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CAMPAIGN MEETS GOAL The 2007 United Way of Northwest Connecticut campaign ended on a high note with campaign Chairwoman Sherie Power reporting a total of $937,110 raised, exceeding the $936,000 goal. Over 120 volunteers joined Sherie in the celebration at Cornucopia Banquet Hall on November 1, 2007.
Sherie Power publicly thanked James Mazzarelli, Goshen resident and President of the Action Wildlife Foundation for making the largest individual gift in the United Way’s history. Sherie said, “We learned a week ago that a major contributor would cut their gift by at least half and it would cause us to miss our goal. Our campaign team didn’t give up and it reminded me daily of the childhood story ‘The Little Engine That Could’. I attribute this year’s campaign achievement to our dynamic and energetic campaign team, exceptional cooperation from the corporate community, the business community, our Leader’s Circle, local employees, and a caring community that traditionally works for people in need. Rob Joyce of Cable 5 deserves the community’s thanks for developing and providing an outstanding campaign video, which focused on our Campaign theme, “Lets All Chip In, the United Way, 22 agencies in Northwest Connecticut”. He captured the essence of our United Way and its mission.”
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MEDIA RECOGNITION Local media played a significant role in this year’s campaign achievement when they embraced the testimonial-based marketing campaign. Recognized were: Jennifer Parsons, General Manager of WZBG, for her creative design and implementation of our electronic/print-marketing program, William J. Pape, II, editor and publisher, and the Republican-American staff for having the vision to help lead the way for a more caring community by participating in a combined electronic print marketing effort, WQQQ in Lakeville for an expanded local interview series, the Lakeville Journal, and the Register Citizen for their support of “Sing Your Heart Out”.
CAMPAIGNERS OF THE YEAR Sherie and Vice Campaign Chair Paul McLaughlin presented the annual United Way of Northwest Connecticut 2007 Outstanding Campaigner of the Year award to two outstanding campaigners: Katherine Marchand-Beyer, Director of Community Support, Litchfield County Association for Retarded Citizens and 2007 Public Service Division Co-Chair, and Lisa Soucier, Northwest Community Bank, a volunteer in the Small Business Division.
PACESETTER RECOGNITION The 2007 Pacesetter employees were saluted: BD, Burns, Brooks & McNeil, City of Torrington, Howmet Castings an Alcoa business, ITW Insert Molded Products, Lightstat, Litchfield Bancorp, Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial, National Iron Bank, O & G Industries, Theroux & Nowell LLC CPAs, Torrington Public Schools, Torrington Water Company, Town of Winchester, Turner & Seymour Manufacturing, Wal-Mart, Canaan Child Care Center, Catholic Charities, Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington, Falls Village Day Care, FISH, Inc. Torrington Chapter, Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation, Girl Scout Council of Northwest Connecticut, Litchfield County Association for Retarded Citizens, McCall Foundation, Northwest Center for Family Service & Mental Health, Winsted Area Child Care Center, Inc., and YMCA of Northwest CT. Collectively they produced $104,263 or 11% of this year’s campaign.
DIVISIONAL RESULTS Divisional results are: Major Firms $255,047; Industrial $87,254; Commercial $199,858; Public Service $85,040; Education $26,378; Professional $57,752; Small Business $13,015; and Direct Response $212,766. These gifts that will be invested in 22 committed local agencies.
DISNEY TRIP WINNER Bethlehem resident Maribeth Granato was the lucky winner of this year’s Disney Trip raffle, drawn by Deena Panasci of Sanditz Travel. Sherie Power joined United Way Executive Director Bill Egan and Wal-Mart Human Resource Director Donna Filous in presenting balloons to Maribeth and sharing the good news with her co-workers. Over 3,000 raffle tickets were entered in the drawing.
2007 CORPORATE SPONSORS BD Borghesi Building & Engineering Co., Inc. Burns, Brooks & McNeil Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Ducci Kitchens, Inc. The First National Bank of Litchfield FM 97.3 WZBG Howmet Castings, an Alcoa business Ideal Woodworking, LLC J & M Sales Company, Inc. The LaPorta-Cook Funeral Home, Inc. Lightstat Inc. Litchfield Bancorp Northwest Community Bank Northwest Hills Dealerships Rainbow Press The Register Citizen SCASCO Energy Scoville Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Theroux & Nowell, LLC, CPAs Thomaston Savings Bank Torrington Savings Bank United Construction & Engineering Yankee PennySaver
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THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN TEAM Members of the United Way’s campaign leadership team were: Paul McLaughlin, VP Sr. Retail Banking Officer, Litchfield, Bancorp, Campaign Vice-Chair and Major Firms Division Co-Chair; JoAnn Ryan, President, Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, Major Firms Division Co-Chairperson; Dick Rogers, Vice President, Commercial Banking, Northwest Community Bank, and Steve Reilly, Senior VP & Chief Loan Officer, Northwest Community Bank, Industrial Division Co-Chairpersons; Greg Brisco, CEO, Northwestern Connecticut YMCA, and Susan Suhanovsky, Senior Vice President, Torrington Water Company, Commercial Division Co-Chairpersons; Gail Marchand, Gleeson Services, and Katherine Marchand-Beyer, Director of Community Support, Litchfield County Association For Retarded Citizens, Public Service Division Co-Chairpersons; Philip O`Reilly, Ph.D., New Hartford Board of Education Superintendent, and Susan O’Brien, Ph.D., Torrington Board of Education Superintendent, Education Division Co-Chairpersons; John Morris, Northwestern Mutual Life, J. Kenneth Nowell, Theroux & Nowell LLC CPAs, and Jennifer Ives-Groebl, Assistant Vice President, Litchfield Bancorp, Professional Division Co-Chairpersons; Candee Palmer, Assistant Treasurer, Northwest Community Bank, and Margret K. Warner, Branch Manager, Litchfield Bancorp, Small Business Division Co-Chairpersons; Sandy Roberts, former YMCA CEO, Direct Response Chairwoman; Michael Lynch, Esq., Guion, Stevens & Rybak, LLP, and Roberta Lee August and Gladys Cerruto of Torrington, Leader’s Circle Co-Chairpersons.
David Oliver said, “Our campaign team and its leader deserve a special place in the history of the United Way of Northwest Connecticut for helping us achieve a record campaign Sherie literally invested a year of her life in this campaign and constructively implemented new ideas.”
Pledges can always be made by mail, phone or online. The United Way is always available to schedule additional employee presentations if requested. Dollars raised now will be invested by our 35-member Citizen Review process through our member agencies. Funding decisions will be made during January.
Participating agencies include: 2-1-1, American Red Cross, Waterbury Area Chapter; Nutmeg Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Boy Scouts of America, Connecticut Rivers Council, Northwest Hills District; Canaan Child Care Center, Inc.; Catholic Charities; Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington; Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.; Cornwall Child Center; Falls Village Day Care Center, Inc.; FISH, Inc. Torrington Chapter; Geer Adult Day Center; and Girl Scout Council of Northwestern Connecticut; Litchfield County Association for Retarded Citizens; McCall Foundation, Inc.; Northwest Center for Family Service & Mental Health; Salvation Army Winsted Service Center; The Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.; USO of Metropolitan New York; Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut (Torrington); Winsted Area Child Care Center, Inc.; and YMCA of Northwest Connecticut.
LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS!
Can you give between 15 and 20 hours during the Fall? Do you like people? Do you believe in giving something back to your community? Can you "Chip In" and “Care the United Way”?
If the answer is yes to all four questions, please contact Bill Egan at the United Way of Northwest Connecticut at (860) 489-4131or email the office at unitedwaynwct@snet.net
We promise you fun and a feeling of accomplishment.
WEBSITE Don't forget to check for developments on our website at www.northwestunitedway.org!
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