Elk County-The St. Mary Area School District supports the St. Marys United Way campaign through their generous employee payroll program. Pictured is Doug Bauer, St. Marys United Way Payroll Chairman and some of the school district’s teachers and staff. The St. Marys Area School District has 39 employees who personally contribute to the United Way through the St. Marys Area School District’s payroll program. The St. Marys Area School District is the largest payroll program for the St. Marys Area United Way. Doug recognized each contributing employee with a blanket as a token of appreciation for their donation. These blankets were purchased through a grant United Way received to help rejuvenate the payroll program following COVID.

St. Marys Area School Districts payroll program supported the St. Marys Area United Way 2022 campaign. The United Way’s 2022 campaign goal was $170,000. Funding raised in 2022 was available for eligible organizations to seek grant funding in 2023.

As a result of the 2021 campaign, the St. Marys Area United Way provided grant awards to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, Boys Scouts-Bucktail Council, CAPSEA, Catholic Charities, City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation, Dickinson Center, Fox Township Sportsmen Youth Program, Girl Scouts of Western PA, Guardian Angel Center, Life & Independence for Today, St. Marys Area School District, St. Marys Interparish Rooted Youth Ministry, St. Marys Library and the Veteran’s Memorial-Eternal Flame located on the Diamond downtown St. Marys. The 2022 campaign closed on December 31,202 and the 2023 grant awards along with the 2023 campaign goal will be announced following the St. Marys United Way annual board meeting on January 26, 2023

The St. Marys Area United Way has served the citizens of the City of St. Marys and surrounding counties since 1925. The St. Marys Area United Way relies on the contributions from companies and local individuals. Those donations support the financial needs of non-profit agencies that serve the health and human welfare needs of our community. If you would like to become one of these individual or corporate donors, please call 781.6000 or mail your check to the St. Marys Area United Way, 44 So. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.

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