Campaign Results to Date

Campaign has reached 74%....almost $3 Million! 

A big thank you to the following Employee Campaign Coordinators and their companies who have successfully wrapped up their campaigns since the last newsletter:

Child Care Resource and Referral

     Marlene Jehnke and Taran Schneider

Hiller Flooring

     Virginia Hayward

Interfaith Hospitality Network

     Joanne Markee

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

     Kristy Arndt Turner

NAMI

     Diana Evans

Post Bulletin

     Pat Herman

Stofel Nicolaus

     Daryl D Schulz

Texas Instruments

Schmidt Goodman

Karen Harlos

Schmidt Printing

     Amy Fessler and Jodie Kersting

Woodruff Company

     Philip Halverson

Our thanks and appreciation to the Employee Campaign Coordinators, employees and staff of these organizations for their partnership.

Campaign Wrap-Up

Many campaigners were scheduled to wrap up at the end of the November. When you have completed your campaign, please call Neal Engelman at 507-529-4505 or the United Way office at 507-287-2000 to schedule a pick-up of your campaign envelopes.

We can also do a partial pick-up if you prefer not to have cash or checks on hand until the completion of your campaign.

Please do not mail your envelopes.

Save the DATE

Celebration of Caring and Giving

Please save the date - Tuesday, February 19, 2013 will be the day for our annual Celebration of Caring and Giving event. We hope to see all of our Employee Campaign Coordinators and business and organization represented!

More details to follow - WATCH FOR IT!

Campaign TIP of the Week 

Communication and opportunity are the keys to a successful campaign. The vast majority of people want to help and want to give. That pledge form may be waiting in a 'to do' stack of papers, maybe an employee was out the day of your kickoff, and a certain percent of us (guilty myself) wait until the last minute.

$3 Million is a large amount and will make a significant difference in people's lives.

We all want to live in a community that champions its people, these are a few of the reasons the momentum must continue to reach the community goal of $4 Million.

We all want to live in a world where......

• All children start school ready to learn and stay in school
• Families are financially stable
• Seniors have the resources to remain safe and healthy at home
• Disability does not stop someone from being actively part of the community
• People have access to appropriate healthcare
• Everyone has a place to call home
• And not one child ever goes to bed hungry

A pledge to United Way provides a ladder for people to help themselves and a safety net in case of a crisis.

Please let your support team at United Way know if you need anything. We are here to help - rd@uwolmsted.org or 507-287-2000!