Friday, October 4, 2013

UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN BEGINS NEXT WEEK

Everyone is familiar with the United Way, a national non-profit with 1,800 branches across the US that help facilitate the funding and management of various community organizations and programs.

Here in Niagara County the United Way partners with groups like Big Brothers/Big Sisters; the Boy Scouts; the Girl Scouts; YWCA; YMCA; Family & Children’s Services and a dozen other organizations. You can learn about the local United Way online at: http://www.uwgn.org/

The United Way is known for teaming with employers and their employees to conduct fund drives and offer a venue through which people can contribute in other ways, including volunteerism.

Next week, we will begin our first-ever United Way fundraising campaign at Confer Plastics -- the first of many to help support this great organization. We hope to emulate the success of local companies like Delphi, the Seneca Niagara Casino, and Wegman’s and help the United Way in positively impacting the community.