LAUGHS FOR A YEARTwo tickets to Jr.’s Last Laugh each week for a year!

PEEK’N PEAK GETAWAYSEnjoy a Winter Ski Getaway and a Summer Golf Getaway!

15,142CHILDRENIN ERIE COUNTYARE LIVING IN

POVERTY.LET’S CHANGE THAT.

United Wayof Erie County

For just $3 a week ($156/year), you could win one of these great incentive prizes!

Give just 50 cents a week ($26/year) more than last year and you could win a Step-Up Incentive!

$3,000 WEGMANS SHOPPING SPREE

TWO ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS

$1,000 CITGO CASH CARD

Departing from Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field to anywhere in the continental United States! (Some conditions apply.)

Pledges must be received by April 1, 2013 to be eligible for all United Way Incentive Prizes. Full eligibility rules are available on UnitedWayErie.org.

DID YOU KNOW?

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

• Over26%ofErieCountyhouseholdshaveincomesbelowtheSelf-SufficiencyStandard.

• Nearly40%oftheCityofErie’sresidentsrelyonfoodstampsfortheirmeals.

• MorethanoneoutoftenErieCountyresidents25andolderhavenotachievedahighschooldiplomaorGED.

TheofficialregistrationandfinancialinformationofUnitedWayofErieCountymaybeobtainedfromthePennsylvaniaDepartmentofStatebycallingtollfree,

withinPennsylvania,1-800-732-0999.Registrationdoesnotimplyendorsement.

DINNER FOR TWO...FOR A YEAR!Twelve $50 gift cards good at any Scott Enterprises restaurant.

55” HDTV

Incentive Prize Sponsors:

QUALITY COLLISION REPAIRS GUARANTEED

$1,000 TARGET GIFT CARD

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In one year, your weekly gift could provide:

$2/week -onemonth’sworthoffoodforafamilyoffourstrugglingtomakeendsmeet.

$5/week -eightdaysofemergencyshelterforavictimofdomesticviolence.

$10/week -subsidizedchildcaresothatalow-incomeparentcanaffordtowork.

$20/week -80hoursoffinancialliteracyandbudgetingclassesfornearly100families.

UnitedWayofErieCounty’sboldvisionwillguideallourstrategicdecisionsasweworktomeetourgoalbyMay17,2025,exactly13yearsfromthedateoftheannualmeetingwherethegoalwasannounced.Together,wewillcreateabrightertomorrow.That’swhatitmeanstoLIVEUNITED.

Use your smartphone to scan this image and watch the announce-ment of our bold vision to reduce poverty.

TAKE A STAND IN THEFIGHT AGAINST POVERTY.Foodorgas.Heatorclothing.Daycareorthedoctor.Thesearechoicesnooneshouldhavetomake.Yetnearlyone in four ofusinErieCountystruggletomeetourbasicneeds.Andthosenumbersbecomeevenmoreunacceptablewhenwelookatourchildren:15,142 childreninourregionliveinpoverty.

InErieCounty,wecareandknowwe can do better. That’swhyUnitedWayofErieCountyhasdeclaredabold,long-termchallengetoreducepovertyinourregion:

Reduce the number of families struggling to meet their basic needs by one-third by May 17, 2025.

Wecannotachievetheseresultsalone.WeneedyourhelptoreachourgoalsinEducation,IncomeandHealthandachieveourvisionofreducingpoverty.

Solet’srollupoursleevesandhelppeoplemoveoutofpovertyonebyone,familybyfamily,neighborhoodbyneighborhood.That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

2025mightsoundlikealongwayoff,butprogressisalreadybeingmade.TakeSara,forexample.ThroughtheErieTogetheranti-pov-ertyinitiative,Saraandherfamilylearnedtomanagetheirfinancesandarebecomingself-sufficient.LearnmoreaboutherstoryandUnitedWay’svisiontoreducepovertybyusingasmartphonetoscantheQRcodetotheright,orvisitUnitedWayErie.org/sara.

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