United Way Making Final Push to Raise $800,000 to Meet Year's Goal ; the Economy, Job Losses, Late-Starting Workplace Efforts Have Slowed Campaign to Reach $9m.

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As it enters the last six weeks of its fundraising campaign, the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area is hoping individuals and companies will open their pocketbooks to donate the nearly $800,000 needed to reach the $9 million goal set for 2010.

Mary Fessler, marketing director for the local United Way, said the sluggish economy, the loss of large employers in the community and a slower start-up in workplace campaigns have been setbacks in reaching the goal.

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United Way Making Final Push to Raise $800,000 to Meet Year's Goal ; the Economy, Job Losses, Late-Starting Workplace Efforts Have Slowed Campaign to Reach $9m.

The co-chairmen of this year's campaign -- Mark Shaker, president and CEO of Good

Co-chairmen of United Way o...

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