55th Annual United Way Drive Ready

Each and every year since the calendar turned from the 1960s to the 1970s, a group of local people in Montgomery County get together and give of their own time and talents to help those in need.

What began as Montgomery United Fund For You – MUFFY – has evolved in to the Montgomery County United Way. Wabash College President Thaddeus Seymour was that very first campaign chair and he helped lead the way to a drive that raised almost $100,000.

Over the years, some tremendous community leaders have stepped up into leadership roles – Paul Strand, Dan McIlrath, Dave Stetler, Claude Johnson, Jim Garrard, Mike McCormick, Dr. John Roberts, Maria Vannice, Kelly Taylor, Terry Harris, David Peebles, Mac Petty, Nancy Sennett  and even three from the company that owns The Paper, Dan Taylor, Debbie Schavietello and Tim Timmons.

The drive chairs spearhead a very important event – raising money each and every year. The vast majority of that money goes directly to help those in need and this year will be no exception.

On Tuesday, the local United Way campaign kicks off at the grand Masonic Cornerstone Event Center (at the corner of Washington and Wabash in beautiful downtown Crawfordsville). According to United Way Area Director Kayla Miles the theme of this year’s kickoff will be Taco Tuesday.

The luncheon gets started at 11:30 a.m. and goes to 1 p.m. It is open to the public but an RSVP is requested. You can do that by calling Kayla at (765) 362-5484 or emailing her at kmiles@uwmontgomery.org

Hope to see you there.