Why 10% or More is Uber Important
By Angie Matthiessen
Breaking the cycle of poverty through education is among the top of the uber critical issues I…
Third Year in the Making
By Angie Matthiessen
Forty elite community leaders banded together in 2019 to join the Inaugural Campaign Cabinet for United…
We thank you this Labor Day.
By Angie Matthiessen
This year we celebrate the kick-off of the 80th anniversary of the United Way & Labor…
A Transformation, a Prince and a Baby
By Angie Matthiessen
This is a real life Cinderella story, except there are no gowns, magical pumpkins or fairy…
Into The Unknown - 2021 Edition
By Angie Matthiessen
As we send our children back to school amid what feels like never-ending COVID uncertainty, I…
Focus, Inspiration and Strategy
By Angie Matthiessen
I have a confession to make. I suffer from FOMO.
No, it isn’t a rare skin condition or…
Care to Share for ALICE
By Angie Matthiessen
Our United Way of Charlotte County (UWCC) Board President is Charlotte Miller, Florida Power & Light…
Clothing Drive
By Angie Matthiessen
Five years ago, I met with a core group of women leaders in Charlotte County to discuss our vision about…
An Interview with Nick Nemec
By Angie Matthiessen
There is so much to love about our United Way of Charlotte County Board of Directors. They all…
Miriam P. Raines Charitable Fund
For the last several years, United Way of Charlotte County has been fortunate to see accelerated impact as a result…
What's in your toolkit?
By Angie Matthiessen
While living in Georgia years ago and working in my first social work position, I spent time on the…
An Independence Day to Celebrate
By Angie Matthiessen
My husband, Britt, and I landed in Punta Gorda about 20 years ago during a 4th of July weekend…