The United Way is in the final push to reach their goal of $610,000 by the end of the month. As of today they have $70,000 left to raise.
This is the season of giving and we hope people will consider giving to this important campaign.
The United Way raises money for 23 social service agencies in our community. Chances are most people have been impacted or know someone who has been by one of the United Way agencies.
Many of the agencies operate on shoe string budgets so every dollar we can raise for the organizations counts.
In previous years our community has cared enough to reach its goal. We need to reach and exceed the goal again this year.
The final push is on. To give a donation or if you want to give a little more please call the United Way today at 342-7564.
Christopher White Walker
Editor & Publisher
gr8ggogli (anonymous) says...
"Many of the agencies operate on shoe string budgets"
Really? How many?
We never hear how much funding each agency gets from United Way.
We never hear what each agency's total budget is, or what proportion of that budget is funded by United Way.
We never hear what proportion of our contributions actually go to the agencies, and how much gets sucked into the United Way machine, never to be seen again.
The bottom line is... if you want your money to go where YOU want it to go, donate directly to the agencies you want to fund.
No matter what they tell you in your workplace!
December 6, 2007 at 12:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )