http://supportunitedway.org/release/2008/10 xx http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/10/30/unprecedented-need-unprecedented-united-response <p>BOSTON -- Eighteen United Ways from across the Commonwealth announced today that they are responding to widespread increases in need by uniting for a new statewide drive to provide emergency assistance for basic needs <em><strong>this winter</strong></em>. The emergency appeal, called the <strong>Community Support Fund</strong>, will leverage the support of residents from all corners of the Commonwealth to create a safety net for individuals and families in crisis. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/10/30/unprecedented-need-unprecedented-united-response">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> Basic Needs community support fund Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:39:52 -0400 Meghan Keaney Anderson 1621 at http://supportunitedway.org http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/10/01/united-way-names-deborah-sinay-chief-development-officer <p>BOSTON – Michael K. Durkin, president and chief executive officer at United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, today announced Deborah Sinay as the organization’s new Chief Development Officer. With the move, Durkin taps into the leadership and development skills that recently drove to completion a $47 million capital campaign for the Boston Children’s Museum on Children’s Wharf. Sinay will begin her new position on October 1, 2008. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://supportunitedway.org/press/2008/10/01/united-way-names-deborah-sinay-chief-development-officer">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:26:11 -0400 Meghan Keaney Anderson 1516 at http://supportunitedway.org