EVENTS

The longest-running charity event in the country, Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour event for charities in North Dakota and Minnesota. Join us on February 13th, 2025, and give where you live! Build bright futures by being a giving heart. Your generosity prioritizes finding stable housing for families experiencing homelessness, fights childhood hunger, and provides children and families with the necessities they need to thrive.

Join us for our 4th Annual casino-style fundraiser. Delicious hors d'oeuvres, drinks and dancing will accompany a wide variety of games including blackjack, poker, plinko, and more. All proceeds go to our programs and services.

Kick off Giving Hearts Day with a delicious breakfast and discover the transformative work United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area is leading to address homelessness, poverty, and hunger in our community. Through personal stories from clients, volunteers, and donors engage in a discussion about the challenges local families face, you'll learn how we can collaborate to create brighter futures for families and individuals in the Greater Grand Forks area.

Join us as we collect food items to Pack the Backpack. United Way’s Backpack Program fights to end childhood hunger by providing food in students’ backpacks to feed them for the weekend.

Join your neighbors in a trike race against poverty. We invite you to form teams of four to compete in this relay event. It will be a fantastic day of competition, costumes, and food. ​Last year was a photo finish, and this year we will have more teams than ever fighting for the coveted title of Trike Wars champions. Prizes will be given to the fastest and best dressed teams. ​​Come ready to compete and win against poverty!​​