Special Initiatives

Volunteer Mower County

Volunteer Mower County continues to be the "go to" location for volunteer needs and opportunities in Mower County. Click here to go to Volunteer Opportunities page and fill out a profile. There has never been a better or easier time to volunteer in your community.

Obesity

The United Way of Mower County Board of Directors identified obesity as a community wide issue that needed to be addressed. In January of 2007, United Way of Mower County launched Get Fit Mower County Healthy Living Challenge. The focus behind the challenge is to promote the importance of living a healthy life and helping individuals make those changes through team weight loss competition, seminars, web links and community events.

*924 individuals formed over 100 teams to change unhealthy patterns.

*After 9 weeks Mower County participants had lost a total of 2,958 pounds-over a TON of weight.

*The winning team lost an average of 43.3 pounds each.

*School aged children in Austin, Lyle and Southland districts participated in a contest aimed at increasing their physical activity.

Watch for a bigger and better Get Fit Mower County Healthy Living Challenge in January 2008.