United Way campaign tops goal by $150,000
Pikes Peak United Way topped its 2010-2011 campaign goal by $150,000, raising $5.65 million. This was the third highest amount raised in the organization’s 89-year history.
The announcement was made by Campaign Council Chair Bruce Gilooly of Security Service Federal Credit Union at a luncheon attended by 400 people Tuesday at The Broadmoor.
“Exceeding the projected goal by $150,000, at a time when everyone has been touched by the economic downturn, speaks volumes about our community’s incredible willingness to help others in need when the chips are down, said PPUW President/CEO JD Dallager.
Among the numbers announced: Pikes Peak United Way and its 42 partner agencies helped more than 130,000 people. 2-1-1, the information referral hotline, connected more than 25,000 people to programs and services. More than 2,800 volunteers participated in “Make a Difference Month.”
Retired businessman Nort Bain was saluted by Dallager for 70 years as “a loyal contributor” to United Way.
The business-to-business company Harland Clarke was honored for “Best First-Time Campaign.” Named United Way Volunteer of the Year was Harry Hentschel.
The Spirit of Caring awards, based on a company’s volunteer efforts and internal campaign performance, went to JE Dunn, Qwest Communications and Wells Fargo Bank and Insurance Services.
Sharing her touching personal story of how an organization like United Way and its partner agencies could have helped her family through hardships they faced in coal mining and auto towns was Pikes Peak Library District Executive Director Paula Miller.
Because she was raised by “two great parents” and a mother who always made certain there were books in their home, she was the first person in her family to go to college, breaking a generational cycle of poverty and lack of education.
