UNCOMMON 2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT
UNCOMMON GENEROSITY
The space and distance experienced during 2020 and 2021 ushered in a time of introspection, reflection, and growth for our Family of Companies. Forced to spend time apart due to the ravages of COVID 19, we were given an opportunity to gain a better understanding of ourselves and to reflect upon what we learned. Through it all, commitment to community remained at the forefront of our collective consciousness. Uncommon commitment amid such tremendous adversity remained steadfast in each of our offices responding to the extraordinary needs of our communities. Members of our Family of Companies worked individually and collectively to provide relief to the front line first responders and healthcare workers with snacks, meals, hand sewn masks, and PPE supplies. Our offices organized food drives, basic needs drives, and general fundraising for service organizations called upon to provide emergency assistance to hard hit communities. Giving Tuesday, our day of generous 100% company match, became Giving November and December as we supported one another in maximizing the giving spirit. When our neighbors experienced loss and were in need, our family stepped up and without missing a beat pulled together and contributed an incredible $765,055 in 2020 during one of the most challenging years our communities have ever faced.
Inspired by the unprecedented generosity of the prior year and encouraged by the slow opening and small steps towards returning to community, the collective commitment demonstrated by members of our family took root and flourished in more places and in new ways. 2021 welcomed a cautious optimism for a return to community and with each passing day our family planned fundraising events that surpassed our greatest expectations. A return to in-person volunteer and fundraising opportunities, albeit limited, encouraged an even deeper commitment to shoring up local charitable organizations that struggled to make it through the difficult months of the previous year. In April of 2021, our Family of Foundations hit our fundraising stride and the increased drive to do more, to help more, to support more became evident as we found ourselves knocking on the door to the $1 million annual giving goal with an incredible $982,453 in charitable contributions to local community organizations. With hundreds of volunteers organizing and supporting over 100 local events reaching more than 130 charities in our communities throughout the year, our family fully embraced commitment to community. Moving forward, we endeavor to continually put in the hard work, to support one another, to give back and lift-up our communities, and to keep charitable giving of resources, volunteer and financial, at the core of all we do.
Looking to great things in the future!
Jennifer Essary Foundation Manager
Stuart Elsea President, Financial Services Dan Elsea President, Brokerage Services
ANNUAL PLEDGE .................... $203,706 CONTRIBUTIONS POLAR PLUNGES $80,529 GOLF OUTINGS ........................... $66,487 WALKS / RIDES .......................... $29,072 COMEDY NIGHT $25,000 OTHER FUNDRAISERS $23,567 2021 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE AWARDS BEULAH Kathy Neveu Brooke Sowa BLOOMFIELD HILLS Sandy Farida Sarah Grace BELLAIRE Stephanie Koppe GROSSE POINTE Donna O’Keefe Donna O’Neill REINHART WEST Laurie Buys REINHART SOUTH Kathy Linderman REINHART SALINE Elke VanDyke REINHART CHELSEA Nora Hamouda SOUTHGATE Demian Algier Hannah Olechowski TRAVERSE CITY FRONT STREET DeAnna Fulco TRAVERSE CITY RANDOLPH Ellie Vratanina TROY Lisa Bradford COMPANY MATCH $291,604 PLEDGES $203,706 SPONSORSHIPS $314,163 LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS $587,019 CORPORATE SUPPORTED EVENTS AMOUNT RAISED SINCE 2004 $7,135,424 CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2021 $982,453
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS
A Mother’s Wish
Alpha House IHN ALS of Michigan
Amazing Grace Animal Rescue American Brain Tumor Association
American Cancer Society American Heart Association
Anestasia & Katie’s Café Angela Hospice Angelman’s Syndrome Foundation
Angel’s Place
Arts for All Athlete Brain Health Autism Speaks
Avalon Housing Big Brothers Big Sisters Washtenaw County Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan
Benzie County Animal Welfare
Blue Star Moms Western Waters Blue Star Service Dogs
Boys and Girls Club of Michigan
Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance Breast Cancer Research Foundation
ByKids4Kids
Build It for the Brave Cass Community Services
Chad Tough Foundation Chaldean Federation
Cherryland Humane Society
Chesterfield Goodfellows
Children’s Heart Foundation
Children’s Life Fund
Clarkston Food Pantry
Community Cupboard Community Sharing Outreach
Congenital Heart Disease Foundation
Corner Health Covenant House Crimestoppers Deaf Arts Festival Detroit Dog Rescue
Down River Pound Pals
Down Syndrome Support Team
Fair Housing Center Families Against Narcotics Fish & Loaves Community Pantry
Fisher House Food Gatherers Foster Closet of Michigan Friendship Circle
Friends In Deed Gilbert Residence Gleaners Food Pantry
Good Fellows
Good Samaritan Grace Centers of Hope
Great Lakes Burn Camp
Guardian Angel Miliary Service Dogs
Habitat for Humanity Heart of Saginaw Highfields Inc Home Fur-Ever Home of New Vision Hope for the Warriors Hospitality House
House of Providence Housing Bureau for Seniors
Huron Valley Humane Society Integrative Neighborhood Jaycee’s Foundation (Cadillac)
JDRF
Jewish Family Services (Herb Amster Center) Kids on the Go Knights of Columbus Foundation
Last Day Dog Rescue Life Remodeled Lighthouse of Oakland County
Living & Learning Enrichment Center
Make-A-Wish Foundation Manna Food Project McClaren Foundation
McLaren Northern Michigan Meals on Wheels Men’s Health Foundation Michigan Ability Partners
Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation
Michigan Humane Society
Motown Soup Move for Hunger
Muscular Dystrophy Association
NAMI
National Kidney Foundation
Neighborhood House of Rochester
New Haven Education Foundation
North Star Reach
Ortonville Community Emergency Peace Neighborhood Center
Pediatric Brain Cancer Foundation Penrickton Center for Blind Children
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Racquet Up Detroit Red Cross of Washtenaw County
Rochester Neighborhood House
Salvation Army Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
Saline Area Social Services
Sanctum House Skyline Camp & Retreat SOS
Special Dreams Farm St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - Chelsea
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
Sunny Day Camp for Kids Susan G. Komen for the Cure
TAILS
Taylor Substance Abuse Prevention Together Against Poverty
Troy People Concerned United Way of Washtenaw Vista Maria
Volunteers of America
Washtenaw Housing Alliance Women’s Center of Southeast Michigan Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels
2021 2021
BOARD MEMBERS
2021 CHARITY REPRESENTATIVES
Algier
Guevara
Neveu
2021 VOLUNTEER ADVISORY
STUART ELSEA President JENNIFER ESSARY FOUNDATION RENEA BUTLER Corporate BECKY O’NEILL Corporate DANIELLE DORSCH Client Services DENNIS PEARSALL NMich CAROLINE COATES NMich CLINT WHEELER NMich JON ZICKERT NMich TONI MORRISON NMich ELLIE VRATANINA NMich MICHELLE MAIDENS NMich MICHELLE ARMBRUSTER Reinhart NANCY BOWERBANK Reinhart JUDEE WU Reinhart PATTI EDDY Reinhart LAURIE BUYS Reinhart MARIA EVANGELISTA WADE Reinhart NAFISA GERO Reinhart PIA CRUM Reinhart KATHY LINDERMAN Reinhart KATHY HAY Reinhart NORA HAMOUDA Reinhart JEN FRY Reinhart ANGIE RASUMSSEN Reinhart Andi Sims Angie Clavet Angie Rasmussen Anne Shields Beth Arnold Bhairavi Parekh Brooke Sowa Carol Wagner CarolAnn Barr Caron Koteles Riha Carson Jones Chelsea Cain Courtney Fortress Deanna Coleman DeAnna Fulco Demian
Denise
Donna O’Keefe Donna O’Neill E.J.Campbell Elena McMahon Ellie Vratanina Eric Blaine Hannah Olechowski Jan Calcaterra Jeremy Larkins John Watkins Jon Zickert Julie Scagnoli Justin Bercheny Kathy
Ken Neal Kristin Mills Kristy Dunnigan Lisa Sobell Liz Cook Marjorie Goldman Melissa Johnson McRae Michelle Maidens Sandy Farida Sarah Grace Stephanie Koppe Wendy Johnsen Wendy Jones Wendy Schildgen
250 VOLUNTEERS
PARTICIPATING
BELLAIRE
BEULAH BLOOMFIELD HILLS BRIGHTON CADILLAC CAPITAL TITLE CHARLEVOIX CHESTERFIELD TWP. CLARKSTON CLINTON TWP.
COMMERCE CORPORATE OFFICE
ELK RAPIDS GREAT LAKES BAY FRANCHISE
GROSSE POINTE JOHN ADAMS MORTGAGE LELAND MILFORD NOVI
2021
OXFORD PETOSKEY FRANCHISE REINHART CHELSEA REINHART CORPORATE REINHART EAST
REINHART NORTH REINHART SALINE
REINHART SOUTH REINHART WEST
ROCHESTER ROYAL OAK ST. CLAIR SHORES SHELBY TWP SOUTHGATE TRAVERSE CITY –FRONT STREET TRAVERSE CITY –RANDOLPH TROY WEST BLOOMFIELD
CORPORATE SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
OZONE HOUSE SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN
100% COMPANY MATCH 38
OFFICES
TOTAL 2021 FUNDS RAISED$285,470 FUNDSMATCHED $123,530FUNDSRAISED $161,940
175 VOLUNTEERS ANDI SIMS ANGIE CLAVET ANNE SHIELDS BETH ARNOLD BROOKE SOWA CAROL WAGNER CAROLANN BARR CARON KOTELES RIHA CARSON JONES CHELSEA CAIN COURTNEY FORTRESS DEANNA COLEMAN DEANNA FULCO DONNA O’KEEFE DONNA O’NEILL E.J. CAMPBELL ELENA MCMAHON ELLIE VRATANINA ERIC BLAINE JAN CALCATERRA JEREMY LARKINS JOHN WATKINS JON ZICKERT JULIE SCAGNOLI KATHY NEVEU KEN NEAL KRISTIN MILLS KRISTY DUNNIGAN LISA BRADFORD LISA SOBELL LIZ COOK MARJORIE GOLDMAN MELISSA JOHNSON MCRAE MICHELLE MAIDENS SANDY FARIDA STEPHANIE KOPPE WENDY JOHNSEN WENDY JONES WENDY SCHILDGEN 2020 CHARITY REPRESENTATIVES 100% COMPANY MATCH 35 EVENTS AT 34 PARTICIPATING OFFICES 2020 BELLAIRE BEULAH BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD HILLS CADILLAC CAPITAL TITLE CHARLEVOIX CHESTERFIELD TWP. CLARKSTON CLINTON TWP. COMMERCE CORPORATE OFFICE ELK RAPIDS GREAT LAKES BAY FRANCHISE GROSSE POINTE JOHN ADAMS MORTGAGE LELAND MILFORD OXFORD REINHART CHELSEA REINHART CORPORATE REINHART EAST REINHART NORTH REINHART SALINE REINHART SOUTH REINHART WEST ROCHESTER ST. CLAIR SHORES SHELBY TWP SOUTHGATE TRAVERSE CITY –FRONT STREET TRAVERSE CITY –RANDOLPH TROY WEST BLOOMFIELD TOTAL 2020 FUNDS RAISED$349,507 FUNDSMATCHED $150,097FUNDSRAISED $199,410 2020 2020
ANNUAL PLEDGE .................... $203,631 CONTRIBUTIONS POLAR PLUNGES $66,411 AND FROZEN 5K (VIRTUAL) WALKS / RIDES .......................... $10,000 (VIRTUAL) COMEDY NIGHT $25,000 (VIRTUAL) OTHER FUNDRAISERS ............... $17,000 2020 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE AWARDS BEULAH Jon Zickert CLARKSTON Beth Arnold Julie Scagnoli GROSSE POINTE Donna O’Keefe Donna O’Neill REINHART NORTH Nancy Bowerbank REINHART WEST Laurie Buys REINHART SALINE Elke VanDyke ROCHESTER Caron Koteles Riha SOUTHGATE Deanna Coleman Lisa Sobell SHELBY TOWNSHIP Wendy Schildgen TRAVERSE CITY RANDOLPH Ellie Vratanina LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OZONE HOUSE CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FORGOTTEN HARVEST SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN CORPORATE SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONSAMOUNT RAISED SINCE 2004 $6,154,398 CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2020 $765,055 CORPORATE SUPPORTED EVENTS
