United Way seeks volunteers

United Way of the Greater Winona Area is seeking volunteers for its fund distribution process. This is the process by which money raised during the United Way campaign is invested in human service programs that meet the needs of people in our community.

Volunteers meet with agencies, study their funding requests, evaluate their budget and program offerings, and make funding recommendations to United Way's Board of Directors. Anyone living in Winona, Buffalo or Trempealeau counties is eligible to participate in the this process, except for employees and current board members of agencies applying for funding.

All volunteers are asked to attend a training session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 and a final session where recommendations are made on from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 8. Beyond that, volunteers may pick any or all of the following panels:

• Wednesday, March 24 — Nurturing children (Youth development, mentoring, support for at-risk children and youth)

• Thursday, March 25 — Strengthening and Supporting Families (Counseling, domestic violence services, disaster services, health and safety, end-of-life bereavement services)

• Thursday, March 25 — Providing basic needs
(Access to food, housing, interpreter services, emergency services and other basic supplies)

Friday, March 26 — Fostering independence (Support for persons with disabilities, vocational training and job support, enhancement of the quality of life for older adults)

For more information or to volunteer, call (507) 452-4624 by March 5, or e-mail unitedway@unitedwaywinona.org.