[Hidden-tech] HT asks your support for United Way across the region

[Rich Roth]

*OPEN LETTER TO THE HIDDEN-TECH COMMUNITY: Our Role With United Way*


/Imagine this story: Hidden-Tech participants working together add up to the largest
source of funding to the region's United Way agencies. /

While our individual business interests may be regional or even national, we've each
chosen western Massachusetts as a place to live and in which to do business because of the
quality of life, and the quality of our region's communities. Unfortunately, the quality
isn't so high for many of our neighbors lacking income or adequate resources. Many here
suffer silently; many are in pain.

The Hidden-Tech community can help relieve this hidden suffering. We can reach those in
our communities through a collective action for the common good by pooling our resources
when we each donate to United Way, and identify ourselves as part of the Hidden-Tech
community.

Each year, the United Way of Hampshire County, the United Way of Franklin County, and
neighboring United Way agencies, identify the range of needs in our communities and the
region. These United Way agencies organize collections and distributions, and
organizational assistance, to those directly helping children and youth well-being,
stopping domestic violence, providing housing and food and health care, and ensuring
economic security. We have the opportunity to play a role in all this: we can each provide
whatever we can afford --- no matter how small --- and together make an enormous impact.

Our collective giving will make a positive impact on thousands of individuals and households.

Let us work together now to help others, and to show that Hidden-Tech has a major role to
play in this region. We help drive the economy, and we help our neighbors in need.

If you'd prefer having a pledge or donation card emailed to you, contact any United Way
directly.

Remember to identify yourself as a Hidden-Tech participant.

Thank you all!

The Steering Committee of Hidden-Tech

These United Way organizations have directly cooperated with us in arranging this effort,
So please go to the web-sites to register your donation:

Region 	Website 	Donation page
Franklin County <http://www.uw-fc.org/> 	http://www.uw-fc.org <http://www.uw-fc.org/>
Donate in Franklin
<http://www.hidden-tech.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:uw-fc-donate&catid=33:bylaws&Itemid=78>
http://www.hidden-tech.net/about/33-bylaws/152-uw-fc-donate.html
Hampshire County <http://www.unitedwayhampshirecounty.org/>
http://www.unitedwayhampshirecounty.org <http://www.unitedwayhampshirecounty.org/> 	

Donate in Hampshire <http://www.unitedwayhampshirecounty.org/store.htm>
http://www.unitedwayhampshirecounty.org/store.htm

Mailin Coupon for Donation
<http://www.hidden-tech.net/images/stories/uwcamp2011hiddentechreply.pdf>
http://www.hidden-tech.net/images/stories/uwcamp2011hiddentechreply.pdf

For those in neighboring counties/states, here are some other UW's, please ask them to
record your donation should be credited to the Hidden-Tech effort to show our impact:

Use www.liveunited.org

or For specific areas:

Hamden -- http://www.uwpv.org/ <http://www.uwpv.org/>
Berkshire - http://berkshireunitedway.org/
<http://berkshireunitedway.org/>Hartford, CT: http://www.ctunitedway.org/
<http://www.ctunitedway.org/>

Southern VT: http://www.unitedwaycc.org/ <http://www.unitedwaycc.org/>


This information is also on the HT web site at: http://www.hidden-tech.net/uw.html
and under "Partners and Neighbors"

>From Rich Roth/webmaster
and for the Steering committee:
    Jon Reed - Chairman
    Rick Feldman - coordinator with UW/Hampshire
    Shana Bourcier
    Claudia Gere
    Silvana Gravini
    Sheldon Snodgrass

-- 
Rich Roth
Webmaster/Steering Committee Member
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