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United Way of America Selects Calhoun Winners Club The Winner’s Club Hits It “Big Time” in Feature Film To steal a familiar phrase from its founder and director, “Its big time!” once again for the Calhoun Winner’s Club. Deacon Balliew, who organized and has helped coordinate the activities of the group for 20 years, will be passing more good news along to the Winner’s Club members the next time he sees them. Officials of the club were notified Thursday that United Way film crews will be back in Calhoun in the next few weeks to make more film, and with a bigger crew. Bill Green, current president of the board of the directors of the club, said they were notified of the selection Thursday by Nancy Sweanton from United Way of America Headquarters in Alexandria, Va. “The Winner’s Club has been chosen as the United Way of America role model for their training film, and will be back to make more extensive filming of the local club’s activities,” said Green. “We are really excited that through the exposure to United Way of America and through Project Home Town America, our community and our county, and the people in the winner’s Club, have made in impression that has stood out in our nation. We are honored to be selected to be the role model for the United Way of American training film. “It speaks well of our community and the citizens and businesses in our community,” the president said. Green said United Way officials will be back in Calhoun in late March or early April with a larger crew and more sophisticated equipment to film with 35mm training film shots. There will probably be 10 to 12 people in the crew that is coming this time, according to Ms. Swenton, who was here in late January with a crew of six people that made training films for Project Ho0me Town America use. The Winner’s club was the recipient of a $20,000 grant through American Express and the Project Home Town American program which it coordinates. The Winner’s Club was chosen for a maximum grant because of the widespread community support the Winner’s Club has received, according to Ms. Sweanton, who coordinated the filming project for United Way and Project Home Town America. The Winner’s Club was founded from a Boy Scout troop for the handicapped that Balliew organized as scoutmaster, and has grown to include opportunities for mentally challanged men and women, boys and girls, and abused and foster children. The group has membership from age five to 50. background music "The Light House" by Clay
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