PANAMA CITY—Gulf County will proclaim Monday, November 10, 2008 United Way Day as they prepare to kickoff their 2008 United Way Campaign. Gulf County employees will be treated to a cookout hosted by the County Commissioners. The event will take place from 11:30am – 1:30pm EST behind the main courthouse and in front of the Sheriff’s Office and jail.

United Way of Northwest Florida allows employees’ of Gulf County to make a charitable donation through payroll deduction. Employees’ are also able to designate the money they donate to one of United Way of Northwest Florida’s affiliated agencies as well as any non-profit agency.

Donations to the United Way of Northwest Florida remain in the six counties that it serves and are overseen by local volunteers. Forty-six local United Way agencies offer a gamut of services ranging from pre-natal care for expectant mothers to support for people with a terminal disease, and everyone in between. Funds raised during the annual Community Campaign benefit these local agencies.

United Way Affiliated Agencies that serve Gulf County:
American Red Cross, Central Panhandle Chapter
America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend, Inc.
BASIC of Northwest Florida, Inc.
Bay, Franklin, Gulf Healthy Start Coalition
Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Coast Council
Catholic Charities
Chemical Addictions Recovery Effort
Children’s Home Society
Covenant Hospice
Epilepsy Association of the Big Bend
Family Service Agency
Girl Scout Council of the Apalachee Bend
Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center
Gulf County ARC and Transportation
Gulf County Community Development Corp.
Gulf County Senior Citizens Association
Habilitative Services of North Florida
Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc.
North Florida Child Development, Inc.
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Program
Second Chance of Northwest Florida
United Way First Call for Help