UNITED WAY SETS UP GROUP TO DISTRIBUTE YELL MONEY

The Area Wide United Way has established a committee to distribute its half of the money raised during the YELL for Newspapers promotion earlier this month.

The United Way has about $6,000 available for programs which involve youth, education, literacy and learning, said Edythe Davis, chairman of the newly-formed YELL Allocation Committee.

YELL for Newspapers, held Sept. 11, took volunteers into the streets to sell newspapers to benefit the United Way and the Southeast Missourian's Newspaper In Education program. The money raised was divided between the United Way and NIE.

United Way agencies interested in receiving funding for literacy or education programs for youth have until Oct. 31 to submit applications.

Once applications have been received, Davis explained, a committee of United Way board members and representatives of the Southeast Missourian and Cash-Book Journal newspapers will determine how to best distribute the money.

"This money is separate and apart from the regular United Way allocations," Davis said.

She said programs may be new or may be expansions of programs already offered.

"We are excited about this," Davis said, "particularly because YELL was such a fun thing. Everyone had such a good time. And now we're getting a little more fun making a decision about how the proceeds will be used."

For more information, call 334-9634.