Living and giving

United Way honors supporters

Event: United Way of Greater Chattanooga’s annual meeting

Benefits: Marked United Way’s 86th year to reach its community campaign goal; this year’s total was $11,771,018

Where: Chattanooga Convention Center.

Past campaign chairmen and past board members seated at this table were, from left, Mike Butler of Suntrust Bank, 2007 campaign chairman and current member of

the executive Committee; Grant Law Jr., 1997 campaign chairman, member of the executive committee and current chairman of Project Ready for School’s advisory committee; Grady Williams, 1998 campaign chairman; Craig Holley of Capital Mark Bank, executive committee member and 2003 campaign chairman; Charlie Arant of the Tennessee Aquarium, past president of the United Way board and member of the executive and endowmentiInvestment committees; and Paul Neely, past president of the United Way board and current board member.

The Salvation Army received United Way’s Impact Award for its emergency assistance program. From left are Maj. Beverly Lawrence, Patricia Holland, Candeis Tinsley, Sarah Bennet and Maj. James D. Lawrence, Chattanooga Area Commander.

Donations help Samaritan Center

Benefits: Samaritan Center social services agency

Donors: Wal-Mart donates $1,000; businessman Franklin Farrow donates $5,000, a matching gift for donations made to the center’s annual campaign.

Purpose: Both donations will be used to provide emergency assistance to residents of East Hamilton County.

Franklin Farrow and son Jack, at left, present a check to Tony Dahlberg, Samaritan Center executive director.

Track Club helps UTC

Event: The Chattanooga Track Club donates $1,500

Benefits: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga cross-country programs.

Photo by Telky Murphy

From left are Peter Murphy and Lanise Hutchins, Chattanooga Track Club board members; and Bill Gautier, UTC coach.