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You Can’t Help but Get Engaged

“One of the best ways to have a positive impact in the community is to give to United Way. It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference. And it stays in our community. That’s the biggest thing.”

Don’t Just Sit There

“I’ve retired twice and I didn’t like it,” says Barb Veasy, a vibrant, attractive businesswoman who, at 82, has seven paying part-time jobs and seven steady volunteer commitments. It’s not unusual for Barb to juggle as many as six engagements in a day.

If You’re Not Participating, You’re Missing Out

“For many years, I didn’t understand the concept behind the Tocqueville Society. If I had known earlier, I’d have gotten involved sooner.”

You never know when a good suggestion will change your life. Twenty years ago, Glenn Todd’s law school counselor suggested that he should arrange a personal interview in connection with his application to Georgetown University’s LL.M program in Taxation. “That was back when we had to use maps,” Glenn laughs as he remembers the drive from Ohio, his big dog beside him. His interviewer mentioned that Georgetown had internship opportunities at the Council on State Taxation (COST), an organization that supports major companies around state tax policy issues. After completing that internship and attaining his Masters, Glenn joined one of the supporters of COST, KPMG LLP. Now the Partner in Charge of KPMG’s Tax Practice in Pittsburgh, Glenn still marvels at how his career path unfurled from his counselor’s advice.

Networking: 101 to Rockstar!

By Marita Garrett, Co-Owner, Admintrinsic; Councilwoman, Borough of Wilkinsburg With the overflow of networking events, it can seem daunting to step […]

Volunteering: “It’s Just a Part of Life”

Brent helps people all day long in his job as a Community Relations Coordinator with the City of Pittsburgh Council District 7 team, but when he heard about the Snow Angels program he liked the idea of helping out right in his neighborhood. Snow Angels, a United Way-supported program that is also part of United Way’s Open Your Heart to a Senior volunteer recruitment initiative, matches local volunteers who can help with elderly and disabled neighbors who can’t clear their own walks of snow and ice.

Making an Impact

“I’m a guide for my mentee, not a parent, teacher or enforcer. It’s a unique relationship that many of these students don’t have anywhere else. And neither do I.”