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Susan Fleck is A DAY vice chairman

Sepember 9, 2003

UWG News Photo CARROLLTON, GA - The Georgia Volunteer Fund Raiser for the year 2000 has set her efforts on the 2003 A DAY for West Georgia campaign. Susan Fleck is the vice chairman for this year’s A DAY drive, and is looking to bring a positive impact for others to “Join the Town and Gown Tradition.”

“I hope to focus my efforts on the University because of the educational and social impacts that it has on Carrollton,” she explained.

Fleck’s duties as vice chairman revolve around the advance solicitation aspect of the campaign. She is in charge of a 75-member volunteer group who solicit donations from businesses and organizations within the community. A DAY will be held Thursday, Oct. 16, and Fleck has set her goals high for what she hopes to achieve in donations by that date.

“The advance solicitation is getting off to a great start. Each of the volunteers is encouraged to solicit five prospects, and is asking for donations of $250 and above,” she said.

To be successful in the advance solicitation committee, Fleck understands that these volunteers must be “people who can motivate others, are well connected and actively involved, and can set an example in the community.”

As a motivated volunteer, Fleck believes that her success is due to a family effort in volunteerism.

“My family has always been involved with volunteering. My father got his start in the early 1940’s as the Cincinnati radio personality Bill Dawes. He would volunteer his time to visit shut-ins who listened to his show, and as a young girl, I remember how he lifted the spirits of all he took the time to see,” she explained. “My father was also known as ‘Wee Willy the Dog Catcher’ in Cincinnati because he helped to find lost dogs by giving descriptions out on the air.”

Aside from her efforts in the A DAY campaign, Fleck is involved with numerous public service organizations within the community. She has served on the boards of Carroll County Emergency Shelter, Carroll Regional Hospice Care, Carroll-Harroll Medical Alliance, UWG Foundation, Salvation Army/I.H.S. Service Center, Alice’s House, Carroll Tomorrow and FEMA. She is an active member of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, and is a volunteer organizer of Live Oaks youth crisis center/shelter.

With so much volunteer experience and so many worthwhile causes to her credit, Fleck has experienced inspirational moments in her volunteer career.

“It is so touching to see organizations like Alice’s House and the Emergency Shelter, that were once just grass-root efforts, come alive before your eyes,” she noted.

Fleck has been a dedicated and devoted volunteer since she got her start as a young girl accompanying her father to visit his listeners. Now she is an experienced volunteer involved in more than 15 organizations. Her enthusiasm for volunteerism shines through in all her efforts to give back to the community.

There is no stopping this award-winning volunteer. As vice chair for 2003, don’t be surprised if Fleck sets her goals even higher to become the 2004 A DAY for West Georgia chairman!

For more information about A DAY for West Georgia, contact the UWG Foundation at 770-836-6582.

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