The Swain County United Gift Fund (SCUGF) celebrated the success of the 2020 fund drive with representatives from local nonprofits on Tuesday, April 12 at Swain County Recreation Park Morgan Pavilion. The 2020 fund drive yielded $71,071 total for our community.
By conducting a consolidated fund drive for the participating nonprofit organizations here, SCUGF enables those nonprofits to focus more on service delivery to the community and less on fundraising. For our donors they like the idea of “giving once to benefit many.”
The 2020 fund drive recipients were: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Swain County, Bryson City Food Pantry, Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County, Family Resource Center of Swain County, Friends of Bryson City Cemetery, the Giving Spoon, Hope Springs Eternal, Julia Hunt Scholarship Fund, Marianna Black Library, Maroon Strong Foundation, Mountain Mediation, Restoration House, Smoky Mountain Community Theater, Swain Arts Enrichment, Swain County Caring Corner, Swain/Qualla SAFE, and Together We Raise of Swain County.
The fund drive relies on the generosity of individuals and businesses who have a vested interest in the people of Swain County. Every donation, no matter how big or small, matters and 100% of the dollars contributed were distributed to nonprofits.
Toby Allman, Leslie Barr, Christine Colcord, Donna Ennis, Amber Gilliam, Lisa Kim Fisher, Rachel Lackey, Mike Shakar, Erin Walker-Smith, Cynthia Womble, and Ann Marie Wright comprise the 2021 committee. SCUGF is a donor-advised fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (a 501c3 charitable organization) that provides professional management.
Donations by check made out to Community Foundation of WNC can be mailed to SCUGF, Post Office Box 222, Bryson City, NC 28713. Donations by credit card can be made by clicking on the “Donate Now” button and selecting “Swain County United Gift Fund” on The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina website www.cfwnc.org
Together we can do more and build a stronger community in Swain County.