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One of the best things about starting a new school year is buying shiny new school supplies. Imagine going to school without them. Unfortunately for many kids, that is exactly what they experience. That's why United Way of Northeast Arkansas has joined forces with KAIT8, Jonesboro Radio Group and Crowley’s Ridge Development Council to “Stuff the Bus” on August 7 with school supplies for kids in need throughout Northeast Arkansas. By donating school supplies, everyone can contribute to a successful school year, with each child having the needed supplies to excel.

Through “Stuff the Bus”, not a single crayon or eraser is wasted. The donations are maximized by distributing items directly to each school. There, a supply closet is accessed throughout the school year by teachers or other staff for their students who don’t have what they need to complete an assignment. All supplies collected are delivered directly to the area schools in time for the start of the school year.

The first United Way of NEA “Stuff the Bus” was held August 13, 2005 with 2 schools in the Newport and Corning areas. The program has grown rapidly in its first years and will benefit more than 19 schools this year in Northeast Arkansas.

Please contact your school Guidance Counselor to access the supplies.

Here’s how you can get involved and join the LIVE UNITED movement:

• GIVE. Donate school supplies at any of 9 Wal-Mart stores throughout NEA on Saturday, August 7 between 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. including Jonesboro (Parker Road and Highland Drive), Corning, Newport, Paragould, Pocahontas, Trumann, Walnut Ridge and Wynne.
• ADVOCATE. Tell your friends about this important project.
• VOLUNTEER. Contact Paula Robertson via e-mail (paula.robertson@unitedway.org) or telephone (870-935-3658) at United Way of Northeast Arkansas.
• ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD. Create opportunities for a better life for all by providing students with necessary supplies.

Join United Way of Northeast Arkansas and the Metro Rotary Club for the 8^th Annual Gary Schuchardt 5K Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, June 5! This ChampionChip timed event will be held at Craighead Forest Park and is known as the most popular trail run in Northeast Arkansas. Passing through some of the park’s most beautiful areas, the 5k course winds around the lake and through the forest. Participants will enjoy refreshments before and after the race, as well as water along the trail.

Individual participants will receive a goody bag and a t-shirt. To learn more and receive the shirt size of your choice, pre-register online at www.uwnea.org before June 4th. The online pre-registration cost is $17.50, and the paper version cost is $20. You may also register the day of the race from 7:00a.m.—7:45. The registration cost on the day of the race is $25 and t-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The race will begin promptly at 8:00a.m.

The organizers of the race also encourage team competition as an added dimension of the event. Some of the guidelines for team competition include designating a Team Leader who recruits walkers and challenges each member to raise at least $25 with a team goal of at least $250. Corporate Team awards include the team with the most walkers at the race, team with the best t-shirt, and the team raising the most money. Corporate team winners will also be recognized in The Sun. All corporate team participants raising at least $15 will receive a goody bag, and those who raise $25 or more will receive a Gary Schuchardt 5K T-Shirt. The corporate team member who raises the most money will receive a $100 gift card to Gearhead Outfitters. More information about corporate teams is also available at the website.

Thanks to the generosity of the race sponsors, every dollar raised from the race will help United Way of Northeast Arkansas to further increase its reach and impact on the community through the 26 programs it supports in Clay, Craighead, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Poinsett and Randolph counties. The proceeds from the race also fund the Gary Schuchardt Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded annually by the Metro Rotary Club. All of this is done in the memory of a community leader whose life was cut short, but whose legacy will carry on.

United Way of Northeast Arkansas is located at 407 Union in Jonesboro, where it is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks of a good life – a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Its goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. Together, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That is what it means to LIVE UNITED.

For more information, contact Daniel Robinson at 870-933-3137 or Paula Robertson at 870-935-3658, or visit www.uwnea.org .

Dear United Way Pillar,

Thank you for being a partner in the Life-Changing business. Your leadership gift through the United Way Pillars Club represents an investment in the quality of life we all share in our community. Whenever a child is helped, an elderly person served, a life rehabilitated, a person’s pain alleviated, a hungry person fed or shelter provided, you are there.

United Way of Northeast Arkansas

invites you to

the Annual Awards Luncheon

to be held at

ASU Centennial Hall

on March 29, 2010

from 11:30a.m. – 1:00p.m.

   Tickets are available for $22 per ticket

or $160 for a table of 8 with your company logo displayed.

To order your tickets, please contact the office by March 15

at 935-3658

or e-mail ruth.baker@unitedway.org .

United Way of Northeast Arkansas and St. Bernards Medical Center will host Free Tax Preparation and Heart Health Screening at The Mall at Turtle Creek, Friday and Saturday, February 5th and 6^th from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.

C.A.S.H. or “Creating Awareness of Savings and Health” is a two-fold event that will promote the importance of heart health for everyone and to help those persons who may qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to file for and receive those tax dollars.  The public is invited to come for the heart health screening.  E.I.T.C. tax preparation appointments can be made in advance at 336-1600, qualifications and required documents to participate are listed below.  

• Must have a valid Social Security Number
• Must have earned income from your job, working for yourself or another source
• Filing status cannot be married, filing separately
• Must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, or a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and filing a joint return
• Cannot be a qualifying child of another person
• Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ ( related to foreign income)
• Can have only limited amount of investment income

Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:

• $43,279 ($48,279 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
• $40,295 ($45,295 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
• $35,463 ($40,463 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
• $13,440 ($18,440 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

Required Documents

• Tax information such as W-2s, 1099s, 1098s and any other type income
•  Social Security Cards for everyone listed on the tax return
•  Proof of Identity such as a picture ID
•  Any Expenses you might have such as child care:

         If you have child care expenses we need the providers identity number, amount paid etc

         If you itemize we need that information

• If you want direct deposit of any refund you would need your bank info, routing and account number

To learn more about United Way of Northeast Arkansas, visit www.uwnea.org

GIVE. | ADVOCATE. | VOLUNTEER. | LIVE UNITED™

United Way of Northeast Arkansas and St. Bernards Medical Center will host Free Tax Preparation and Heart Health Screening at The Mall at Turtle Creek, Friday and Saturday, February 5th and 6^th from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.

C.A.S.H. or “Creating Awareness of Savings and Health” is a two-fold event that will promote the importance of heart health for everyone and to help those persons who may qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to file for and receive those tax dollars.  The public is invited to come for the heart health screening.  E.I.T.C. tax preparation appointments can be made in advance at 336-1600, qualifications and required documents to participate are listed below.  

• Must have a valid Social Security Number
• Must have earned income from your job, working for yourself or another source
• Filing status cannot be married, filing separately
• Must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, or a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and filing a joint return
• Cannot be a qualifying child of another person
• Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ ( related to foreign income)
• Can have only limited amount of investment income

Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:

• $43,279 ($48,279 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
• $40,295 ($45,295 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
• $35,463 ($40,463 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
• $13,440 ($18,440 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children
  
  

Required Documents

• Tax information such as W-2s, 1099s, 1098s and any other type income
•  Social Security Cards for everyone listed on the tax return
•  Proof of Identity such as a picture ID
•  Any Expenses you might have such as child care:

         If you have child care expenses we need the providers identity number, amount paid etc

         If you itemize we need that information

• If you want direct deposit of any refund you would need your bank info, routing and account number

To learn more about United Way of Northeast Arkansas, visit www.uwnea.org

GIVE. | ADVOCATE. | VOLUNTEER. | LIVE UNITED™