About
History
For the last 63 years, this organization has been working to improve lives in LaGrange and the West Georgia area.
First as the United Fund Appeal, then as the United Way of the LaGrange Area and finally in 1990 as the United Way of West Georgia, Inc. we have been working to support and improve the quality of life for all citizens in this area. The United Way of West Georgia is led by a Board of Directors, of local volunteers who care deeply about this community. They employ a President who with her staff run the day to day operations of the organization.
The United Way of West Georgia is one of 1250 local United Ways in the United States affiliated with United Way Worldwide. United Way Worldwide has membership standards which every United Way must adhere to in order to be licensed to use the United Way Brand. Each United Way is autonomous, in that they support the local organizations their board selects, they are registered with their Secretary of State and they are certified as a 501(c)(3) organization.
Currently, the United Way of West Georgia supports 25 local nonprofit organizations. Through the annual allocation process, the United Way of West Georgia facilitates a citizen review of all of the organizations they fund. Individuals are encouraged to volunteer to participate in this process where they learn about the inner workings of the funded organizations. This process occurs every February.
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
OUR VALUES
Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Meredith Key
Chairman
The Veal Group
Brent Matthews
Vice Chairman
Oakbridge Insurance Agency
Bill Stump
Treasurer
Community Bank & Trust
Dr. Roy Nichols
Past Chairman
TCSS Superintendent, Retired
Megan Hudson
Secretary
Spinks, Brown Durand Realty
Debbie Burdette
Magnolia Representative
Community Volunteer
Richard Williams
At-Large
Duracell
Board Members:
Susanna Baxter
LaGrange College
Dr. John Beyers
Curtis Brown
Holly Dawson
WellStar
Kathleen Ernest
Retired Occupational Therapist
Coleman Foss
WellStar
Drew Gay
Synovus Investments
Irisha Goodman
Troup County School System
Connie Hensler
Mandy Hill
Troup Family Connection Authority
Shirley Hines
Meriwether County
Kyle Lovejoy
Cheryl Magby
DCA
Ron Richardson
Kimberly Clark
Shandaleia Shepherd
Contitech
Dana Shumate
Dale Smith
Publix
Stewart Smith
Troup County Sheriff’s Department