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Special Events

United Way of Central Jersey coordinates special events held throughout the year (not just during the annual fundraising campaign) to enable corporate employees to be engaged in the community. The rewards of these programs are many for both employees and agencies alike. These events are just a few more ways United Way of Central Jersey is engaging the community "Working together to do " Together, we can get results that no one can accomplish alone.

2006 Back-To-School
The United Way of Central Jersey will be collecting NEW school supplies for children in need through our "Write From the Start" program, which will run from June through the end of August. A drop off date and location to be determined at a later date .

Thanks to our community partners our "Write from the Start" program for 2005 collected $41, 583 in school supplies which were distributed among 3,500 local children and area schools. Our thanks go to the following companies for their participation: Alcoa, American Express Corporate Services, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Colgate-Palmolive, DeVry University, E.I. Dupont, Eagle Global Logistics, Kahn Chiropractic, New Millennium Bank, Revlon, Robertet USA, Rotary Club of New Brunswick, Paula Sjolund, D.O., Snapple Distribution, WithumSmith & Brown, Zebra Pens. We would also like to thank Office Depot, for the donation of Backpacks and hosting our Community Day on August 13th at the East Brunswick Store, Laidlaw Bus for the use of the bus as the drop off point, Applebee's for the dessert certificates for children making a donation and Fifth Generation Music group for supplying the entertainment.

2006 Adopt-A-Family Program
With the help of local companies and the Middlesex County Labor Unions we will once again be "Adopting" local families in need to make their holidays brighter. The program runs from late October through early December.

Our 2005 Adopt-A-Family program was a huge success . We were able to help 297 families, which included 303 adults and 657 children to have a brighter holiday season, with a total value of gifts exceeding $94.000. We would like to thank the following for participating in our program: American Express Corporate Services, American Girl, Bank of New York, Bath & Body Works, BDP International, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cadbury Schweppes, Cardinal Health, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Commerce Bank, E.I. DuPont, Douglass Psychology Child Study Center, Eagle Global Logistics, FedEx, Gannett Fleming, IBM, InfoLine of M.C., Linwood Middle School, Lord & Taylor, L’Oreal, Magyar Bank, Merrill Lynch, New Millennium Bank, Nissan North America, Pathmark-Edison, Pathmark-North Brunswick, Revlon, Risk Enterprise Management, Graduate Busch Housing - Rutgers University, Target,-Milltown, Turner Construction Company, Victoria’s Secret , Weston Solutions and Zebra Pens.

Special thanks go to the following Middlesex County Labor Unions for their continued support: B.A.C. Local Union #5, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #456, Ironworkers Local #373, Middlesex County AFL-CIO Labor Council, IUOE Local 68 Charity Fund, Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #27, Middlesex County. Building & Construction Trades Council, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825. Christmas_Video

Days of Caring
Many corporate employees find great satisfaction in participating in Days of Caring where they volunteer to help for a day, or more, at specific agencies that are funded by United Way of Central Jersey. Some examples of agencies that have participated in this program are as follows; Employees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cadbury-Schweppes, Alcoa, Johnson & Johnson, and Wells Fargo have painted the interior and exterior of 11 buildings at the John E. Toolan Kiddie Keep Well Camp.

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Target Stores and Johnson and Johnson employees have prepared and served meals to low income clients of Elijah's Promise

Magyar Bank and IBM employees have joined with United Way's Board of Trustees and staff to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King through a Day of Service at several agencies including Ronald McDonald House, Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County and Women Helping Women.

Plans are being developed for expansion of this program to include large scale projects.

Plans for 2006 include expansion of this program to include a greater diversity of projects and involvement of corporations which will initiate workplace volunteer programs that have not previously existed.

For more information about the above Corporate Special Events please contact Patricia Desiderio or Cheryl Krause at 732-247-3727 or email info@uwcj.org .