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Greater Douglas United Way Announces The Ford Family Foundation Pledges $10,000 to COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

Greater Douglas United Way announced today that The Ford Family Foundation pledged $10,000to Greater Douglas United Way’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. The fund has beenestablished to help our local community with urgent needs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
100% of all funds raised will stay local and will go to provide support for our community’s organizations and individuals in need as a result of this pandemic.

The Ford Family Foundation supports the development of communities — from community capacity building to economic vitality…and once again they have stepped forward supporting our community in a time of need.

If you are interested in being a part of this effort, donations can be made online at www.gduway.org, checks can be mailed to our address at 702 SE Jackson St., Roseburg, OR 97470 or you can go to any Banner Bank branch in Douglas County to make a deposit directly. 100% of your gift will go to help people in need as a direct result of COVID-19. Greater Douglas
United Way will focus any funding on basic needs through local nonprofits for people affected by COVID-19.

All funds raised will be used to help those in need. Greater Douglas United Way will not charge any administrative expense on the fund. To date, GDUW has raised over $63,000 and has disbursed $25,000 to local member agencies.

Greater Douglas United Way is focused on helping make Douglas County a better and safer place to live, work and play by focusing on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good life.

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Greater Douglas United Way Announces $10,000 from COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will be granted to The Salvation Army of Roseburg

 Greater Douglas United Way announced today that they granted $10,000 to The Salvation Army of Roseburg from their COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. GDUW knows that The Salvation Army has seen an increase in requests for rental and utility assistance, fuel assistance and food box requests, so it was critical that they receive the much needed funds at this time. These extra funds will help meet the increase in requests that they are currently dealing with. 

Greater Douglas United Way’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund has been established to help our local community with urgent needs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 100% of all funds raised will stay local and will go to provide support for our community’s organizations and individuals in need as a result of this pandemic. To date, over $50,000 has been raised and with the recent disbursement, $20,000 has been given out to the community. 

If you are interested in being a part of this fundraising effort, donations can be made online at www.gduway.org, checks can be mailed to our address at 702 SE Jackson St., Roseburg, OR 97470 or you can go to any Banner Bank branch in Douglas County to make a deposit directly. 100% of your gift will go to help people in need as a direct result of COVID-19. 

All funds raised will be used to help those in need. Greater Douglas United Way will not charge any administrative expense on the fund. Deposits can be made at any Banner Bank in Douglas County to the Greater Douglas United Way COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. 

Greater Douglas United Way is focused on helping make Douglas County a better and safer place to live, work and play by focusing on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good life. 

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Greater Douglas United Way Announces $10,000 from COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will be granted to The Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels of Roseburg

 Greater Douglas United Way announced today that they granted $10,000 to The Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels of Roseburg from their COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. GDUW knows that Meals on Wheels have had to radically changed the way they provide services in our community, so it was critical that they receive the much needed funds at this time. These extra funds will help ease the burdens that they are currently dealing with. 

Greater Douglas United Way’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund has been established to help our local community with urgent needs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 100% of all funds raised will stay local and will go to provide support for our community’s organizations and individuals in need as a result of this pandemic. 

If you are interested in being a part of this fundraising effort, donations can be made online at www.gduway.org, checks can be mailed to our address at 702 SE Jackson St., Roseburg, OR 97470 or you can go to any Banner Bank branch in Douglas County to make a deposit directly. 100% of your gift will go to help people in need as a direct result of COVID-19. 

All funds raised will be used to help those in need. Greater Douglas United Way will not charge any administrative expense on the fund. Deposits can be made at any Banner Bank in Douglas County to the Greater Douglas United Way COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. 

Greater Douglas United Way is focused on helping make Douglas County a better and safer place to live, work and play by focusing on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good life. 

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Greater Douglas United Way Announces COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

 Greater Douglas United Way announced today that a fund has been established to help our local community with urgent needs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 100% of all funds raised will stay local and will go to provide supports for our community’s organizations and individuals in need as a result of this pandemic. 

Donations can be made online at gduway.org, checks mailed to our address at 702 SE Jackson St., Roseburg, OR 97470 or you can go to any Banner Bank branch to make a deposit directly. 100% of your gift will go to help people in need as a direct result of COVID-19. 

Greater Douglas United Way will focus any funding on basic needs through local nonprofits for people affected by COVID-19. 

All funds raised will be used to help those in need. Greater Douglas United Way will not charge any administrative expense on the fund. Deposits can be made at any Banner Bank in Douglas County to the Greater Douglas United Way COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. 

Greater Douglas United Way is focused on helping make Douglas County a better and safer place to live, work and play by focusing on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good life. 

For more information, please email us [email protected]. 

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