Green Mountain United Way: Campaign

Campaign

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The 2011 – 2012 fundraising campaign for Green Mountain United Way was officially launched on September 21, 2011 at a breakfast at The Steak House on the Barre-Montpelier Road where over 80 local business leaders, representatives of non-profit organizations, volunteers and other individuals gathered.

Photo of Wendy Rea Wendy Rea, Branch President of the Merchants Bank in Barre and this year's GMUW Campaign Chair, very eloquently spoke to the crowd about why she volunteers in the community and why it is so important to support the United Way, in both good times and bad. "The ongoing needs of our communities must be met and Green Mountain United Way is highly instrumental in central and northeastern Vermont in helping to meet those needs." She announced the coming year's campaign goal has been set at $600,000.
Marty Feltus
Marty Feltus, returning Chair for the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) portion of the campaign, spoke of her commitment to Green Mountain United Way and how she hopes to encourage more businesses and individuals in the NEK to participate.
Kate Ash Kate Ash
JoEllen Calderara JoEllen Calderara
Hale Ritchie Hale Ritchie
Connie Warren Connie Warren
Dave Dubois Dave Dubois
Ruth Brown Ruth Brown
Cecile Barber Cecile Barber
Rudy Chase Rudy Chase
Hans Manske Hans Manske
Marcey Hannon Marcey Hannon
Melissa Links Melissa Links
Guest speakers, Kate Ash, the Voluntary Liaison with FEMA, and JoEllen Calderara, Chair of the Central VT Long Term Recovery Group, not only gave an update of flood recovery efforts in Central Vermont, but stirred confidence in the group on the speed and efficiency of recovery for the victims of the flood. They praised the volunteer efforts quickly put in place by different organizations and individuals and their willingness to work together.

The following awards were presented for exceptional success in last year's campaign. The Community Impact Award for outstanding and compassionate dedication to GMUW's impact on the community was given to Hale Ritchie, who was instrumental in the development of the current Community Impact model. The Business Community Impact Award went to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of VT (accepted by Connie Warren) for their contributions of goods, services and donations that add to GMUW's ability to support the community. The Community Spirit Award for the business that creatively puts fun into fundraising was presented to Hannaford's of Barre (accepted by manager Dave Dubois). Ruth Brown received the Campaign Champion Award for her leadership and outstanding service in the campaign. The business Thomas N. Pelletier Loaned Executive Award was awarded to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of VT for loaning one of their employees to GMUW and the individual award went to Cecile Barber who served as Loaned Executive for several weeks in the fall of 2010. Lastly, the Worksite Coordinator Award for the business that had the greatest percentage of increase in the campaign over the previous year was given to Mine Safety Appliance of Newport (accepted by Plant Manager, Rudy Chase).

Those in attendance were eligible to win three prizes: 1) a gift certificate donated by The Steak House, which was won by Hans Manske of ReSOURCE of Barre; 2) an assortment of maple products donated by Couture's Maple Shop of Westfield, which was won by Marcey Hannon of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont; and, 3) a one-year Megabucks ticket for 104 drawings donated by John Gardner of Gardner Insurance Services of East Barre, which was won by Melissa Links of Peoples United Bank.

We invite you to check this page regularly to watch the progress of our campaign. Please consider participating by sending your contribution to:

Green Mountain United Way
963 Paine Turnpike N #2
Montpelier, VT 05602

Or, donate online. Simply click on the green "Donate" button at the top left and follow the instructions given.