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American Centrifuge Manufacturing donates $60,000 to United Way

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United Way of Anderson County Donation

Ronnie Gardner and a team representing American Centrifuge Manufacturing LLC, a joint company between B&W and USEC, present Tom Hilton, United Way of Anderson County’s 2012 Campaign Chairman, with a check for $60, 554 from a recently completed 2012 United Way Campaign. (Submitted photo)

American Centrifuge Manufacturing LLC recently donated $60,554 to United Way of Anderson County, a press release said.

American Centrifuge Manufacturing is a joint company between B&W and USEC, the release said.

The money was raised during the company’s recently completed 2012 United Way Campaign on behalf of the 136 employees of B&W and USEC who work for American Centrifuge Manufacturing, the release said.

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Monday forum on homelessness in Anderson County

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A Monday afternoon forum at the Oak Ridge Jewish Congregation will focus on homelessness in Anderson County.

The speaker will be Rick Morrow, executive director of the United Way of Anderson County. He will address the question, “Is there really a homeless problem in Anderson County?”

The community forum starts at 2 p.m., and it’s sponsored by the Women’s Interfaith Dialogue, a press release said.

The release said 31 people were identified as unsheltered homeless in Anderson County in January 2012. Another 20 people were in shelters, and 34 more were “precariously housed” and almost homeless. That’s a total of 85 people in need of a home, the release said.

The primary causes for homelessness in Anderson County are job losses, a lack of affordable housing, underemployment or low incomes, domestic violence, and substance abuse, the release said.

Monday’s forum is expected to include information about initiatives to address the serious issue of homelessness in the area.

The Oak Ridge Jewish Congregation is at 101 W. Madison Lane.

UWAC announces 2012 campaign chair, fundraising goal

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United Way Campaign Cabinet Members

United Way of Anderson County 2012 Campaign Cabinet members are, from left, Mike Belbeck, Jim Reafsnyder, Marilyn Reafsynder, Tom Hilton, and D. Ray Smith. Not pictured are David Bradshaw, Brenda Curtis, and Jenny Freeman. (Photo submitted by UWAC)

The United Way of Anderson County has named a chair for the 2012 fundraising campaign and announced a fundraising goal of $1.4 million.

Tom Hilton is the chair, and “Lives Touched Through Sustained Services” is the theme of this year’s fundraising campaign, a press release said.

“It will take about $1.4 million to sustain services and be there when people need us,” Hilton said. “With the dollars you donated last year, we were able to be there when someone needed help over 51,000 times.”

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UCOR and United Way enjoy special showing at Oak Ridge Playhouse

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UCOR and UWAC at Playhouse

Cleanup contractor UCOR and the United Way of Anderson County enjoy a special showing of Damn Yankees at the Oak Ridge Playhouse. (Submitted photo)

UCOR, the federal cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, hosted a special performance of “Damn Yankees” at the Oak Ridge Playhouse earlier this month in celebration of the company’s first year of work at the East Tennessee Technology Park.

The performance was for more than 220 staff members, friends, and colleagues.

Also attending the special showing was the United Way of Anderson County Pillar Society, a group of more than 120 leadership donors who have contributed $1,000 or more each year to the United Way, a UWAC press release said.

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Y-12 historian named local United Way Volunteer of Year

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Ray Smith at Y-12

Ray Smith, Y-12 National Security Complex historian, has a passion for explaining the plant's history and has been named Anderson County United Way Volunteer of the Year. (Photo submitted by B&W Y-12)

Historian D. Ray Smith has been named 2011 Volunteer of the Year by the United Way of Anderson County.

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