03/28/2008
2007 United Way Campaign Good News!
| Goals | Current Results | Current Projections |
| $54,000,000 3.8% increase $1,983,284 new dollars |
$49,462,590 4.6% Increase $2,186,821 New Dollars | $53,937,095 $62,905 needed to reach goal |
| CEO Visit Kudos | ||
| Our volunteers have completed more than 245 CEO visits! | ||
CAMPAIGN LEADERBOARD
Top 10 Growth
| Organization | New Dollars |
| Vanguard | $445,130 |
| Comcast Family of Companies | $319,402 |
| Sunoco, Inc. | $306,979 |
| University of Pennsylvania and Health System | $134,511 |
| Yellow Book USA | $113,425 |
| Morgan Lewis, LLP | $99,111 |
| FMC Corporation | $96,699 |
| KPMG LLP | $96,315 |
| Wyeth Pharmaceuticals | $91,817 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | $84,819 |
Total |
$1,788,208 |
Smaller Companies -- Huge Impact
When United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania set its $54 million goal for the 2007 Campaign, many eyes turned toward the larger organizations that anchor the campaign year after year. Without these companies, there would be no way to reach this aggressive new goal. What might not be so obvious is that without the many smaller companies throughout the region that support the Campaign, United Way could never reach its goal.
So today, let's check out the suburbs, where employees at hundreds of these smaller organizations have worked feverishly to ensure that UWSEPA and its partner agencies continue to have the resources needed for the long-term goal of making a difference in the lives of thousands in our region.
Following is a sampling of these companies:
| Organization | Campaign Chairs | Total | Increase |
| George Weston Bakeries | President:
Gary Prince ECC: Lisa Wright ECC: Greg Peterson |
$10,441 | 160.2% |
| General Mills | Director,
Field Sales N.E.: Steve
Mayle ECC: Denise Kaiser |
$6,141 | 265.1% |
| Giant Food Store, Norristown | Store Manager/ECC: Frank Rezza | $3,268 | 97.5% |
| Knoll | President/CEO:
Kass Bradley ECC: Nina Motz |
$19,396 | 18.0% |
| Bloomingdales of Willow Grove | Store
Manager: Andrea Zavatski ECC: Dorothy Wasserman |
$5,233 | 26.2% |
| Pindar | General
Manager/President: John
Tooher ECC: Maria Spargo |
$7,542 | 35.0% |
| RohMax USA, LLP | President:
Gregory Bialy ECC: Jennifer Francis |
$22,864 | 45.6% |
| Tri County Federal Credit Union | President
Andrew Pistoria ECC: Jessica Moats |
$2,695 | 50.6% |
Top Stories
- UGI/AmeriGas Employees Meet The Challenge
- Turner Investment Partners Helps The Community Prosper
- Quaker Chemical’s Growing Challenge
- IMS Campaign Grows Significantly!
- AMETEK Pioneers Yet Another Success!
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Grows from the Top!
UGI/AmeriGas Employees Meet The Challenge
In an effort to encourage increased participation in the 2007 United Way Campaign, UGI/Amerigas CEO and Chairman Lon Greenberg issued a challenge: If the UGI/AmeriGas employees increase their participation, the company would increase its corporate gift by $20,000. The challenge was met with 87% of the 302 employees making pledges, leading to a campaign total of $412,771. This is $37,375 more than their 2006 total. In addition, the 20 members of the Campaign Committee, led by Employee Campaign Chair Joe Geeter, Corporate Employee Relationships Manager, and Leadership Campaign Chair Kathy Prigmore, General Manager, put together the "perfect" campaign. Their plan included exciting incentives such as Get-Away vacations, lotteries for a day off, and job swaps with management team members. One very lucky employee even won a 40-hour vacation! Special events included Flower Days and a bake sale, and participation in UWSEPA's Days of Caring.
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Turner Investment Partners Helps The Community Prosper
Awesome leadership support at Turner Investment Partners generated just as awesome a response from the firm's employees, who between them raised $132,258 for their 2007 United Way Campaign! The total represented a $25,857 or 24.3% increase over their 2006 Campaign results. CEO Bob Turner, who volunteers as Division Vice Chair for the Investment Division on UWSEPA's Campaign Cabinet, ensured that his own company's campaign remained strong, setting a vigorous example for other companies to emulate. Employee Campaign Chair Jill Homan, Manager, made a point to personally ask her colleagues to participate in the campaign. Bob also provided his own personal touch, speaking on behalf of the campaign at two large employee meetings. Two agencies were asked to speak at the meetings, to share how United Way Community Impact dollars helped their organizations. It was a heartfelt ask and a heartfelt response, reflecting part of the company's mission statement -- "To our community and society: a commitment to activism to see the communities and society in which we live prosper."[back to top]
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Quaker Chemical's Growing Challenge
Participation was key to the huge growth in Quaker Chemical's 2007 United Way Campaign. For every 5% increase in employee participation, the company stated, it would increase its corporate gift by $5,000. Not only did the challenge, issued by Ron Naples, President and CEO, raise another $10,000 from Quaker Chemical, as an added bonus, those additional employees who stepped forward then added their pledges to the total, bringing the campaign to $112,597. This is a 31.7%, or $27,125 increase! A separate Leadership giving campaign, for donors pledging $1,000 or more, generated three new donors at the Leadership level. And to insert some fun into the campaign, Employee Campaign chair Mike Brown, Director, Coatings project, organized a silent auction and an ice cream social, which generated over $5,600.[back to top]
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IMS Campaign Grows Significantly!
Pharmaceutical research firm IMS raised a total of $115,097 in their Plymouth Meeting facilities for their 2007 United Way Campaign, including a 50% corporate match of employee donations. The total signifies a $16,862 increase over the 2006 campaign! In addition, employees from other IMS offices located throughout the U.S. donated over $54,000. Locally, the campaign kick off, organized by Employee Campaign Chairs Paul Cannon, Vice President Marketing Americas, and Katherine Marshall, Director Internal Communications, included presentations by UWSEPA President and CEO Alba Martinez , speakers from a United Way agency and company President Bill Nelligan.
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AMETEK Pioneers Yet Another Success!
Combine cowboy boots with a cowboy hat, throw in some great chuck wagon style grub, and suddenly you have the beginning recipe for a rip-roarin' United Way Campaign! AMETEK, a global electronics manufacturing firm with headquarters in Paoli, chose a pioneering theme for their 2007 United Way Campaign. Employee Campaign co-Chairs Debbie Fitzpatrick, Executive Assistant, and Sam MacDonald, Payroll Coordinator, organized a kick-off luncheon featuring western style food and attire, along with two dynamic speakers, Sharon Easterling from the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, and Sarah Helfman from Eagles Youth Partnership, both of whom concentrated their messages on children's services. The company, led by Chairman and CEO Frank Hermance, raised $142,408, including a very generous 100% corporate match, and reflecting a 57.7% increase, or $52,105 new dollars! Part of that major increase came as a result of a Leadership presentation for donors pledging $1,000 or more, which resulted in 10 new Leadership level donors. A football autographed by Eagles cornerback Lito Shepard was the featured campaign prize, and yet another reason for the stunning success of the campaign.AMETEK Campaign Theme:
"Pioneers faced many obstacles in their quest for a better life...Today, people in our own communities face obstacles, too. Your contribution to United Way can help THEM discover and enjoy a better life."
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Grows from the Top!
A greater degree of "top down" leadership at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, along with a very generous 50% company match pledged by President and CEO Bernard Poussot, grew the pharmaceutical company's United Way Campaign by 15.9% in 2007, adding $96,663 new dollars for a campaign total of $705,527! Management level team captains, under Employee Campaign Chairs Jeff Keisling, V.P. and Chief Information Officer, and Jeff Frederick, V.P., Information Services U.S. Commercial Systems, scheduled group meetings for the first time in the company's campaign history. Representatives of United Way and some of its partner agencies were key speakers, providing employees with insight into exactly how United Way is able to use their generous donations to benefit their community. Several employees filmed messages about their reasons for supporting the campaign, and these videos were shown throughout the Wyeth facilities. In addition, to add a little more excitement, incentives such as iPhones were offered to encourage employees to donate.
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