9-25-2025 12:16pm

United Way of Lamar County to Host First Campaign Report Out Meeting

Dustin Terry Editor

The United Way of Lamar County (UWLC) will hold its first Campaign Report Out Meeting on Friday, September 26 at 9:00 a.m. at CASA for Kids, located at 1651 Clarksville Street in Paris.

At the meeting, UWLC volunteers who organize workplace campaigns will share updates on how close they are to meeting their goals. Executive Director Jenny Wilson will also provide an overview of the progress toward this year’s campaign target.

This fall’s Annual Campaign goal is $600,000 to help fund 19 partner agencies across Lamar County in 2026. These partner agencies include:

The Salvation Army
Downtown Food Pantry
The King’s Daughters
American Red Cross
Boys & Girls Club
Habitat for Humanity
HomeStay
REACH Center
Children’s Advocacy Center
CASA for Kids
Lamar County Child Welfare Board
Tailored Rides
Lamar County Literacy Council
Imagination Library
Paris Community Theatre
C.E.R.T.
RSVP
Keep Paris Beautiful
Paris Wesley Center

Community members who would like to support the campaign can make a pledge or donation in several ways:

Online at www.lamarcountyuw.org
By mail at PO Box 1, Paris, TX 75461
In person at the UWLC office, 2340 Lamar Avenue (next to Pickle Printing)

All donations stay local in Lamar County and are tax-deductible.

Executive Director Wilson encouraged the community to get involved, saying:

“We invite everyone to come to our Campaign Report Out meeting and to join our Campaign. I want to thank CASA for Kids for hosting the meeting, to all of our donors who give so generously, and to our campaign volunteers who do an amazing job raising money for us.”

For more information, visit www.lamarcountyuw.org or call 903-784-6642.