Julie Martineau
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Julie Martineau
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One of the challenges we'll have is balancing response and recovery. I've always seen us as a recovery group, but we're getting pushed to response.
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The candidates will get about one minute to respond to each question.
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That got off the ground too late, and we really need to hit the ground running.
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Our organization was founded in 1955 so it stood to reason that we would do a '50s theme. This event is meant to take us back to honor the founding families of our United Way.
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I think, overall, Montgomery County was well prepared. The plans we put in place really did what we wanted them to do. Now, we'll just go back and work on the areas we need to improve on.
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The Montgomery County United Way is about connecting people in need with the resources available to us. One of the things I have found in this community is that the nonprofit sector here really works hard to collaborate and work well together.
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What we found during Katrina and Rita was that people were using the United Way Web site to get info. I think there are ways to better connect people who have resources to people who need those resources.