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Show United Way Is People Helping People in Utah County Fund When we can help someone hear again, that is what it's really all about. The United Way of Utah County helps people; old people, young people, handicapped people. "The United Way of Utah County is in the business of helping people," states Jack Holmes, executive director. "We think of ourselves as an efficient delivery system of Human Services.". Last year more than 14,000 citizens in Utah County agreed with that statement, and contributed almost $300,000 to help people. I "Many charitable organ- I izations make lots of claims," I continued Mr. Holmes, "but the 1 United Way produces, We I publically show our results and I finances." 1 In the twelve years this 1 United Way has been in 1 existence, its' overhead has I never been greater than 10 i percent, while 90 percent of each contributed dollar goes to help people. Nearly all funds 86 per cent stay right here in Utah County. Each organization organ-ization receiving funds and there are 21 must undergo an annual complete evaluation of their programs and finances and submit an independent audit. "People helping each other is an American tradition," states Mr. Holmes, "and the Unit ed Way is an American creation. We believe in taking care of our own." The United Way of Utah County will allocate operating funds in 1976 to the following agencies who provide adult services: Alpine House, $11,500; American Red Cross, $45,800; Mental Health Association Salvation Army, $5,000; U.S.O., $2,000; Utah County Blind Association, $2,500; Visually Handicapped Education Hour, $2,000. The Youth Services which the United Way will allocate operating funds to are: Boy Scouts of America, $122,300; Utah Diabetes Association, $1,000 ; 4-H, $1,800; Girls Scouts of U.S.A. $16,000. The United Way will also fund Health services for 1976 which are the following: Alcoholic Recovery Center $10,000; Arthritis Foundation, $5,000; Help, Inc., $3,500; Multiple Sclerosis, $4,000; United Way Health Services Foundation, New; Utah County Crisis Line,$4,000; Utah Valley-Care Valley-Care and Training Center $4,500. Also joining with the United Way will be the American Cancer Society and Utah Heart Association, not as member agencies, but as equal participators par-ticipators in fund raising among the business community. |