Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Did you know that if you or a loved one:

Lose your health insurance…

Lose your job…

Need legal assistance…

Have an aging parent…

Become homeless…

Are in an abusive relationship…

Need daycare…

Are struggling with substance abuse…

Have a developmentally disabled child…

Need to get your child away from gangs…

YOU CAN TURN TO UNITED WAY!

West Suburban United Way is always here to help you and your neighbors.  We fund 59 programs at 28 agencies in the 18 communities we serve.  Please contribute to our 2008 Campaign with a tax-deductible donation.  Your community needs you more than ever.  We are always here for you.  Please click on the GIVE button above and follow the steps to make a donation today.  Be assured that EVERY dollar raised stays locally to assist and support those who need it.

THANK YOU in advance for helping us continue our work in making our communities stronger.

Yours truly,

Sharon Flaim, President, Board of Directors

West Suburban United Way wants you to know that we have completed our Community Investment process for this year.  Even with your generous contributions and support, along with many other investors, we were unable to sustain our support to our agencies at the same level as last year.

Because we had to slightly decrease our support, the dollars you gave are more important than ever to the 59 different programs at 28 different agencies.

Thanks to the support of our community investors, we have been able to provide:

• $26,125 so the homeless can have a safe place to sleep at night.
• $11,210 to help families in transition to establish new homes.
• $71,440 for parents to have a safe place for their children to while they are at work.
• $141,050 to help seniors to live full independent lives.
• $29,450 to help families with no health insurance receive the necessary medication and check ups.
• $153,828 in order to help those with disabilities and their families lead full productive lives.
• $189,050 so people suffering from mental illness, ADD, and ADHD have someone to turn to.
• $94,050 so our children can grow to be strong, self-reliant members of our community.
• $83,125 to teach teens responsibility, respect for themselves, and others, and to keep them out of gangs.
• $14,725 for families battling substance abuse.
• $4,750 so people who need legal assistance know their rights under the law.
• $14,725 to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
• $17,860 so our communities grow stronger even in these uncertain times.

Investing in your community is important now more than ever.  We could not accomplish all of these things without your continuing support.  Please share this with others so they become aware of the work that is being done in our community.

LIVE UNITED! GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER.

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
-Albert Pines

Every organization has Angels that go above & beyond the call…
You are one of our Angels!

We know you give out of concern for your neighbors and communities, not for recognition…
But you deserve to be recognized.

Please let us thank you at our West Suburban United Way’s Angels Reception with a light lunch at:

CEP Youth Leadership
4903 South Gilbert Avenue
(Across from Lyons Township High School-South Campus)
La Grange, Illinois 60525

Friday, September 28, 2007
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

RSVP by September 25th
Sharon Flaim, Board President

West Suburban United Way wants you to know that we have completed our Community Investment process for this year. Through your generous contributions and support, along with our many other investors, we were able to increase our investments by $17,000 over last year.

That means you have helped to make a lasting impact in our community through aid to 68 different programs at 30 different agencies.

Thanks to the support of our community investors, we have been able to provide:

• $99,000 so our children can grow to be strong, self-reliant members of our community.
• $11,800 to help families in transition to establish new homes.
• $75,200 for parents to have a safe place for their children to be while they are at work.
• $159,000 to help seniors lead full independent lives.
• $31,000 to help families with no health insurance receive the necessary medication and checkups.
• $162,700 in order to help those with disabilities and their families lead full productive lives.
• $199,000 so people suffering from mental illness, ADD, and ADHD have someone to turn to.
• $87,500 to teach teens responsibility, respect for themselves, and others, and to keep them out of gangs.
• $15,500 for families battling substance abuse.
• $15,000 to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
• $5,000 so people who need legal assistance know their rights under the law.
• $27,500 so the homeless can have a safe place to sleep at night.
• $18,800 so our communities grow stronger everyday.