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  Volunteers get involved with United Way through many different avenues. For United Way of Sumner County Board Member Clayton Hannah it began through his employer, Volunteer State Bank in Portland. “The bank has always done a workplace campaign which is how I became familiar with the United Way,” said Clayton, who is a senior vice president and…

Amazing Grace Mission delivers "Friday Meals" to seniors at low income apartment complexes for 55+/disabled residents. During one such session, they met a resident who was not a part of the program.  They asked if she would like to be added to Friday Meals and if she was in need of anything else.  She is disabled and mainly uses her wheelchair…

Guests enjoy bourbon tasting in VIP Lounge   On Friday, February 16, 2024, United Way of Sumner County (UWSC) held our Gala United - an Elegant Evening at the Speakeasy presented by TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center and TriStar Skyline Medical Center.  The event took place at The Emerald Union in Gallatin, TN with 177 attendees.  The night…

Len Silverman speaking at 2024 Gala United Volunteer work at United Way of Sumner County involves a wide assortment of duties including assisting with mailings, stuffing campaign bags with United Way material, taking inventory, data entry, serving on committees, helping with event preparation and much, much more.  All of the volunteer work is…

The following comments were taken from student and teacher comments submitted after attending a Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center Sexual Risk Avoidance presentation in the Fall of 2022 and/or Spring of 2023: Portland High School Student: I really enjoyed the affirmations. It's one thing to be told you have value, but to say it out loud for…

CEO Erin Birch hugs a disaster victim at Disaster Headquarters after tornado   On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Sumner County was hit by an EF2 tornado with a max width of 400 yards and winds up to 130mph that travelled over 29 miles, first touching down near Madison before hitting Rockland Road and running up Main Street in Hendersonville and…