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• Prescription discount cards available through United Way
  United Way of Kern County has partnered with nearly 100 pharmacies throughout Kern County to provide more than 20,000 free FamilyWize prescription drug discount cards to help people with no prescription coverage lower the cost of their medicine.
   
• 2006 CHW grant and 2007 SPH grant award ceremonies!
  United Way of Kern County was awarded a CHW Community Grant for $10,800 to support the Kern County Homeless Collaborative’s January homeless census. The grant funds helped purchase incentive and comfort items to encourage homeless individuals to participate in the countywide count of the homeless.
  
  Pictured from left are Jon Van Boening, President of Bakersfield Memorial Hospital; Miriam Krehbiel, President of United Way of Kern County; Della Hodson, UWKC Director of Community Impact; and Russell Judd, President of Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield.
   

• United Way commits $300,000 to 2-1-1 information & referral development
  BAKERSFIELD, CA – United Way of Kern County has committed $300,000 over the next three years to help make information about social services more readily accessible to residents throughout Kern County.
   

• United Way invests nearly $1.4 million to benefit Kern County residents
  July 14, 2006 – United Way of Kern County today announced it will invest $1,399,350 in health and human services programs throughout the county over the next 12 months. More than $907,000 of that will benefit 40 local programs delivered by UWKC’s funded partners, while another $492,000 will benefit 250 health and human services agencies as designated by United Way donors.
   

• 6,119 Bears Hit the Ice in Condorstown
  Bakersfield, Calif.
  The seventh annual Teddy Bear Toss this past Saturday night couldn’t have gone much better. A shoot-out win for the Condors, a sell-out crowd and 6,119 stuffed animals collected by the United Way. Seven Year Teddy Bear Toss Total Reaches 32,354
   

• Bakersfield Californian Article: Local Giving
  October, 2005
  Bakersfield, Calif. No one should ever under-estimate the tremendous devastation caused along the Gulf Coast by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. How would Kern County residents react if a similar tragedy were to strike our community? What would we do without water and food supplies, electricity, natural gas and other staples of our everyday lives?
   

• Eighth Annual Day of Caring to Benefit 27 Local Non-Profit Agencies
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – September 7, 2005 – More than 600 volunteers will fan out across Kern County Saturday to complete projects for 27 local nonprofit agencies in the Eighth Annual Day of Caring, sponsored by United Way of Kern County.
   

• Local United Way Offers Tips for Giving Wisely During Times of Tragedy
  BAKERSFIELD, CA – (Sept. 2, 2005) – United Way of Kern County advises local residents interested in supporting victims of Hurricane Katrina to do their homework before giving to disaster relief efforts.
   

• United Way Invests More than $1.4 Million to Benefit Kern County Residents
  Bakersfield, CA. – July 15, 2005 – United Way of Kern County (UWKC) announced today that it will invest $1,416,906 in health and human services programs throughout Kern County over the next 12 months.
   

• United Way of Kern County president interviewed on Internet radio
  Miriam Krehbiel, president of United Way of Kern County, was interviewed recently by AdviceRadio.com about collaborative efforts by several Kern County organizations to extend health insurance coverage to all children in the county.
   

• Homeless Collaborative seeks donations to help secure $3.6 million in federal funds
  If you could make an investment that you knew would realize a 300-to-1 return, would you do it? That’s what the United Way of Kern County and the Bakersfield Homeless Collaborative are asking donors to do.