UW holds small business Phone-A-Thon
NORWICH – When it comes to the Chenango United Way funding, every dollar counts, and in an effort to get closer to the $700,000 in community needs, this year the CUW will be soliciting donations from small businesses through a Phone-A-Thon.
From 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12, approximately nine volunteers will be making calls from the Frontier Communications building in Norwich. “These volunteers are just local people who want to help the community,” McMullen said. The volunteers making the calls will be Katha Root, Lynn Kline, Rick Smith, Tammy Clapp, Rowena Krum, Lori Olsen, Mary Ann Scheer, Terri Slater and Meghan McMullen.
“In years past, committee members went out to each business. It was a long day, and a lot of time they couldn’t reach the people they needed to talk to,” said Campaign Co-Chair Charlie McMullen. Because of the difficulty reaching the business owners last year, the CUW held a mini Phone-A-Thon at the end of last year. “It was very successful,” McMulen said.
This year, McMullen and his Co-Chair Bruce Beadle Jr. came up with the idea for a mass Phone-A-Thon.
Over 350 small businesses will receive calls on Oct. 12. The calls will be a follow up to a campaign letter that was sent earlier in the year. “We’ll be able to do in two hours, what we couldn’t even get close to doing all day,” McMullen said. Any business owner who does not wish to be called can have their name taken off the call list by calling the CUW at 334-8815.
“We’re hoping to increase our small business division,” said Campaign Director Victoria Mitchell. Mitchell pointed out that even the smallest donations can make a big difference in the campaign, saying a donation of $1 a week could help one victim of domestic violence and her children receive counseling, legal advocacy and housing in a secure and safe dwelling, provide one fifth grader with education on anger management, conflict resolution and bullying, allow three young girls to participate in the self esteem building activities of a local Girl Scout troop and assist one disabled adult in filing an application for social security benefits. “Every dollar matters,” Mitchell said.
All donations received in Chenango County go into the Community Impact Fund, which supports community programs in one of the four focus areas, which are poverty issues of housing and hunger, the aging population, programs for children and youth and access to healthcare. “All money raised in Chenango County stays in Chenango County,” Mitchell said.
The CUW campaign was officially kicked off on Sept. 22 and will run through Dec. 31. “It’s really important for small businesses to realize we’re trying to fund as many programs as possible, and we need everyone to be involved in the campaign,” Mitchell said.
For more information on the CUW or to make a donation, visit their web site at www.chenangouw.org or call 334-8815.
From 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12, approximately nine volunteers will be making calls from the Frontier Communications building in Norwich. “These volunteers are just local people who want to help the community,” McMullen said. The volunteers making the calls will be Katha Root, Lynn Kline, Rick Smith, Tammy Clapp, Rowena Krum, Lori Olsen, Mary Ann Scheer, Terri Slater and Meghan McMullen.
“In years past, committee members went out to each business. It was a long day, and a lot of time they couldn’t reach the people they needed to talk to,” said Campaign Co-Chair Charlie McMullen. Because of the difficulty reaching the business owners last year, the CUW held a mini Phone-A-Thon at the end of last year. “It was very successful,” McMulen said.
This year, McMullen and his Co-Chair Bruce Beadle Jr. came up with the idea for a mass Phone-A-Thon.
Over 350 small businesses will receive calls on Oct. 12. The calls will be a follow up to a campaign letter that was sent earlier in the year. “We’ll be able to do in two hours, what we couldn’t even get close to doing all day,” McMullen said. Any business owner who does not wish to be called can have their name taken off the call list by calling the CUW at 334-8815.
“We’re hoping to increase our small business division,” said Campaign Director Victoria Mitchell. Mitchell pointed out that even the smallest donations can make a big difference in the campaign, saying a donation of $1 a week could help one victim of domestic violence and her children receive counseling, legal advocacy and housing in a secure and safe dwelling, provide one fifth grader with education on anger management, conflict resolution and bullying, allow three young girls to participate in the self esteem building activities of a local Girl Scout troop and assist one disabled adult in filing an application for social security benefits. “Every dollar matters,” Mitchell said.
All donations received in Chenango County go into the Community Impact Fund, which supports community programs in one of the four focus areas, which are poverty issues of housing and hunger, the aging population, programs for children and youth and access to healthcare. “All money raised in Chenango County stays in Chenango County,” Mitchell said.
The CUW campaign was officially kicked off on Sept. 22 and will run through Dec. 31. “It’s really important for small businesses to realize we’re trying to fund as many programs as possible, and we need everyone to be involved in the campaign,” Mitchell said.
For more information on the CUW or to make a donation, visit their web site at www.chenangouw.org or call 334-8815.
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