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UFPC was recognized by the Fund for the Arts on July 15 for their generous campaign in 2010. |
With a legacy of supporting Brooklawn Child and Family Services, the American Red Cross and Making Strides (Hats for Hope), UFPC® is committed to passionate social responsibility. UFPC team members undertake community programs with the same focus, strategy and responsiveness as displayed in our role as exclusive supply chain management organization for Yum! Brands, Inc. The areas below are where UFPC will demonstrate, throughout 2010, its commitment to community involvement. Health and Wellness
UFPC has been active in fundraising efforts to support community wide health- and wellness-related campaigns, as well as the health and well being of our own team members.
- Hats for Hope/Making Strides — An annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign. Two hundred hats and 50 to 60 gift packages are offered during this silent auction. The auction occurs in mid-April to capitalize on interest in custom hats created for the annual Kentucky Derby.
- American Red Cross — Whether it’s for a serious illness or a life-threatening emergency, every two seconds a U.S. citizen needs blood. Since 1998, UFPC team members in Louisville have donated 1,615 units of blood. Giving blood is a simple, but not a small thing to do.
- Team member wellness — UFPC team members have participated in the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement, a UFPC version of the Biggest Loser competition, and a community health fair, all designed to promote the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Planning is underway on a summer event to highlight tips for increasing wellness in 2010.
Hunger Awareness
UFPC team members have embraced activities designed to alleviate hunger in our community.
- Can Drives — UFPC’s most recent can drive will result in a donation of over 1,000 cans to the Dare to Care program in Louisville, Ky., and food pantries in Dallas, Texas, and Irvine, Calif., to support the vital mission of feeding the hungry in the communities where we live and work.
- Volunteer service at Dare to Care — UFPC team members have helped sort and pack food and have supported the National Association of Letter Carriers food drive.
- Volunteer service at local missions — UFPC team members have served meals at several missions in our community.
Children and Families
UFPC team members have demonstrated a particular passion for programs that benefit children and families.
- Brooklawn Child and Family Services — Since 2004, UFPC team members have organized an annual fall party for boys who are residents at Brooklawn. Games, pizza and ice cream make a fun time for all, including UFPC team members. We support Brooklawn’s Christmas through Angel Tree adoptions, wrapping Christmas gifts, and stuffing stockings for the boys. We have also provided “Santa” as an extra attraction at their Christmas party. Over the years, we have provided other support as needed, including school supply drives, book readings and remembering the boys with birthday cards. In October 2009, UFPC provided a large contingent of volunteers for Brookawn’s “Concours d'Elegance” car show fundraiser.
In addition to these programs, UFPC is a passionate supporter of both the United Way and the Fund for the Arts. Founded in Louisville, Ky., in 1917, Metro United Way is a nonprofit organization that raises and distributes funds to more than 90 health and human services agencies in the seven-county Louisville metro area.
The Fund for the Arts serves over 450,000 schoolchildren every year and provides funding and support to 29 arts groups and programs. |