The Annual Campaign for the United Way will be kicking off soon. The Lamar County United Way has a goal this year to raise $600,000.
The board is committed to the phrase, “Raised here! Stays Here!” meaning that 100% of the $600,000 goal stays here in Lamar County.
100% of the 2016 $600,000 goal has been award to the following twenty-one local agencies:
American Red Cross; Big Brother Big Sister; Boy Scouts NETSEO; Boys & Girls Club; Children’s Advocacy Center; Dylan’s Drivers; ETCADA; Girl Scouts NETX; Habitat for Humanity; Imagination Library; Innovative Enterprises; LC Child Welfare Board; LC Coalition of Education, Business & Industry; LC Human Resource Council; LC Literacy Council; New Hope Center; RRV Down Syndrome Society; RSVP; SAFE-T; Kings Daughters and Sons; and the Salvation Army.
The overhead/operating expense for the Lamar County United Way is only 13%, which is very low for a non-profit. Furthermore, the review panel is comprised completely of local citizens. It is the local citizens who decide which agencies will be awarded grants.
In the coming weeks, stay tuned to eParisExtra.com as we take a closer look at each of the 21 agencies funded by the Lamar County United Way.
For more information or to donate to the 2016 United Way Campaign Fund, visit www.lamarcoutyuw.org