From the 2021 Wake United Campaign Cabinet: Each fall, the Wake Forest community comes together for our Wake United Campaign. This collective effort aims to support place based initiatives right here in Forsyth County. We thank you for your generosity; it will take everyone coming together for us to reach our goal to provide critical financial support to our community.
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Our 2021 Wake United campaign is underway. To date, we have raised over $70,000. Your donation supports our local United Way in working to create a stable, educated, healthy, and economically mobile Forsyth County. It will take all of us to reach our goal of $270,000 by the end of the campaign on Oct. 31.
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This message is shared on behalf of the 2021 Wake United Campaign Cabinet; WFU’s 2021 Wake United Campaign launches on Sept. 28 and runs through Oct. 31: As we have collectively faced the challenges of the last year and a half, our committee is encouraged by the enduring spirit of Pro Humanitate. Through acts of service, advocacy and philanthropy, we have seen our community respond intentionally and generously to the current moment. Notably, our Wake Forest community raised over $268,000 during the 2020-2021 annual United Way of Forsyth County (UWFC) campaign. Because of your support, UWFC was able to serve over 140,000 people right here in our community.
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Sent on behalf of President Hatch and Brad Shugoll (Campaign Chair): Today, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our campus community. Collectively through your efforts, we raised $256,334 for our 2020 United Way campaign. This total speaks to your generosity even amidst hardship. Thank you for rising to this moment and answering the call. We know that these donations are just a part of what you have contributed to our community over the past several months. Thank you for all you have done as volunteers, donors and civic leaders.
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The United Way of Forsyth County’s Women’s Leadership Council recognized Wake Forest University, recently, with the Outstanding Corporate Member Award.
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Malika Roman Isler joined Wake Forest in 2015 as the director of wellbeing, a role that she notes has several connections to the work of the United Way. “At the foundation, both the United Way and the WFU Thrive Initiative approach community wellbeing holistically,” Roman […]
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Stephen Edwards, assistant director for alumni engagement, knew that he wanted to make a positive impact on his community from the time that he started at Wake Forest as an undergraduate. During his four years as a student he volunteered with Big Brothers […]
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Andrea Ellis, assistant vice president for innovation, and Leigh Stanfield, director of global campus programs, are Women’s Leadership Council coordinators for the 2015 WakeUnited Campaign. The campaign, which takes place during the month of October, is the Reynolda Campus initiative to support United Way of Forsyth County.
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Katy Harriger, professor and chair of politics and international affairs, has contributed to the WakeUnited Campaign for most of her 30 years at Wake Forest. “I understand the privileges I have as a college professor, and I have always believed that if you […]
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Ann Gibbs, associate dean in the School of Law, served as the School of Law liaison for the WakeUnited Campaign last year. Gibbs has been involved with United Way for a number of years as part of the Leadership Circle and the Women’s Leadership Council. […]
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