Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and the Wauconda Rotary Club were instrumental in forming the United Partnership for a Better Community in the fall of 2000.  The Partnership has continued to thrive with additional volunteers and donations to support our ongoing efforts.  Here are some of the Partnership's accomplishments in recent years:

• The updating, publication, and disbursement of a comprehensive Senior Resource Guide
• Promotion of the “First Class Community” through window clings and educational programs
• Development of a simplified resource directory, and magnets with emergency numbers in three languages.  Plus, conduct a resident survey to identify the needs of our Polish and Spanish populations
• Implementation of a Hearts and Parks program to reduce obesity and heart disease
• Coordinated the 2nd Annual Family Safety Day
• Started a Cultural Diversity committee to identify needs of different groups and make sure they are aware of special services available to them.
• Started a Green Committee committee to gather and promote contact information for various recycling efforts in the community, and encourage other organizations in the area to incorporate recycling programs into their regular routines
• Developed this website (www.unitedpartnership.org) to provide web-based information pertaining to Partnership activities
• Worked with the Wauconda Area Library to develop a community information website: www.waucondaarea.info

Here are highlights of the Partnership's 2010 activities:

o    Assisted Village with 2010 census
o    Assisted Village w/2010 census
o    Assisted Library with research relating to the Mango Languages
    and Tell Me More Language Learning online instruction for
    learning English as a Second Language, Spanish, and dozens
    of other foreign languages
o    9 students attended the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) conference
    and they received 6 award.

The United Partnership meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.  To attend a meeting, or for more information about the group or membership, please call Chairperson, Nancy Burton (Wauconda Park district) at 847-526-3610 or email her at NBurton@waucondaparks.com.

All of these endeavors require funding.  We are asking for your support by pledging an annual contribution.  Your generosity will help promote these programs which improve the quality of life in our community. To pledge your support, please complete the attached form.  Annual contributions are due January 1st of each year. If you would like to make a one-time contribution, please submit the payment with your form and mark the appropriate box. 

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support of our community and its residents.

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