Disaster Response Fund to assist Bryan County Residents Impacted by Tornado
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BIPOC Nonprofit Pitch Competition
2022 BIPOC Nonprofit Leadership Symposium: Effective Investor Communications Pitch Competition Winner and Finalists Winner: Karen Alston, 4 the Jewel N U Global, Inc.; Finalists: Anita Smith Dickson, Community Housing Services Agency; Georgette Jackson, Divine Rest Inc.; Angela…
Envirovac Fishing Tournament Benefits United Way
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) – ENVIROVAC, an industrial-scale cleaning company headquartered in Savannah, recently held a weekend fishing tournament and dedicated the proceeds to the United Way of the Coastal Empire. The generous donation will benefit the Community Fund, which supports more…
United Way Promotes Early Childhood Literacy
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) United Way of the Coastal Empire is promoting early childhood literacy and celebrating the importance of reading by donating books to thousands of children throughout the region as part of Read United. On Friday, February 25th, hundreds of…
United Way Honors 211 Specialists
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) United Way of the Coastal Empire kicked off 211 Day on February 11, 2022, with a Press Conference at the United Way office to increase awareness of this vital service in our community and honor the 211 specialists…
United Way Invites 2022-2023 Funding Proposals
The United Way of the Coastal Empire invites nonprofits serving Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties to submit letters of inquiry (LOIs) for entry into its 2022/23 Community Fund grant process. Letters of inquiry are required only for programs that…
2021 Campaign Chair: Cecilia Russo Turner
Cecilia Russo Turner is the Founder and CEO of Cecilia Russo Marketing, a company she established in 2008 to provide strategic communications, marketing, fundraising, and public relations counsel to senior executives in the large private sector and nonprofit organizations. She…
2021 Board Chair: Jeff O’Connor
Jeff O’Connor is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Commercial Real Estate Finance for First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. After starting his banking career in Atlanta, O’Connor made his way to Savannah in 2010 and joined First Citizens in…
Craig Harney Award Honoree: The late Freddie Patrick
The late Freddie Patrick was a product of strength and goodwill, having been raised by a resilient mother, with a residual limb, as well as his three sisters and his brother. His mother pushed for her children to be advocates…
Craig Harney Award Honoree: Dr. Sandra Nethels
With great optimism, Dr. Sandra Wallace Nethels, Special Programs Coordinator for the Effingham County School District, welcomed the opportunity to be a part of the United Way of the Coastal Empire Effingham County Advisory Board in 2013. She happily took…