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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
A team of Froedtert Health leaders will serve as United Way of Washington County’s 2021 campaign co-chairs.  Allen Ericson: President, Froedtert West Bend Hospital and Froedtert Community Hospital locations Shelly Waala: Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief…
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
THANK YOU, Washington County! You have done it again! Your tremendous generosity, caring and commitment to the well-being of this community during this unprecedented time allowed us to surpass the amount of money ever raised for a United Way of Washington County Campaign…
Thursday, May 13, 2021
It's hard to believe that it has now been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It certainly has had an impact around the world and right here in Washington County with local individuals, families and businesses. We have even  experienced the loss of some longtime…
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Check out these photos from our AMAZING campaign kick-off last week where we collected 5,039 POUNDS of food for Washington County residents! Washington County is ! The food drive is just the beginning of our fall campaign as we work to unite local businesses, nonprofit…
CEO Kristin Brandner with school principals on The Morning Blend
Sunday, September 1, 2019
United Way of Washington County CEO, Kristin Brandner, appeared on The Morning Blend with Hartford Union High School Principal Dan Dobner and West Bend Badger Middle School Principal Dave Uelmen to discuss the 2019 annual campaign and the impact the United Way has on the…
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
More than 200 donors and volunteers attended United Way of Washington County’s Team Celebration at the Prairie Center on February 1. The event highlighted the 2017 United Way campaign, which was led by Kevin Steiner, president and CEO of West Bend Mutual Insurance.…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Families in West Bend have a new place to play and learn. The Kettle Moraine YMCA has partnered with United Way of Washington County and the West Bend School District to install a Born Learning Trail at the Y’s West Washington Street location. A ribbon cutting and grand…
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
United Way of Washington County kicked off their annual fundraising campaign Thursday by uniting more than 400 volunteers from 40 local businesses, schools, and nonprofit organizations. The volunteers assembled bags of health and hygiene supplies for 2,500 local residents…
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Washington County has been awarded $11,290 in Federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (ESFP). A local board chaired by United Way of…