As United Way of Midland County wraps up week six of their annual campaign, the community continues to press forward toward the goal. United Way is reporting pledges totaling $3,124,239 raised, which is 68% of the overall campaign goal of $4.6 million.
Many local businesses are getting involved with the campaign including Everett Carpet, D & R Flooring, Eastman Party Store, All Season’s Heating and Cooling, Irish’s Barber Shop, SSOE, Snow Machines and Windemuller by donating generous corporate gifts. Dendritech, Inc. encourages their employees to give by offering a dollar-for-dollar matching donation.
Capital Power has been a long-time United Way supporter, showing up this year with a generous corporate donation of $10,000 to support community programs.
Feeney Chrysler Dodge exceeded last year’s employee campaign, raising over $4,000. Huntington Bank is a dedicated supporter of United Way, contributing a $25,000 corporate grant to help support the vital programs and services funded through the campaign.
The Great Lakes Loons kicked off their campaign with a day of voLOONteering at Camp Neyati. In addition to their employee campaign, the Loons hosted United Way’s Campaign Kickoff event, welcoming over 150 community volunteers to their space to build chili meal kits for the community.
Members First Credit Union kicked off their campaign this week, offering a generous corporate match to help employee donations go further. Whether it’s volunteering, sponsoring United Way events or attending Lunch and Learns, their team shows up in a big way to support the community throughout the entire year.
Other organizations have just kicked off their employee campaigns including Arbury Insurance and Andrews Hooper Pavlik.
Quick Reliable Printing supports the campaign by generously donating the printing of campaign materials to help United Way share the stories of our neighbors within workplaces and throughout the community.
Nonprofits, including United Way partner agencies, are dedicated to supporting the campaign. United Way staffer Andrea Plouff joined Senior Services for their kick-off event, sharing how the dollars are invested for change. Earlier this year the United Way team helped sell 50/50 tickets at the Memorial Cup Tournament, with proceeds benefiting the local campaign. Midland Area Community Foundation is kicking off their campaign soon.
Next week, United Way partner agencies will be competing in a chili cook-off at their annual Partner Picnic. Teams will compete for the best chili, with bragging rights as the prize.
In addition to workplace campaigns and corporate gifts, individual and retiree gifts are also bolstering the campaign, showcasing how every gift makes an impact. Local individuals and retirees are illustrations of our communities’ culture of caring and have contributed an impactful $526,000 so far, with additional gifts rolling in daily.
United Way recognizes generous donors at all levels. The Tocqueville Society honors legacy-minded donors who invest $10,000 or more each year. The Leadership Circle celebrates those who donate $1,000 and above and Young Leadership Circle honors those in their 20s and 30s who donate $500 or more.
“Members of the Tocqueville Society and Leadership Circle inspire us all,” shared Miller. “They join with other philanthropists from across the community and nation, demonstrating genuine care and commitment for people in our community. Their generous gifts are the embodiment of their desire to ensure everyone has the opportunity to live their best life and thrive while providing hope for so many.”
With the support of workplace campaigns, corporate gifts, foundation grants and individual pledges, United Way can invest the dollars raised in non-profit programs aligned with the top human service needs that create measurable change.
United Way invests dollars in nonprofit programs that impact the areas of Youth Success, Health and Household Stability. When you give to United Way, you can be confident that your gift will make a measurable change in the lives of our families, coworkers and neighbors.
United Way’s issue area focus this week is financial stability.
Support with Finances is one of the fifteen issue areas that United Way of Midland County focuses on. Help with understanding and managing finances can put us on the path toward financial stability and independence. They invest in programs that help ensure individuals are equipped to understand and manage their finances and be financially healthy. To learn more about how United Way invests in financial stability, watch this video.
The 2024 United Way campaign will continue through the fall and everyone is invited to be a part of it. To learn more about community needs, how dollars are invested for change, read an impact story, or find help, you can visit unitedwaymidland.org/2024campaign.
