Thank you to all the volunteers and supporters who helped make our 2009 Spring Into Service day a major success!

Together there were 136 student and 36 adult volunteers working at seven different sites throughout Saginaw County. The volunteers helped clean up homes, do some minor painting, plant flowers, build fences, wash windows, assemble sidewalks and much, much more. The students were outstanding and we cannot thank you enought for all of your support!

United Way of Saginaw County honored and celebrated 46 volunteer tax preparers at a luncheon on Tuesday. The volunteers, who donated their time during the tax season, were honored for their hard work of preparing taxes. Through the United Way run VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, individuals who cannot afford to pay to have their taxes prepared can visit one of the six VITA sites and have a fully trained volunteer prepare their taxes for free.

During the 2008 tax year, the 46 Saginaw County VITA volunteers spent more than 3,000 hours helping 2,516 clients and completed more than 5,000 returns.

Pictured are just a few of the many dedicated volunteers.

United Way of Saginaw County has new pictures loaded online. Please check out our flickr photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unitedwaysaginawcounty/

As of today, you will find pictures from our:

*Past LIVE UNITED photo shoots

*2009 Live United Community Awards Breakfast

*Spring Into Service Day 2009

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2009 Live United Community Awards Breakfast. If you missed the tabloid featured in The Saginaw News, please check it out by clicking the following link: National Volunteer Week Tabloid.

United Way of Saginaw County would also like to congratulate the following winners:

It's that time of year again...tax time! Do you or anyone you know need assistnace with your tax return? Our VITA program offers FREE tax help to anyone with low-to-moderate income. Trained community volunteers can even help you special credits, such as EITC and we offer FREE electronic filing and direct deposit services. Check out our VITA page for more information or give our office a call.

Thank you to everyone who came to our 2008 Campaign breakfast. We had a great event and really appreciate all the support from our community. If you missed the event, we announced that through everything that this community has gone through and even though we didn't meet our $2.6 million goal, we were able to raise more money than last year which is all because of you and the support you give us. Thank you for everything last year. We look forward to working with you and helping our community the best way we can in 2009.