6/13/07 -- The United Way of Marshall County gratefully announces they recently received ten new Dell Color Printers/Scanners from the St. Joseph County United Way 2-1-1 Program who received the new equipment from the Gifts in Kind program.

Gifts in Kind is the seventh-largest charity in the Unites States and a global leader in new product philanthropy. They distribute nearly $900 million in new product donations to 150,000 deserving community charities throughout the United States and across the world each year.

The United Way of America 2-1-1 received the new equipment and distributed them to 2-1-1 agency's across the country. 2-1-1 is the nationally designated number for information and referral across the country. Easy to recognize and easy to remember, 2-1-1 enables you to find services in our community quickly and efficiently. United Way 2-1-1 maintains a comprehensive information and referral database and can help individuals in need locate human, health, and social services. 2-1-1 currently lists 609 Agencies in the St. Joseph County/Marshall County database that represent 1,878 Programs available in our communities.

United Way 2-1-1 gives community members one number to call (2-1-1) when they need to access services, and brings people and services together by paving the way into the service delivery system. For more information visit the 2-1-1 web site at: www.uwsjc.org/211/.

The St. Joseph County United Way 2-1-1 distributed ten new printers to the United Way of Marshall County, who in turn, distributed them to the following Marshall County beneficiaries: Adult Basic Education, Boys & Girls Club, Care and Share of Marshall County, Community Coordinated Child Care, Inc., Culver Community Youth Center, Girls Scouts of Singing Sands Council, Heart and Hands, Inc., Marshall County Council on Aging, United Way of Marshall County, Inc., and Women's Care Center.

"We are indebted to Gifts in Kind, United Way 2-1-1, United Way of St. Joseph County, and David Sisk, Certified United Way 2-1-1 Coordinator for this wonderful donation. Our local United Way agencies and programs will benefit greatly from this unexpected and generous gift." said Jennifer Maddox, Executive Director, United Way of Marshall County.

The United Way of Marshall County partners with 16 Member Agencies to provide services for the elderly, youth activities, those in need and health services. United Way also supports programs across the county separate from the Member Agencies. For more information contact Jennifer S. Maddox, Executive Director, United Way of Marshall County at (574) 936-3366.