By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Lisa Gleason with the United Way of Reno County had good news to report Monday.
"I am really proud to announce that we have made our United Way goal this year," Gleason said. "Our campaign officially ended yesterday and we just made our goal."
The goal was $1.1 million, which is a reduction from previous years.
"I am so thrilled and overwhelmed by the generosity of this community to help step up and help us during a time when we needed it more than ever," Gleason said.
Gleason notes that the need in the community is likely beyond what they have asked for.
"We actually backed our goal down by a quarter of a million dollars, by $250,000, just because of the pandemic," Gleason said. "We were not sure what was going to happen and now it does look like that was the right thing to do. Unfortunately, the need is greater than that goal, to be honest with you. We are at least pleased to be able to have raised what we needed to raise in order to help our agencies continue to do well."
The purpose of United Way's campaign is to allow the agencies to continue to focus on their primary mission while United Way works on the fundraising piece and allows donors to diversify their giving by giving to the overall effort.
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