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Julie Capaldi and Cindy Hopkins holding the Pillar of Easley award
United Way of Pickens County Honored as 2021 Pillar of Easley
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It's time to chart a new path
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Julie Gilstrap
A crown for a Queen
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The Power of Women
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New Virtual Free Tax Prep Opportunity
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Love is in the air
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
February 3, 2021 By Julie Capaldi, President, United Way of Pickens County   I am so tired of COVID-19 and the misery and sadness that it has brought to people I love. OVER IT. February is Valentine’…
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Ms. Pat Todd at a VITA tax site.
Remembering "Ms. Pat"
Thursday, January 14, 2021
January 12, 2021 By Julie Capaldi,President, United Way of Pickens County PICKENS COUNTY — At the heart of United Way of Pickens County’s Volunteer Income Tax Program, nicknamed VITA, is a corps of…
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From the Front Lines
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020 By Julie Capaldi, President, United Way of Pickens County   As I watch the COVID-19 Recovery Fund shrink and the requests for assistance explode, it scares the heck out of me.…
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Hunger is the first sign
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
November 25, 2020 By Julie Capaldi, President, United Way of Pickens County COVID fatigue, COVID cranky, Coronacation, (which is another term for NO vacation). I am all of those things but mostly, I…
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National…
Thursday, October 22, 2020
October 19-25 is National Estate Awareness Week. Adopted in 2008 by U.S. House of Representatives, National Estate Planning Awareness Week was established to assist Americans in preserving their…
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When all you can do is beg
Thursday, September 17, 2020
September 16, 2020 By Julie Capaldi, President, United Way of Pickens County   COVID-19. I am just SO over it. The coronavirus propelled so many hard working families into poverty. It’s just shocking…
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