spirit of United Way Award recipient. She is currently the Senior Communications Specialist at Atlantic City Electric.
Burruezo’s passion for giving back to the community made her an ideal fit for this leadership role; starting her volunteerism journey at the age of 18 as a board member for the Volunteer Center of South Jersey and Gloucester County 4-H. Burruezo also spends time volunteering and supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, including cycling each year in Bike MS: City to Shore.
Michael Gower, Executive Director of United Way of Gloucester County, said, “Amber Burruezo has long been a supporter of what we do so I’m thrilled to welcome her as this year’s Campaign Chair. She has been a volunteer, advocate and donor for our organization. She truly believes in the mission of the United Way and she is passionate about giving back and helping others. We are extremely lucky to have such a caring member of the community to lead this year’s appeal.”
The United Way made a personal impact for Burruezo as a child when her family sought assistance from partner agencies, such as the food bank, during times of unemployment or medical crisis.
“I am honored to be selected as the Campaign Chair for Campaigns 2021 and 2022,” said Burruezo. “My parents taught me from a young age to pay it forward, make a difference and help others when you can. Being the campaign chair gives me the opportunity to support an organization making a huge impact on the Gloucester County community while also giving back. I am also lucky to work for a company like Atlantic City Electric, that supports volunteerism and empowers its employees to make an impact for the organizations that mean the most to them.”
Burruezo will attend the United Way’s Annual Campaign Kickoff, welcoming event attendees and volunteers. The Kickoff will be held at RiverWinds Community Center on Thursday, August 18th 2022, at 5 p.m. This is a free community event where attendees can enjoy food, face painting, mini games and family fun. Employees from local companies and organizations will engage in friendly competition. It marks the official launch of the annual fundraising appeal.
The United Way of Gloucester County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to Building Better Lives by funding impactful programs and initiatives. This local United Way is the leader in building community capacity to foster individual well-being. With a focus on education, financial stability and health, the UWGC supports over 25 programs and initiatives for Gloucester County residents. More information can be found within this website.
Amazon Wishlists help our area non-profits get the tools and supplies they need and use on a daily basis. Our wish lists are a great way to help United Way of Gloucester County with specific items that we know our area non-profits need. One donation can help several different area non-profits because we can split up the purchases OR know who recently got a donation and make sure that it can be used right away.
Alternatively you can search for UWGC on Amazon. Simply visit the Amazon List or Registry search page, then use the drop down menu under “Accounts & Lists” and select “Find a List or Registry” to use the search tool to search for UWGC.
We would like to introduce you to Operation Read Along with United Way of Gloucester County. This video collection helps young readers have new and interesting people to read with from different backgrounds and walks of life. It also assures that they are safe whether in the classroom or at home. Promoting lifelong literacy is important to the United Way of Gloucester County and this is a really special way for us to reach families, after school programs, classrooms, and beyond. This project started as a distance volunteer program with the National Honor Society from Gloucester County Institute of Technology.
Videos of all types of stories are uploaded to our dedicated playlist on our YouTube Channel that can be viewed here.
We will be adding to our Operation Read Along playlist and hope to have new titles and stories uploading so make sure to subscribe to our channel so you get notifications when a new story is live.
If you would like to see our full title list please check this out! Books are added here when they are uploaded to the channel, not all videos are currently showing on the channel, some are uploaded as premieres so we have new content going up.
If you have questions or concerns, or would like to submit your own video to add to our content library please email Mike Gower, Executive Director at mgower@uwgcnj.org or phone 856-845-4303 x14.
