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g i v i n g g u i d e 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com November25,2014•Hartford Business Journal 47 Goals • EDUCATION: Students succeed academically. We work to ensure children are socially and emotionally ready to begin kindergarten. • INCOME: Individuals and families are economically stable. We work to ensure people have access to basic needs, learn skills to improve their economic situation, and are meaningfully employed. • HEALTH: Individuals are healthy and safe. We work to ensure people have access to services and resources for their health needs, and that they can successfully manage their daily living activities. • HEALTH: Youth and adults avoid risky behaviors. We work to ensure people avoid risky and unhealthy behaviors and develop skills needed to lead a productive life. • HOUSING: Individuals and families have safe and affordable housing. We work to ensure the availability of emergency housing, as well as services and supports to help families remain safely and stably housed. FundraisinG events/OppOrtunities Leadership Roast: This annual evening of comedy offers opportunities to contribute to United Way's Innovation Fund. Power of the Purse: The Middlesex United Way Women's Initiative holds this annual handbag auction fundraiser each June. GivinG OppOrtunities Make a Personal Gift. You can make a contribution either through a workplace campaign or at www.middlesexunitedway.org/give. Conduct an Employee Campaign. Organizations can conduct an employee campaign, which provides your staff with an easy way to participate in strengthening our community. Make a Tax-Deductible Corporate Gift. Join our Sponsorship Program. Create brand preference by signing up for our highly-visible sponsorship program. Sponsor a Loaned Executive. Sponsorship of temporary campaign staff allows us to put more resources back into Middlesex County. Planned Giving. Make a provision in your will and/or give directly to our Endowment Fund. Learn more about ways to give at www.middlesexunitedway. org/takeaction. volunteer opportunities Day of Caring. We will match a group of employees from your company with a community-wide initiative or a project at a local non-profit agency. United Way Committees. United Way is a volunteer-driven organization and your employees can personally help lead the way by joining one of our committees. Women's Initiative. The Women's Initiative celebrates the power of women to bring about positive change in our community through philanthropy and service. Young Leaders Society. This group provides community involvement, personal development and networking for young professionals ages 21-40 who live and work in Middlesex County. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Volunteers help low- to moderate-income households prepare and file their taxes to ensure they get back the money they have earned. Learn more about ways to volunteer and search additional opportunities at www.middlesexunitedway.org/volunteer. aBout us Year Established: 1935 Total Number of Employees: 7 Annual Revenue: $1,890,525 GeoGraphic service area(s) Middlesex United Way serves the 15 towns of Middlesex County: Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook. top fundinG sources Pratt & Whitney (employee campaign and corporate giving) 18% Liberty Bank (employee campaign and corporate giving) 13% Middlesex Hospital (employee campaign) 7.4% First Vice President William holder Wesleyan University Second Vice President deborah Bochain liberty Bank Women's Initiative Chair Jean d'aquila d'aquila law Offices Treasurer allison dowe Middlesex Hospital Campaign Chair patricia charles Middletown Public Schools Community Impact Chair Judith felton Middlesex Community College Personnel Chair faith Jackson City of Middletown Young Leaders Society Chair toral maher liberty Bank Foundation Investment Chair Jay mills Oakley Wing Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management At-Large Member of the Executive Committee Gary simonsen PrimePay floresia allen allen's abatement Services vincent capece Jr. Middlesex Hospital scott carlson Carlson & dumeer shirley dickes Pratt & Whitney christine fahey Middletown Public Schools cindi Gondek aCT Group Wilfredo nieves Capital Community College lindsay parke Northeast Utilities Quentin phipps Stamford Charter School for Excellence Jeffry pierce Td Bank kristen roberts Comcast Joe santaniello attention to detail/ Wireless Zone martha temple aetna Greg treacy Pratt & Whitney William Wrang Webster Bank HONOrarY dIrECTOrS harry e. Burr david l. reynolds rosario a. rizzo, Jr. Jean adams shaw Executive Director kevin Wilhelm President clifford straub lifestyle Financial Strategies llC Middlesex United Way 100 riverview Center, Suite 230, Middletown, CT 06457 | 860-346-8695 www.middlesexunitedway.org OUr MISSION: The mission of Middlesex united Way is to mobilize the caring power of communities to strengthen lives and help people. " " U nited Way is a true partner in Middlesex County. With United Way's help we can address our most pressing issues in education, income, health and housing. What we give to United Way comes back ten-fold to our community. – patricia charles , Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools and Middlesex United Way Campaign Chair Board of directors For Middlesex United Way's annual day of Caring, groups of volunteers are matched with a community-wide initiative or a project at a local non-profit agency.