United Way of the CSRA Adds Additional Date to Stuff the Bus Drive
In partnership with SRP Federal Credit Union and WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone, the United Way of the CSRA will be holding another Stuff the Bus school supply drive at SRP Park on Sunday, Aug. 1. The gates open at 4 p.m. and first pitch is at 5:05 p.m.
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Fans that bring school supplies to donate will receive a voucher for a free hot dog (one per person) and be entered into a raffle for a game-worn jersey to be given away after the game.
The most-requested school supplies are as follows: backpacks, binders, composition notebooks, colored pencils, crayons, dividers, erasers, folders, glue sticks, hand sanitizer, highlighters, index cards, kid-safe scissors, markers, paper, pencils, pens, tissues and white out.
United Way to Hold Two Workplace Campaign Workshops in August
Two workshops, one from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 , and the other on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, are available to those interested in organizing a workplace campaign.
“The United Way workplace campaign unites employees in all offices or branches of a company, and gives them an opportunity to donate, volunteer and speak out for causes that matter to them. You can see the results in your own backyard, even as you’re part of a larger mission to affect change worldwide,” reads the United Way website.
It continues, “The campaign is about more than raising money for worthy causes; it also strengthens connections between employees and their community.”
To get more information about workplace campaigns, visit this website.
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Salvation Army of Augusta Receives Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Salvation Army of Augusta has received a $10,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. to aid in providing meals, shelter and wraparound services to those impacted by homelessness.
“We are so grateful to Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. for partnering with us to help make a real difference in our community,” said Capt. Jonathan Raymer, area commander and senior Kroc officer of the Greater Augusta Area. “In addition to providing shelter and meals to those in need, the Center of Hope provides job skills training, rent and utilities assistance, and case management. This grant will help to sustain these services to so many desperately needing them.”
The Salvation Army of Augusta provides shelter to seniors, families with children and individuals seeking relief. They also have a soup kitchen which serves two meals a day to the community.
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“Strengthening Augusta through philanthropic funding that advances economic mobility is one example of how we invest in our community and serve the historically-underrepresented as part of our approach to responsible growth,” said Ora Parish, president of Bank of America Augusta / Aiken. “We’re grateful for the work of nonprofit organizations like The Salvation Army to address critical needs in our community and put individuals and families on the path to building better financial lives.”
The Center of Hope is Augusta’s largest shelter and soup kitchen. In 2020, The Salvation Army Center of Hope provided over 25,000 bed/night stays at their emergency shelter and served over 75,000 meals. Caseworkers transitioned 48 families from homelessness to stable housing and offered rent/utility assistance to 107 individuals and families.
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