The 2016 fundraising campaign for the Southwest Illinois Division of United Way of Greater St. Louis will kick off on Thursday, September 1 with a “Bring Home the Gold” Olympic-themed event.

Registration is available online at helpingpeople.org/swid2016. Tickets cost $30 per person or $240 for a table of eight. The event will have food, a cash bar, entertainment and networking opportunities with local business and community leaders. All proceeds from the event benefit United Way of Greater St. Louis.

What: Southwest Illinois Division of United Way of Greater St. Louis

             2016 Campaign Kickoff

Where: Lewis and Clark Community College – N.O. Nelson Campus

                600 Troy Road

                Edwardsville, IL 62025

When: Thursday, September 1, 2016

               5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

United Way’s Southwest Illinois Division serves the counties of Madison, Macoupin, Jersey, Greene and Calhoun and helped more than 180,000 people last year.

For more information about the event, contact United Way at 618-258-9800.