I have avoided the United Way EVERY time it’s been put in front of me. I will ALWAYS determine where, when, and to whom I will make charitable donations. I don’t need some bureaucratic ‘mini-me’ hitting me up for money, and then distributing it without my advice or consent.
Nope...count me out on the United Way scam.
I always remember how, after college, and between jobs, I volunteered at the local UW office. Answering phones, etc.
A job opening came up and I applies. The job went to some doctor’s wife who didn’t even live in our county.
They paid her handsomely so she’d have a place to get dressed up and go to every day! She began promptly at 10:00 a.m. and walked around with a cup of coffee until lunch... and as far as I could tell, LUNCH was her religion