2011 Goal

Volunteers for the United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area have set a goal to raise $1,000,000 this fall. The campaign kicked off Thursday, September 8. This year’s theme is “Building a Million Dollar Community.”

Six organizations stepped up to serve as Pacesetters for Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area’s 2011 United Way campaign.  Pacesetters are businesses or organizations that ran their internal campaigns early, demonstrating strategies that increased their campaign's potential for success, thereby “setting the pace” for others.

The 2011 Pacesetters are:  Canad Inns, Greater Grand Forks Senior Citizens Association, Nodak Rural Electric, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Thompson Insurance and United Valley Bank.

Through its annual campaign, planned and carried out primarily through volunteers, United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area raises funds that are then invested back into the county through area programs that focus on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life,a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health.  

United Way has raised $998,486 towards our 2011 campaign goal