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Yesterday 12/8/2020… to Jan

Yesterday…12/8/2020, To Jan After 24 years of bringing her whole self to work at United Way of Jackson County, Jan Sanderson Taylor retired. I wanted…

Dee Anne EversonDecember 9, 2020

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in hard times is an interesting holiday. And in COVID-19, it’s very hard to not be with our loved ones. In a meeting…

Dee Anne EversonNovember 25, 2020

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The Sky is Clear

It’s been more than a month since the fires of September 8 that changed so many lives. The sky is clear. I want to say…

Dee Anne EversonOctober 23, 2020

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And so it is done

And so it is done, for now… I knew we’d get here and I thought I’d feel great and proud of what we’ve done at…

Dee Anne EversonJuly 6, 2020

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Feels good to do good…

Today was a bit calmer and we had the privilege of helping a man get back to his wife in Salem. More on that in…

Dee Anne EversonJune 11, 2020

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Listening and Action

These are remarkable times. We have much work to do. It's time for listening and action. As I was driving in this morning, I saw…

Dee Anne EversonJune 3, 2020

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From Crib to Cremation

Our vision at United Way of Jackson County is creating positive community change. Our mission is to mobilize caring to affect change. I know we’re…

Dee Anne EversonMay 20, 2020

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#MaskUp

Some days the generosity of this community is just overwhelming. We asked for more than 2,000 masks from our community so that our beloved nonprofit…

Dee Anne EversonMay 19, 2020

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You’re the top!

Wow! We just concluded a great transportation impact committee with some really important updates on people in need and how they get around. It’s an…

Dee Anne EversonMay 7, 2020

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Morning has Broken

It seems forever ago and it was. And I’m pretty sure at the time, I didn’t want to hear one speech from anyone saying, “When…

Dee Anne EversonMay 5, 2020