http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/ en Blair.berle@unitedwaynashville.org Copyright 2011 2011-12-08T18:49:36+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/bank-on-music-city-seeks-to-create-financial-stability-for-working-families/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/bank-on-music-city-seeks-to-create-financial-stability-for-working-families/#When:23:07:25Z BANK ON MUSIC CITY SEEKS TO CREATE FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR WORKING FAMILIES New Program Offers Financial Education, Options To Those With Little Or No Banking Experience NASHVILLE, TN, Feb. 7, 2012-- Mayor Karl Dean, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, and other community partners today launched Bank On Music City, an initiative to help Nashvillians with little banking history establish conventional banking relationships, build a credit history, and gain access to low-cost sources of credit to build a solid future. BANK ON MUSIC CITY SEEKS TO CREATE FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR WORKING FAMILIES 2012-02-07T23:07:25+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/with-25-million-in-unclaimed-tax-refunds-united-way-expands-effort-to-bring/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/with-25-million-in-unclaimed-tax-refunds-united-way-expands-effort-to-bring/#When:15:05:21Z NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2012 – With estimates of more than $25 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) unclaimed by Nashvillians each year, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville today launched an expanded program that offers free tax assistance to working individuals and families so they can keep as much of their hard-earned income as possible. United Way officially opened 19 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites across the city – almost double the number of sites from last year. United Way, Rep. Jim Cooper and IRS officials kicked-off the program by touring the newest center, located at the Dream Centers of Tennessee, Inc., in the Hickory Hollow Mall. To bolster the effort, United Way has recruited 350 volunteers, compared with 194 last year, to staff the community’s VITA program during the upcoming 2012 tax season. WITH $25 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED TAX REFUNDS, UNITED WAY EXPANDS EFFORT TO BRING MONEY TO NASHVILLE FAM 2012-01-30T15:05:21+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/qa-with-the-tocqueville-society-campaign-chairs/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/qa-with-the-tocqueville-society-campaign-chairs/#When:18:49:36Z We sat down with 2010 & 2011 Tocqueville Campaign Chairs Roy & Marty Jordan and Vice Chairs Stephen S. & Jan Riven and asked them about their experience. Check out their answers to questions like, "What was the most unforgettable personal moment for you as a member of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Alpha Chapter in 2011?" Q&A With The Tocqueville Society Campaign Chairs 2011-12-08T18:49:36+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/united-way-is-at-work-in-the-community/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/united-way-is-at-work-in-the-community/#When:02:56:17Z United Way is at Work in the Community 2011-12-07T02:56:17+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/lunch-with-nashvilles-most-influential-leaders/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/lunch-with-nashvilles-most-influential-leaders/#When:02:54:08Z In 2011, more than 100 Tocqueville Society members attended two Alexis de Tocqueville Society Leadership Luncheons. The purpose of the luncheons is to thank members for their continued support and to provide an opportunity for members to learn from and network with some of Nashville’s most influential leaders. Lunch With Nashville’s Most Influential Leaders 2011-12-07T02:54:08+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/tocqueville-members-co-chair-walk-the-talk-luncheon/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/tocqueville-members-co-chair-walk-the-talk-luncheon/#When:02:41:48Z Co-Chaired by Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Alpha Chapter members Amanda Farnsworth and Linda Rebrovick, United Way’s Women United in Giving hosted the "Walk the Talk" Luncheon in November to raise awareness and funding for Women United in Giving's Family Teaching Kitchens initiative. The new initiative calls attention to the national obesity crisis and is designed to bring healthy lifestyles to Nashville’s neediest neighborhoods by teaching healthy eating habits at United Way Family Resource Centers. Tocqueville Members Co-Chair Walk the Talk Luncheon 2011-12-07T02:41:48+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/dinner-celebrates-30-years/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/dinner-celebrates-30-years/#When:02:10:53Z On October 26, more than 220 Tocqueville Society members attended a special evening at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The evening marked the celebration of 30 years of the Tocqueville Society, as well as honored Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr., who founded the society in 1981 here in Nashville. Founding members in attendance were Mr. & Mrs. Brownlee O. Currey, Jr.; Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr.; Mr. & Mrs. Joel C. Gordon; Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Hooker; Mr. & Mrs. James W. Perkins, Jr.; Mr. Bernard Werthan; Mr. & Mrs. Ridley Wills II; and Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Zimmerman. Mr. Donald Gill & Mrs. Sara Jo Houghland Gill attended in honor of the late founders Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Houghland. Over $100 million dollars has been raised locally through investments in United Way of Metropolitan Nashville through the Tocqueville Society. Dinner Celebrates 30 Years 2011-12-07T02:10:53+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/volunteer-for-our-six-hour-playground-build/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/volunteer-for-our-six-hour-playground-build/#When:12:55:46Z Please join United Way of Metropolitan Nashville on Nov. 11 as we team up with Humana, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and KaBOOM! to build a unique, multi-generational playground where people of all generations can gather and play. The playground will be built in only six hours! Volunteer For Our Six-Hour Playground Build 2011-10-24T12:55:46+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/united-way-of-metropolitan-nashville-joins-community-effort-to-tackle-obesi/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/united-way-of-metropolitan-nashville-joins-community-effort-to-tackle-obesi/#When:22:27:07Z United Way’s Women United in Giving, a group of community leaders, announces Nov. 2 luncheon; Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam to speak NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2011—United Way of Metropolitan Nashville is aiming to shrink the growing obesity problem in the community through an innovative initiative designed to bring healthy lifestyles to Nashville’s neediest neighborhoods. United Way’s Women United in Giving – a group of community leaders committed to making a greater impact in the city – has launched a new initiative called Family Teaching Kitchens to help tackle obesity at its roots in Nashville. United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Joins Community Effort To Tackle Obesity Epidemic 2011-10-18T22:27:07+00:00 http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/huge-spike-in-basic-needs-hits-nashville-you-respond/ http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/news/story/huge-spike-in-basic-needs-hits-nashville-you-respond/#When:22:24:35Z United Way of Metropolitan Nashville donors and volunteers culminated a 45-day blitz on September 30, 2011, to help replenish basic needs supplies for United Way partner agencies serving Nashville’s most vulnerable families, with a Day of Action in which volunteers sorted, packed, loaded and delivered more than 9,600 basic needs items to agencies throughout the community. Huge Spike in Basic Needs Hits Nashville, You Respond! 2011-10-18T22:24:35+00:00