United Way donations down after security breach, contractor changes
Donations to the United Way of Anderson County were down this year, and on Thursday, officials cited challenges in the federal contracting community, including the July 28 security breach at the Y-12...
View ArticleUT football coach helps ORNL kick off United Way campaign
University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones helped Oak Ridge National Laboratory kick off this year’s United Way campaign on Monday morning. “United Way means everything,” Jones said after...
View ArticlePicture: United Way celebrates ‘Christmas in July’
United Way of Anderson County kicked off its annual campaign with a “Christmas in July” fundraiser at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge on July 13. The evening included a cocktail hour, silent auction,...
View ArticleUnited Way Golf Tournament needs your support
The United Way of Anderson County will host its annual golf tournament on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Oak Ridge Country Club. “Proceeds from this tournament directly support UWAC’s 34 partner agencies,”...
View ArticleAnderson County will receive close to $30,000 in emergency food, shelter funding
Anderson County will receive $29,369 in federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county, a press release said. The money has been awarded under the Emergency Food and...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools students, staff increase United Way donations by more than...
Students and staff in the Oak Ridge School system increased their contributions to this year’s United Way of Anderson County campaign by more than 25 percent, an official said. “We are excited to be...
View ArticleMyrick receives 2013 Interagency Coalition Starfish Award
Submitted When Tim Myrick arrived at the Anderson County Interagency Coalition Starfish celebration, he was not surprised to see several members of the Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian...
View ArticleUnited Way of Anderson County’s annual meeting on Thursday
Reservations due Monday The United Way of Anderson County will have its annual meeting on Thursday morning at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. Reservations are due Monday, April 14. A light...
View ArticleUnited Way raises $1.17 million, about 90 percent of ‘bold’ goal
The campaign was complicated by the partial government shutdown in October, but the United Way of Anderson County raised close to $1.2 million this year, or about 90 percent of its goal. The results...
View ArticleWalmart, United Way, ADFAC team up to collect school supplies
Submitted “Fill The Bus,” an initiative led by Walmart and United Way of Anderson County Inc., helped provide much-needed school supplies to the ADFAC School Supplies Program. ADFAC (Aid To...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools staff, students donate almost $14K to United Way
The Oak Ridge Schools staff and students once again stepped up in a big way and donated nearly $14,000 to the United Way of Anderson County’s 2014 campaign, a press release said. All donors were...
View ArticleCentrus raises more than $16,000 for United Way
Centrus Energy Corporation, formerly known as USEC, recently announced that they raised more than $16,000 in their 2014 United Way of Anderson County campaign. That’s a 10 percent increase compared...
View ArticleGuest column: Investments—who do you trust?
By Lydia Birk The air waves are filled with commercials regarding which investment firm you should rely on; after all, you want to eventually retire and live comfortably and healthy and maintain your...
View ArticleORNL Federal Credit Union raises $65K for United Way
ORNL Federal Credit Union raised $64,861 for the United Way of Anderson County’s annual giving campaign, bringing the total for the last two years to more than $131,000, a press release said. “At...
View ArticleAsher named executive director of United Way of Anderson County
Naomi Asher has been selected as the next executive director of the United Way of Anderson County. She starts Monday, May 4. Asher was picked for the position by the United Way of Anderson County Board...
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