Live United Day
Join us at the Chattanooga Market on Aug. 23

Bring the kids for a day of family fun while you discover how United Way is advancing the common good in our community.

United Way of Greater Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Market are teaming up this year to bring you LIVE UNITED DAY at the First Tennessee Pavilion on Sunday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. United Way extends an invitation to the community to come learn how everyone can Live United. On this special day at the Market, different United Way partner agencies will provide games, arts, crafts and healthy activities for children and their families to enjoy.  

“This will be a great Sunday afternoon for the entire family to come out,” said Bill Wilder, Vice-President of BB&T Huffaker & Trimble and 2009 Campaign Chairman. “It’s a good opportunity to come see some of the different ways United Way programs impact our community.  More than 20 of our agencies will have booths set up throughout the Market with children's games and activities. Parents can also sign their toddlers up for free books, get a free DVD to take home or get their kids a learning checkup while they’re out for a leisurely Sunday afternoon.”

A few of the featured activities at the Market on August 23 will be face painting, Wii demonstrations, pinewood derby races, mask making, kid friendly tattoos, parachute games, creating paper flowers, building picture frames and more – all at no charge. United Way will give away free Frisbees to all children who visit their booth.

United Way will also sell special Chattanooga Market edition LIVE UNITED t-shirts made from 100% organic, unbleached cotton. All proceeds from the sale go to benefit United Way and the impact work of our partner agencies. Of course, visitors can also enjoy Chattanooga Market's great vendors with food, produce and hand-made artesian goods.

Then there's the wonderful music - don't miss these artists:

·         12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Buck & Nelson
Traditional songs and tunes, folk music, bluegrass, blues, British Isles, along with some original music.

·         2 to 3 p.m.: Denitia Odigie
"...girlish cayenne-pepper voice skips from breathy to syncopated to belting...her alt-rock leanings now take a backseat to country-touched soul..." (The Nashville Scene)

As always, admission to the Market is free and children’s activities provided by United Way and its partner agencies are at no extra charge. For more information on this event and United Way, call 423-752-0300 or visit www.LiveUnitedChattanooga.org. For more information on the Chattanooga Market and its vendors, visit www.ChattanoogaMarket.com.

United Way of Greater Chattanooga funds local programs that prevent problems before they occur, creates opportunities for people to care for themselves and each other, and supports the most vulnerable in our community – making our community the best at helping people achieve their potential. Thanks to an endowment fund that covers all overhead and administrative expenses, all contributions (100 percent) go directly to services that help individuals and families in greater Chattanooga, north Georgia and northeast Alabama.