Share Your Story About a Positive Male Mentor for the United Way Day of Action

Now through the United Way Day of Action on June 21, Middlesex United Way is inviting people from all across the community to share their stories about a positive male mentor in their lives. Stories can be submitted at www.middlesexunitedway.org/yourstory and will be posted on United Way’s website and shared on social media. Together, we can send a strong message about the importance of positive male role models in young people’s lives.

The United Way Day of Action takes place each year on or leading up to June 21, the summer solstice. The Day of Action is meant to call attention to an important issue or cause and ask people to “take action” in support of it.

According to Kevin Wilhelm, Middlesex United Way Executive Director, “We decided to focus on positive male mentoring for Day of Action because it ties into our work in the area of health and more specifically, our goal to reduce the rate of risky behaviors among youth. There is no doubt that all children can benefit from a positive male role model or mentor, not only to reduce high-risk behaviors but to make good choices that will lead to a greater chance of success in life.”