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Shop. Dine Out. Treat Yourself. Change Lives on United Way Day 2022

Be a part of changing lives and saving lives in Southwest Alabama when you shop, dine out, or treat yourself at one of the participating merchants on United Way Day on June 4, 2022. United Way Day is a one-day fundraiser and awareness campaign for the United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA) led by the retail and service industries.

 On United Way Day, we encourage people to get out and shop at our participating merchants. When you do, the merchants benefit, and you help increase their donations to UWSWA. Each participant will donate an amount based on a sales component of his or her business to the United Way. The Inaugural United Way Day was an event that began with Shoe Station in 2018, through its donation of $1 per pair of shoes sold on a single day that year.

Since 2018, United Way Day has raised over $64,000. Last year, we raised $25,111 through 30 retail partners in 62 locations. This year, our goal is to double the number of retail partners. Every dollar donated to the United Way stays in Southwest Alabama and is used for life changing and lifesaving services provided by the UWSWA and our 45 partner agencies.

Participating Vendors – Updated June 3, 2022

• One Stop Automotive (Jackson) – Donating $5 for each customer they serve on Friday, June 3rd.
• Ashland Gallery – TBD
• B&B Designs (Chatom) – Donating 10% of sales on Friday, June 3rd.
• Bigbee Coffee Chatom (Chatom) – TBD
• Bigbee Coffee Roasters (Jackson) – TBD
• BLP Mobile Paint – Donating 10% of sales up to $500.
  • Daphne
  • Dauphin Street
  • Saraland
  • Tillman’s Corner
• Bob’s Downtown Diner – Donating 20% of sales or $500 whichever is greater.
• Burro Burracho (Chatom) – TBD
• C&I Package Store (Chatom) – Donating $250.
• C&S Pet Grooming – A collection jar will be available for donations
• Chatom Energie Nutrition (Chatom) – Donating 10% of sales on Friday, June 3rd.
• Chic Chic Beauty Salon (Chatom) – Donating 10% or sales / services  on Friday, June 3rd.
• Chicken Salad Chick – Donating 10% of sales
  • Daphne
  • Government Plaza
  • Gulf Shores
  • Mobile
  • Saraland
• Chuck’s Fish Mobile – Donating a $50 gift certificate.
• Coastal Makers – Donating half of the proceeds from the “Paint It Out” paint and sip event. 
• Come N Tackle It Fishin & Fixins (Chatom) – Donating $1 for each plate sold between May 31 and June 3.
• Courthouse Square Deli & Bakery (Grove Hill) – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout through June 3.
• CrewFitness – Raffling off a class pack valued at $165 during the month of June. Tickets are $10 each. 
• Dick Russell’s Bar-B-Q – A collection jar will be available for donations. Dick Russell’s will match those donations up to $250.
• Dority’s – Donating a portion of the money collected in Cover Charges.
• El Papi – Donating a $50 gift certificate.
• Food Champs – A collection jar will be at the registers for customers to make donations. 
• Grove Hill Ace Hardware – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout through June 3.
• Innova Arts – Donating 10% of sales. 
• Joe Bullard Automotive – Donating $100 for each car sold at all the dealerships. 
  • INFINITI of Mobile
  • Jaguar Gulf Coast
  • Joe Bullard Acura
  • Joe Bullard Cadillac
  • Joe Bullard Chevrolet
  • Joe Bullard Ford Lincoln
  • Land Rover Gulf Coast
• Johnson’s Sugar Shack (McIntosh) – Donating 10% of sales on Friday, June 3rd.
• Kanary Bar – Donating $1 for each transaction.
• Kazoola Eatery & Entertainment – Donating 10% collected in Cover Charges.
• Keith Kingan’s Classic Cars – Donating $50 for each car sold. 
• Kindred Yoga – Donating $10 for each class pack sold on United Way Day.
• Lavish on the Square (Chatom) – Donating 10% of each service on Friday, June 3rd.
• Lost Pizza Co. (Mobile Midtown) – Making a direct donation.
• McAleer’s Office Furniture Company – Will donate 5% of sales on Friday, June 3rd.
  • Mobile – Springhill Avenue
  • Pensacola – North David Highway
• Millry Drugs (Millry) – Making a direct donation.
• Mission Fitness – Making a donation in honor of Sweat Equity Month
• Moe’s Original Bar B Que (Downtown Mobile) – Donating $100 in gift certificates.  
• Nuthin’ Fancy (Jackson) – Hosting a cake raffle and donating the proceeds.
• Others First Merchandise – www.othersfirstmerch.com Donate the proceeds from the sale of Others First United t-shirts.
• Palmer’s Airport Hyundai & Palmer’s Toyota Superstore – Donating $100 for each car sold. 
• Penelope’s Closet – A collection jar will be available for donation at the checkout counter.
• Petal Pusher Flower & Gifts (Grove Hill, AL) – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout through June 3.
• Phins Apparel – A $1 donation will be made for each shirt sold at at www.phinsapparel.com during the month of June.
• Post /O’Daly’s Irish Pub / Dauphin Street Blues Company / Draft Picks Tap Room – Donating 10% of sales.
• Simply Sweet Shoppe – Donating $100 and providing a collection jar will be available for donations at checkout.
• Stevie’s Kitchen – TBD
• Susie Q’s Sawmill Café (Fulton) – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout through June 3.
• Shoe Station (all locations) A $1 dollar donation will be made for each pair of shoes purchased & customers will be given the opportunity to add a donation to their purchase total.
  • Fairhope
  • Foley
  • Hillcrest
  • Springdale
  • Spanish Fort
• Shuckers Seafood & Oyster Bar (Jackson) – Customers will have any opportunity to make a donation at their table on Friday, June 3rd.
• Southern Class Boutique (Chatom) – Donating 10% of sales on Friday, June 3. 
• Taco Mama (Midtown Mobile) – Donating 10% of dine-in and to-go sales on Monday, May 30.
• The Gift Gallery (Grove Hill) – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout on Friday, June 3rd.
• The Haberdasher – Donating $0.50 from each house old fashioned and each burger sold the whole week leading up to that Saturday.  
• The Learning Tree – Donating the proceeds from their students’ lemonade stand at Penelope’s Closet
• Wilson Dismukes Parts & Equipment – Donating $20 for each unit of STIHL 2-cycle equipment sold
• Wigman’s Ace Hardware – A collection jar will be available for donations at checkout 

Download the United Way Day Merchant List – 22-UWDay Merchant List FINAL 06.03

BECOME A PARTICIPATING VENDOR
United Way Day is soon to be Southwest Alabama’s largest one-day shopping and community fundraiser led by the retail and service industries. Vendors can promote their businesses while raising awareness and funds for the United Way and its 47 partner agencies. Join the United Way of Southwest Alabama to be a part of changing lives and saving lives in Southwest Alabama by becoming a 2020 United Way Day Vendor.

Download more information.

• 22-UWDay flyer
• 22-United Way Day Registration – FILLABLE