Terry Tyra, United Way advisory board chair, said the 14-member board recognized the work of Community Alliance, where "each month 700 local families walk through the doors at 104 West Main.
"Most of them are struggling with trying to feed families and keep a roof over their heads, and all of them are in search of hope for a better life," she said.
The alliance provides help mainly with food and prescription medications, but is linked to other programs and services that focus on improving quality of life.
Tyra said children living in low-income families need summer camps, "and the grant to 4-H will allow 15 of these children to attend summer camp, a luxury their families just can't afford."
The Grayson County Emergency Fund will be used, Tyra said, "in the event of a natural disaster or an unforeseen event."
She said the advisory board is pleased with their first year's efforts, and "we will encourage more people to get involved in 2004."
The board raised $52,000 in 2003, but Tyra said this is far below the needs of the community. "We feel the amount could easily be doubled if everyone in the community would commit to giving a dollar a week," she said.
The 2003 donors include: Agency One Real Estate, County Clerk's Office, Grayson County School System, Integra Bank, Leitchfield Plastics, Majors Transit, Modern Transmission Development, Robert Bosch Tools, State employees,
Trim Masters, Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, Wabuck Development Company, Wal-Mart, Warren RECC and Winn-Dixie Store.
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