Rich Gallagher, CEO of Georgia Mountains YMCA, at Tuesday’s Helen meeting.

United Way of White County gave grants to 18 non-profit agencies in and serving White County. Agency representatives accepting grants are, front row from left, Billy Boyd of Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Georgia, Vickie Daniel of the Enotah Anti-Drug Coalition, Marc Turner of White County Caring and Sharing, Cassie Abernathy of White County Mentoring, Jeanne Buffington of Rape Response and Jim Hiers of the Caring Hands Health Clinic. Second row, from left, are Janet Kaup of Junior Achievement of Georgia, Teresa Laird of Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, Rebecca Daws of the Children’s Center for Hope and Healing, Susan Zealy of Enotah Court Appointed Special Advocates, Joan Curtis of White County Special Olympics, Michael Harris of White County 4-H and Dave Earnest of Challenged Child and Friends. In the third row, from left, are Philip Reed of the Northeast Georgia Chapter American Red Cross, Wayne Burnett of the White County Food Pantry, Billy Chism of Circle of Hope, Mike Cash of Catalyst Christian Learning Center and Foy Todd of Boy Scouts of Northeast Georgia. (Photo/Erin Garner)