WELCOME BACK.
FOR VOLUNTEERS,
JUST ONE PERSON
LENDING A HELPING
HAND CAN MAKE A
HUGE
DIFFERENCE...BUT
WHEN DOZENS, EVENS
HUNDREDS COME
TOGETHER INCREDIBLE
FEATS CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED.
AND GIVING BACK
DOESN'T HAVE AN AGE
LIMIT - YOU CAN EVEN
TURN IT INTO A FAMILY
BONDING EXPERIENCE.
I RECENTLY MET A
TEENAGER AND
COLLEGE STUDENT
WHOSE EDUCATION IS
EXTENDING TO
OUTSIDE THE
CLASSROOM .
16 YEAR OLD VICTORIA
WALLACE FIRST CAME
TO THE YWCA AS A
CAMPER IN THE 5TH
GRADE. SHE MOVED ON
FROM CAMPER TO
MIDDLE SCHOOL
COUNSELOR AND NOW
JUNIOR COUNSELOR IN
THE AFTER SCHOOL
CARE PROGRAM.
DURING THE DAY SHE
ATTENDS ANDREWS
HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER
SCHOOL, SHE TAKES A
BUS TO THE YWCA,
WHERE KIDS LEARN
FROM HER.
VICTORIA CLIP 148
20:28:15 "I HELP FIX
SNACK FOR THEM. I
HELP SOME OF THEM
WITH THEIR
HOMEWORK. OF
COURSE ALL OF THEM
DON'T HAVE
HOMEWORK SO I STILL
MAKE THEM READ A
BOOK WHILE OTHERS
ARE DOING THEIR
HOMEWORK SO THAT
OTHERS WONT BE
DISTRACTED. AND THEN
WE TAKE THEM
OUTSIDE SO THEY CAN
HAVE FREE TIME"
20:43:12
THERE ARE ABOUT 60
KIDS IN THE AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM AND
90 PERCENT OF THEM
NEED SOME FORM OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
60 PERCENT OF THEM
ARE FROM A SINGLE
PARENT HOME.
HEIDI CLIP 151 24:46:17
"IT ALLOWS THE KIDS
INTERACTION WITH
SOMEONE CLOSE TO
THEIR AGE. KIND OF
LIKE A BIG SISTER OR
BIG BROTHER." ENDS
24:55:17
VICTORIA IS ONE OF
SEVERAL COUNSELORS
WHO TAKE PART.
MATTHEW GIBERSON IS
FROM HIGH POINT
UNIVERSITY. HE HELPS
OUT THROUGH HIS
NATIONAL SERVICE
FRATERNITY ALPHA PHI
OMEGA.
MATTHEW 14:38:15 "I
PLAY FOOTBALL WITH
THEM... AND
BASKETBALL ... AND
PLAY INSIDE ONCE IT
GETS COLD ENOUGH."
ENDS 14:42:20
HEIDI CLIP 151 27:30:08
"THEY'RE REALLY
INTERACTIVE AND
ENGAGED AND SO THIS
ALLOWS THEM TO
BUILD THAT SELF
CONFIDENCE IN
THEMSELVES,
KNOWING THAT THEY
CAN LEAD A GROUP IN
DIFFERENT THINGS."
ENDS AT 27:30:08
VICTORIA CLIP 148
22:05:07 "I LEARNED
HOW TO BE MATURE
AND COPE WITH
OTHERS. AND HOW TO
INTERACT WITH
OTHERS WITHOUT
GETTING FRUSTRATED.
AND HOW TO DEAL
WITH THINGS IN A
NICELY MANNER" ENDS
AT 22:15:04
HEIDI CLIP 151 24:55:27 "
VICTORIA IS SO
PASSIONATE. SHE
LOVES THE KIDS. SHE
KNOWS THEM ALL BY
NAME." ENDS AT
25:00:08
VICTORIA CLIP 148
20:55:25 "I THINK A LOT
OF KIDS GO HOME AND
TELL THEIR PARENTS
ABOUT ME AND WHAT I
DO HERE. AND THEIR
PARENTS SAY OH
VICTORIA, MY CHILD
TALKS LOVELY ABOUT
YOU." ENDS AT 21:02:26
THIS PROGRAM CAN
HELP THE PARENT TOO.
HEIDI SAYS SOMETIMES
PARENTS OF KIDS IN
THE AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM ARE GOING
THROUGH A
TRANSITION, LIKE
LOSING A JOB, AND THE
YWCA CAN HELP WITH
THAT AS WELL.
HEIDI CLIP 151 28:03:27
"THE WOMEN'S
RESOURCE CENTER
PROVIDES A CAREER
CLOSET WHERE
INDIVIDUALS CAN COME
AND GET CLOTHING ON
A REFERRAL BASIS. WE
HAVE A READY TO RIDE
PROGRAM WHICH
PROVIDES CAR SEATS
TO LOW INCOME
FAMILES. AND A BABY
BASICS CLOSET THAT
HELPS INDIVIDUALS
WITH INFANTS AND
TODDLERS THROUGH
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE." 28:20:16
OTHER PROGRAMS
FUNDED BY THE UNITED
WAY AT THE HIGH
POINT YWCA ARE THE
LATINO FAMILY
CENTER, THE AQUATICS
AND WELLNESS
PROGRAM, AS WELL AS
THE PARENTING
PROGRAM WHICH
HELPS WITH TEEN
PREGNANCY. IT'S
ABOUT PEOPLE TAKING
CARE OF PEOPLE.
VICTORIA 20:11:08 "THEY
ENCOURAGE ME TO
HELP KIDS. THEY'RE
VERY ENCOURAGING"
ENDS AT 20:16:01
AS WE MENTIONED
EARLIER IN THE HOUR -
THERE ARE 12-
HUNDRED UNITED WAY
CHAPTERS ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHILE THE
ORGANIZATION'S
REACH IS
EXTENSIVE...IT CAN'T
BE EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S WHEN A
SMALLER, SIMILAR
GROUP CALLED UNITED
FUNDS STEP IN TO
HELP.
IN THE PIEDMONT
THERE ARE NINE
UNITED WAY CHAPTERS
SERVING WILKES,
DAVIE, FORSYTH,
DAVIDSON,
ROCKINGHAM,
RANDOLPH AND
ALAMANCE COUNTIES
AS WELL AS TWO IN
GUILFORD COUNTY
SERVING GREATER
GREENSBORO AND
HIGH POINT.
FUNDS ARE SET UP IN
SURRY, STOKES,
YADKIN AND CASWELL
COUNTIES.
THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY OPERATE
IN THE SAME WAY AS
THE UNITED WAY - BUT
THEY PROVIDE HELP
ALL THE SAME FROM
CRISIS AND
EMERGENCY CARE TO
PARTNERING WITH THE
SALVATION ARMY AND
FIVE AREA RESCUE
SQUADS.
VOLUNTEERS LIKE
GREENSBORO POLICE
OFFICER DARRYL
STEVENSON
EVERY WEEK, HE
SPENDS TIME AS A
MENTOR AT WILEY
ELEMENTARY.
BUT CAEVON OAKES IS
AND IT SHOWS!
THIS PROGRAM IS
CALLED THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN MALE
INTIATIVE FOR
ECONOMICALLY
CHALLENGED KIDS .
AND STEVENSON IS
HOPING TO BE A
POSITIVE INFLUENCE
ON CAEVON
MENTORING IS HUGE
WITHIN THE UNITED
WAY AND IMPORTANT
FOR A STRONG
COMMUNITY
IT'S JUST ONE WAY
YOU CAN GIVE OF YOUR
TIME ..ONLY AN HOUR A
WEEK CAN MAKE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE...
YOU CAN ALSO WORK
WITH SENIORS OR USE
YOUR HANDS TO HELP
CREATE
SOMETHING...THEREAR
E SO MANY WAYS TO
VOLUNTEER
AND WE'VE MADE IT
EASY FOR YOU TO FIND
THE PERFECT MATCH.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
LOG ONTO WXII12.COM
TO SEARCH FOR
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES!
WHILE EVERY FEW
HOURS OF TIME YOU
CAN DONATE TO THE
UNITED WAY MAKES AN
IMPACT... SOMETIMES
THE COMMITMENT TO
HELPING OTHERS
BECOMES A LASTING
LEGACY.
AS WANDA STARKE
SHOWS US A SIMPLE
ACT OF KINDNESS HAS
BLOSSOMED INTO A
CAREER OF CHARITY.
MIKE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR GETTING US 11
MILLION DOLLARS..GO
MIKE
MICHELLE GETHERS-
CLARK IS THE UNITED
WAY OF GREATER
GREENSBORO'S
BIGGEST
CHEERLEADER. SHE IS
ITS PRESIDENT AND
CEO. A WOMAN ON A
MISSION.
OUR MISSION REALLY IS
TO BREAK THE CYCLE
OF POVERTY
GETHERS-CLARK GREW
UP IN POVERTY, ONE OF
THREE CHILDREN.
HER PARENTS PICKED
COTTON AND
CUCUMBERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA BEFORE
MOVING THE FAMILY UP
NORTH. THEY NEVER
GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL,
BUT THEY MADE SURE
THEIR DAUGHTER
GRADUATED FROM
COLLEGE.
GETHERS-CLARK SAYS
HER INITIAL PASSION
FOR UNITED WAY IS
ROOTED IN A
CHILDHOOD
REVELATION ABOUT
HER HEARING IMPAIRED
SISTER.
HEARING AIDS WERE
VERY EXPENSIVE IN
THE 60S AND 70S AND
MY PARENTS GOT
ASSISTANCE WITH
HEARING AIDS
IF THE UNITED WAY IS
TAKING CARE OF
PEOPLE IN AL CORNERS
OF THE WORLD,
POTENTIALLY IT HAD
ALREADY HELPED ME
PERSONALLY IN MY
FAMILY, SO I GAVE AND
HAVE BEEN GIVING
SINCE
GETHERS-CLARK WAS
A CORPORATE VP, A
CONSULTANT AND AN
AUTHOR , BEFORE SHE
MOVED TO THEá NEXT
LEVEL HEADING UP THE
UNITED WAY.. SHE
MANAGES A STAFF OF
26, BUT HER BIGGEST
ASSIGNMENT IS TO
BUILD COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHPS THAT
WILL ULTIMATELY
TOUCH AND IMPROVE
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
PEOPLE LIKE THE EX-
CON TURNED
BUSINESSMAN SHE
RECENTLY MET.
HE TOLD ME EVERY
MAN WANTS TO TAKE
CARE OF HIS FAMILY
AND GOTTA CREATE
SOLUTIONS THAT
ALLOW PEOPLE TO
TAKE CARE OF THEIR
FAMILY
WORKING WITH THE
NON PROFIT
COMMUNITY, WE CAN
BRING TOGETHER ALL
THE SERVICES,
HUMANIZE THEM SO
PEOPLE CAN GET A
HELPING HAND AT
THEIR TIME OF NEED IN
THEIR MOST
VULNERABLE
SITUATION TO HELP
THEM GET THE
RESOURCES TO LIVE
ABOVE THE POVERTY
LEVEL--THAT'S WHAT
WE WANT TO DO
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR
TIME IS VALUABLE, BUT
THAT'S ALSO THE
EXACT REASON THE
UNITED WAY AND IT'S
PARTNERING
ORGANIZATIONS NEED
YOUR HELP.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON
OFFERS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT, SO EVEN IF
YOU DON'T THINK YOU
CAN HELP.... YOU CAN.
AND WE'VE MADE IT
EASY FOR YOU TO
PLEDGE YOUR TIME.
THE FIRST THING YOU
HAVE TO DO IS GO TO
W-X-I-I 12 DOT COM.
ONCE OUR HOMEPAGE
PULLS UP - LOOK FOR
THE LINK TO W-X-I-I 12
PRESENTS: LIVING
UNITED.
CLICK ON IT AND IT
WILL OPEN UP A
WEBPAGE WITH MORE
INFORMATION ON ALL
THE STORIES YOU ARE
SEEING TONIGHT.
THAT INCLUDES A LINK
TO THE PLEDGE FORM.
JUST CLICK THERE ONE
LAST TIME AND FROM
THERE JUST FILL OUT
THE FORM INCLUDING
YOUR NAME, PHONE
NUMBER AND E-MAIL
ADDRESS.
YOU CAN ALSO PICK A
FOCUS FOR YOUR
VOLUNTEER TIME
WHETHER IT BE
HELPING IN THE AREAS
OF EDUCATION,
FINANCIAL STABILITY,
HEALTH OR ALL OF THE
ABOVE.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE
OPTION OF PICKING
WHICH UNITED WAY IN
THE PIEDMONT YOU
WANT TO VOLUNTEER
SO YOU CAN GIVE BACK
TO YOUR COMMUNITY
OR ANOTHER IF YOU
WANT.
THE LAST STEP IS
PUTTING IN YOUR
PLEDGE HOURS AND
HITTING SUBMIT.
ONCE IT GOES
THROUGH SOMEONE
FROM THE UNITED WAY
YOU CHOSE WILL
CONTACT YOU TO
EXPLAIN YOUR
OPTIONS FOR HELPING
OUT.
STILL AHEAD.
"WELL WE FORGET THE
CANCER STUFF, WE
FORGET IT AT THE
DOOR, WE COME IN AND
WANT TO HAVE FUN, BE
UPLIFTING TO
EVERYBODY."
FROM SUPPORT TO
LIFE SAVING MEDICINE
...HOW THE UNITED
WAY IS HELPING
PEOPLE IN THE FIGHT
OF THEIR LIVES.
PLUS - OPEN TO
EVERYONE.
AS SOME STRUGGLE
TO FEED THEIR
FAMILIES - ONE MAN'S
MISSION IS TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE.
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PRESENT: LIVING