August 27, 1998

United Way Donations Increase 4.7%, to Record Level

By MARILYN DICKEY

United Ways across the country raised $3.4-billion in their 1997-98 drives, a 4.7-per-cent increase from the previous campaign season, United Way of America reported last week. The total dollar amount is more than has ever been raised by United Ways.

While the campaign set a record, the news was not entirely rosy. When inflation is taken into account, the latest numbers still lag behind 1989, when United Way had its most successful year, raising the

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