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Mark
Your Calendars
Pacesetters
Breakfast
Thursday,
July 31
Pacesetter
Campaigns in Progress
July
31 - September 5
Fall
Food Drive
August 25 - August 29
Day
to Care
Thursday,
September 11
2009
Campaign Kick Off Luncheon
Thursday,
September 11
Watch the 2008-2009 campaign video produced by WCBI (Coming
Soon).
Download
the 2008-2009
United Way Brochure
Volunteers
Needed
Visit our volunteer
center to learn more about volunteer opportunities in
your area and sign up to volunteer.
United
Way of
Lowndes County
Agencies & Programs
American
Red Cross
Boys and Girls Club
Boy Scouts (Pushmataha Council)
Columbus AFB Youth Center
Community Resource Connection
Community Volunteer Center
CONTACT Helpline
Dial-a-Bus
Four H Clubs of Lowndes County
Girl Scouts of Northeast MS
Greater Columbus Learning Center
Helping Hands
Home Delivered Meals
Recovery House
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
The Salvation Army
YMCA
Community
Outreach Programs
Disaster Relief Assistance
Affordable Transportation for
Low-Income Residents
Columbus-Lowndes Home Repair for
Low-Income Residents
Charity Tracker
Annual Food Drive
Annual Blood Drive
Annual Fan Drive
Annual Blanket Drive
Prescription Discount Cards
Emergency Food and
Shelter Block Grant
Community Soup Kitchen
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2008-2009
Executive Committee
Jim
Wilson, President
Dennis Erby, VP/Campaign Chair
William Corder, 2nd Vice President
Stewart Stafford, Nominations
Stuart Phillips, Immediate Past Pres
Scott Singley, Finance Chair/Treasurer
Alma Turner, Secretary
Lynn Atkins, Allocations/Personal Chair
Susan Bell, Communications
Sandra Stone, Special Events
Yvonne Sanders, At-Large Member
John Brady, At-Large Member
Stan McCrary, At-Large Member
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2008-2009 Board of Directors
Marilyn
Agnew
Lynn Atkins
Nick Ardillo
Susan Bell
Allegra Brigham
John Brady
Kathy Brown
Roger Burlingame
Whirllie Byrd
Beth Cook
Bryant Cook
Will Cooper
William Corder
John R. Davis
Learnard Dickerson
John Dowdle
Dennis Erby
Matt Fowler
Bobby Harper
Sarah Heinkel
Jason Heliniak
John Jones
Deborah Junkin
Frances Jutman
Brenda Lathan
Dr. Claudia A. Limbert
Dr. Stan McCrary
Stuart Phillips
Yvonne Sanders
Gerald Scallions
Scott Singley
Stewart Stafford
Sandra Stone
Alma Turner
Leslie Watkins
Jim Wilson
United
Way Staff
Janice
Ballard, Executive Director
Michelle Avant, Office Manager
Frances Tucker, Receptionist
Meagan Coughlin, Project Coordinator
Learn
how you can make a difference. Donate today by calling 328-0943!

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United Way 2008-2009 Pacesetters
United
Way of Lowndes County says thanks A LATTE to our Pacesetters!
4-County
Electric Power Association
American Red Cross
AT & T
Belk
BancorpSouth
Cadence Bank
Ceco Building Systems
Citizens National Bank
Columbus Municipal School District Central Office
Community Resource Center
CONTACT Helpline
Dial A Bus
Frank Phillips Memorial YMCA
Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance
Greater Columbus Learning Center
Helping Hands
Holcim (US), Inc.
Home Delivered Meals
IKON Office Solutions
Lowndes County RSVP
Lowndes County School District Central Office
Mitchell, McNutt, & Sams P. A.
Newell Paper Company
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
Pushmataha Boy Scout Council
Recovery House
Regions Bank
Rhett Real Estate, Inc.
T. E. Lott & Company CPA's
Trustmark National Bank
TRONOX
United Way of Lowndes County
Weitzenhoffer/Seminole Foundation
Weyerhaeuser Columbus Cellulose Fibers
Weyerhaeuser Columbus Modified Fiber Facility
United Way contributes
$20,000 in venture grants
United
Way of Lowndes County (United Way) recently dispersed $20,000
in venture grants to local organizations.
Venture
grants differ from United Way's annual allocations to agencies
currently under their umbrella. Venture grants are smaller
and may be provided to other organizations that meet United
Way's funding requirements. And, that respond to special needs
or enhance the services of their existing agencies. This year,
three United Way agencies received supplemental special grants
because of the increases in requests for services. The additional
funding broadens the impact of annual giving to the United
Way campaign.
"Our
agencies are seeing a tremendous increase in the number of
requests for food, transportation, and utility assistance,"
United Way Executive Director Jan Ballard said.
"Additionally,
United Way agencies that provide transportation to area services
are struggling to do so within their budgets," Ballard
said. "Other agencies that were identified to receive
the special grants provide services that support the mission
of United Way of Lowndes County and address quality of life
issues."
Venture
grant recipients include United Way agencies Helping Hands,
Dial-a-Bus, and the Community Resource Connection. Non United
Way organizations include The Arc of Lowndes County (Association
for the Rights of People with Disabilities), North Mississippi
Kidney Foundation, Project Southside (Southside Missionary
Baptist Church outreach programs) Saint Vincent de Paul Society,
and Sally Kate Winters Family Services.
"We
stepped outside our usual requirements for an agency to have
a physical presence in Lowndes County to provide funds to
Sally Kate Winters Family Services," Ballard said. "They
are serving children from Lowndes County who previously were
served by Mark Mitchell Children's Shelter."
Helping Hands
United Way provided additional funds to assist with increased
demand for assistance with mortgages, utilities, and food.
Dial-a-Bus
United Way provided additional funds to help maintain services
for Dial-a-Bus transportation recipients.
Community
Resource Connection
United Way provided additional funds for homeless management,
including transportation to shelters in other communities.
The
Arc of Lowndes County
United Way provided funds to assist residents with developmental
disabilities and their caregivers with transportation expenses
to a state conference, Gutter Busters Bowling League, and
other special activities.
North
Mississippi Kidney Foundation
United Way provided funds to transport Lowndes County residents
to specialized treatment in Tupelo, to assist with medications,
and other needs.
Project
Southside
United Way provided funds to assist with before and after
school care, senior citizen day camp, and summer camp for
children.
St.
Vincent de Paul Society
United Way provided funds for travel reimbursement for volunteers
who assist United Way agencies in providing transportation
for low-income or disabled residents to medical and other
life-sustaining and quality of life resources.
Sally
Kate Winters Family Services
United Way provided funds to assist with the care of neglected
and abused Lowndes County children formerly served by Mark
Mitchell Children's Shelter.
Recycle Inkjet Cartridges and Used Cell Phones
The Community Volunteer Center (CVC) is an internal service
of United Way of Lowndes County that matches people to volunteer
opportunities in the area.
The CVC
partnered with Planet Green in a fundraising effort to collect
empty cartridges and used cell phones. It's a great way to
raise money for the CVC while helping our environment!
Collection
Location:
Just bring your empty inkjet cartridges and used cell phones
to the United Way office located at 501 Seventh Street North,
Suite 5, in the Plaza Building Monday through Friday 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Bring your cartridges from home and work. It's that
easy. Start collecting today!
For more
information, please call Meagan at the CVC at 327.0807.
Welcome our 2008-2009 Board of Directors!
Executive
Committee
Jim
Wilson, President
Dennis Erby, Vice President & Campaign Chair
William Corder, 2nd Vice President
Stewart Stafford, Nominations
Stuart Phillips, Immediate Past President
Scott Singley, Finance Chair & Treasurer |
Alma
Turner, Secretary
Lynn Atkins, Allocations & Personal Chair
Susan Bell, Communications
Sandra Stone, Special Events
Yvonne Sanders, At-Large Member
John Brady, At-Large Member
Stan McCrary, At-Large Member |
Board
of Directors
Marilyn Agnew
Lynn Atkins
Nick Ardillo
Susan Bell
Allegra Brigham*
John Brady
Kathy Brown
Roger Burlingame
Whirllie Byrd
Beth Cook
Bryant Cook
Will Cooper*
William Corder
John R. Davis*
Learnard Dickerson
John Dowdle
Dennis Erby
Matt Fowler |
Bobby Harper*
Sarah Heinkel
Jason Heliniak
John Jones*
Deborah Junkin
Frances Jutman*
Brenda Lathan
Dr. Claudia A. Limbert
Dr. Stan McCrary
Stuart Phillips
Yvonne Sanders
Gerald Scallions
Scott Singley
Stewart Stafford
Sandra Stone
Alma Turner
Leslie Watkins
Jim Wilson |
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Thank you to Past Presidents who continue to serve on the
Board of Directors.
**New
Member Nominations
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