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United We CAN!
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- The event will be on Friday June 28, 2013 at the Rapids Mall, building will take place between 10am and 4pm. UNITED WE CAN is a food sculpture contest to see which participating organization in south Wood County can build the most creative and visually captivating sculpture out of cans (or other basic needs items) donated by employees and friends. After the event, the South Wood County Hunger Coalition will distribute the collected items to area participating food programs.
- Form a team today! It could be family members, co-workers, a civic organization, your church or any group of people who care about our community of any age. You may build any kind of structure; it can be as simple as a logo or as complicated as you wish. The sculptures will be on display at the Rapids Mall June 28th -30th for the public to see. A team of judges will award a prize to the top three sculptures!
- For official rules and to see ideas of sculptures, click here. To register contact Amy at United Way of Inner Wisconsin at 715-421-0390 or amy@uwiw.org, the deadline is June 14, 2013.
- If you would like to learn more about the South Wood County Hunger Coalition please contact me tari@uwiw.org or 715-421-0390.
- Help us build awareness around hunger issues in our community!
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Success Story of the Week
The Hmong Youth Specialist (HYS) at the Family Center started working with a young Hmong girl, named Mai, at a local high school. One day she approached the HYS and asked if she could talk. Mai shared her life story. She grew up in California. She was 14 when her parents forced her to marry her boyfriend. Two years later they were legally married and she was expecting. That's when the violence started; he would hit her, punch her and threaten to kill the unborn baby. He was also into drugs. A few months after Mai's son was born, her husband was incarcerated. She left him and moved in with her folks. They gave her a hard time, not wanting to raise her and her infant son. Mai met another man online and he told her he would take care of her and her son. She moved to Wisconsin and legally divorced her husband. Her new boyfriend was nice but his family did not like Mai. Her boyfriend tried to intervene at first but as time went by, he eventually caved in to his parents’ wishes and stopped. When the HYS first met with Mai she was very suicidal. Through working with the HYS, Mai was able to enter the W2 program where she can get free child care. She is also receiving money through W2 as long as she continues to go to school. She is in the process of finding her own place and moving out. Now, she has a lot more confidence and hope for the future.