Show United Way Resolves Community Needs Clubs donate to homeless children YMCA and Odyssey House Alison Thornton Associate Editor UNTIED UNITED Way is an umbrella organization organization organization or or- that allows people to donate to several agencies The charities c carefully fully are screened to tomake tomake tomake make sure the money is being used properly said a spokes spokes- woman clubs and employees can choose where their donations wUI will wi be used said Margaret Aoki public relations assistant director If a group wants to sponsor a specific agency agency for example Big Brothers Big Sisters they can designate designate designate nate that the money they raise with their booth is going to go to that Aoki said When the group doesn't receive the money raised by the activity the clubs club's percentage of the earnings is donated to the charity by the school Aoki said that nothing is taken out for cost all of the money collected in these activities is donated When a charity is chosen and is not a part of the United Ways Way's 72 organizations organizations organizations or or- there is another umbrella agency Community Shares works with United Way and has 15 different different dif dif- ferent associations in Utah that need donations Aoki said there are other worthy organizations money can be donated to that are not covered by either agency They can even choose agencies that are not part of United Way and United Way will act as the dis dis- Without taking out anything if you say I I want 50 to go X organization and they qualify they will make sure that X gets the money Aoki said Then the individual gets a you thank-you letter or something from the agency That's their the donator way of knowing that it was received United Way and other organizations organizations have identified community is issues issues issues is- is sues that are of the most concern The money raised by will be used for organizations such as Homeless Childrens Children's Foun Foundation YMCA and Odyssey House Its a worthy and investigated agency We dont don't worry about were our money is going to go Aoki said Contributions from the College are lower this year than in years year past Aoki is hopeful that donations have hav been overlooked In n the rush of the fall quarter and that donations will continue until the end of the d drive ve which concludes on Wednesday Nov 3 Clubs who raise fu funds ds tI throughout the year can contact the United Way of Salt Lake located downtown Phyllis Hillerman is the contact at the United Way UN UNa w a a x 4 Horizon photo Ed Lite Lilo Students enjoy fall weather to sharpen their chess playing skills r |