United Way of Horry County has introduced its new marketing campaign called LIVE UNITED. Thank you to the Global Awareness Project (GAP) and Hart to Heart media for helping with the commercial and digital media production.
Upcoming Events
22nd Annual Helping Hand Golf Tournament at "The Granddaddy"
The 22nd Annual Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach golf tournament will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Pine Lakes Country Club with a 9:00am shotgun start.
Entry fee is $100 per person and $400 for a four-person captain's choice team. Entry fee includes green fees and golf cart on the recently renovated Pine Lakes Coutnry Club Course, morning coffee and donuts, on course refreshments, door prizes, and lunch sponsored by Wild Wing Cafe. Raffle tickets for additional prizes will be sold at registration. The tournament is limited to the first 100 players; individuals will be paired with other players to create a team. Registration ends June 15, 2009.
If you would like to participate in the golf tournament or sponsor a hole, please contact Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach at 448-8451.
Latest News
United Way Completes Allocations Process
Your local United Way has completed its annual Allocations process for 2010. Dozens of volunteers from all areas of the county reviewed nonprofit organizations that would like to receive funding from United Way in the coming year.
In addition to reviewing everything from budgets and audits to financial statements and program descriptions from all nonprofit applicants, volunteer teams also conducted face-to-face interviews with representatives from the various agencies to ensure that every program United Way funds is well managed and getting results. These volunteers then made funding recommendations to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of United Way of Horry County.
"As always, we are scrutinizing every dollar and allocation to see that we achieve the most impact for those in need,” said David DuRant, President of the Board of Directors for United Way of Horry County. “We'll set a very realistic goal for the next campaign and remain confident that our donors will continue to be as generous as possible.”
