To the editor:

I will confess I am biased. Our family has volunteered for the United Way for over 40 years; yes, when it was the Community Chest, then the United Fund and now the United Way of Douglas County. Therefore, I was dismayed and perplexed by the response to your Monday poll indicating that 72 percent have not given to this organization, which keeps 99 percent of its donations in our community.

I do not know who responds to your poll, but if each would contribute something, say $1 a week for a year, the United Way campaign would be that much closer to its goal.

Examine your lives and see if you have been touched by one of the United Way agencies. This organization is a community treasure and deserves your support.