United Way Campaign Team Rocks
Let’s face it….there are many people in our community facing difficult life situations.
That’s why this year’s campaign theme “Rockin’ the ‘80s”--and our campaign slogan “Don’t Stop Believing”, from Journey’s popular ‘80s song undoubtedly resonates with United Way of Central Missouri supporters. We know that many people in our community have given up hope. As United Way supporters we believe that by working together we can inspire hope and create opportunities
for a better tomorrow.
Of course it wouldn’t be a United Way of Central Missouri campaign if we didn’t include a fun component—the possibilities for fun are endless with our 80’s theme. The campaign has already included big hair competitions, awkward 80’s family photo competitions
and guitar hero and lip sync competitions.
But kidding aside, we understand and believe the work of the United Way is serious business. So how do we plan to accomplish our goal to raise $1.825 million--the goal for the 2016 United Way of Central Missouri campaign?
Most importantly, it takes all of us working together. Our Pacesetters have gotten us off to a fast start. We are beyond thrilled to report that our Pacesetters, 30 businesses and the United Way agencies and staff, raised 48.3% of the campaign goal--or $882,553!
Now the Pacesetters have handed the baton to our Campaign Leadership Team to help us successfully finish this campaign journey. This team of 55 community leaders, led by our Campaign Co-Chairs Matt Tollerton and Jayne Dunkmann, will represent
the United Way during the Community Campaign. They are the face and voice of the United Way during the Community Campaign.
Last year over 8,000 donors supported the campaign—this would not be possible without the critical work of these volunteers. They have accepted this very important volunteer opportunity because they understand there are people in our community who need our
help, and through their efforts they can help bring hope to those most vulnerable in our community.
In United Way of Central Missouri’s service area of Cole, Osage, Moniteau, Miller, southern Callaway, Camden and Morgan, 1 in 2 people received help from a United Way agency—that’s over 88,000 people that were touched by one of our agency partners in 2015. This is important work. We are greatful to our 2016 Campaign Leadership Team for accepting this critical role. With their help we will transform despair into hope, fear into courage, obstacles into opportunities, and poverty into promise. Thank you to our caring, compassionate community for opening your doors and your hearts when a United Way of Central Missouri Campaign Team member knocks!
Article by Ann Bax, United Way of Central Missouri President/CPO
