Employees Make A Difference Through United Way

COBURG – Your contributions to our United Way campaign helped raise a total of $86,749 for the Coburg community. Thank you to all Monaco employees for your participation in the 2000 Monaco Coach Corporation Campaign.

Your involvement strengthens our community and makes it a better place for people in Lane County to live and work. Your dollars provide food and shelter, prevents violence and abuse, treats chemical dependency, assists older adults and people with disabilities, encourages positive role modeling for children and youth, and much more.

Here’s an example of the positive difference your contribution makes. It helps to provide: 1,598 meals for homebound senior citizens; 639 hours of group counseling for teenage substance abusers; 400 books on parenting and child development for teen parents; 14 months of food and shelter for a homeless family; 11 months of 24-hour crisis line services for sexual assault victims; 438 dental exams and cleaning for low-income children; 400 social support activities for chronically mentally ill individuals; 10 series of intensive therapy sessions needed by children who have been abused; 2,078 rides for low-income seniors, or people with disabilities, to and from doctor appointments and the grocery store; 10 months of support group activities for at-risk youth; 72 emergency health care packages (exams, lab, medicine, etc.) to homeless adults and children; 12 months of safe shelter for a mother and her child fleeing domestic violence; and 268 pairs of shoes, socks, and underwear for low-income elementary school children.

Thank you for extending your hand to help your community. With your continued support of United Way of Lane County, anything is possible!

–Charlene Walker, Oregon Human Resources