HANNIBAL â The United Way of the Mark Twain Area looked back on a year filled with hope, setting up an emergency COVID-19 Response Fund to meet local needs and receiving donations for the 2020-2021 Be a Hero Campaign during a year unlike any other.
Denise Damron, executive director of the United Way of the Mark Twain Area, kicked off the virtual look back at noon Wednesday on YouTube. The video showed how the United Way and partner agencies made a difference throughout the year â made possible through the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations. Forrest Gossett, 2020-2021 campaign chairman, said donations to fund partner agenciesâ efforts are critical to combat homelessness, child and spousal abuse, hunger and other issues which have become more prevalent during the pandemic.
Mark Twain United Way Holds Virtual Annual Meeting
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Speaking by way of You Tube, Executive Director Denise Damron talked about all the United Way had been able to accomplish in the middle of a pandemic, from the COVID-19 Response Fund to Local Celebrity Reads for children to the pork distribution program for area senior centers and food pantries.
Among those recognized by the United Way in their virtual annual meeting was local farmer Joe Kendrick, recognized as Hero of the Year for his work on the pork distribution program, Agency of the Year Douglass Community Services and Business of the Year the Hannibal Board of Public Works.