Events
Join us at our upcoming events
learn more about United Way and how YOU are making a difference!
UWM Volunteer Events:
We encourage you to take part in our community-wide annual days of service held throughout the year.
MLK Day of Service
THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY
LOCATION: THE HIGHLANDER
This one-day event brings together community members from across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro to celebrate the work of
Dr. King, network and build connections to make great things happen in our community.
National Volunteer Week
THIRD FULL WEEK OF APRIL
LOCATION: CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS ACROSS THE METRO
National Volunteer Week celebrates the impact of volunteer efforts and the power of community. During this week we hold five Good
on the Go events, one for each day, to provide agency partners with the essentials they need! Volunteer opportunities at nonprofit
partners throughout the metro are also posted, so individuals can come together in the spirit of service to make an impact during the
full month of April, which is Global Volunteer Month.
DAY OF CARING
FRIDAY September 12, 2025
Nonprofits locations across the metro
A single day of service where individual volunteers and volunteer teams spend their day making a difference at local nonprofits to fulfill a variety of needs – from painting, meal service and yard work to everything in between.
campaign kickoff
August 28, 2025 | 7:30 - 9 AM
Scott COnference Center
We are excited to kick off United Way of the Midlands’ 2025-26 campaign, chaired by Jeff and Lisa Russell of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.
You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to come together with others who share your commitment to making a difference – while hearing inspiring stories from the panel of how your care for community is impacting the metro.
Volunteers united lunch & learn
October 2
Join us for a special lunch & learn to network with members of Volunteers United and hear from panelists Carole Kinlow, CEO & Founder at Carole’s House of Hope, and Kimberly Kolakowski, Executive Director at Firefly.
Tocqueville society Prospect event
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Town hall space | Blue cross and blue shield of nebraska
Join 2025 Campaign Chairs Jeff and Lisa Russell to learn about United Way of the Midlands’ Tocqueville Society and the significant impact it makes in our community.
For more information, contact Liz Christensen at lchristensen@uwmidlands.org.
Blue Collar Boxing
December 12, 2025
Baxter Arena
Blue Collar Boxing is an exciting and competitive fundraiser that features local labor union members fighting against each other in the ring. Anyone can buy a ticket to see local union members fight at the Baxter Arena. All proceeds from the event go to United Way of the Midlands and the Nebraska Center for Workforce Development and Education.
Save the date
Campaign Kickoff
August 28, 2025 | 7:30 - 9 AM
Scott COnference Center
UWM Annual Meeting
October 27, 2025 | 11 AM - 1 PM
CHI Health Center Arena
Holiday Helpers
November 1 - december 31, 2024
corporate and nonprofit partners across the metro
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
MLK Day of Service
January 20, 2025
The Highlander
This one-day event brings together community members from across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro to celebrate the work of Dr. King, network and build connections to make great things happen in our community
UWM Volunteer Events:
We encourage you to take part in our community-wide annual days of service held throughout the year.
Bridgebuilder Exclusive Informational Panel Discussion on Housing
Tuesday, February 4, 2024 | 7:30 - 9:30 AM
United Way of the Midlands Office
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
Shine Bright
August 5-8, 2025
mid-america center
Shine Bright occurs annually before the start of each new school year to provide students with the hygiene essentials they need to feel good and build the confidence necessary to thrive in the classroom. During this event, volunteers help assemble over 5,000 hygiene kits that are distributed by social workers, school counselors and school nurses to local Kindergarten, sixth and ninth-grade students. The hygiene kits serve students in Omaha Public Schools, Council Bluffs Community Schools, Papillion-La Vista Schools, and Jobs for America’s Graduates classrooms across the state of Nebraska.
Holiday Helpers
November 1 - december 31, 2024
corporate and nonprofit partners across the metro
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
NATIONAL vOLUNTEER wEEK
aPRIL 21-25, 2025
National Volunteer Week celebrates the impact of volunteer efforts and the power of community. During this week we hold five Good on the Go events, one for each day, to provide agency partners with the essentials they need! Volunteer opportunities at nonprofit partners throughout the metro are also posted, so individuals can come together in the spirit of service to make an impact during the full month of April, which is Global Volunteer Month.