|
Should there be an emergency
with the upcoming weather,
please follow the link below
to access disaster information.
Click the link below.
Choose "Search By County".
Click on "Burke".
Type in "disaster" in the
terms box.
Choose "Match Phrase".
Click on "Search" at the
bottom of the page.
You can also dial "2-1-1"
from a land-line telephone,
or call
1-888-892-1162 from a cellular phone.
If you are in
immediate need of assistance, please dial 9-1-1.
Click Here For Burke County Disaster Information
Burke County United
Way Seeking Youth Interested in Making Change Happen
What would you do with
$500? Would you like to give out funds to youth-led community projects?
Burke County United Way is seeking up to 20 Burke youth between the ages of
14 and 19 who are interested in participating in a Youth Giving program.
The Youth Giving board
will complete a 10 month process of reviewing community needs, writing a
request for proposals, reviewing applications and awarding funds to
youth-led projects making a change in our community. The Burke Youth Giving
program is seeking youth who can commit to six or seven regular week-day
meetings after school from September through May in addition to a few
Saturday trainings.
Burke County United Way
Executive Director Sally Learned says, “We really want a board that
represents the true diversity of this community so we are not just looking
for young people with lots of leadership experience already. We are trying
to develop a diverse board representing young men and women, the variety of
ethnic groups and cultures in our community, as well as geographic
representation in Burke County.”
“Our youth under the
age of 24, the ‘millennial age group’, are tremendously exciting” says
Learned. “As an age group, millenials are giving the largest number of
community service and volunteer hours of any age group in the nation. Youth
today have a keen interest in the community and desire to reach out and make
positive change happen. The Youth Giving program is part of a national
effort to develop youth leadership and knowledge of the broader piece of
philanthropy”.
This Youth Giving
program is a partnership between Burke County United Way and Boy Scouts of
America made possible through the support of NC Gives and Leading to
Change. Burke County United Way is committing $3,000 per year for two years
to establish the program.
Boy Scouts of America
will provide staff for the program and were chosen because of their
experience with co-educational career and adventure clubs as well as
leadership training initiatives. Scouting teaches that volunteerism and
service to others is one of our responsibilities as good citizens.
“Providing volunteer service is the rent we pay to live in a community”
stated Jack Crawford, Scout professional working in Burke County. Marcus
Connelly, a senior at Freedom High School, winner of the 2007 Burke County
Citizen of the Year Award for high school youth, and member of the Burke
County United Way board will be the United Way representative on the Youth
Giving board.
Applications should be submitted to the Burke County
United Way office at 301 E. Meeting St., Morganton September 12, 2008. For
an application or if you have questions contact Shane Arrowood at
828-429-5826 or
shaneguitarpro@hotmail.com or call Sally Learned
at 433-0681.
Click here to print a
Youth Giving board application!
Community Assessment
Click here to view the entire
Community Assessment Report!
Click Here to Donate to
Burke County United Way via Credit Card!
Click here to view the August 2008
Newsletter
|
