Caring Rivers United Way focuses on community resources to provide solutions for the most important needs in the community.

We work side-by-side with government, businesses and other service organizations to help solve our communities’ most urgent problems. We provide a background for diverse interests to partner, collaborate, and produce measurable results in the Big Lake, Elk River, Otsego, Princeton, Santiago and Zimmerman communities.

Caring Rivers United Way allocates contributions where they will do the most good.

The strength of Caring Rivers United Way starts with its volunteers. They bring together the professional expertise, experience and knowledge to help United Way make sure your contribution is well spent. Caring Rivers United Way magnifies and multiples the impact of your contribution . . . making your caring count. We invest your gifts in programs addressing high priority needs and then review and monitor programs for results. This guarantees that you receive a generous return on your investment.

Caring Rivers United Way has a vision and a plan.

Caring Rivers United Way is investing your dollars in these goal Areas to achieve measurable results and community impact.

To make sure that children . . .

• Are in good health and free from violence

• Improve in emotional, language, cognitive and physical  development

• Develop a sense of responsibility for their actions and stay out of trouble

• Succeed academically

To make sure the elderly, ill and disabled . . .

• Are more independent and have a better quality of life

• Experience ill health and/or death with dignity

• Feel cared for and loved

To make sure that families . . .

• Access necessary food and shelter

• Live in a safe environment

• Improve parenting, nurturing, discipline and conflict resolution skills

• Are more involved in each other’s lives

To make sure that all people . . .

• Secure their basic needs

• Are educated to preserve health and wellness

• Can be responsible, productive citizens and, take responsibility for their own future

To make sure that our communities. . .

• Feel safe

• Have the health and human service capacity to meet their needs

• Actively involve citizens in neighborhood and civic issues

United way gives people the power of knowing their abilities really do outweigh their disabilities.

Caring Rivers Board Members

John Scheel
Sherburne TeleSystems, Inc.
President

David Rannallo
Great River Energy
Vice President

Matthew Erler
United Health Group
Secretary

Theresa Slominski
Elk River Municipal Utilities
Treasurer

Members at large

Nicole Boswell
Tescom, Inc.

Pat Braun
Foster Grandparent Program

Jan Creed
Heritage Montessori School

Art Jacket
RSVP Volunteer

Nathan Ovall
The Bank of Elk River

Brenda Pawlak
Target

Ryan Rothwell
Big Lake Coborn's

Paul Schenkenberg
Sherburne TeleSystems, Inc.

Charlotte Strei
RSVP Coordinator

And Staff:

Joy Nadeau
Executive Director
jnadeaucruw@izoom.net

Lauri Robinson
Resource Development Manager
lauriunitedway@nsatel.net