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Margaret Davis started out at United Way of the Coastal Empire in May 1982 thinking she had found a job. She got more than she hoped for: a career and a passion that would span more than 30 years. Hired in as cash receipts clerk, Margaret worked her way up to become the Vice President [...]
Originally Posted By Effingham Magazine Story by PAIGE PEEBLES-MCDUFFIE Photos by ZACKARY HOUSEND Destiny Bradshaw didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in her mouth. She didn’t grow up hungry or wanting either. She grew up in that in-between spot of middle class America where dads worked, providing for their families, while moms stayed home [...]
Originally posted by EffinghamGALive. Listening to Destiny Bradshaw, Program Manager for the Effingham Center for Working Families is inspiring. When she talks about the mission of her organization, she does it with passion and commitment to helping those in need. Although her organization, like many others, has a mission to help people in poverty, how [...]
April is national Child Abuse Prevention month and to help increase public awareness about the need to protect safety and welfare of children in our community, Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center, a United Way supported program, is hosting two learning opportunities with Dr. Anna Salter. Dr. Salter is a published author and a nationally recognized expert [...]
United Way of the Coastal Empire is proud to announce the 2012-13 Caring Cup recipients. Each year a Caring Cup is awarded to five Chatham County schools whose employees exemplify what it means to LIVE UNITED. In addition to giving back to their community through their daily work, the employees of these schools went the [...]
Sometimes those who make the greatest contributions are unassuming, quiet, every day people who prefer to remain behind the scenes. But their efforts deserve recognition. As we celebrate our 75 years of improving lives in our community, United Way of the Coastal Empire is honored to present awards and recognitions to Frank E. Fesler, Michael [...]
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr On Monday January 21st from 8am – noon Shirley and I will be at Performance Initiatives working alongside our friends from Georgia Power and other community volunteers who’ve signed up to make a difference by donating [...]
During the holiday, United Way of the Coastal Empire’s Effingham Service Center in Rincon learned that the Horses for Heroes program at Faith Equestrian Training Center (FETC) was in need of a wheelchair ramp for its office in Guyton. Unfortunately, the program did not have the funds for the construction cost. Recognizing the benefits of [...]
This year, United Way began a new holiday tradition with the “Making Spirits Bright” Holiday Card Contest. To highlight some of our nonprofit partners, we asked youth-serving organizations to have their kids create holiday card art based around one of the following themes: Peace, Joy or Hope. United Way received over 35 entries in this [...]
Last week a great group of FORCE (Food OutReach of Effingham) volunteers harvested more than 110 buschels of corn from the Burns Farm in Clyo! The six local food pantries were grateful for the donation of fresh corn! More than 500 families will benefit from this donation! Do you know of someone that has crops [...]
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