Posts by David Knapp

When you stop and think about it, many things have come to women surprisingly recently: The right to vote. The right to own property. And, perhaps less surprisingly, the existence of Women’s History Month in March. Before women had the whole month, we recognized Women’s History Week, and before that, a single International Women’s Day. Dedicating the entire month of March in… Continue Reading…

If you’ve been a part of UCT for any amount of time, you know Ann Marshall. Everyone here at the home office knows that Ann is a lifeline to our members. Even when they should be calling another area, they end up on the phone with Ann. Ann is retiring this month, and we couldn’t let her leave without giving her the… Continue Reading…

Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Kate Chillinsky, the new marketing manager at UCT. I’ve been working here for a few weeks now, but in reality I’ve been a part of UCT my whole life. (I’ll get to that in just a moment.) I recently moved back to Central Ohio with my husband and two sons, after living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for… Continue Reading…

In December, UCT made two special hockey teams pretty darn happy by awarding them a $10,000 and $5,000 prize for their programs through the UCT Gives Back AGAIN to Special Hockey video contest. The contest gave everyone involved – those of us at UCT and the special hockey coaches and players – such a great feeling that we decided to kick off… Continue Reading…

We just wrapped up our UCT Gives Back AGAIN to Special Hockey video contest on Saturday – and made two American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) special hockey teams very happy by awarding them a total of $15,000 for their programs! A BIG shout out to the Washington Ice Dogs special hockey team from Laurel, Maryland, who won first place and $10,000 and… Continue Reading…

Thursday marks Thanksgiving in the U.S., our annual day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year – with a little overeating and football indulgence on the side. While it’s a wonderful tradition to have a special day for giving thanks and counting our blessings, wouldn’t it be even more wonderful if we could practice cultivating… Continue Reading…

Election Day might have come and gone, but our appeals for your votes are just beginning! That’s right! UCT is awarding a $10,000 first place and $5,000 second place prize to two special hockey teams through the UCT Gives Back AGAIN to Special Hockey video contest – and YOU decide who wins! Ten top finalists have been selected from special hockey programs… Continue Reading…

Hey special hockey teams – this is your last chance to enter to win some serious cash! The deadline for submitting a video to the UCT Gives Back AGAIN to Special Hockey video contest is Oct. 31 – just days away, but still plenty of time to enter! We have two prizes to give away AGAIN – the first-place winner will receive $10,000… Continue Reading…

For the 14th consecutive year, UCT home office employees/members will step up to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) battle against blood cancers by participating in the society’s annual Light the Night Walk fundraiser on Oct. 21. Last year we raised $2,700 through donations and various fundraising efforts throughout October, and while this year’s goal is $2,000, we certainly expect to… Continue Reading…

Helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has been UCT’s number one community service project for over 60 years. In that spirit, in 2013 we awarded $10,000 to a program for students with intellectual disabilities at Galax Elementary School in Galax, Virginia, through our UCT Gives Back video contest. The following year we gave $10,000 to a similar program at Eldon High… Continue Reading…