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Saturday, April 4, 2015

United Way Proposes Rich County Connection


Bob Stevens, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  April 1, 2015.  A.J.  Franks and Robert Hunter, United Way, asked the county commissioners if they would be interested in United Way becoming involved in the Rich County area.  Any funds and/or volunteer efforts they raise would be used in the community where they are raised.  He stated that their overhead is 7%.  The rest goes into services in the community.
 The Commissioners commented that areas that might welcome help from United Way would be the school district or the food pantry.  Franks and his group commented that United Way is often able to connect with industries in areas where they are involved to set up joint donation/volunteer programs.  The Commissioners reminded  Franks that Rich County has very little in the way of industry of the kinds that might be found in a larger, non-ranch and/or non-tourist areas.  
The Commissioners recommended that Franks and his associates might want to visit with the Garden City town Council and other areas in the Bear Lake Valley to assess the possibilities.  There are certainly projects that would be of interest, and it would be good for United Way to at least explore the possibility, judge for themselves, and then come back and talk to the County Commissioners.

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