United Way of Greater McHenry County

à $30 donation to United Way of Greater McHenry County can supply one child in the age group of birth to five years old with a free book in the mail every month for a year. Over the weekend, Follett Content Solutions held a book sale that enabled educators to stock their classrooms for only 50 cents an item and in the process raised $10,000 that is entirely being put towards our Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book program for McHenry County kids! ??????

Thank you Stryker Sage for continuing to strengthen McHenry County through philanthropy and for inviting us to be a featured non-profit in your 2025 employee giving campaign! We are honored to have your support, to have the support of the employees who select us for their giving, and to stand and work alongside the other featured non-profit agencies. Growing better, together!

There are nearly 2,000 non-profit organizations in McHenry County. We are humbled and honored to have been voted by the readers of the Northwest Herald as one of the top 3 “Best of the Fox” charitable organizations. This recognition is a celebration of our entire community - the people who are served by our work and our grants, the community that is stronger as a whole because there are local resources available when they are needed, our donors, volunteers, team members, Board of Directors, and of course, our partner agencies. We love you McHenry County and we thank you! #McHenryCountyLivesUnited #HealthyCommunity #YouthOpportunity #FinancialSecurity #CommunityResiliency https://lnkd.in/gCmj4NGt

The Advia Credit Union team is extremely engaged in giving back to the communities they serve. Advia stepped up as a Leadership Level sponsor for us in 2024, helping us to support programs that are utilized by over 25% of McHenry County residents. In addition to their important financial support, Regional Director Cali Draffkorn asked our President and CEO Jamie Maravich to put together a custom Juneteenth volunteer day that evolved into a full day of events for the entire community. We are honored to be united with Advia in our mission to strengthen our community and to ensure that everyone in McHenry County has the opportunity to thrive.

Our friends at Durex Industries in Cary are known for making people feel more comfortable with their thermal solutions. This month they came together as a team to warm hearts and bring comfort to families with kids going back to school who were having difficulty paying for school supplies. Thank you to Debbie Gonzalez and Team Durex for this wonderful act of kindness that will benefit families who utilize two of our partner agencies, Community Action Agency for McHenry County Head Start and The Salvation Army Crystal Lake and McHenry County, IL #LiveUnited

We had a great time celebrating Joe & Tina last night at McHenry Outdoor Theater - Golden Age Cinemas. It was perfect weather and so much fun to see everyone. It was especially nice to meet several kids (ages 0-5) who are already receiving a free book in the mail every month thanks to our donor’s support of our new Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, and to hear from their parents how much it means to them to have the program now available in McHenry County. We also heard stories about how our grant support of programs at partner agencies has changed lives for the better. It was a heartwarming and fun night of testimonials of how your support makes such a difference for so many people in McHenry County. Thank you!! Congratulations on 15 years as a morning show team, Joe & Tina! We look forward to collaborating with you to lift others in our community for many more! Joe Cicero Tina Bree Dawn Bremer

Exemplar Financial Network, LLC has mastered the art of having fun while raising funds. Comfort for a cause - Friday jeans days in exchange for donations is popular with the team and a big help to our community. Thank you!!

CommUNITY - thank you to our amazing panelists, our phenomenal moderator, and all who were able to make it our first Bridging the Gap in Race Relations event and thank you to all who volunteered to lend a hand in the afternoon. It was a day of inspiration, collaboration, and union. If you missed it, we’ll have a video to share soon. Without a doubt, everyone who attended was better for it. #StrongerTogether #McHenryCountyLivesUnited #HealingIllinois Advia Credit Union Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois Karen Moses Alex Campbell Sebastian Morales, LSW, MA Joseph Lewis Karen Abbott-Trimuel

Happy Father’s Day to the fantastic men who are on our Board of Directors and to all of the Dads out there who come through every day for their families and their community. Walter Ripple Adam Harville Chris Sosnowski Dan Fetty, AAMS? Richard Rischall Eric Eimen

We are proud to make 2-1-1 available in McHenry County. Many people don’t know where they can find the help they need and 2-1-1 lights the way to those resources.