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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU United Way is one of the world’s largest privately funded charities, serving 37 countries and territories worldwide and 95% of communities in the U.S., while affecting the lives of 48 million people, according to its website. As impressive as these numbers are, however, they are just that — numbers, cold and abstract until one sees how they are manifested in one’s own backyard. Currently Fulton County United Way is deep into its annual fundraising campaign, with a goal of raising $100,000, which will then be allocated to 10 local nonprofits selected by a volunteer board composed of Fulton County residents. 2023 recipients will be CASA (court appointed special advocates for children), Fulton County Animal Center, Manitou Training Center, Recovery Cafe, Salvation Army, Council on Aging, Helping Hands, Pack-a-backpack, RSVP (retired and senior volunteer program) and United Ministries. “We try to have a wide range of areas and needs covered,” said Todd Van Sickel, executive vice president of First Federal Savings Bank and Fulton County UW 2022-23 fundraising campaign chairman. United Way focuses on “three building blocks” — education (at all age groups), income and health, but any nonprofit can apply for funds. Rochester’s Recovery Cafe, for example, is a new beneficiary. “We are able
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$183,000 Lilly Foundation grant resulted from the efforts of UW grant writers, and in years past, Moriarty added, Akron, Caston and Rochester elementary schools have received $30,000 for remedial reading programs. “The minimum dues we pay come back more than tenfold,” she said. According to Van Sickel, the
“heart of the fundraising effort” is employer/employee campaigns at local businesses. Local UW volunteers contact employers to give presentations on ideas and resources for an organization pledge/donation and/or the completion of an employee pledge/ donation campaign, such as payContinued on page 3
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