Photos of a few of Effingham’s “Everyday Heroes” lined the common space at Effingham Career Academy, as many of them gathered for this year’s United Way of Effingham campaign kickoff Wednesday. The United Way of Effingham’s Campaign committee, along with Paul Mongin and Brandee Gordy, who are this year’s loaned associates from Georgia Pacific, held their newspapers high with the good news of their fundraising goal: $280,000. “Effingham has a history of always meeting or exceeding their campaign goal and based on the enthusiasm we saw here today, I think their well on their way,” said Gregg Schroeder, president and CEO of United Way of the Coastal Empire.
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Effngham kicks off annual United Way campaign with a target of $280K