United Way of Southwest Georgia Campaign Tops $1 Million
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
While the federal furloughs caused giving to drop during the 2013 campaign year, officials are hopeful that the upcoming campaign for United Way of Southwest Georgia will be a strong one.
United Way held its annual meeting Monday afternoon at its office on North Westover Boulevard. An update was given on the results of the 2013 campaign, and recognition was given to a few businesses in the community that made their contributions.
The campaign total from last year was $1,012,783.27 with a goal of $1.2 million. The total included the funds raised in the Combined Federal Campaign, which was $174,945.32 compared to $221,700.50 the previous year when the organization managed to raise $1.1 million.
