History

In 1958 a group of volunteers chartered United Fund of Stokes County to raise money to help people in our community. Through the generosity of many people and businesses this charitable organization continues to serve 16 non-profit agencies. Through those contributions we have been assisting victims of emergency/disasters, care for adults and children with special needs, adult and child victims of domestic violence, family support services, programs that help the homeless and hungry, health support services, the elderly and the county’s most precious resources, our children and youth. It takes the community working together, sharing responsibility and accountability, to create lasting change in community conditions. The Board of Directors, volunteers and staff are committed to building a strong Stokes County community focusing on long-lasting changes so individuals and families beome self-sufficient. We are a 501(c) 3 certified nonprofit agency, as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The United Fund of Stokes County has a single paid part-time employee – its Executive Director, who is supported by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of local individuals who live and/or work in Stokes County. The United Fund is a local and independent organization. It is not an affiliate or chapter of any other organization.

United Fund Of Stokes County Board Of Directors Listing

  • Gerald Jones 
  • Tammy Bowles 
  • Nancy Cavanaugh
  •  Janelle Kent
  • Tracey Collins
  • Derek Edwards 
  • Linda Moore
  • Homer Dearmin
  • Pam Tillman
  • Tory Mabe
  • Sue Jarvis
  • Sabrina Gatewood
  • Rick Hughes
  • Elizabeth Dehart 
  • Dean Gordon
  • Robin Grey
  • Robin Shelton
  • Megan Bennett – Executive Director

Charter Members

  • E.C. Boles
  • Willis Overby
  • Mrs. Tom Preston
  • Joe New
  • Wayne Snyder
  • Mrs. Lenora Smith
  • Jay Duncan
  • S.B.Brandon
  • C.T. Barbour
  • Laura Ellington
  • Dave Montgomery
  • C.E. Davis
  • Wesley Cox
  • John A. Dodson
  • John Bowman
  • J.G.Fulcher
  • Posey Shelton
  • L.Van Noppen
  • Worth Gentry
  • George Neal, Jr.
  • Luther Francis
  • E.Vance Pepper
  • A.E.Garner
  • Bill Parks

2018 Board Members

  • Tammy Bowles
  • Darlene Bullins
  • Nancy Cavanaugh
  • Tracey Collins
  • Homer Dearmin
  • Derek Edwards
  • Sue Jarvis
  • Gerald Jones
  • Janelle Kent
  • Nora Lankford
  • Hilda Mabe
  • Tory Mabe
  • Linda Moore
  • Willis Overby
  • Austin Paul
  • Pam Tillman
  • Michele Mabe (Executive Director)