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United Way of Greater Greensboro Draws 2nd Car Giveaway Semi-Finalist

Greensboro, NC (November 8, 2018) – Giving has its perks! Erika Hicks Henderson of Cone Health was randomly selected to be the second of six semi-finalists who will have a chance to win a 2019 Toyota Camry. In case you haven't heard, anyone who makes a gift during the 2018 annual campaign of $100+ that supports […]

United Way of Greater Greensboro Draws 1st Car Giveaway Semi-Finalist

Greensboro, NC (October 30, 2018) – Giving has its perks! Mary Dunning of American National Bank and Trust Company was randomly selected to be the first of six semi-finalists who will have a chance to win a 2019 Toyota Camry. In case you haven’t heard, anyone who makes a gift during the 2018 annual campaign of $100+ that supports our […]

United Way of Greater Greensboro Young Leaders Host Trunk-or-Treat October 27

Greensboro, NC (October 4th, 2018) – Two thousand children and adults are expected to attend United Way of Greater Greensboro’s Trunk-or-Treat hosted by Young Leaders, October 27, 2 – 4 p.m. in the parking lot of United Way, 1500 Yanceyville Street. Trunk-or-Treat Fall Festival is a fun, safe and festive event that is free and open […]

United Way Announces Tocqueville Society Chairs

Greensboro, NC (September 18, 2018) – United Way of Greater Greensboro is pleased to announce the new chairs of their Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Jane and Chris Trevey. Jane is a current United Way Board of Directors member and formerly chaired the Marketing and Communications committee. Members of United Way’s Tocqueville Society make an annual […]

United Way CEO Named Community Game Changer

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro named United Way of Greater Greensboro President and CEO Michelle Gethers-Clark a Community Game Changer. The Community Foundation partners with the Greensboro Grasshoppers annually to recognize local residents who are making a big difference to our community. Recipients are individuals who have worked hard to make Greensboro an even greater place to live […]

MeaningFULL Meals Collects 4,500+ Pounds of Food

If you visited the United Way office in July, you may have seen boxes overflowing with food items for our annual MeaningFULL Meals collection. Over 4,500 pounds of food were collected throughout Greensboro thanks especially to Morrisette and BB&T Triad Corporate Center who went above and beyond to support the cause. Five years ago, United Way and […]

United Way Opens Funding Process, Asks for Letters of Interest

United Way of Greater Greensboro (UWGG) is opening its funding process and accepting Letters of Interest (LOI) from current and unaffiliated non-profit partners with programs that focus on increasing educational achievement or improving health outcomes. The shared outcome will be to reduce the number of children, adults and families experiencing the impact of generational poverty. […]