United Way of Queen Anne's County is part of the LIVE UNITED movement! Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. That’s why United Way’s work is focused on the building blocks for a good life: Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy. United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.
Advancing the Common Good: Creating Opportunities for a Better Life for All
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power
of our community.
To build a stronger Queen Anne's County by
empowering our community to improve people's lives.
The United Way of Queen Anne’s County is all about neighbors helping neighbors! They allocate funds to local agencies that serve community needs from children to seniors covering areas from health and human services, to the arts and the environment. If you would like more information about the United Way please call the Executive Director, Sandra Early at 410-643-6288.
Blooms for United Way Committee Members (l to r) Sandra Early (Stevensville), Gail Ruppe (Stevensville), Diana Waterman (Queenstown), Carllene Hurd (Stevensville), Merry Tobin (Chester), Paula Warner (Chester) and Lorraine Moore (Grasonville) surrounded by Blooms at the Silent Auction Table!
The United Way of Queen Anne's County celebrated "Blooms for United Way" on April 4th at the Kent Island Yacht Club. The theme of the event is “Blooms for United Way” explains Board Member and Blooms Chair, Gail Ruppe. “This is the time to celebrate new beginnings with the coming of spring”. The Yacht Club was once again blanketed with “blooms” donated by Gary Mangum of Bell Nurseries. Local nursery wholesaler, The Conard Pyle Company, also donated five of their award winning rose bushes to be auctioned off. There was also a Wheelbarrow Raffle, plenty of good food, a Silent Auction followed by a Live Auction and "30 Second Spotlight" presentations by the 22 agencies supported by the United Way of Queen Anne's County.
Newest UW Board Member, Andrew Langer (Centreville) with outgoing UW President & County Commissioner, Gene Ransom (Grasonville)
Blooms for United Way Title Sponsor and Board Member, Paula Warner of Paula's Fine Jewelry (Chester) accepting recognition from Blooms Committee Chair and Board Members Gail Ruppe (Stevensville) and UW Executive Director, Sandra Early (Stevensville)
UW Supporters (l to r) Kathleen Smith, Bill Tumulty & Jennifer Helfenebein (All of Stevensville) enjoy a moment at the Blooms event.
UW Supporters, Kenny & Kate Gray (Grasonville) with UW Chairperson, Suzi Eakle Ford (Chester)
Putting Principle Into Practice: Diversity and Inclusion Our efforts on diversity and inclusion are driven not only by our belief that inclusion is the right thing to do, but also by the understanding that it provides us with a competitive advantage. Research shows that when local United Ways work with target markets and focus on initiatives of interest to them, both leadership giving and investor involvement in the community increase. The result is improved lives and improved communities. Not only is diversity core to our organization’s beliefs but the numbers show that it’s also the best way for us to achieve our mission. Our success is rooted in a movement that is fully inclusive and responsive to the rich diversity of our nation. According to Executive Director, Sandra Early, "One of our main goals is to actively seek out northern Queen Anne's County representation. We've already received several nominations, so I'm hopeful that we'll be able to achieve that goal!"
Gail Ruppe agrees to head Nominating Committee!
United Way Board Member, Gail Ruppe, has agreed to head the Nominating Committee. The goal is to bring on several new board members. The following is from the United Way of America and reflects the spirit of the mission of this committee.
United Way’s commitment to diversity and inclusion begins in the United Way of America boardroom, motivates our national staff, and extends throughout our network of 1,300 local United Way organizations that serve the entire country. It’s more than just a footnote to our mission and vision statements - it holds an honored place in all of our work, at the heart of our approach to improving lives.
Stay tuned for more information from this committee. New board members are voted in during the yearly dinner, "Blooms for United Way", in March.
