2018 United Way Day of Action!

Location: Various
Start Time: Fri 22, June 2018, 11 a.m.
End Time: Fri 22, June 2018, 8 p.m.

June 22, 2018

On June 22nd, the day after the Summer Solstice and the longest day of the year, volunteers in Geauga County will take action to help improve lives in our community. Local residents, families, and organizations will participate in projects that support the health and well being of people in our community who are struggling to fulfill their basic needs. The Day of Action mirrors the work that United Way does year-round: empowering people to affect positive change in their own backyards, and across the world.

Blossom Time Festival 2018 Booth Volunteers Needed!

Location: Riverside Park, Downtown Chagrin Falls
Start Time: Thu 24, May 2018, 8 p.m.
End Time: Mon 28, May 2018, 12:30 a.m.

Parkside Church will sponsor a booth at the upcoming Chagrin Falls Blossom Time Festival. The festival is held over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-27 in Riverside Park, located across from the falls in downtown Chagrin Falls.

Volunteers are needed to represent Parkside Church at the booth during the festival. Volunteers greet people, hand out helium balloons and literature, and help children play our "Parkside Plinko" game to win free candy.

Volunteer for a 2-3 hour shift here or by calling Jen at 440.679.9399. 

Sidewalk Prophets concert in Twinsburg May 17!

Location: Twinsburg's Rock the Park, 10260 Ravenna Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087
Start Time: Thu 17, May 2018, 10 p.m.
End Time: Fri 18, May 2018, midnight

The Sidewalk Prophets are a nationally touring, award winning Christian band inspiring hope and a positive message across the country. The evening will feature amazing music, food trucks, and the area’s best outdoor concert atmosphere. The concert is part of Twinsburg's Rock the Park series and will be held at the Perici Amphitheatre on May 17th.

MyFreeTaxes.com, United Way Services of Geauga County

Location: Kent State Geauga Campus, 14111 Claridon-Troy Rd. in Burton
Start Time: Sat 14, April 2018, noon
End Time: Sat 14, April 2018, 6 p.m.

Do you make $66,000 or less per year?

You qualify for myfreetaxes.com!

United Way has partnered with industry leader H&R Block to help people easily and accurately file both their federal and state taxes through myfreetaxes.com.

Simply go to myfreetaxes.com to get started!

Questions? Call 1-855-My-Tx-Help (1-855-698-9435)

Need a little assistance? Come to the Super Tax Saturday event!

Saturday, April 14, 2018, 9am-3pm

Kent State University- Geauga Campus, 14111 Claridon-Troy Rd. in Burton

CE: Parkinson's Disease, Quality of Life

Location: Maplewood at Twinsburg, 2463 Sussex Blvd., Twinsburg, OH 44087
Start Time: Thu 12, April 2018, 2:30 p.m.
End Time: Thu 12, April 2018, 4 p.m.

Parkinson's Disease...

Prospective residents, Families, & Professionals

What is it? How to Identify? How to Promote Quality of Life?

Thursday, April 12, 2018

11:30 am Registration...Noon-1:00 pm Presentation

A light lunch will be served

Maplewood Assisted Living & Memory Care

2463 Sussex Blvd., Twinsburg, OH 44087

Touch a life...Become a Hospice Volunteer.

Hospice is a philosophy of care, not a place. We care for our patients wherever they call home. As a vital part of our team volunteers come from all walks of life, and have a variety of skills, talents and abilities.

Opportunities to serve are diverse: visit patients and families to provide companionship, socialization, and comfort, help with legacy work, transportation, light housework, meal preparation, run errands, make phone calls, help with clerical work, attend health fairs, make a presentation. Volunteers with specialized professional qualifications and training are also needed: attorneys, licensed hair dressers, massotherapists, pet therapy dogs and their handlers.

Messiah Choir Returns to Benefit Food Pantries

Location: Notre Dame Chapel, 13000 Auburn Road in Munson, OH
Start Time: Sun 18, March 2018, 6 p.m.
End Time: Sun 25, March 2018, 8 p.m.

Download the flyer about this event here.

The Good Tiding Benefit Choir invites you to listen for a cause. This all volunteer ecumenical choir formed 29 years ago to help the local food banks through the work of the Geauga Hunger Task Force (GHTF). The Choir will continue their legacy of raising spirits and funds by performing the Easter sections of GF Handel’s “Messiah.” There will also be guest performances of Dulcimers from Pilgrim Church on March 18th and Spirit Bound on March 25th. The two performances will be Sundays, March 18th and March 25th at 3 pm at Notre Dame Chapel, 13000 Auburn Road in Munson. There is no charge or reservations for the performances but a goodwill offering will be taken. All attendees will also be invited to join in the Hallelujah chorus.

2017 Christmas Benevolence Project Thank You

We would like to sincerely thank you those who volunteered with the Parkside Church Christmas Benevolence Project in December, 2017. The Christmas Project has changed over time and 2017 was a year of expansion. Since you were a volunteer, we want to give you a sense of the scale and impact of your investment. In doing so, we hope you will be encouraged by how God worked through the church and be encouraged to participate again in the future.

What is the Christmas Benevolence Project?

The project originated from our partnership with Scranton Road Bible Church and our children’s ministry, helping children involved with the Good News Kids program at Scranton. It has evolved and expanded to a church wide project and now encompasses much more.

The Christmas Benevolence Project has three main areas of focus:

1. Cleveland: Partnering with Scranton Road Bible Church & Building Hope in the City to help Cleveland families and children in need.

2. Communities around Parkside Church: Partnering with local agencies & school districts to help families in need in the communities surrounding Parkside Church.

3. Parkside Church Families: Assisting families within the Parkside Church congregation who are financially struggling and can use help & encouragement.

How did the Christmas Benevolence Project address those three focus areas in 2017?

Tax Preparation Volunteers Needed

United Way Services of Geauga County is partnering with Geauga County’s AARP Tax Aide program in an effort to help provide more area residents with tax preparation assistance this upcoming tax season. Last year the program was able to help over 770 people by preparing and filing their taxes for them. In Ohio, that is a savings of $256 in tax preparation costs alone. This doesn’t include deductions and credits the volunteer tax preparers often find that previously were overlooked.

We are looking for more volunteers in 2018 so we can help more people. Help out your friends and neighbors here in Geauga County by providing a valuable resource and helping people keep money in their pockets!

Thanksgiving Box Project Thank You!

Thanks to each person who donated to our 2017 Thanksgiving Box Project. We were able to collect 390 boxes and raise more than enough money to purchase all the turkeys needed. Thank you also to all those who helped deliver the boxes. We appreciate your generosity!