United
Way Campaign Reaches Goal in Second Consecutive Year
March
1, 2007, Dayton, OH - 2006 United Way Campaign Chair David
Kinsaul, President and CEO of the Children's Medical Center of Dayton,
announced today that the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area 2006
Campaign exceeded the goal for the second year in a row, raising
$11,800,405 in support of the local network of health and human
services in Montgomery, Greene and Preble Counties.
The
2006 Campaign had to raise nearly one million dollars in new or
increased contributions due to corporate relocations, plant closings,
and worries about job stability to reach the goal. The results are
up $52,405 over the 2005 Campaign total of $11,748,000. A total
of 799 companies and organizations participated in the annual campaign
this year. To offset the losses and achieve overall growth: two
dozen companies achieved increases of $5,000 or more over the prior
year for a combined increase of more than $500,000 and many others
had modest increases; corporate donations were up nine percent;
and several companies made special one-time contributions to ease
the effects of a smaller employee base.
"That
is the picture and story of the economy and the campaign," Kinsaul
said. "Positive results at major companies experiencing growth and
stability, coupled with small but very significant increases at
hundreds of organizations and from thousands of individuals , enabled
us to reach the goal and raise more money than last year."
Nearly
three-quarters of the funds (74%) were donated by employees participating
in workplace campaigns. The balance was raised from corporate donations
(21%), as well as nearly 1,000 individual gifts (4%) and special
events (1%).
United
Way President Marc R. Levy said, "This campaign really demonstrated
the power of working together and that every gift matters whether
large or small." He emphasized the importance of meeting the campaign
goal to the local network of 86 Partner Agencies.
"Our
community generously stepped up and that means more dollars for
services when they are vitally needed," Levy said. "The funds will
help sustain core services and be used to support initiatives related
to positive youth development and financial stability and independence
in 2007."
Seven
companies earned the 2006 Pinnacle Award. These companies have a
long history of generosity, ran exceptional workplace campaigns
that utilized best practices, and supported the community-wide fund
drive through volunteer involvement, media sponsorships, and special
efforts such as retiree campaigns:
- Under 100 Employees: Day
International and McGohan Brabender
- 100 to 499 Employees:
Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors, Mike-Sell's Potato Chip Company,
and Thompson Hine LLP
- 500+ Employees: The Berry
Company, Dayton Power & Light and GE Money
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