By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The annual United Way campaign kicks off this week and there is an event to commemorate that on Monday.
"We have a $1.1 million campaign goal," said chairperson Debra Teufel. "It kicks off officially September 1, but we're doing some fun things on Monday to really celebrate it and kick it off in a big way."
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"We are going to be up on East 30th between CrossPoint church and R and R," said executive director Lisa Gleason. "We're going to have food trucks that are going to be donating part of the proceeds that day all day long from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. to United Way."
Trucks that will be there include Suthern Comfort BBQ, The Traveling Bowl, Los Mariachis Taqueria and Val's Berry Bowls.
"We're also going to have a fun prize giveaway during that time," Gleason said. "We have an anonymous donor who gave us two BOSE Sunglasses. I didn't even know these existed. They are cool looking. They have speakers in them so you can be listening to music while you have your sunglasses on. Anybody who gives a donation to United Way that day will be able to get into the drawing for those sunglasses."
The campaign officially lasts from September 1 to January 31.