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| Thank You Berks County!
In a remarkable showing of generosity, Berks Countians once again turned out in droves to help United Way meet the most critical needs in our community by raising $8,501,035.
"This was a challenging year," said Steve Schumacher, who co-chaired this year's campaign with his wife, Pam. "But we've seen time and time again that Berks County is a very generous community. We're extremely grateful to everyone who came together to help us achieve our goal."
"The needs in this community are greater than ever," said Tammy White, United Way president, "but LIVE UNITED is a call to action, and we saw an amazing display of that LIVE UNITED spirit this year. Our success results from the hard work of so many - our tremendous leadership, our volunteers, and the businesses, organizations and individuals who make our efforts possible."
On behalf of our 37 agency partners and the more than 100,000 Berks Countians who will benefit from the generosity of every contributor, thank you for your support!
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Click here to view a special thank you message you can share with United Way supporters in your organization.
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| And the winners are... |
| Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Campaign Incentives:
2009 Chevy Cobalt, courtesy of Golden Dealerships and IBEW Local 743:
Anne Brueck, Daniel Boone School District
Trip to San Francisco, courtesy of AAA Reading-Berks Travel Services:
Rachel Wiswesser, Elite Sportswear
3-minute Shopping Spree, courtesy of Associated Wholesalers, Inc. and Shurfine Markets:
David Schwab, Teleflex Medical, Inc.
Plasma TV, courtesy of Boscov's, Inc.:
Jeffrey Taylor, Carpenter Technology
$1000 combined gift cards, courtesy of VF Outlet and CTCE Federal Credit Union:
Shirley Breininger, VIST Financial
Gift Baskets, courtesy of Godiva Chocolatiers:
Janet Hartwich, Exeter Township School District Marc Sydney Felder, City of Reading Robert Buehrer, Carpenter Technology Larry Berkert, EnerSys Inc. Debra Rhoads, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center |
The 2009 "MVPs"
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Congratulations to the 2009 Most Valuable Partners. This award is presented to organizations that achieve the highest percentage increase in the 2009 campaign. The 2009 MVPs will be publicly recognized at United Way Night at the Reading Royals on December 5 (see sidebar). The winners are:
500+ employees - Reading School District
101 - 499 employees - Tulpehocken Area School District
100 or fewer employees - Merrill Lynch and United Community Services
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United Way Night at the Reading Royals
Cheer on the Reading Royals as they host the Trenton Devils and help United Way celebrate the winners of this year's MVP Award. The giveaway for this game is a special commemorative puck, courtesy of the campaign sponsors (see listing below). A jersey auction to benefit United Way will be held after the game.
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Tax Preparation Volunteers Needed
In 2008, United Way of Berks County began the Berks $ in Your Pocket Coalition - a coordinated effort of organizations and volunteers who made it possible to provide free tax preparation services to hard working individuals and families. During the 2009 tax season, people just like you helped 2,549 Berks County individuals and families claim over $1.69 million dollars in tax refunds including $430,319 in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
In these difficult economic times, it is more important than ever to reach out and help low to moderate income individuals and families receive the refunds they deserve.
If you would like to learn more about how one hour of your volunteer time can boost a family's income by $1,700, click here. No tax preparation experience is necessary. | |
| Holiday Volunteer Opportunities |
With the holiday-season already upon us, we recognize that many will continue their spirit of giving through volunteerism. With this in mind, we have compiled a list of opportunities that are available throughout the community this year. Click here to view the complete list. |
| 2009 Campaign Sponsors |
We are grateful to the following companies and organizations, whose collective sponsorship allowed United Way to carry out key campaign activities:
CTCE Federal Credit Union
East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Entech Engineering, Inc.
EthoSource
Fulton Bank
PACE Institute
Phoenix/Packaging, Inc.
Precision Medical Products, Inc.
Reading Phillies Baseball Club
Stevens & Lee and Griffin Financial Group
UGI Utilities, Inc.
VF Outlet
White Star Tours
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