UNITED WAY LOUDON COUNTY KICKS OFF ITS 2019 CAMPAIGN
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It’s fall and that means it is time for you to make your annual contribution to the United Way Loudon County (UWLC) campaign. For some this is an easy decision, while for others a difficult one. In order to facilitate the decision process, the campaign will use several social media sites, Nextdoor, Tellico Life and the Tel-E-Gram to present facts about UWLC that will show how your donations work to support the needs of residents of Tellico Village as well as greater Loudon County in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Through a very deliberative two-step process, the BOD of UWLC selects partner agencies and determines the amount of funds that will be allocated to each agency. The first step, agency partner selection, picks organizations whose missions satisfy critical needs in the UW focus areas of education, health and financial stability and basic needs and have the broadest reach to those in need within the county. The second step is, after the agencies submit their funding requests, a face-to-face session between the BOD and volunteers and agency representatives where each request is thoroughly reviewed to insure that the funds will be used for their intended purpose and will, in fact, help county residents solve quality of life inhibiting issues. Only then are the funds granted to the partner agency.
This process performs the due diligence that you would conduct were you to make the decision as to a particular agency to which you would donate money. To further assist you in making your donation decision several tools will be employed. The first will be a series of weekly posts discussing partner agencies and how they use the funds you donate to help your neighbors.
The second is a discussion group available on Nextdoor that will facilitate discussion about United Way Loudon County and its campaign and hopefully answer questions and resolve any issue that may be inhibiting your gift. Members of Nextdoor may access the link to the 2019 United Way Campaign group at https://nextdoor.com/groups/23800432/.
The third is a hot link that can be used to make donations using a credit card. For those inclined to use it, it is an efficient, paperless way to make your donation. It saves you postage and an envelope.
A goal of $100,000 has been established for this year’s campaign, coincidentally the same as last year. Hopefully however, we will make it this year. Last year over 50% of the residents of Kahite donated to UW; in the main village it was 17%. Hopefully, thru the process described herein, we can raise the contribution level and make our goal.
These are the three ways to donate:
- the simplest way is to use the link posted below to make credit card donation - https://www.unitedwayknox.org/comm/SinglePageRegPledge.jsp
- use the payment form you will be receiving in the mail;
- if you have not made your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA contact your financial Advisor and use it to make a donation.
A contribution to United Way is an excellent and simple way for you to help your fellow residents of Loudon County deal with life altering issues affecting their everyday lives.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UWLC FUNDS HELPED START CRITICAL TELLICO VILLAGE ACTIVITIES
About 17 years ago boating was becoming popular for the residents of TV and with it a corresponding rise in incidents occurring on the lake. These included accidents, mechanical problems, fuel shortages and in some cases medical emergencies. At the time there was no AAA-like organization to help these boaters in distress. A group of villagers came up with the idea of forming an organization that could respond to these type emergencies and in 2002 formed TBART. One of the immediate problems the organization faced was financial and specifically, finding enough funds to pay for required insurance. It turned to UWLC which immediately provided a several thousand dollar grant to fund the insurance required to commence operations. Based on this it can be literally stated that UWLC did, in fact, help TBART get started.
Another TV organization that UWLC provided seed money to start was STAYinTV. In 2011 as the concept of it was being fleshed out, UWLC, along with several service organizations in the village, provided funds to get it off the ground. In the case of UWLC it amounted to a grant of $1,500. In 2014 the concept of the Rides Program of STAYinTV was being developed. One critical need was software to manage and coordinate the rides requests with the available drivers. This required computer assistance and UWLC funded the initial requirement with a $1,000 grant. Several years later the need for funding for computer support arose again and UWLC provided another grant, this time $500, to fund the need.
The lesson that emerges from these stories is that UWLC stands ready to help providing services to the Loudon County community. It can only do this if you generously donate to UWLC. Another important lesson is that UWLC stands ready to return the collected funds to serve a need of the residents of Tellico Village when it arises.
If you want to discuss this or other issues about United Way use the link on Nextdoor to the 2019 United Way Campaign group at https://nextdoor.com/groups/23800432/
There are three ways you can donate:
- the simplest way is to use the link posted below to make credit card donation: https://www.unitedwayknox.org/comm/SinglePageRegPledge.jsp.
- use the payment form you received in the mail and send a check to UWLC;
- if you have not made your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA contact your financial Advisor and use it to make a donation.
As this report notes, your donation helps not only Tellico Village residents but others in the county with problems. Your support is appreciated. THANK YOU.
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