CLEVELAND (WRWH) — United Way of White County distributed $80,000 on Thursday to 12 community agencies serving residents across the county.
United Way Board Vice Chairman Nathan Eason thanked the partner agencies for their work and presented checks to White County Food Pantry, White County Caring and Sharing, White County 4-H, White County Family Connection, BRIDGE Recovery, Community Helping Hands Clinic, Family Promise of White County, Catalyst Christian Learning Center, Enotah CASA, South Enotah Child Advocacy Center, Circle of Hope and White County Backpack Buddies.
Eason said the organization’s major annual fundraisers include the Darrel Chaney Celebrity Golf Tournament, now in its 25th year and set for April 19-21, the fall bucket drives in Cleveland and Helen, and the White County Turkey Trot.
He also emphasized the need for more businesses and employees to participate in payroll deduction through the “Easy Way” program.
“One of the biggest needs, I think, is getting more businesses involved in payroll deduction,” Eason said. “That can be an easy way to fundraise, and we can grow our fundraising abilities through more businesses participating in that.”
The United Way of White County board is made up entirely of volunteers. According to the organization, 97 percent of the money raised goes directly to community agencies serving White County residents.
