Campaign Results
The official campaign has wrapped up at 97% of the $330,000 goal, although we are still accepting donations.
United Way of Williams County volunteers gathered at Bryan Ford Lincoln Mercury on Tuesday, January 26th to honor outstanding results during Campaign 2009. The campaign, led by Tom and Dee Balser generated $317,741 for Williams County neighbors-in-need.
Twenty-four organizations received awards for their performance during Campaign 2008. These companies raised more than $194,000, or more than 60% of the total campaign.
"AMAZING, it's the word that comes to mind when we reflect on the 2009 United Way drive. We have had the privilege of meeting and working with amazing people, organizations, and generous supporters," said Mrs. Balser.
"We would like to extend our thanks to Chris Malanga and Pam Schroeder for their tireless efforts, the United Way Board and members of the campaign committee for their support and encouragements, the corporations and individual givers for their generosity... each and everyone," Mr. Balser added.
Awards were given to the three largest givers in the Industrial I, II and III categories, Commercial, Government/Schools/Libraries, Medical, Service Club/Churches, and FIRE-L categories. Award winners are listed below (dollar amounts are combined corporate and employee giving unless otherwise noted).
Winners in the Industrial I category - which comprises companies of 300 or more employees were:
- 1st Place - Spangler Candy Company, $23,358;
- 2nd Place - Johnson Controls Interior Manufacturing, $3,811; and
- 3rd Place - Kamco Industries, $1,475 in employee giving.
Winners in the Industrial II category, which is made up of companies that employ 100 to 299 employees included:
- 1st Place - ITW/Tomco, $20,481;
- 2nd Place - Bard Manufacturing, $20,000; and
- 3rd Place - ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO., U.S., INC., $15,260.
Winners in the Industrial III category, which includes companies with less than 100 employees were:
- 1st Place - L.E. Smith, $7,404;
- 2nd Place - Potter, Inc., $5,338; and
- 3rd Place - Ohio Gas Company Employees, $5,156.
Winners in the Commercial category were:
- 1st Place - The Isaac Group, $13,050;
- 2nd Place - Bryan Ford Lincoln Mercury, $5,444; and
- 3rd Place - The Bryan Times, $3,920 in employee giving.
Winners in the Government/Schools/Libraries category were:
- 1st Place - Bryan City Schools, $4,127 in employee giving
- 2nd Place - Williams County, $3,920 in employee giving; and
- 3rd Place - City of Bryan, $806 in employee giving.
Winners in the Medical category were:
- 1st Place - Midwest Community Health Associates, $17,242 in employee giving;
- 2nd Place - Behringer, Herman and Eckhardt, DDS, $5,300; and
- 3rd Place - Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, $5,291 in employee giving.
Winners in the Service Club/Churches category included:
- 1st Place - Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission; $1,503;
- 2nd Place - Newlyn Quest Club, $750 donation; and
- 3rd Place - Claire Newcomer Club, $500 donation.
Winners in the FIRE-L category, which comprises financial, insurance, real estate and legal professional, included:
- 1st Place - Andres, O'Neil and Lowe, $18,379;
- 2nd Place - First Federal Bank, $7,960; and
- 3rd Place - Gallagher, Stelzer and Yosick, $3,500.
In addition to the awards for the largest givers, the United Way also recognized those campaigns that have increased the most over the previous year.
- Behringer, Herman and Eckhardt, 82.1% increase over previous year;
- ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO., U.S., INC. - 72.5% increase; and
- ITW/Tomco - 36.9% increase.
The United Way also presents an award each year for the top overall contributor to the campaign. This award is a traveling art piece and will remain at the winning company until next year's ceremony. With a total of $23,358 in corporate and employee giving, Spangler Candy Company was the largest contributor and winner of this award for the second straight year.
Awards were also given to 12 restaurants for their participation in the 2008 "Pizza Day for United Way," to Pool's Dairy Queen for their "Blizzard Day for United Way" promotion, to WBNO/WQCT Radio for the End of Summer Bash, and to Hilltop High School for their Foundation Basketball game, all of which benefited United Way. Certificates honoring media were presented as well.
Chris Malanga, United Way CEO remarked that while Williams County was short of their goal, in this economy everyone should be proud.
"Just for comparison's sake, other United Way organizations in our region have experienced similar struggles this year. Defiance County is still working on their campaign, but currently is $97,000 below goal. Henry County didn't set a goal, and finished about $3,000 higher than last year. Fulton County had a tough year, finishing $23,000 below goal. As you can see, we are not along in our struggles."
Mr. Balser summed it up best when he said, "Thank you Williams County for stepping up and proving again we are all part of making our country/community a terrific place in which to live.
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