United Way of Wapello County

06/15/2026

❣️Urgent Volunteer Need❣️Milestones Meal Delivery

Milestones Area Agency on Aging provides home-delivered meals to individuals who are disabled or without transportation in the Ottumwa area.

Volunteers are needed for once or twice-a-week delivery in the Ottumwa area.

Routes are established, and they will even place you where you would be most familiar.

Usually, 5-10 meals are delivered, and the delivery takes 30-45 minutes.

To begin this very worthy service, you can sign up online at https://conta.cc/4ejJYME or contact Peggy Fisher ([email protected]) | 641-682-1264

06/15/2026

⛳Swing for Literacy!
📚It's Tee Time for a Great Cause!

We're hitting the links to raise books for Wapello County's littlest readers, and we want YOU to join us!

🗓️ August 22, 2026
📍 Cedar Creek Golf Course, Ottumwa

🕗 Check-in 8:00 AM | Shotgun Start 9:00 AM
💵 $65 per golfer | $260 per team (prepay)
Entry includes golf, cart, beverages & lunch!

Plus: 50/50 · Hole Prizes · Mulligans · Flighted Awards

Want to support without swinging a club?
We have sponsorship opportunities too; because every dollar counts!

Team Sponsor — $260
Event Sponsor — $100 or more

We know the economy is tough, and we are grateful for whatever you can give.

Every single dollar raised goes directly to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Wapello County, putting free books in the hands of local children from birth to age five.

United is the Way to Youth Success.

Register or sponsor today!
Register online: https://www.wapellocouw.org/charity-golf-tournament
or contact Toni Cameron
📧 [email protected]
☎️ 641-682-1264

06/01/2026

✉️ Happy National Pen Pal Day!

Writing letters does so much for elementary students: it builds literacy skills, boosts confidence, and shows kids their community cares about them.

And all it takes from you is 1-2 letters a month. You write the letters, and we handle the rest!

We're looking for pen pal volunteers for students in Ottumwa and Fairfield for the 2026–27 school year.

Sign up two ways:

Complete our Volunteer Interest Form and select Pen Pals under Programs: https://forms.office.com/r/T6gYHCuDp9
or call 641-682-1264 and ask for Robin or Peggy

05/31/2026

Free Social Security and Estate Planning workshops in Fairfield + Ottumwa! Sign up using the link below.

Both Topics In One Session

05/30/2026

The Cardinal Middle School SEAL group for making Eldon's main street shine a little brighter this year! 🖌️

These amazing students and teachers rolled up their sleeves for their Day of Caring project and repainted the curbs along Main Street, and it shows!
We love seeing young people take pride in their community. Eldon is so proud of you! ❤️🖤

05/29/2026

Kids and families! Join us on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 10am in Central Park for our first Summer Reading Program performer, the magical Mikayla Oz!

This FREE program is open to all kids and families, no registration required.

05/29/2026

🙌 Shoutout to LPL Financial for showing up BIG for our community!

Their team spent the day last Friday volunteering in our community food pantry gardens, and we are so grateful!

Want to bring your team together for a day of service that actually makes a difference? We can help you plan a custom volunteer experience your whole group will love.

You can learn more at wapellocouw.org/teamvolunteerism or send an email to [email protected] to get started.

05/28/2026

What a day at the Growing Together Garden! Earlier this month, we welcomed 232 kindergartners, along with 33 amazing teachers and adult helpers, for Kindergarten AG Day!

Little hands got dirty, big curiosity grew bigger, and there's nothing quite like watching young learners discover where their food comes from! 🥕🐛🌻

05/27/2026

Have you seen the Food Bank of Iowa's 2025 Impact Report? The numbers are both eye-opening and inspiring.

Did you know that 1 in 8 Iowans — and 1 in 6 Iowa children — face food insecurity?

That's over 385,000 of our neighbors who don't know where their next meal will come from.
Right here in Wapello County, 15.2% of residents, more than 5,300 people, are living with hunger.

The good news? The Food Bank of Iowa is fighting back — hard.

✅ 27 million+ pounds of food distributed
✅ 22.7 million meals provided
✅ 700 partner agencies across 55 Iowa counties
✅ 2.5 million pounds of food distributed every single month

And here's something many people don't realize: THE FOOD BANK OF IOWA HAS A LOCATION RIGHT HERE IN OTTUMWA!

Hunger is real in our community, but so is the power to do something about it.

Here's how YOU can help:

VOLUNTEER
Give your time at the Ottumwa location
👉 foodbankiowa.org/get-involved/volunteer/

HOST A FOOD DRIVE
Rally your workplace, school, or neighborhood
👉 foodbankiowa.org/get-involved/fooddrive/

GIVE
Every dollar goes a long way
👉 foodbankiowa.org/give/

No one in Ottumwa should go to bed hungry. United is the Way to food security in Wapello County - Let's do our part!