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The United Partnership for A Better Community
was formed by a group of
dedicated Wauconda community volunteers with the following mission
statement: “To foster and coordinate partnerships designed to
improve the quality of life in our communities”.
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and the Wauconda Rotary Club were
instrumental in forming the United Partnership for a Better
Community in the fall of 2000. The Partnership has continued to
thrive with additional volunteers and donations to support our
ongoing efforts.
Some of
the Partnership's accomplishments in recent years include:
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The updating, publication, and disbursement of a comprehensive
Senior Resource Guide
• Promotion of the “First Class Community” through window clings and
educational programs
• Development of a simplified resource directory, and magnets with
emergency numbers in three languages. Plus, conduct a resident
survey to identify the needs of our Polish and Spanish populations
• Implementation of a Hearts and Parks program to reduce obesity and
heart disease
• Coordinated the 2nd Annual Family Safety Day
• Started a Cultural Diversity committee to identify needs of
different groups and make sure they are aware of special services
available to them.
• Started a Green Committee committee to gather and promote contact
information for various recycling efforts in the community, and
encourage other organizations in the area to incorporate recycling
programs into their regular routines
• Developed this website (www.unitedpartnership.org)
to provide web-based information pertaining to Partnership
activities
• Worked with the Wauconda Area Library to develop a community
information website:
www.waucondaarea.info
Click here to for highlights of the Partnership's activities in
2010.
The United Partnership meets monthly as indicated on the
Meetings Schedule
from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To attend a meeting, or for more
information about the group or membership, please call President Nancy Burton
at 847-526-3610 or email her at
NBurton@waucondaparks.com.
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2011 Officers
(left to right): Julie Mayer (Good Shepherd
Hospital), Nancy Burton (Wauconda Park District), Bill
Glade (Wauconda Fire Department), Pastor Ryan Sutton
(Federated Church of Wauconda), and Sandy Moran
(Wauconda Community Unit School District 118). Not
pictured: Patrick Yost: (Wauconda Police Department) |
Many of the Partnership's endeavors require funding. We are asking for your
support by pledging an annual contribution. Your generosity will
help promote these programs which improve the quality of life in our
community. To pledge your support, please complete the attached
form. Annual contributions are due January 1st of each year. If you
would like to become a member, sponsor, or make a one-time
contribution, please go to our Membership and Sponsorship page by
clicking on the following link:
Membership
and Sponsorship
(click here for information) |
