United Way needs help

The Redmond/Sisters United Way campaign reports a slow start this year, just over a third of the way to their goal of raising $85,000 for local service organizations.

The largest beneficiary of the United Way campaign is the Red Cross, at $13,000. Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls and Boys and Girl Scouts together are slated to receive $22,500.

Only $31,335 has been pledged to date to provide funding for a total of 16 agencies (see sidebar).

Approximately 885 individuals were served in the SistersBlack Butte Ranch areas the past year by agencies funded by United Way.

The Sisters Organization For Activities and Recreation (SOAR) was recently given an initial grant of $100, and the Central Oregon Council On Aging recently placed an outreach worker, Katie Powers, in Sisters. She can be contacted at 549-4112.

All these groups need United Way, and United Way needs participation by people in Sisters. For more information regarding the campaign or agencies, call Barry Maroni, 548-8l28, or Gloria Phillips, 548-2497.

United Way: who gets what Red Cross$13,000 Boy Scouts$9,500 Campfire Girls & Boys$7,000 Girl Scouts$6,000 Salvation Army$4,000 Fish$2,400 Lutheran Family Service$3,000 Hospice Redmond- Sisters$7,000 CORIL/All Outdoor$4,000 COBRA$4,000 COCOA$6,500 Meals On Wheels$4,000 Consumer Credit Counsel$1,300 Redcap$6,000 Winning over Anger- violence$1,500 Boys & Girls Aid$660 Total allocation$79,860 Administration- Fund-raising$5,140 Total $85,000