Atmore United Fund Kicks Off Fundraising Tonight

September 23, 2010

The Atmore United Fund will hold their annual fundraising kickoff this evening.

The event will take place from 5:30 until 7:30 at the GECA Theatre at the corner of Highway 31 and Trammell Street. Events will include a live auction and entertainment from the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts. Refreshments will be served, and donations will be accepted.

Atmore’s United Fund benefits numerous community organizations, including:

  • Easter Seals Alabama – Helps children to receive medical aid, hospitalization and surgery; helps support the Mobile Rotary Clinic Rehabilitation Center.
  • American Red Cross – Serve the needs of our country and our city through it’s safety program, disaster services, blood program, 24 hr. military services and social services. Provides energy assistance to the elderly, handicapped and disabled.
  • Atmore Historical Society – Founded in 1992, the Atmore Historical Society is dedicated to preserving Atmore’s past for the town’s future generations.
  • Atmore Bambino Baseball & Babe Ruth Baseball – Helps defray the cost of the Babe Ruth and Bambino programs, which consists of over 600 youth.
  • Atmore Pee Wee Football - Helps defray the cost needed to assure that all participants may have proper equipment in order to play as safely as possible.
  • Atmore Tee Ball League – Introduces the principles of team sports to children ages 5-7 and teaches the fundamentals of baseball.
  • Atmore Girls Softball – Teaches girls ages 6-16 sportsmanship and is a positive learning experience for more than 150 girls.
  • Escambia County Cooperative Library System – Provides library services to the blind and physically handicapped and the rural areas of the county through Books-By-Mail and Summer Reading Programs.
  • Community Service/Agency On Aging – Relief of needy families; immediate aid in emergencies to those in need in Atmore area.
  • Atmore Public Library – Provides information, reference and research services to citizens of Atmore and surrounding areas. All library services are free to the public.
  • Deep South Girl Scout Council - Provides girls with the opportunity to join an Atmore Girl Scout Chapter. Monies given help defray the cost of services and expenses.
  • Progressive Civic and Recreational Club – Helps provide supplies for summer training program for the North 8th Avenue Recreation Park, serves basketball, baseball and Little League teams for the youth.
  • Atmore YMCA – Dedicated to developing the body, mind and spirit for all people. Includes after-school care, Day Camp, Youth Sports, Teen and Adult Programs.
  • Concerned Citizens of Atmore – Helps provide supplies for the M.L.K. Little League Baseball, Unity Day and beautification. Provides and maintains playground equipment for Houston Avery Park. Provides relief assistance for needy families to help with utilities and scholarships for deserving high school students at ECHS.
  • Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry – The Atmore Area Christian Care Ministry is a non-profit charitable ministry. Our purpose is to serve those with the care and response of Jesus Christ.
  • Hospitality House Ministry – Provides a bed and bath for families and friends of local prisoners who live a distance away. Houses volunteer workers and Red Cross personnel.
  • Young Life – Committed to making an impact on kids lives and prepares them for the future. Strives to build positive relationships with young people in an unstable and confusing world.
  • Children Outreach Ministry - Provides a stable environment for at-risk youth. Offers tutoring, counseling and teaches Godly and moral principles.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive