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Day of Caring 2024 Recap

You helped us provide more than 5,000 care kits to students in our community!

We would like to extend a special “THANK YOU” to YOU for making our Shine Bright – Care Kits for Kids event a huge success! August 7-11, the MidAmerica Center was filled with excitement, joy, smiles, great energy and a lot of heart.

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Stories bring smiles on day dedicated to volunteering

Photos: Stories bring smiles on day dedicated to volunteering Jun 22, 2018 Buy Now Sojern employee Lauren Van Winkle reads to Joscelini Henry, 7, at Martin Luther King Elementary. REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD Facebook Twitter Email Print Save  The United

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United Way awards $201,100 to Salvation Army

United Way awards $201,100 to Salvation Army The grant will fund housing, food, counseling and material assistance in Council Bluffs and Omaha By Jon Leu Jun 20, 2018 Updated Jun 20, 2018  The United Way of the Midlands has awarded a $201,100

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Volunteers promote summer reading

Volunteers promote summer reading By 6 News | Posted: Thu 7:09 PM, Jun 21, 2018  |  Updated: Thu 7:40 PM, Jun 21, 2018       OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A day of action for volunteers on Thursday turned into a day of learning for Heartland students.

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Omaha gets new fruit bushes

Omaha gets new fruit bushes By 6 News | Posted: Tue 8:19 PM, Jun 05, 2018       OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Kellogg’s Wild Berry Froot Loops Ambassadors teamed up with United Way of the Midlands to plant fruit bushes at two City Sprouts locations

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