The Montgomery County United Fund Board of Directors recently announced the 2020 campaign total as $251,424.58.
Despite the difficulties of this past year, contributors, both corporate and individual, continued to support MCUF efforts and those of its partner agencies.
“We celebrate and thank you for your generosity,” said Gina Haile, MCUF area director.
In addition to the campaign total, the board announced the total community investment as $269,523.42. This investment will be distributed among
15 partner agencies.
Those agencies include: Boys & Girls Club of Montgomery County, Camp Rotary, Community Chest, Crawfordsville Adult Resource Academy, Family Crisis Shelter, Fuzzy Bear Preschool, Hand in Hand Learning Center, New Beginnings Child Care, Pam’s Promise, Recovery Coalition, Sunshine Vans, Trinity Life Ministry, Volunteers for Mental Health, Willson Family Literacy Preschool and the Youth Service Bureau.
United Fund wraps up 2020 campaign at $250K+ Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:00 AM After a slow start, the annual United Fund drive finished with a flourish. In mid to late December the drive had barely reached $130,000 toward a goal of $300,000. However, on Tuesday, when the final tally was unveiled to the public, the 2020 drive finished at $251,424.58.
“We were able to finish up what a lot of people started,” Area Director Gina Haile told The Paper.
The United Fund board, through a press released said that “despite the difficulties of this past year, our contributors, both corporate and individual, have continued to support our efforts and those of our partner agencies. We celebrate and thank you for your generosity.”
CARA studentâs favorite spot By Gina Haile Photos courtesy Montgomery County United Fund
CARA favorite spot CARA staff: Kathy Tobias, Sharon Klaty, Karen Crawford and Janene Plunkett. • • The single-story red brick building sat gloomily next to a football field. The block-long structure had 7 garage doors and a parking lot filled with several cars and a few school buses. It was a sunny day, but the building still seemed drab. I was not sure what to think as I entered the front door. Perhaps the smell of gasoline? Maybe oil rags and chests of mechanics tools? It was the bus barn after all. But the hall was remarkably bright and orderly. A pleasant voice welcomed me from a nearby office. In an effort to get to know our partner agencies, we had spoken a few times on the phone and I had requested to meet the director and see what was happening at the Crawfordsville Adult