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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.