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Butler County United Way 2010 Campaign
The Butler County United Way is kicking off the 2010 campaign season on September 11th. During the campaign you will read about how the Butler County United Way is helping local residents become self-sufficient through programs such as Getting Ahead, SOAR, and Project 2Empower. We will be featuring several individuals and families so you can see first-hand how your dollars are making a difference in people's lives. Twice each month you will be introduced to the different individuals, and read an excerpt of his or her story. As you read about these unique and brave individuals, you will notice that life came at them fast and they found themselves without financial resources. Today, they are trying their best to make life work from day to day with the goal to not be dependent on social services or government resources. |
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Maybe it's not the typical move the tassel, hats off graduation, but this ceremony still signifies hard work, accomplishment and the next step in becoming self-sufficient. The people who attended the Getting Ahead program's graduation held proud faces as one of the graduates, Darcy, stood up in front of the crowd and shared her story. She told of growing up in a poor family on a Kentucky farm, moving to Middletown and securing work in a quality control position in a Forturne 500 Company. Her journey toward financial success took a quick turn as she found herself without family support and having to choose between having a career and taking care of a child with severe medical complications. Of course some of the hardships would have been easier if child support payments came in more regularly, but they did not. Falling into the relentless grasp of poverty was simply a series of misfortunate events.
Learn more about Darcy and her fight to get out of poverty in future newsletters.
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