Among our influential members of the community, we were fortunate enough to have Guy Fieri, our own local chef, support the message "live united". We were able to place these images around town and in our fliers and newsletters which definitely helped raise awareness about United Way.
A few months ago Levi Leipheimer, Wine Country's most famous cyclist, donated his time to help spread the word about living united, as we also got a few pictures of him. His shot was right before the Tour of California kicked off here in the Wine Country, so it was great publicity for both the TOC as well as United Way of the Wine Country.
Overall there were about 20 people that got their photos taken, all in support of living united. Whether it be the CEO of a company, a world renowned chef, a first class cyclist, a young girl wanting to break into the modeling industry, or even an intern, all of the people have a huge impact in our community. Some of the "models" this year included the president of Catholic Charities, the employees of California Human Development, the employees of Pediatric Dental Initiative and their "mascot" Chompers, our United Way staff and board members, as well as many other individuals and companies that affect our community.Even though we had to arrive early and then help clean up at the end, it was great to see the wide variety of people supporting the "LIVE UNITED" message. It truly made me realize that everyone can have an impact, one way or another.
See more photos on how people in the Wine Country "LIVE UNITED"
Me, with Rob Read (Development Officer) and Isaiah Abetya (Resource Development Intern)
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