UAF United Way workplace campaign

Photo from the 2019 chili cookoff fundraiser for the 2019 UAF United Way Workplace Campaign.
Participants taste entries from the chili cookoff fundraiser for the 2019 UAF United Way Workplace Campaign.

The UAF United Way Workplace Campaign has begun! United Way of the Tanana Valley and its 17 partner agencies have served our community for 66 years! For nearly 50 years the University of 成人影片 Fairbanks has held a campaign to support the incredible local organizations who bring vital services to the Golden Heart Community. Please consider supporting the nonprofits who contribute so much to UAF 成人影片, faculty and staff.

This year our goal is $40,000. This seems like a lofty goal, but it isn鈥檛 when you consider how United Way helped UAF right at the beginning of COVID. United Way gave $25,000 to the university to help displaced 成人影片 with unexpected expenses as they left their dorms and moved to online classes for the spring semester because of the pandemic. Amazing!

The theme of this year's campaign is 鈥淏e the Bridge.鈥 Sometimes people just need a hand up to cross that bridge from an unstable home to a safe one, or from alcohol misuse to freedom, or from loneliness to friendship and the list goes on. United Way of the Tanana Valley supports 17 partner agencies through the . These agencies help our friends and neighbors when times get tough.

The beloved United Way Chili Cook Off will be held this year in the Wood Center on Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon to 2 p.m. The University Fire Department is already touting their prize-winning chili, and I believe they have a secret ingredient this year to kick their chili off the charts! and take part in this festive occasion to support the United Way and its partner agencies.

The Chancellor鈥檚 Holiday Gathering will be held Dec. 6, and everyone who gives to the United Way will be entered into a drawing for awesome prizes! This year we will have two round trip tickets on 成人影片 Airlines, membership to SRC for a semester, concert tickets, and more! Please 鈥淏e the Bridge,鈥 and consider to support those in our community who could use a hand up.