The United Way in Cannon County is gearing up for a milestone year. After kicking off a $50,000 fundraising goal at the Senior Center last week, United Way officials worked with all 3 local banks – First Bank, First National Bank, and Regions Bank – to open up United Way accounts. United Way hopes that making giving easier will result in more funds for the fall fundraising campaign.

“We are grateful to the local financial institutions for allowing us to open up these accounts,” said United Way President Rachel Holder. “By doing so, they will allow anyone – a business person, a teacher, a retiree, a stay at home mom – to deposit any amount they like into the account without the hassle of filling out a form or mailing in a donation. No donation is too large or too small. We just hope that people will take advantage of this opportunity to give back to their local community.”

If someone wants to give to the United Way campaign in Cannon County, they simply need to go into their financial institution and let them know they’d like to make a deposit (check, cash, etc.) into the United Way account. All of the money deposited into the United Way accounts will stay in Cannon County to help local agencies funded by the United Way – Cannon County REACH Program, Cannon County Senior Citizens Center, Cannon County 4-H Program, Upper Cumberland Nutrition Program, Cannon County Child Advocacy Center, Red Cross, Domestic Violence, Alive Hospice and many more.

For more information on the United Way or the partner agencies it serves in Cannon County, contact the United Way office at 893-7303 or Debbie Vaughn at Regions Bank 563-5091.