The United Group plays a key role in supporting our business and our community through active memberships in various trade organizations and philanthropic endeavors.

These words of our Chairman, Mr. A. Raymond Tye inspires everyone here at United to help those who are less fortunate.
The United Group has and will continue to give generously to various charities and community organizations in need of assistance. Our company and senior executives personally contributed nearly $1 million last year to various causes. In addition United employees donated hundreds of hours of their time to help others.
The United Group as a company as well as our senior executives as individuals, contribute significant time and money to a broad array of worthy causes including, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Community Servings, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, The Fenway Community Health Center, The Pan Mass Challenge and The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation, just to name a few.

The Ray Tye Medical Aid foundation was founded in 2002 to commemorate the 80th Birthday of A. Raymond Tye and to honor his lifelong commitment to making life easier for his fellow man.
The mission of The Ray Tye Medical Aid foundation is to facilitate access to medical treatments for financially vulnerable individuals in our society, assuring equal access to specialized, life saving medical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation to all.

Most recently, the foundation was able to aid a little girl from Ecuador who had a heart problem, but is now on her way back home to live a normal life as a result of help from The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation.

As an industry partner we will do our best and work together to address industry related issues from both a legislative and socially responsible viewpoint as well as “continuing to always come to the aid of our fellow man”

The United Group is pro-active in several trade associations including WSWA, National Beer Wholesalers of America, WAABI, and MASS PACK. Through our memberships, United has been a leader in facilitating communications as they relate to industry issues regarding social responsibility, legislation and training.

The United Group representation in all of these trade organizations adds efficiency and effectiveness to all of the trade events for these organizations held in our local market and around the country.

The Wine and Sprits Wholesalers of America, Inc. is the national trade organization representing the wholesale branch of the wine and spirits industry. There are currently 450 members in the organization spanning 42 states.

United’s leadership is an active participant in WSWA. Mr. A. Raymond Tye, Chairman of The United Group sits on the Board of WSWA, along with Dave Roberts, Vice Chairman and CEO of the United Group and James Tye, The United Group Executive VP. Both Mr. Tye and Mr. Roberts are past presidents of WSWA.

The World Association Of The Alcoholic Beverage Industries is a national volunteer network composed of men and women from all tiers and segments of the alcohol beverage industry. WAABI assists the industry by reaching their local communities with information on industry programs relating to combating alcohol abuse and other socially responsible issues. Each year WAABI members donate over 100,000 hours of community service towards local improvement programs.

United is a member of WAABI and supporter of WAABI’s adopted charity the Sky Ranch for Boys, which serves and helps homeless, troubled, and delinquent youths from all parts of America.

The Massachusetts Package Stores Association with the Purpose of considering Legislation, Better Business Practices, and Social Responsibility as it relates to Massachusetts Alcohol Retailers. Mass Pack conducts extensive training seminars throughout the Commonwealth in an effort to educate retailers with the necessary tools to deter falsified identification and other legal issues. Mass Pack also holds an annual trade show where over 500 key retailers are present. As an associate member, The United Group is an active participant in all aspects of Mass Pack whether it’s training, legislation, better business practices or the tradeshow.