News Archive

‘Pacesetter Companies Set the Pace Pacesetters conduct their United Way employee campaigns before the overall community begins fundraising and set the pace for the entire campaign. [More]

Self Regional Healthcare, 2010 Community Impact Award Recipient Rob Johnston, Julie Branyon and Craig White accepts 2010 Community Impact Award from Denise Manley, President & CEO of United Way. [More]

Cooper Power Systems Receives 2010 President’s Award Plant Manager, Pat Bowers accepts 2010 President’s Award. [More]

Ladies Night Out Join us on this festive occasion, October 15th beginning at 7:00 pm, to experience A Night to Remember. [More]

2010 Campaign Volunteer of the Year Christina Bosserd made an immediate impact on the community as she took the lead on Eaton Hydraulics’ 2010 United Way Campaign as Senior Leadership Team member. [More]

‘Pints for Patriots’ blood drive to honor 10th anniversary of 9/11 In recognition of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, United Way and AmeriCorps are partnering with The Blood Connection to rally the community for a weeklong blood drive across the Upstate. [More]

United Way on Location Look for our Live United bus throughout the community as we accept donated school supplies. [More]

VITA Program Yields Amazing Results VITA volunteers prepared an impressive number of returns this year, greatly surpassing last year's total. [More]

Free Prescription Discount Cards Free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Cards are located in our United Way office as well as many local pharmacies. [More]

Medical Equipment Assistance Program The Ninety Six Lions Club and United Way have joined efforts to develop a new Medical Equipment Assistance Program to match gently used and unused medical equipment to those in need. [More]

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Press Release United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties has received a Funding Advisory from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program regarding allocations for Greenwood and Abbeville Counties. [More]

96 High School Students LIVE UNITED A group of students from Ninety Six High School, under the instruction of Principal Rex Ward, recently participated in a data collection activity for United Way. [More]

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) United Way is providing FREE Tax Preparation Services in Greenwood and Abbeville Counties. [More]

Abbeville School District 60 LIVES UNITED. On November 19th, District 60's faculty, staff, and students came together with an impressive display of how they LIVE UNITED and more than DOUBLED the amount raised during last year's fundraising campaign. [More]

Greenwood School District 50 Lives United Schools in District 50 participated in a LIVE UNITED Day on November 23, 2010. Students, teachers, and staff purchased LIVE UNITED t-shirts and wristbands during the weeks leading up to the BIG day and came together to show our community what living united is all about. [More]

Girl Scouts LIVE UNITED Maddie Collins (right) and Madison Cannon (left) of Daisy Troop #701 in Ninety Six, SC stop in to spread Christmas cheer to Denise Manley, United Way President and CEO.

Congratulations Ellen Herring Ellen Herring is a student at Lander University. We have chosen her design to promote and market our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. [More]

United Way and Lander University Partnership United Way partners with Lander University's Art Department to design a brochure and poster to market and promote the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program. [More]

Our names are Samantha and Erika, And This Is How We LIVE UNITED! "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." (Philippians 2:3-4) [More]

My Name Is Frances, And This Is How I Live United I am a seventeen year old, who volunteers at the United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties. Growing up, I have been surrounded by volunteering... [More]

2010 Pacesetter Campaign Chair This is Melissa Hollingsworth’s first year chairing the Pacesetters campaign. She has served on various sub-committees over the years at United Way... [More]

2010 CEO Luncheon On July 14th, The United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties hosted its 2010 CEO Luncheon at the United Center for Community Care. [More][Attendees][Slideshow]

Food Coalition Meeting United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties and United Center for Community Care to bring together Food and Hunger Coalition Meeting. [More]

2009-2010 Campaign/Investment Awards Luncheon The awards’ luncheon is the final event of the 2009-2010 Community Fundraising Campaign. It is a time to thank... [More]

Special Recognition Awards We know that every volunteer who helps deserves to be recognized. We also know that every company-sponsored campaign is a strong commitment of ... [More]

VITA Volunteers Celebrated United Way Staff and IRS representative Toni Ruble, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manger honored volunteers who served in this year’s VITA program. [More]

National Volunteer Week Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week has grown exponentially in scope each year since, drawing the support and endorsement of all subsequent U.S. presidents, governors, mayors and other respected elected officials. [More]

An Evening with Butch Lumpkin Lumpkin, who was featured on the golf channel, is a phenomenal athlete, golf pro, tennis coach and motivational speaker. He has an 8 handicap and drives 260 – 280 yards with a 63" driver. [More]

Afternoon with the Angels The Bowers-Rodgers Home presents an Afternoon with the Angels featuring the Providence Quartet on April 24th from 1-4 p.m. [More]

Long Cane Primary School Denise Manley, United Way President and CEO, recently visited Long Cane Primary School in Abbeville, SC and received a donation of $400 which was raised by students who participated in special event fundraising activities. [More]

Federal Funds Awarded Greenwood County has been awarded Federal Funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Greenwood County has been chosen to receive $58,272.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. [More]

Pacesetters net $382K in United Way Contributions The Pacesetters Luncheon was held on November 23rd at Shoney’s in Greenwood. Our pacesetter companies’ representatives gave a brief summary of “Just How Well” each of their companies’ campaigns are progressing... [More]

South Greenwood Pentecostal Holiness Church Motorcycle Ministry Kelly Morgan and Tracy DeLoach of South Greenwood Pentecostal Holiness Church Motorcycle Ministry donated toys and blankets to the United Way for distribution to needy families at Christmas. [More]

JAM Got Talent This campaign event was sponsored by Jacobson, Ascend and Mundy pacesetter companies on November 21st at the United Center for Community Care. [More]

Let the Fireworks Begin Our PACESETTER companies have risen to the challenge and are surpassing all expectations! There are 14 companies that are pacesetters. [More]

Congratulations, Eaton! Pacesetter Companies Take Note: Our first campaign report is in and the bar has been set HIGH. Eaton Hydraulics reported on Friday, September 25, 2009 – their campaign was over. With 96 employees, they set and exceeded their goal. [More]

EHS & GHS Cheerleaders The Vikings (EHS) and Eagles (GHS) Cheerleaders engaged their fans in LIVE UNITED chants and cheers and shattered the saying that “there could only be one” as they both were declared the winners of the United Way 2009 Spirit & Advocacy Award for Greenwood County. [More]

Abbeville Cheerleaders The Abbeville High School cheerleaders have been declared the WINNER of the Spirit and Advocacy competition for the 2009 United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties kick-off campaign for Abbeville county. [More]

Eat For The United Way (archived on 09/04/09) Sat. Aug 22 - Sat. Aug 29. Join us for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner at participating restaurants, and a part of the proceeds will be donated to United Way's Annual Campaign.[More]

New Faith Radio (archived on 09/01/09) Denise Manley, President and CEO of United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties, and Deborah Parks, Executive Director for the United Center for Community Care (UCCC) were recent guests of... [More]

2009 Award Luncheon (archived on 07/07/09) The 2008-09 campaign awards luncheon was held in the gymnasium of the United Center for Community Care on March 23, 2009 to thank the many volunteers for their tireless efforts... [More]