United Way Trivia!What do YOU know? 2013 Edition
United Way Trivia!
Divide into TWO TEAMS
1. After the question is read out loud, the team that rings the bell first, gets the first opportunity to answer the question.
2. The “referee” has final call on which team rang the bell first.
3. One point is awarded for each correct answer.
4. Each team gets one try to answer the question. An incorrect answer will pass the question to the other team.
5. Highest Team Score Wins!
UNITED WAY TRIVIA! Rules
Round 1
Category: United Way
Category: United Way
True or False: United Way’s Women’s Initiative has a Flagler County Chapter?
A: True B: False
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
A: TrueThe Flagler Chapter
started in 2009!
Category: United Way
FamilyWize FREE Prescription Discount Cards:
The Discount Card has saved Volusia & Flagler County residents how much in just
over 5 years?
A. Half a Million
B. $1 Million
C. $2 Million
D. $1 Billion
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
C. $2 Million
Category: United Way
Campaign for Working Families:
CFWF provides which of the following services?
A. Free Money Smart Classes
B. Free Tax Preparation Services
C. Both
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
C. BOTH
Free Money Smart Classes
AND Free Tax Preparation Services which are primarily
volunteer based.
Category: United Way
True or False?The United Way has secondary office
space located in Flagler County?
A. True B. False
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
A: True! It’s located at Office Divvy which
donates office space to United Way and they located off Palm Coast
Parkway in Palm Coast.
Category: United Way
What number can you call to volunteer and to get FREE information about
available area resources and services?
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
2-1-1
Category: United Way
Which of the following is not one of the top reasons for calling 2-1-1?
A. Housing Assistance (rent/mortgage & utilities support)
B. Contact Information for a specific providerC. Income & Food/Meal Assistance
(need money for car repair/gas, home repair, etc.)
D. How to catch the midnight train to Georgia.
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
D. Midnight train to Georgia
Top reasons to call 2-1-1 include: Food, Rent and Utility Assistance
Category: United Way
True or False?
When you call 2-1-1, we try to interview clients to help uncover other resources
or services available to them if they allow us to further help them.
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
TRUE
Clients call in for a specific need, but we hope to interview them to help confirm if
other resources or services are available to them.
Category: United Way
Last year 2-1-1 answered how many calls?
A. Almost 20,000
B. Over 30,000
C. Over 27,000
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
C. Over 27,000 calls
Category: United Way
What is United Way’s newest community initiative to help
children learn to read? A.Book-It.
B.ReadingPalsC. Success By Six
Category: United Way
ANSWER!
B. ReadingPalsFunding by Carol and Barney Barnett
this early literacy program pairs volunteers with Pre-K or Kindergarten
children for one-on-one weekly reading/teaching sessions.
Round 2:
Partner Agencies
Category: Partner Agencies
How many United Way Partner Agencies are there?
A. 35 B.14 C. 58
ANSWER!
A. 35 agenciesUnited Way funded 58 programs
Category: Partner Agencies
The local Boys & Girls Club has how many
club sites?
Category: Partner Agencies
ANSWER!
EightLocated throughout Volusia
and Flagler Counties.•http://www.bgcvfc.org/#!our-clubs/cj97
Category: Partner Agencies
Which local agency provides specialized telephone equipment to the residents of
Volusia and Flagler counties who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind or speech
impaired?
Category: Partner Agencies
ANSWER!
Easter Seals of Volusia – Flagler
Counties
Category: Partner Agencies
True or False:
United Way gives money to any nonprofit that asks for it.
Category: Partner Agencies
ANSWER!False: United Way funds programs via Partner Agencies that have been thoroughly reviewed by community citizens.
Category: Partner Agencies
Round 3:Campaign Stumpers
Sometimes people have
“Bad” United Way Stories…Why?
A. Unrealistic Expectations
B. They don’t realize that the services provided by partner agencies that are funded by United Way
C. No such service/programs is available
D. All the above
D. All the above
Category: Campaign Stumpers
TRUE or FALSE
United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’
administrative rate is well below 35%
ANSWER! TRUE
The U.S. Government says that Non-profits that have administrative cost at 35% or less are doing good.
TRUE or FALSE
United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’
president makes over $1 million a year!
ANSWER! FALSE
Salaries for the highest paid staff can be found on our 990. (And no one makes anywhere near that much!)
Round 4Our Community
When a child ends up in the
Juvenile Justice System, it cost us
as tax payers how much annually?
A. Below $5,000 annually
B. Over $10,000 annually
C. Over $20,000 annually
ANSWER!
C. Over $20,000
annually
What percentage of our school children
in both Volusia and Flagler Counties are
on the FREE or reduced lunch program?
A. Almost 30%
B. Over 40%
C. Over 60%
ANSWER!
C. Over 60%
Volusia – over 60%
Flagler – almost 70%
THE WINNER IS……