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  • SUW ‘Delivers’ at World’s Greatest Baby Shower

    Student United Way at UF will be participating in the World’s Greatest Baby Shower, held each year by the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville.  Classes on dental hygiene for children, breast-feeding, how to help babies sleep on their back and disciplining children without violence, along with five other classes, will be held for new parents and [...]

  • SUW Honored at 5th Annual Student Involvement Awards

    After only nine months of hard work, dedication, and life-changing community impact work our efforts are already being recognized on campus.  Student United Way at UF was nominated and received honorable mention at IDEAL’s 5th Annual Student Involvement Awards for the “Outstanding New Organization” award, which recognizes student organizations registered fewer than two years that [...]

  • Alternative Spring Break Trip in the News

    Student United Way at UF was mentioned in the article linked to here.  The relevant portion is also below.  Big thanks to our friends from United Way of Morris County!  Stay tuned for more pictures and video from their adventures in New Orleans!
    More than four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of homes [...]

  • Gator Gymnastics Book Drive Update!

    Gator fans really showed what it means to LIVE UNITED by donating over 1,000 books to our Gator Gymnastics book drive event.  532 of these books will be used for United Way Success By 6 programs.
    Big thanks to the University Athletic Association and the Alachua County Library District for supporting the event through TV commercials, [...]

  • Gator Gymnastics, Student United Way support Success By 6

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    Gator Gymnastics Press Release
    Research shows that one of the best predictors of a child’s long-term success in school is the number of books in the home. With this in mind, United Way of North Central Florida has set a goal of collecting 10,000 children’s books appropriate for kids age birth to six.

    The University [...]