How You Can Help
Volunteer
Whether you can give a few hours or an extended period
of time, the benefits of volunteering are enormous. You will experience
new challenges, and most importantly, you will help improve the lives of
others. Find out about volunteer opportunities with United Way of the
Ozarks and with community organizations that United Way supports.
Please call Trudy Pischer at 863.7700 or e-mail
(tpischer@uwozarks.com) for further information.
Agency
Relations and Allocations (ARA)
The ARA Committee is made up of volunteers who recommend how the money
United Way raises in the future campaign will be spent; in essence, they
help the Board of Directors set the goal for the upcoming campaign. In
addition to the panel chairs, 170-200 people volunteer to serve as panel
members.
These 8-9 panels of volunteers meet with member agencies seeking United Way support. They are the eyes and ears of all our donors. It is their task to inspect, ask questions, and get answers. They make on-site visits to the agencies to assess the programs that United Way funds. They also meet with agency executives and volunteers to review the budgets. At the end of the day, it requires a decision that is often complex and always with a view of how to best serve agency clients.
The qualification to be on an ARA panel is that one is a donor to the United Way of the Ozarks. To volunteer for this rewarding experience, contact Steve Kessler, Lead ARA Staff at 417.863.7700 or skessler@uwozarks.com
Day of Caring - On this day volunteers contribute invaluable time and effort to the nonprofit agencies of the community while experiencing the joy and satisfaction that is gained through helping others.
Special Gifts
Contributors wishing to pledge or
donate securities to United Way in lieu of a cash gift or payroll
deduction pledge may use the following procedures to make their
contribution.
Securities - Any marketable security traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or over the counter may be contributed to United Way.