Give A Christmas campaign still nearly $37,000 from goal
The look on Sparkle’s face was one of disbelief. After counting the $130 that came in Friday, she said the Herald-Standard’s Give A Christmas campaign totaled $3,066.35, far short of its $40,000 goal.
“There are a lot of poor boys and girls who are depending on us. We can’t let them down,” said Sparkle, the Christmas star and mascot for the campaign. “We have a lot of work to do if we’re going to meet our goal for this year. I know everyone’s busy at this time of the year, but we need your help now more than ever.
“I want to thank everyone who has donated so far, but we need more people to help out,” added Sparkle.
There were three donors Friday. Tom and Sarah Stickle of McClellandtown made a donation in “memory of mother Georgia Wise.’ They added, “We hope you meet your goal.’
An anonymous donation came from in memory of Heather Garbutt from a friend in Uniontown. Mary and George A. Nabozny Jr. of Uniontown also made a donation to the campaign.
Sparkle reminded readers that the cutoff date for the campaign is Tuesday, Dec. 23, at noon.
“That’s only a couple of weeks away,’ said Sparkle. “Christmas will be here before you know it. Please make your donation now.’
Sparkle reminds readers that donations are sent to the Salvation Army service unit that provides for the area in which they live.
But readers can designate that their funds go to another service unit. Service units do not share funds.
All money raised in an area stays in that area, unless the donor requests otherwise.
The 10 units of the Salvation Army that receive funds from the campaign include the following:
n Brownsville, which serves Brownsville, Smock, Keisterville, Allison, Brier Hill, Chestnut Ridge, East Millsboro, Grindstone, Hiller, Isabella, LaBelle-Maxwell, Merrittstown, Newell, Republic, Upper Middletown and Waltersburg.
n Connellsville, which provides for residents of Connellsville, South Connellsville, Dunbar, Indian Head, Melcroft, Mill Run, Normalville, White and Champion.
n Dawson-Perryopolis, which takes care of residents in Perryopolis, Layton, Star Junction, Whitsett, Wickhaven, Dawson, Dickerson Run, Leisenring, Vanderbilt, Van Meter and West Leisenring.
n Hopwood-Markleysburg, which takes care of residents in Brownfield, Hopwood, Chalk Hill, Markleysburg, Farmington, Gibbon Glade and Ohiopyle.
n Masontown, which serves Adah, Gates, Cardale, Fairbank, Hibbs, Lambert, Leckrone, McClellandtown, Grays Landing, Masontown, New Salem, Ronco, Uledi, Lake Lynn, Martin, New Geneva, Point Marion, Fairchance, Gans, Oliphant Furnace and Smithfield.
n Uniontown, which provides for Uniontown, Mount Braddock, Lemont Furnace and Oliver.
n Greene County Service Center, which takes care of all of Greene County.
n Confluence, which serves Addison, Confluence, Fort Hill, Listonburg and Ursina.
n Mon Valley Service Center, which handles California, Daisytown, Richeyville, Coal Center, Denbo and West Brownsville.
n Scottdale, which serves Scottdale, Everson, Ruffsdale, Alverton and Tarrs.
Donations can be mailed to Give A Christmas, P.O. Box 1147, Uniontown 15401 or brought to the front desks of the Herald-Standard offices in Uniontown, Connellsville and Brownsville weekdays during business hours.