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Celebrating 97 years!!  Established in 1922 to “increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another”, the United Way of Van Wert County contributes to many area non-profit organizations through programs funded by an annual campaign drive… read more.

UNITED WAY reveals FINAL campaign goal

Surpassing goal of $500,000

The United Way of Van Wert County recently revealed their final campaign total of $513,762. This is an all-time record campaign year for the United Way. The highest campaign year was back in 2006 when they raised $505,110 under the direction of Jan Hoblet.  Now under the leadership of Tisha Fast, Campaign Chairman and the many volunteer board members we were able to make a difference for 29 United Way agencies this year.  Tisha Fast, United Way of Van Wert County 2018-19 Campaign Chair shared, “The campaign focus this year was increased involvement from the community, stressing that small contributions from a larger number of people can have a tremendous impact.  We wanted to increase community support of the United Way’s mission and develop a sense of “how do we fit” and the response was overwhelming!  Thank you from myself, the campaign committee and the Van Wert County United Way.

The recent “Fiesta Fun Friday” reverse raffle event, which was held at Willow Bend on May 3rd, was a great success and was able to bring in nearly $12,000 to help surpass the goal of $500,000. The $1,000 grand prize winner was Kyle Smith.

Vicki Smith, United Way of Van Wert County Executive Director shared, “The ability to reach the goal set, has been a great accomplishment. We can say this is the largest campaign goal we have met. It has been a privilege to work with an amazing board, caring community and great individuals that give unconditionally”.

For more information on giving to the United Way or to volunteer, please contact the United Way of Van Wert County at 419-238-6689 or email at director@uwvwco.org.   You can also visit us at the office at 136 E. Main Street, Van Wert. Check us out on Facebook and watch for our new campaign video for 2019-20.

Thank you for your support, together we can LIVE UNITED!