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Campaign Awards & Special Recognition

Corporate Campaign Awards

Major Employers 1

 Platinum  Sentry Insurance 
 Gold  Ministry Medical Group/Saint Michael's Hospital
 Silver  Travel Guard
 Bronze  Associated Bank

 

Major Employers 2

 Platinum  Delta Dental of Wisconsin 
 Gold  Donaldson Company Inc.
 Silver  Worzalla Publishing Company
 Bronze  Golden County Foods

 

Commerce & Industry 1

 Platinum  M&I Bank
 Gold  Worth Company
 Silver  RR Donnelly
 Bronze  Wisconsin Public Service

 

Commerce & Industry 2

 Platinum  Stevens Point Journal
 Gold  Gamber-Johnson LLC
 Silver  Recycled Office Environments/Emmons Business Interiors
 Bronze  Midwest Hardware Association

 

Commerce & Industry 3

 Platinum  JC Penney Company Inc.
 Gold  Wal-mart Supercenter Store #1828
 Silver  Target Stores #806
 Bronze  ShopKo

 

Commerce & Industry 4

Platinum  The Boldt Company-WRV
 Gold  Regnier Consulting Group
 Silver  Notable Impressions
 Bronze  Rettler & Associates

 

Employee Campaign Awards

Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards are given to recognize above average giving regardless of the number of employees for all organizations with:

1. a minimum of 50% participation AND

2. an average weekly gift of over $1 for all employee donors

 

Platinum-Average Employee Gift of $5 or more per week ($260+/year)

Anderson, O’Brien, Bertz, Skrenes & Golla
Delta Dental of Wisconsin
Nationwide Financial Services
Regnier Consulting Group
Sentry Insurance
The Boldt Company-WRV
United Way of Portage County
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wisconsin Paper Council

 

Gold-Average Employee Gifts of $3 or more per week ($156+/year)

Achievement Center-Early Intervention
American Red Cross of Portage County
Ameriprise Financial
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Portage County
CAP Services
Central City Credit Union
Cooper Dental
Ellis Stone Construction Company
Epilepsy Foundation of Central & Northeast Wisconsin
Express Employment Professionals
General Beer-Northeast, Inc.
HSBC-North America
JHL Mail Marketing Inc.
M&I Bank
Meals on Wheels
Mid-State Technical College
NAPA Distribution Center
Pointe Precision
Portage County Business Council
Portage County Gazette
Recycled Office Environments/Emmons Business Interiors
Spud City Sales
UPS
Worth Company

 

Silver-Average employee gifts of $2 or more per week ($104+/Yr.)

Aging & Disability Resource Center
AnchorBank-Plover Branch
Associated Bank
Bliss Educational Services Center
Family Connections in Portage County
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
Mark Motors Automotive
McKinley Elementary
NewPage-Stevens Point Mill
NewPage-Whiting Mill
Pineries Bank
Wysocki Produce Farm/Paragon Potato Farms

 

Bronze -Average employee gifts of $1 or more per week ($52+/Yr)

AnchorBank-Stevens Point Branch
Bannach Elementary
Blenker Construction
Boys & Girls Club of Portage County
Bulls Eye Credit Union
Childrens Service Society of Wisconsin
Community First Bank
Community Industries Corporation
DigiCopy
JC Penney Company Inc.
Kennedy Elementary
McDill Elementary
Midwest Hardware Association
PJ Jacobs Junior High School
Plover Whiting Elementary
Portage County Child Passenger Safety
River Cities Bank
Roosevelt Elementary
Stevens Point Water/Sewer Department
Target Stores #806

 

100% Club -all businesses with 10 or more employees that reported 100% participation during the 2009 campaign.

Ameriprise Financial
AnchorBank-Stevens Point Branch
Boys & Girls Club of Portage County
Community First Bank
DigiCopy
General Beer-Northeast, Inc.
Mid-State Technical College
Pineries Bank
United Way of Portage County

 

Thousand Dollar Clubs

$100,000+ Club-Corporate and employee gifts of $100,000 or more

Associated Bank
Delta Dental of Wisconsin
Ministry Medical Group/Saint Michael’s Hospital
Sentry Insurance

 

$75,000+Club- Corporate and employee gifts between $75,000 and $99,999

Donaldson Company Inc.
NewPage Corporation
Travel Guard

 

$50,000+Club-Corporate and employee gifts between $50,000 and $74,999

Worzalla Publishing Company

 

$25,000+Club-Corporate and employee gifts between $25,000 and $49,999

Golden County Foods
M&I Bank
Noel Group, LLC
Skyward, Inc.
Stevens Point Public Schools
UPS
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

 

$10,000+ Club-Corporate and employee gifts between $10,000 and $24,999

Anderson, O’Brien, Bertz, Skrenes & Golla
CAP Services
CN
Community Care of Central Wisconsin
Ellis Stone Construction Company
Joerns Healthcare
Muzzy Broadcasting (InKind)
Neenah Paper-Whiting Mill
NRG Media (InKind)
Pointe Precision
Portage County Government Employees
RR Donnelley
Spectra Print (InKind)
Worth Company
Wysocki Produce Farm/Paragon Potato Farms

 

Portage County Business Park Employee Participation Award

Stevens Point Business Park organizations with 100% participation regardless of the number of employees

Ameriprise Financial

Portage County Business Council

Regnier Consulting Group

Outstanding Campaign Awards

Greatest Campaign Percentage Increase of All Public Schools-Plover Whiting Elementary – Up 22% over 2008
Greatest Campaign % Increase of All Parochial Schools-Pacelli High School – Up 266% over 2008
Greatest Campaign % Increase of All Partner Agencies-Achievement Center – Early Intervention – Up 109% over 2008

 

Other Recogntion

2009 Pacesetter Organizations

Delta Dental of Wisconsin
Regnier Consulting Group

 

Special Recognition Awards-superior effort in support of the 2009 campaign

Melanie Loomis, NAPA
Susan Wolf, NAPA
Mark Hilliker, Community Care of Central Wisconsin

 

Lifetime Achievement Award-Dr. Robert Cooper

For steadfast support of United Way with his time and talent, as For steadfast support of United Way, as a dedicated donor, as our 1979 Board President when this United Way took the campaign over the $300,000 mark for the first time since its inception back in 1945, and as a steadfast advocate - especially among the doctors in the dental community here in Portage County. 

 

Campaign Kick-Off Partners  

 Aging & Disability Resource Center Fuel Stop   Muzzy Broadcasting  Roberts Irrigation
 Almond Fire Department  Heartland Farms  North Central Irrigation  Sentry Insurance
 American Red Cross  James Burns & Sons  Paramount Farms  Stevens Point Brewery
 Boys & Girls Club of Portage County  Land O’Lakes  Patrykus Farms  Stevens Point Police Dept.
 Dairyland Cycle Insurance  Meals on Wheels  Plover Police Department  WAOW-TV Channel 9
 Free Riders Press  Midwestern Farms  Portage Couty Sherriff’s Dept.  Wysocki Produce Farms

 

Campaign Prize Sponsors

 Badger Sports Properties Furniture & ApplianceMart The Landing Resort   UWSP Athletics
 Delta Dental of Wisconsin  John & Jeanne Herder  Travel Guard  
 Ellis Stone Construction Company   M&I Bank  Trig’s County Market  

Media Sponsors 

  

 Chase Bank  Muzzy Broadcasting  Point Plus Credit Union   Stevens Point Journal
 DigiCopy  Notable Impressions  Portage County Gazette  Worth Company
 Dolce Digital Imaging & Printing  NRG Media  Spectra Print Corporation  Worzalla Publishing
 JHL Mail Marketing  Our Community Spirit  StarWorks Marketing  WAOW-TV Channel 9
 Journal Printing  Pioneer Bank  Stevens Point Buyers Guide  WSAW-TV Channel 7

Campaign Volunteers 

United Way campaign volunteers provide their time, talents, ideas and resources to play a key role in the annual campaign. Following is a list of individuals who contributed to the success of the 2009 campaign:

Campaign Coordinators of the Year-Wysocki Produce/Paragon Potato Farms

Speakers Bureau Award-Carie Winn, Boys & Girls Club of Portage County

Special Service Award-for commitment, leadership and support of the United Way campaign

NewPage Stevens Point Mill
Skyward, Inc.
Stevens Point Area YMCA

 

2009 Campaign Cabinet 

 Brant Bergeron  Meg Erler Susan Miller   HB Pomeroy
 Patti Cahill  Kim French  Jeff Morris  Dave Ray
 Catherine Carapezza  Jami Gebert  Mae Nachman  Marcia Richter
 Bob Cooper   Diane Hintz  Mary Patoka  Karen Schanock
 Kathy Davies  Cheryl Klosinski  Dorothy Pientka  Jeff Whitrock
 Troy Durkee  Nicole Meeks  Torren Pies  Janet Zander


Past Drive Chair Ambassadors 

James Anderson  Jeff Martin  Tina Peters  David Worth  
 Lorraine Avery  Jim Martin  Nancy Schmidt  
 Dennis Brown  Chuck Nason  Robert Schmidt  
 Joe Kinsella  Don Peters  Bob Taylor  


2009 Speakers Bureau 

Sue Chapman  Nancy Estep   Chai Moua  Rachel Swedberg
 Doris Carcama  Sharon Flugaur  Mae Nachman  Audrey Thurn
 Kathy Davies  Sarah Halstead  Mary Patoka  Jim Vang
 Brenda Diamond  Sharon Jakusz  Bob Quam  Jill Wilcox
 Patti Dickey  Robin Madson  Kevin Quevillon  Carie Winn
 Lisa Dobberke  Mary Mahr  Joe Seubert  Scott Winn
 Lisa Dobberke  Pete Matthai  Joni Smith  Marcia Zimbauer