On May 19th of this year, we are very excited to be hosting our largest annual fundraiser after a 2 year hiatus due to COVID related health and safety concerns – the 32nd Annual Taste of Spring: Fancy Like in the Finger Lakes. This event is well established and greatly anticipated each year, bringing together wine, cider, beer, coffee, tea and food vendors unique to the Finger Lakes to showcase their products and give our guests a glimpse of what our amazing area has to offer. With your generous donation of tickets or merchandise, we have the potential of greatly increasing the proceeds from our silent auction which directly supports all of the local community work being done by United Way of Seneca County and our partners.

The United Way of Seneca County (UWSC) located in the heart of the Finger Lakes, NY works with a network of local community partners to create lasting impact to improve education, health and financial stability for everyone in Seneca County. While we are active members of United Way Worldwide, UWSC is completely autonomous in our governing and financial oversight, and we take great pride in our ability to keep 100% of donations in Seneca County. Many individuals and families are struggling across the country and our rural communities are no different. We often find ourselves facing the same issues as larger urban areas, but with far fewer funding opportunities and resources, therefore any assistance and donations are especially needed.

We are a central player in helping to address many of these issues too large for any one agency or program to solve – addiction, suicide, poverty and illiteracy. Our overdose and suicide rates remain higher than the national average and nearly half our residents living as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – or paycheck to paycheck, without a safety net in case of emergency and generally ineligible for assistance).