'United We Dine' effort under way for local United Way

The United Way of Putnam County kicks off its annual "United We Dine" fundraising campaign this week.

United We Dine will continue throughout October with area restaurants donating a portion of sales back to the United Way.

First up Monday (today) is Pizza King with Almost Home and The Swizzle Stick participating on Tuesday.

On Friday, Oct. 9 cookies, scones and doughnuts will be delivered to customers who make pre-sale orders through Mill Pond Health Campus (call 653-4397 to place an order).

Other restaurants are scheduled to participate on the following dates are:

Oct. 12 -- Charlie's Beefcake Burgers.

Oct. 13 -- Anthony's Pizza.

Oct. 14 -- Monical's Pizza.

Oct. 22 -- Putnam Inn.

Oct. 27 -- Myers' Market.

Oct. 28 -- Greencastle and Cloverdale McDonald's restaurants.

Oct. 30 -- Starbucks.

"Be sure to dine with these restaurants on their United We Dine day to help us in our fundraising efforts," Putnam County United Way Executive Director Jennifer Edwards encouraged. "You can help us 'be the solution.'

"The more we raise," she added, "the more we allocate right here in Putnam County to help meet the needs of our residents."

Interested persons can follow the Putnam County United Way on Facebook and Twitter as well as at unitedwayofputnamcounty.org to stay up to date on events and activities.

Persons also may call 653-5638 for more information.