YLS General Body Meeting

Mark your calendars to attend a meeting and reception at Protective Life on June 9th at 5:30 to get a full report from the Young Leaders Steering Committee. Email youngleaders@uwca.org to reserve a spot. Everyone is welcome to attend!!

YLS General Body Meeting

Hello Young Leaders Society,

Just a quick note to inform everyone that more information will be posted soon in regards to our General Body meeting. Please stay tuned!

Thanks

Communications Committee Meeting

Please come to a Communications Committee meeting Monday, May 30, at 6 p.m. at the Starbucks in 5 Points. We will discuss the press release for our Cooking for a Cause event, and how we'll get the word out about this exciting fundraiser!

Contact Jennifer Dome with questions: jenniferdome@gmail.com

Coming June 23: Cooking for a Cause!

The United Way Young Leaders Society will host “Cooking for a Cause” June 23 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. at the Alagasco Center for Energy Technology. The event will benefit the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership, Healthy Kids Healthy Communities, and the United Way Young Leaders Soceity. General admission to the event ($25) will include a silent auction, live music, wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and drink tickets. To participate in the cooking demonstration with Chef Chris Vizzina and also receive the general admission benefits, the ticket price is $50. This will include a reserved seat in a private cooking demonstration with Chris Vizzina, heavy tastings of each dish, wine pairing, Q&A session with the chef, and a recipe to take home.

Last summer, the United Way Young Leaders Society put on a Healthy Kids Healthy Communities event at Pepper Place market. We continue to focus on the issue of childhood obesity and to raise awareness and funding for the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership and Healthy Kids Healthy Communities. "The United Way Young Leaders Society created this event to support the wonderful efforts of the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership, Healthy Kids Healthy Communities Initiative, and many of our United Way agencies who strive to fight obesity in Central Alabama," says Matt Chapman, president of the United Way Young Leaders Society. "Cooking for a Cause is an invitation for our community to come see how delicious, practical and wonderful healthy food can be."

The United Way Young Leaders Society would like to thank their sponsor, Alagasco, an Energen Company, for their support.

For more information, click here for our website.

UWYLS Collects Goods for Tornado Relief

In effort to help with tornado relief, YLS would like to provide 200+ care packages for people in the Pratt City and Forestdale area. Below is a list of items that we need. We would like to have all items by June 7. We will assemble the care packages at O'Neal Steel at 6 p.m. that day. Drop off items to Lisa (ljones1@onealsteel.com). Please let Lisa know what and how many you are donating. If you want to help assemble please contact Arlene at arlene.brown09@yahoo.com.

Also, we are having a clothing drive that Liz Harrison is heading up. If you want to donate please contact her at 336-558-0757 or eharrisonus@yahoo.com.

Water
Snacks (chips, granola bars and etc.) – individually wrapped only or fruit
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Deodorant
Soap
Female Products
Hand Sanitizer – small/medium bottles or Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Zip Loc Bags – Gallon size
Lotion
Combs
Brushes
Monetary Donations

Hygiene items will need to be able to fit into a gallon size zip loc bag.

All items will be delivered Saturday, June 11.

Tornado Relief Telethon: Today!!

Don't forget to call in to the tornado relief telethon today!

For more details, visit this article on Alabama 13's website.

May Service Project: Habitat Build!

Sign up now for the May service Project!

We will be doing a Habitat for Humanity build on May 21st. We will be working with the Knight family and have shifts from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you would like to volunteer or have questions, please contact Arlene Brown at: arlene.brown09@yahoo.com.

Shifts: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Upcoming Committee Meetings!

If you haven't yet, join an UWYLS Committee!

Hospitality: Meet on Wednesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at Jackson’s in Homewood. Anyone interested in helping with the Cooking for a Cause fundraiser (more details to come soon!), please join us! RSVP to: Frances Richardson at fcrich@gmail.com

Membership Development: The Membership & Community Development committee will meet Wednesday, May 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Dram in Mountain Brook. RSVP to: Kimberly Jackson at KIJACKSO@southernco.com.

Service: The Service Committee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. at O’Neal Steel. RSVP to Arlene Brown at arlene.brown09@yahoo.com.

Communications: If you are interested in joining the Communications Committee, please join us Monday, May 16, 6 p.m. at Starbucks in Five Points. Please RSVP to: jenniferdome@gmail.com

May Agency Tour

Come with us to visit the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama!

The Food Bank operates as a central clearinghouse for collecting food that might otherwise be wasted. The Food Bank solicits and receives both new and commercially excess but fully edible food from many food industry sources such as manufacturers, distributors, warehouse and storage operations, grocery chains and individual donors. Given the recent tornado disaster, we can see what role the Food Bank plays in distributing goods to various agencies and places where people are in need. The Food Bank is currently serving over 200 organizations in 12 counties in Central Alabama.

Come join us!
Tuesday, May 17th
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
107 Walter Davis Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
www.feedingal.org

To reserve your spot and for more information, email Kate Watson at: youngleaders@uwca.org.

Tornado Relief: How You Can Help!

We hope that you and your families are safe and well after the tornado disaster in Alabama. United Way of Central Alabama is committed to the long term recovery efforts in our community. While many projects and initiatives will be going on for days, weeks, and months to come, we wanted to update you on a few of the many things that United Way of Central Alabama and its partners are doing in response to the disaster…

Hands On Birmingham
Hands On Birmingham, a program of United Way of Central Alabama, is working feverishly to mobilize volunteers to help those in need. Please check their website regularly as projects are being posted constantly. Follow this link and their Facebook page for updates. Projects are being organized as quickly as we can fill them!

United Way’s 2-1-1 Line for Disaster Relief
United Way is taking calls on our 2-1-1 line for non-emergency assistance. We have been flooded with calls and have staff and volunteers operating our call center 24/7 to help victims get access to food, shelter, and other assistance they may need. Volunteers are still needed to cover round the clock shifts for the next few weeks. Email 211volunteer@uwca.org if you are interested in helping out this week!

United Way’s Tornado Disaster Fund
United Way of Central Alabama has set up a disaster relief fund where we will be taking donations to address unmet needs in our community as the relief efforts move forward. You can donate online and find more on our website: www.uwca.org

Text TORNADO to 50555 to give $10!
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Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions about our work or ideas or ways for the Young Leaders Society to help play a role in this important relief effort. Email youngleaders@uwca.org or contact Kate Watson at 458-2033. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates as well.