United Way of Johnson County to Hold Community Campaign Kickoff
Iowa City/IA – The United Way of Johnson County will hold its 2010 Community Campaign Kickoff on Thursday, September 2, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s campaign will be led by Chairs, Cyndie and Russ Schmeiser and Co-chair, Tim Krumm. Representatives of United Way’s Volunteer Center and 29 partner agencies will have displays
Fields appointed vice chair for Iowa Commission on Volunteer Services
Des Moines - Patti Fields, director of community impact for the United Way of Johnson County, has been selected vice chair of the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service. Ms. Fields was appointed to the commission by Gov. Chet Culver, and has served on the commission's program development committee since her appointment in 2008.
The vice chair is a member of the commission's executive committee, and is involved in developing legislative requests, administrative bu
United Way of Johnson County Receives Grant from Community Foundation
IOWA CITY – The Community Foundation of Johnson County (CFJC) awarded its single largest grant since forming 10 years ago. United Way of Johnson County received $110,000 for disaster recovery.
In June, the Community Foundation issued the first of four payments that will be made in 2010. The award represents retroactive funding for programmatic costs associated with United Way’s coordination of 2008 Flood recovery efforts, and funding to develop and coordinate a county-wide Com
