Press Releases
 United Way at 45% of goal as Agencies lead the Way
United Way 2007 Campaign Chairman Bob Ramsey led the applause as the United Way agencies group became the first to make their goal. The good news came at a public campaign update meeting held at First United Methodist Church.
Campaign volunteers were treated to a pair of powerful testimonies from United Way Ambassadors Karen Carr and John Formby, Jr.
Formby's son cole led the crowd in the Pledge of Alliegience at the beginning of the meeting. Formby told the crowd that what they had witnesses was nothing short of a miracle as Cole is autistic. After more than three years of theapy at the Easter Seals Career and Rehab Center, Cole is now ahead of most children his age in every respect when it comes to standardized tests. John also showed a powerful video tribute he created, showing Cole's journey to success.
TV STATIONS, ANCHORS TEAM UP FOR UNITED WAY
Local TV viewers are used to seeing news anchors Tonya Terry and Glenn Halbrooks on their separate TV  stations, WSFA 12 News and WAKA CBS 8 but the two anchors and their stations
have now teamed up for a pecial cause...the River Region United Way.
Terry, co-anchor of "Today in Alabama" on WSFA-TV, and Halbrooks, news anchor and managing editor of WAKA-TV news, recently taped a 30-second TV spot for United Way which will be airing soon. In addition, the two are co-chairs of the River Region United Way's residential campaign, a letter-writing effort to reach retirees and others not in a traditional workplace.
"We are deeply grateful to Glenn and Tonya as well as Channel 8 and Channel 12 for putting competition aside to help United Way do what matters in the River Region," said 2007 United Way Campaign Chairman Bob Ramsey.
Thanks to Montgomery Biscuits and their Fans
United Way's 2007 campaign gained almost $4,000 Saturday night thanks to the fans who bid in person and online for their favorite Biscuits' road uniform, The Biscuits Jersey Auction was one part of Biscuits Charity Night. In the photo below, Biscuits Co-Owner Sherrie Myers (right) applauds crowd along with United Way's Charlie Colvin.
United Way Mario Hendrix and Florence Halladay threw out the first pitches as the Biscuits honored the River Region United Way and the five other charities they partner with (three of whom are United Way agencies, the Family Sunshine Center, Boys and Girls Clubs of Montgomery and YMCA.
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