 Small businesses in the Brainerd Lakes area made a difference this morning during the United Way's third annual Small Business Splits. Dozens of volunteers went door-to-door asking for donations from small businesses in the Brainerd Lakes area to support more than 30 United Way programs. If businesses donated, they had their name read over the Hubbard radio stations and were entered into a drawing for an advertising price package worth nearly $2,000. We're a small rural area and so every single donor that we have makes a tremendous difference and while we have larger organizations that do big fundraising campaigns for us, there are so many small businesses and this is a great way to get them involved and it's very quick and painless. Last year the Small Business Splits raised close to $15,000 for the United Way and its programs. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.