Elbert Isbell is a 55 year old EDA participant who struggles with dialysis.  He enrolled in our Educational Development Account (EDA) program in May of 2010.  Our EDA program is a special match savings account specifically for parents of 21st Century Scholars who wish to attain higher education for themselves.  Participants in the program can use their match funds to pay for expenses such as tuition, books, fees, computers, laptops, and other higher educational costs

These are just a FEW of the quotes I captured during the last 3 days. The main point, I suppose, is that we all are working toward 1 common goal; to improve the lives of people in Delaware County. United Way of Delaware County is the catalyst for change in this community. “Not everyone is going to love us,” said Paul Debassio in one of the workshops I attended.  No, not everyone is going to love us, but I love us and the ability we have to create LASTING CHANGE in this community. 

LIVE UNITED.

I’d like to describe my leadership journey as one that was strategically planned and brilliantly implemented. It would make a great story, but it wouldn’t be true. I’d always hoped to lead a nonprofit organization someday, but I never expected it would happen like it did.

Last spring I began my 7th year with United Way of Delaware County. I was comfortable in my role as Director of Agency Relations and Community Impact and was hitting my stride, and starting to find good life/work balance.

On the professional front, we were in the final stages of executing a brand new, wide open and highly competitive grants process.

On the personal front, I’d made a long list of New Year’s resolutions. I was beginning to carve out time for myself, reading fiction again, exercising more and fulfilling my promise to invest more time with family and friends.

United Way of Delaware County’s 2012 campaign has drawn to a close and with just over 80 percent of the $2 million campaign goal raised, United Way of Delaware County is seeing success as more individuals and companies rally around strong community goals for United Way of Delaware County in the areas of Education, Income and Health as the right investment for this community.

The Star Press MUNCIE — Linda Carter isn’t the only superhero out there. Joann McKinney is vying for the title right here in Delaware County.

Not only has she found time to attend her children’s basketball games and cross-country meets while acting as president and CEO of the often busy Horizon Convention Center, she is chairperson of the United Way of Delaware County’s fundraising campaign.