Basic Needs Day of Action
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Results
Thank you for LIVING UNITED by generously giving your time and resources to benefit the Nashville community at United Way’s Basic Needs Day of Action. Your leadership, volunteer spirit and generosity will go a long way to positively impact the future of these individuals and families.
- 9,600 Basic Needs Items Collected
- 144 Volunteers
- 323 Volunteers Hours
- 38 Benefiting Partner Agencies
The Event
In an unfortunate but not surprising trend, calls for basic needs assistance are up again this year such as housing/utility assistance (up 12% from this time last year) and food (up 16%) according to the United Way 2-1-1 Helpline. These numbers continue to indicate that an ever increasing number of Nashville residents are struggling to simply get by. United Way’s Financial Stability Day of Action volunteer opportunity is critical to helping our Nashville neighbors shoulder the burden of meeting basic needs by providing food, personal care items and cleaning supplies.
Basic Needs Drives
August-September
Prior to the Day of Action, you can engage your friends, family and colleagues in a Basic
Needs Item Drive. Donate needed food items, conduct a supply drive, or donate money. Drop off basic needs items at United Way’s office.
Gifts of any amount are welcome. A donation of $25 provides an individual with a number of basic needs items that no one would want to go without. Your $25 donation can provide one individual with: peanut butter, beans, shampoo, soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels and socks.
Please join us and Mayor Karl Dean as we kick off our 2011 Campaign and continue our Basic Needs Drive in conjunction with the National Day of Service on Friday, September 9, 2011 at
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, 250 Venture Circle, Nashville, TN 37228
Campaign Kick-off Rally
Enjoy breakfast, music and inspiring messages from United Way volunteer leadership as we kick off the 2011 Campaign.
September 9, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
BASIC NEEDS ITEM DROP-OFF
Friday, September 9 from 8 - 9 a.m.
Friday, September 16 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday, September 23 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday, September 30 from 8 - 9 a.m.
Drop off basic ne
