Campaign Stars

Thank You Broken Arrow Elementary faculty and staff for your 52% participation in the 2011-2012 Campaign!

Thank you Amerprise Financial for conducting your first employee campaign!

Brad Findledei, Ballard Community Services Board Member,

makes sure your United Way gift brings a smile to a little one.

Stephens Real Estate associates accept the United Way’s Pacesetter Superstar Trophy on December 6.  Guided by the enthusiastic leadership of Toland Hippe and Lee Beth Dever (seen here with the trophy), SRE increased their 2011 gift by 36% over last year.  In addition to encouraging pledges to United Way, Toland and Lee Beth organized a bowling and silent auction event, and a Silpada Jewelry Girls Night Out event.  (photo courtesy of Colleen Gregoire)

 Nancy Nguyen, owner of The Orient Vietnamese Restaurant and Oh Boy! Chicken Restaurant, contributed 15% of the sales from her restaurants on December 1st. The Nguyen family has committed to support local human services through United Way as a COMMUNITY PARTNER RESTAURANT on a weekly basis in the coming year.

Mascots from Douglas County schools help celebrate the United Way’s 2011 Campaign Kickoff on September 15, held at Abe & Jake’s Landing.  Pictured here are mascots from (left to right) Eudora High School, KU, Lawrence High School, Free State High School and Baker University.  (photo courtesy of OH SNAP PHOTO)

Gayle Sigurdson, Elderly Services Coordinator at Babcock Place and Ruth Lichtwardt, Executive Assistant at Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority present prize drawing items to employees during their annual Employee Appreciation/United Way Luncheon on October 27.  The event was held at the Lawrence Visitors Center.  (photo courtesy of Colleen Gregoire)

Douglas County United Way Campaign Coordinators Kay Pettit (left) and Linda Brey (right) enjoy an outdoor picnic in South Park on September 13 with Becki Dick, volunteer.  Douglas County employees raised over $800 at the picnic and bake sale, and a collective $32,557 to benefit the 2011 United Way Campaign.  (photo courtesy of Colleen Gregoire)

The Executive Board of KU’s Rock Chalk Revue presented a check for $62,000 to United Way during the October 22 KU vs KSU game.  Pictured here are (left to right) John Zecy, Business Manager, Sabrina Ahmed, Executive Producer; Emily Drape, Co-Executive Director; Jon Goscha, Co-Executive Director; 2011 Campaign Co-Chairs Beth and Val Stella, KU Division Chair Sara Rosen and Campaign Director Colleen Gregoire. (photo courtesy of Colleen Gregoire)

Eudora Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts helped serve meals at the United Way Taco Dinner at the Black Cat Café on November 3.  Pictured here are (left to right, back row) Simon Elwell, Serena Ward, Lindsay Stouder, Angel Garrett, Andrew Briery, (front row) Graci Buchholz, Indigo Soileau and Mary Young.  The event helped raise funds for the United Way and the Eudora Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops.

Hallmark Cards Employee Campaign Coordinators Damian Harris (left) and Darin Hatfield present a corporate gift in the amount of $46,775 to Beth Stella, Campaign Co-Chair.

THANK YOU 2011 United Way of Douglas County PACESETTERS

Pacesetter Campaign Dates August 17 through September 14.

Baldwin State Bank
Black Hills Corporation
Callahan Creek
Capital City Bank
Capitol Federal Savings
Central National Bank
Commerce Bank
Custom Mobile Equipment
Destination Management, Inc.
Douglas County Bank
Douglas County Government
Kansas State Bank
KU Credit Union
Laird Noller Ford
Landmark National Bank
Lawrence Bank
Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
McGrew Real Estate
Mid-America Bank
O`Malley Beverage of Kansas, Inc.
Peoples Bank
Stephens Real Estate
Sunflower Bank
Target Store #531
The Olivia Collection
The World Company
US Bank
Westar Energy