The United Way of Lamar County (UWLC) will held it’s second Campaign Report Out Meeting on Friday, October 23rd at their partner agency, the Boys and Girls Club.
Campaign workplace volunteers reported on how their organization’s workplace campaigns are going and how close they are to reaching their individual goals.
UWLC Executive Director Jenny Wilson announced that the Campaign is currently at $408,173 or 71% of the Campaign Goal of $575,000. Wilson stated, “We have three weeks to raise another $167,000 so that we can continue to fund the impactful and important work that our partner agencies do.”
All funds raised during the Campaign are invested back into the local community, primarily to the 18 partner agencies that were approved to receive funding in 2027.
Those partner agencies include: Boys and Girls Club, Downtown Food Pantry, The King’s Daughters, Habitat for Humanity, HomeStay, REACH Center, Children’s Advocacy Center, Lamar County Child Welfare Board, Tailored Rides, Lamar County Literacy Center, Imagination Library, Paris Community Theatre, C.E.R.T., RSVP, Keep Paris Beautiful, Paris Wesley Center, the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.
Those wishing to join the Campaign can send their pledge and/or donation to PO Box 1, Paris TX 75461, donate online at www.lamarcountyuw.org or bring to the UWLC office, located at 2340 Lamar Avenue in Paris.
