Lake Martin Area United Way
February 2018 A GENCY S POTLIGHTS Volume 1
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Get To Know Our Agencies Get To Know 1 Boy Scouts 1 NEW for 2018, we will be profiling each of our 28 agencies over the next sev- 2 eral months to help you get to know each one better before campaign season Boys & Girls Club begins again in August. They each do amazing work in our community! We Camp Fire 2 hope you enjoy these profiles and getting to know each agency. Girl Scouts 2
United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for all. Our fo- cus is on education, income and health—the building blocks for a good quality of life and a strong community. In this issue, our focus is on Education and 4 agencies that strive to help children, youth and adults achieve their potential. Board of Directors
Executive Committee: Sandra Fuller President Agency Highlight: Boy Scouts of America - James Dodwell Tukabatchee Area Council 1st Vice President Dr. Chanté Ruffin Boy Scouts of America, Tukabatchee Area Council, is a non-profit or- 2nd Vice President ganization that instills in youth values that will aid them to achieve Nancy Ammons Secretary/Treasurer their life potential. Scouting gives parents an opportunity to provide Diane Lemmond their children with a safe, structured, and nurturing environment foster- Past President ing the initiative to learn and discover, while instilling strong values and morals. Scouting encourages children to achieve a deeper appreciation Full Board Members: of others in their communities incliding peers, parents, and other Sheriff Jimmy Abbett adults. Scouting provides boys with a sense that they are important as Glenda Bland Sandra Carlisle individuals. Scouting also promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self- Billy Coleman esteem.
Fred George Many activities are held every year in each district and the council. The highlights of the activities Debra Lamberth each year include trips to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, Kathy Lashley Explorer Presidents Congress, Explorer Skip Trip to Gatlinburg, Dr. Mathieu Nader TN, the Council Summer Camp Programs, Cub Overnighter Week- Paige Patterson ends, National Scout Jamboree and Cub Day Camps. Dr. Beverly Pearson Price Anna Speaks Boy Scouts serves members in the Alexander City, Reeltown, Pastor Christopher Todd Dadeville, Camp Hill, and Rockford areas. Through the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts programs, 257 children in 11 Staff Packs/Troups are served in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties last Sharon Fuller year. Another 480 youth are reached through the Council’s Char- Executive Director acter Education program, Learning for Life, offered at Horseshoe Tina Parker Bend and Dadeville. Executive Assistant Courtney Layfield To learn more, please visit their website at: Marketing & Initiatives Director www.tukabatcheebsa.org or on look them up on Facebook -
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Visit our website: www.unitedwaylakemartin.org, and click on the “Partnering Agencies” Tab to learn more about all our wonderful agencies! Lake Martin Area United Way 17 Main Street Agency Highlight: Boys and Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area
P.O. Box 876 The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lake Martin Area were founded in August Alexander City, Al 35011 Office 256-329-3600 1991. The organization formed to provide children in the Lake Martin Area Fax: 256-329-0110 with opportunities to participate in an after-school program, as well as a summer program, that had proven to be effective in many communities. [email protected] The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lake Martin Area are currently housed at Alex City Parks Sportsplex, Goodwater Unit, and Richard A. “Buck” Shaw Teen unitedwaylakemartin.org Center and is looking into expanding into other areas in the future.
The mission of the Club is to help youth of all backgrounds, with emphasis on youth of all minorities, build confidence, develop character and acquire the skills needed to grow Mission Statement into productive, civic minded and responsible adults. Our programs and services address the social, Enabling the people of the educational, vocational and character development of boys and girls. The BGCLMA targets youth and Lake Martin area to care families in communities from public housing, low-income neighborhoods and public schools. for one another in orga- nized and unified ways. We fulfill our mission by providing: * A safe place to learn and grow * Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals * Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences * Hope and oppor- tunity * Organizational objectives * Lake Martin Area United Way The Clubs currently receive funding from United Way, state and federal 28 Agencies grants, foundations, and private contributions. Alexander City Rescue Squad To learn more, please visit their website at: https://bgcoflakemartinare.wixsite.com/bgclma American Red Cross– Central Alabama Chapter or look them up on Facebook. ARISE, Inc. Boy Scouts of America, Tukabatchee Area Council Agency Highlight: Camp Fire Agency Highlight: Girl Scouts of Boys & Girls Club of the USA Southern Alabama Lake Martin Area Camp ASCCA/Easter Seals Organized in 1953, Camp Fire USA Organized in Camp Fire USA is a non-profit program that pro- 1912 by Juliette vides through informal education, Gordon “Daisy” Coosa County Sheriff’s Reserve opportunities for youth to realize Low in Savan- D.A.R.E.-Alexander City their potential and function effec- nah, GA, Girls D.A.R.E.-Tallapoosa County tively as caring, self-directed indi- Scouts continues Domestic Violence Intervention viduals responsible to themselves and others. And to help girls dis- Center as an organization, to seek to improve those con- cover their strengths, passions, and talents. Today, Food Bank of East Alabama ditions in society which affect our youth. Camp Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, Inc. continues with Girl Scouts of Southern Fire provides experiences which stimulate curiosi- the mission of building girls of courage, confidence Alabama, Inc. ty and learning and encourage an understanding and character, who make the world a better place. Habitat for Humanity of Alex City and appreciation of the environment. Area More than 9,000 girls and adult volunteers make up The Camp Fire Hut is located at the Sportplex Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama. The council territo- Head Start-Chambers/ ry spans across 30 counties, includ- Tallapoosa County where youth groups meet monthly from Septem- ing Coosa and Tallapoosa counties. Lake Martin Laubach Literacy ber through May; registration is in August. To be- Council, Inc. come a member, youth must be ages 5 to 18 and Our Discover, Connect, and Take Action programs offer every girl in Meals on Wheels pay a $60 registration fee. grades K-12 a chance to do some- Palmer Place Child Advocacy Center Camp Fire groups are led by thing amazing and build self- confidence and leadership skills. A total of 433 girls Rape Counselors of East Ala- volunteer leaders and are in- bama, Inc. volved in many activities and in Tallapoosa and Coosa County participated in Girl community service projects to Scouts in 2017. Sav-A-Life TallaCoosa Aid to People (TAP) earn badges. Activities include As the world’s oldest and largest leadership organi- ringing the bells for Salvation Ar- Tallapoosa County Sheriffs zation for girls, Girl Scouts know that when you invest Girl’s Ranch my, collecting school supplies for needy families, in girls, you help them develop the power to effect taking up food for the Food Bank, visiting the Hu- TCR Child Care Corporation meaningful change in the world. Supporting and (Goodwater Head Start) mane Society, local nursing homes and the Bill implementing girls’ vision and leadership capacity The Learning Tree Nichols State Veterans Home. has far-reaching effects at the community level and beyond. Girl Scouts activate their inner G.I.R.L. (Go- The Lighthouse of Tallapoosa Council-wide activities include spring and fall fund- County, Inc. raisers, an annual Father/Daughter Valentine getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) TM to make a Dance and a Spring camp out at Wind Creek State demonstrable difference in the world. The Salvation Army Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Park. Camp Fire USA’s membership averages To learn more, please look them up online or on Center around 150 each year. Facebook - Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama. Volunteer Connections of To learn more, please look them up on Face- Central Alabama book - Camp Fire Alabama - Alexander City.