United Way hoping to raise $575,000 for Lamar County non-profits this fall

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In 2021 the United Way of Lamar County set a goal of $550,000 for its fall campaign to assist local non-profits. According to Executive Director, Jenny Wilson,  “our Board of Directors decided for the first time in years to raise our Campaign Goal to $550,000.”  And this year United Way is not backing down setting a goal of $575,000.

Wilson explains, “We know to reach this higher goal we will need the support of the community now more than ever before.  But we also know how incredibly generous this community is!”

The United Way campaign depends not only on individual donors and small businesses but also on payroll deduction donations from workplace campaigns.  The workplace campaigns are run entirely by volunteers that make up the “Campaign Cabinet.”

Any business or company interested in running a workplace campaign can email jenny.wilson@lamarcountyuw.org.

All donations will go to support the 20 partner agencies and the United Way’s own programs. To join this year’s Campaign, send donations to PO Box 1, Paris, TX 75461, or give online at www.lamarcountyuw.org  Wilson added, “We know that most people want to help, to give back. Sometimes we just don’t know how. That’s where the United Way comes in — we are here to make giving simple!”