Posted: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:03 pm

As of Friday, the Untied Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties had raised 80 percent of its 2.8 million goal in its annual fund-raising campaign.

The charity to charities has raised $2,243,944.04, donors have until Sunday, Feb. 14 to make pledges to the campaign.

During the 2008-2009 campaign, the highest amount of pledges to date was secured with $2.734 million; however, there were $1.4 million in unmet requests from partner agencies due to lack of funding. The funds raised during the United Way campaign are allocated back to its 45 partner agencies through an application process that considers outcomes, impact,

A recent calculation done by United Way estimated that if each household in Rutherford and Cannon counties donated $50 per year (which is less than $1 per week), the fundraising campaign would total over $6 million. The funds that are allocated back to the partner agencies intend to meet the most serious community needs first and often impact people who are not always aware they are utilizing an United Way agency. In fact, United Way agencies directly impacted over 93,000 people (about one-third of the population) in Rutherford and Cannon counties last year.