$1.1 million has already been raised to benefit the United Way of Greater St. Joseph with six weeks still left in the campaign.
During a Campaign report lunch held Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe the agency announced it has already raised $1,112,607 of a $3,154,325 goal.
The 2015 campaign kicked off Sept. 3 and will run through Nov. 5.
Funds raised from the campaign will go to benefit United Way partner agencies and initiatives.
Partner agencies include American Red Cross of Northwest Missouri, Bartlett Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Inc., The CENTER, A Samaritan Center, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Community Missions Corporation, Family Guidance Center, InterServ, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, Northwest Missouri Community Services, Pony Express Council, Boy Scouts of America, St. Joseph Safety and Health Council, The Salvation Army, Specialty Industries of St. Joseph, Inc., United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Missouri, YMCA, and the YWCA.
The next campaign report will be held Oct. 31 at Missouri Western.
A victory dinner is slated for Nov. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at Western’s Fulkerson Center.