United Way of Cullman County

Latest Headline: United Way Worldwide Membership Completed on Jul 17, 2012

United Way is focused on the building blocks for a good life – a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. With your help we can reignite a movement that is committed to creating opportunities for everyone. Click here for more info on how to give.

Give an hour. Give a Saturday. Give your best. We all have special talents. Things we can to do help. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. Whether it's reading to children, or delivering meals to homebound seniors, there are hundreds of volunteer options available every day. Give the gift of you. Volunteer.

Whether you're speaking out to improve education, income and health, reaching out to members of Congress, or wearing the LIVE UNITED shirt to show your support, you can help inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. So go ahead and advocate in a LIVE UNITED world. Do it in public. Be visible. Be loud.

History of United Way

United Way has been in existence for 120 years. According to Brian Gallagher, CEO of United Way of America, in 1887 the first united campaign was held in Denver, Colorado. During the ‘30’s & 40’s, United Way responded to the economic depression and natural disasters. Following the war, we stretched to meet post-war social and urban challenges. In 1973 we began our long-standing partnership with the NFL and in 1974 we formed United Way International. In the ‘90’s we began our transformation to community impact, and in 2008 we committed to our national goals to advance the common good through education, income and health.

United Way of Cullman

The Cullman office was opened on May 23, 1979. United Way of Cullman County implemented 2-1-1, an information and referral line that connects people to vital social services, in 2008. The local office is dedicated to insuring that this community has access to help when they need it most. Underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people. Connected, interdependent, united. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. That’s what it means to live united.

BOARD MEMBERS:

Chair – Sandra Watts	Bland, Harris, & McClellan
Chair Elect – Dr. Greg Meiman	Omega Hospice
Chair of Allocations - Bill Morgan	The Cullman Times
Secretary/Treasurer - Tricia Culpeppers	Cullman Primary School
Past Chair – Donna Mackentepe	Walmart Transportation
Phil Anderson	Lookout Mountain Tarp
Barbara Atchley Judy Brown	Wallace State College Cash Acme
Ken Caviness	Walmart Distribution Center
Billy Coleman Susan Copeland Carl English	Cullman Co. Schools Cullman Reg. Med. Ctr. Topre
Laurie Ewing	Wells Fargo
Robin Marty	Rusken Packaging
Zac Wood	Cullman Cabinet.