Blog Post: Nammo Talley and the United Way

“In tough economic times, contributions to the United Way of Lowndes County have been down, but the organization — in its 55th year — was able to distribute about $310,000 to the agencies it serves.

The fundraising goal for the United Way has been $600,000 for the last few years, but the goal wasn’t met this year, due to weather-related disasters and economic downturns, said Executive Director Jan Ballard, noting the United Way allocations committee worked with a budget of about $210,000 and was forced to use reserve funds for allocations to agencies served by the United Way of Lowndes County.

“But we did have some very good campaigns with many of the businesses and industries enabling us to allocate funds at the level we did this year,” she added.

“We’re no different than any other organization,” said Jim Wilson, the outgoing president of the United Way of Lowndes County Executive Committee. “When we have a downturn in our economy, we see a downturn in contributions. This year, we were unable to level-fund (our agencies), but we’re hopeful as the economy rebounds, so will our contributions. These funds are important to a lot of people.”

During its annual luncheon Thursday, the United Way of Lowndes County recognized several individuals and businesses for their contributions to the community.

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Community Matters awards

Receiving the Community Matters Award for contributions of between $1,000 and $4,999 were Brunini, Grantham, Grower and Hewes, PLLC, city of Columbus employees, Lowndes County employees, BancorpSouth, Mitchell, McNutt and Sams, P.A., J.C. Penney No. 1829, Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance, Columbus Air Force Base, Citizens National Bank, Recovery House, Wal-Mart No. 495, Atmos Energy, Ellisville State Schools Community Programs, Nammo Talley and Rhett Real Estate.”

Nammo Talley Inc is proud to assist the United Way and be a part of the community.

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