St. James thanks United Way for help

To The Eagle:

St. James Family Center is proud to be a recipient of United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties funding allocations for 2013. SFJC received $48,000 from United Way this year. SJFC would like to extend a special thank you to the United Way Liaison to our Board, Brad Whittaker, The United Way Board of Directors and the United Way President/CEO, Kalei LaFave. These people put in countless hours campaigning for funds, visiting programs, attending board meetings and have the tough job of allocating the funding.

United Way does much more than provide funding to community organizations. United Way also organizes opportunities for volunteers to work with agencies in a variety of ways, facilitates donations of goods from community organizations and provides outreach and presentations that benefit the agencies they support. As an agency SJFC supports United Way by offering payroll deductions for employees as well as sponsoring our Annual Halloween Carnival specifically for United Way. SJFC also facilitates volunteers who reach out to the community during the annual United Way Campaign. I would like to thank SJFC’s campaign volunteers, Patti Phillips, Frans Eykel, Nancy McCoy, Hannah Booth, Esther Gregg and JoAnn Reed for their efforts in our county. This year through the generosity of the Cowlitz and Wahkiakum communities, United Way surpassed their goal of $800,000!

Please watch for information on the Sand Blaster 5k Extreme Fun Run, an event sponsored by United Way of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, on September 21 in Kalama. All proceeds will benefit United Way and the organizations they support. On behalf of St. James Family Center I would like to thank United Way for their continued support of our programs. St. James Family Cener is honored to be considered a United Way agency.

Beth Hansen

Executive Director

St. James Family Center