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December 22, 2006
  RCN Corporation Gives United Way a Holiday Gift ff $3 Million of Donated Cable Television Time
December 19, 2006
  Target's "Share-a-Tree" program brings holiday cheer to local families
December 15, 2006
  UPS Delivers Again: Company is Largest Financial Contributor to United Way, Demonstrating Commitment to Local Communities
November 21, 2006
  John Fogerty Lends A Hand In Detroit Before Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show Economic Empowerment
October 11, 2006
  United Way Commits to Connect Five Million Volunteers as Part of Clinton Global Initiative’s Efforts to Reduce Poverty and Increase Economic Empowerment
October 05, 2006
  NFL Charities Awards $1.5 Million for Long-Term Recovery in Communities Ravaged by Hurricanes and Tsunami
September 29, 2006
  United Way of America Selects PaperThin’s CommonSpot For Multi-Site Content Management
September 08, 2006
  United Way Town Hall Meeting on Education and Economic Opportunity
August 28, 2006
  Major Non-Profit Organizations Release Findings of Listening Tour Designed to Assess the Human Needs of Gulf Coast Recovery
August 24, 2006
  New Federal Law Reforms Charities, Offers Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving
August 15, 2006
  United Way Honors Congressman Mike Bilirakis (R-FL) as 'Federal Partner of the Year'
August 04, 2006
  United Way Calls Congressional Passage of Charity Legislation "Important Step Forward"
July 31, 2006
  Louisiana Artist George Rodrigue Donates "Blue Dog" Entangled in Red Tape Image to United Way to Promote 2-1-1 Nationwide
  United Way Endorses Compromise Charity Package
July 15, 2006
  UAW President Ron Gettelfinger Named Recipient of United Way’s Joseph A. Beirne Community Services Award
May 18, 2006
  United Way of America Recognizes Xcel Energy as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes DaimlerChrysler Company as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Duke Energy As Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Kellogg Company as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Kimberly-Clark as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Microsoft as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Genral Mills as Recipient of Summit Award
  United Way of America Recognizes Principal Financial Group as Spirit of America® Award Recipient
May 15, 2006
  United Way's Born Learning Campaign to Partner with Children's Museums Nationwide
April 05, 2006
  Retired Washington Redskins Football Player and Children's Book Author Ken Harvey to Read, Sign Books for Schoolchildren in Alexandria, Va and Donate Books to the Gulf Coast.
March 29, 2006
  Auction of Academy Awards® Gift Bag Donated by George Clooney Generates Winning Bid of $41,500 to Benefit United Way's Hurricane Response and Recovery Fund
March 28, 2006
  Auction of Academy Awards® Gift Bag Donated by George Clooney to United Way Closing March 28, 2006 at 11:59 PM ET
March 22, 2006
  George Clooney's Academy Awards® Gift Bag Auction To Run On United Way Web Site From March 22-28, 2006
March 15, 2006
  George Clooney Donates 78th Annual Academy Awards® Gift Bag To United Way To Benefit Hurricane Recovery and Rebuilding
March 10, 2006
  United Way Honors Peter and Gail Ochs with National Award
March 09, 2006
  think MTV and United Way Announce Volunteers for Storm Corps Alternative Spring Break Rebuilding Project in Gulf Coast
March 06, 2006
  think MTV and United Way Launch Partnership to Recruit “Storm Corps” for Alternative Spring Break Rebuilding Project in Gulf Coast
March 01, 2006
  United Way CEO Brian Gallagher to Discuss United Way Reforms With Senate Finance Committee
  UPS Delivers Sixth Straight Year of Top Giving to United Way
February 06, 2006
  United Way of America Finds Combined Itemizer-Nonitemizer Deduction Would Substantially Boost Charitable Giving