Battle Creek Area Students to Take Part in Youth Day of Caring

On Friday, May 17, more than 300 Calhoun County high school students will set a powerful example of making a difference through volunteerism Students from 10 area schools and organizations will take part in the 11th annual Youth Day of Caring. Volunteer groups, ranging in size from five to 75 high schoolers, will spend the…

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Youth Day of Caring 2013

On Friday April, 26, nearly 500 students from across Battle Creek reported to Full Blast Water Park where they headed into the community for a day of volunteering.  The effort is an annual United Way HandsOn event during national volunteer week called Youth Day of Caring.  This year’s event was the largest yet, with more…

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#ThankYouThursday

  It’s #ThankYouThursday! Please take a few minutes to check out this short blog and help us recognize the following by “liking”, “sharing” and “retweeting”: Thank you Stryker Corporation! The second largest single contributor to UWBCKR, Stryker exceeded their UWBCKR campaign goal again this year. In addition to the extraordinary generous financial support, Stryker employees…

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United Way Day of Caring; Changing the Story Together

Amanda's Story

A couple weeks ago, the United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region kicked off the annual campaign with a week long virtual kickoff. To finish off the action-packed week, UWBCKR Staff and a few Board Members gathered together, rolled up their sleeves, and actively engaged in helping to change the story in our…

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Community Effort Yields Thousands of Diapers for Babies

The count is in! During the first two weeks of May, the second annual United Way Diaper Drive brought in thousands of diapers in a massive effort that is already helping families in our region. Area businesses, volunteers, nonprofits and individuals joined together to collect, repackage and distribute 55,415 diapers that went out to more…

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2017: A Year of Impact

The end of one year and dawn of another is a natural time of reflection and gratitude. At United Way BCKR, we have much to be grateful for. Our work is a collective effort that includes dynamic corporate and community partners, engaged volunteers and generous donors. That means our successes belong to you as well…

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