News

Busch Gardens and Water Country USA Care About Our Community.  Recently Busch Gardens promoted a Baby Supply Drive and collected over 40 packages of diapers, 60 packages of wipes and over 100 baby outfits, plus blankets, bottles, powder and more.  Thank you Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.   www.buschgardens.com  www.watercountry.com

For those who helped this year and adopted a family – THANK YOU!  If you bought in gift cards, unwrapped toys or money – THANK YOU!  68 families were adopted through this program – 124 happy children on Christmas Day!

United Way of Greater Williamsburg would like to wish you a Happy New Year and we hope you are looking forward to LIVING UNITED in 2012!

A Festive occasion, a distinguished author – and YOU!  Join Literacy for Life for Reading Between the Wines, Wednesday, November 16th 6pm to 8:30pm at the College of William and Mary, School of Education – Matoaka Room.

• Featuring guest author, Christopher Phillips
• Heavy hors d’oeuvres, wine and soft drinks
• Silent auction benefiting Literacy for Life

CLICK HERE for more an update on the event.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 2:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.  Lewis Hall at Bruton Parish House.  You Can’t Take it With You – What Everyone Needs to Know about Estate Planning.  Hosted by the Williamsburg Community Foundation, this two hour seminar by several leading estate planning attorneys will help to demystify the process and provide information you need to put your personal estate plan in order.  The program is free, but reservations are required.  Please call 757-259-1660 or email office@williamsburgcommunityfoundation.org

CLICK HERE to check out the pictures from our Live United Photo Shoots back in July and August.  This was so much fun, we hope to do this again next year.

Ruby Tuesday is going to have a “GiveBack” night – 20% of net proceeds on September 29th will go to United Way of Greater Williamsburg.  You will need this coupon in order for us to receive the 20%.

Be sure to visit www.DailySocials.com for some great deals, 50-90% off at your favorite local businesses! AND THAT’S NOT ALL! They are donating a portion of proceeds to our local nonprofits! So be sure to keep checking their site for deals on eating out, shopping, and more!

For the Community Investment Committee

Become a member of the Community Investment team and review the program funding applications, visit program sites to learn about how the programs help the community which will help committee chairs with the funding process.  CLICK HERE to get more information.  Process starts in February.