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Article: United Way drive soaring after launch.
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- Columbus Telegram (Columbus, NE)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2007
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Byline: Julie Blum
Sep. 12--COLUMBUS -- Thanks to the efforts of area companies and businesses, the 2007 Columbus Area United Way Campaign is off to a solid start.
A campaign kickoff was held Tuesday at Holiday Inn Express. Set to the theme of "Be a Hero ... Together We Can Make a Difference," the campaign has a goal of $678,000, a 2 percent increase over last year's total.
A good portion of that goal -- 67 percent -- has already been tallied by the Pacesetter companies. The Pacesetters are the most giving companies in the campaign. The top 15 companies and the amounts they raised were announced at the kickoff.
John Cimpl, chairman of ...