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University Libraries: United Way Festivities!

Happy Friday!

Sheila, Gwen, Sheryl and I are gearing up for the University Libraries United Way festivities!  We want to let you know a bit more of what is being planned and how you can participate and #MizzouLU.

The big event of course is the Chili and Cookie Cook Off on Tuesday October 17th. If you have not had a chance to sign up for either the chili or cookie and would like to please contact Gwen Gray and let her know. We need your chili and cookies!

We are also doing Penny Wars! Departments versus departments. I believe we broke it down as follows:

  • Administration
  • Circulation
  • Reference
  • Technical Services
  • Branches including Archives

We will have jars at each of these locations including each branch (if you would like one) to collect spare change and any monetary donations you would like to make to the United Way. These are not for your pledge donations!

We’ve heard back from several branches already who would like a jar so please let us know if you would like one and Gwen and I will make sure you get one! We will begin distributing these next week on Monday.

A huge Thank you to Kate Wright for designing the jar label for us! (See attachment).

Folks can continue to add to the jars up until the Chili and Cookie Cook off and then we will collect those at the event and get a final count out to everyone in the days following the cook off. We think this will be a lot of fun.

Please keep the jars in staff areas to keep them from walking awayJ

Don’t forget to start saving that change and preparing your chili and cookie recipes!

All the best!

Sheila, Michelle, Sheryl, and Gwen
Your 2017 United Way Ambassadors
#MizzouLU