 The United Way of Bemidji area spent most of 2017 fundraising and tonight they revealed some very exciting news. More than 100 community members attended their black and white campaign celebration dinner tonight. The evening started off with awards for various organizations and individuals who helped the United Way in the past year. Then came the big moment the United Way set their fundraising goal at $420,000 for this campaign. They ended up with more than 421,000 surpassing their goal. To hit goal after many years of not quite getting there we're really excited for the future of United Way. We just moved to a new building that has a visibility that we've never had before and we're just hopeful that with the growth Bemidji's had and which means that there the needs have also grown that we can meet those needs. The campaign closed only yesterday most of the fundraising was done in the fall. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.