2011-12 annual report

2011 – 2012 Annual Report & Leadership Society Membership Roster

Success Stories Abound in 2011

Collaboration is alive & well in WNY

Community Needs: Critical challenges facing our Community

The Wrap-up:

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Our Mission United Way brings people, organizations and resources together to improve community well-being.

Our Vision We are a world-class organization transforming quality of life in our community.

Our Values

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Positive Changes: 1,200+ students register to volunteer.

• Service • Integrity • Collaboration • Accountability • Innovation

21 Collaborating to provide tax prep assistance.

2 The 2011 Wrap-Up

with Steve Finch & Michael Weiner.

3 Dennis Black is on the job.

4 Year in Review

Upward trends, major milestones & more!

6 Key Accomplishments

Measuring up against our goals.

8 Community Needs Assessment An in-depth look at critical challenges facing our community.

1 0 Community Impact in Education

Rewriting someone’s story with the Work-Scholarship Connection.

14 Community Impact in Income Focusing on priorities that build long-term stability.

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The Focus: Stabilizing income supports.

17 10 Helping people live healthier and safer lives.

17 Community Impact in Health & Wellness

See how we’re working to create a vibrant & thriving community.

20 Collaboration Is Alive & Well in WNY

Maximizing community resources through innovative partnerships.

Igniting hope in our community’s youth.

23 the Not For Profit Resource Center

Local nonprofits get the free training they need.

24 Board of Directors

Community leaders dedicated to making a difference.

30 VolunteER Center

Lending a hand throughout Erie County.

68 Financial Report

Investing $13.7 million back into the community.

The 2011 Wrap-Up with Steve Finch & Michael Weiner Dear Friends, We are pleased to report that in the past year we have once again marked a major milestone with a continued upward trend in campaign pledges with a total of $13.6 million raised through the Steve Finch Plant Manager, GM Powertrain Chair, Board of Directors

generosity and compassion of a community dedicated to making sure that Western New York thrives, both today and in the future. Thanks to your support, and thanks to the hard work and dedication of the United Way staff, we funded 81 community programs that helped people in need in our community and distributed designated contributions to over 850 nonprofit education, health and human service agencies.

Although we face many critical challenges ahead, the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County is positioned to build on the positive momentum of the past two years, so that we can continue to work together to create a stronger, safer and healthier community.

In the following pages, you will find key accomplishments, community impact results, program highlights, donor rosters, and more. We would like to make special note of the following:

Memorable milestones: Michael Weiner President & CEO

• F or the first time in nine years, we exceeded our stated campaign goal • For the second consecutive year, we increased the amount of pledges raised over the previous year

Increased giving: •6 8 companies ran campaigns or gave corporate gifts for the first time, raising $130,000 • Checkout scanning campaigns raised $177,000—a 33% increase over last year

Volunteerism on the rise: • We launched VolunteerWNY.org, a new online volunteer resource in partnership with The Service Collaborative of WNY, where more than 2,800 volunteers have registered • 3,370 volunteers celebrated the 20th anniversary of Day of Caring in Erie County, completing 160 projects at 112 local agencies

New leadership: • We are honored and grateful to welcome eight new board members and a new Advisory Council, all of whom have generously dedicated themselves to helping us achieve our mission As we embark on the 2012 Campaign, we are humbled by our community’s generosity and

68 companies ran campaigns or gave corporate gifts for the first time, raising $130,000.

will continue to work toward earning your support and positively impacting quality of life in this precious community. We know that our citizens truly care about one another, and United Way offers an opportunity for each of us to “rewrite someone’s story” and make a real difference in the lives of people in need.

With sincere gratitude,

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President & CEO

2012 Campaign Dennis Black is on the job Dear Fellow Supporters, It is my honor and privilege to serve as the 2012 United Way Campaign Chair. Every day, I see United Way working in our community. In my workplace and in my neighborhood, I see people facing challenges, and I know we are fortunate to have a rich network of services and programs that United Way helps to make possible.

As I follow Dennis Elsenbeck’s passionate leadership as chair of the 2010 and 2011 Campaigns— both of which were a tremendous success—I certainly have big shoes to fill. But I have no doubt that our entire community will join me in building on the positive momentum of the past two years, as we continue to support United Way’s mission.

On September 12, we officially kicked off the 2012 Campaign, setting the goal at $13.7 million, which represents an increase of $100,000 over the 2011 Campaign result. It is an ambitious goal, but one that I am determined to reach because, as you will see in the summary of United Way’s Community Needs Assessment report, there are many critical areas of need in our community.

And United Way is working harder than ever to support the programs and services that help address those needs and make our community stronger. together to make a significant difference in the lives of our friends, family, co-workers and neighbors in need.

2009

2010

2011

$13,276,512

$13,303,634

$13,603,658

2008 $14,161,872

$14,793,875

2007

Dennis R. Black 2012 United Way Campaign Chair Vice President for University Life and Services, University at Buffalo

United Way is making significant progress on reversing a downward trend in donations after facing an international economic crisis and a national decline in charitable giving.

Dennis Black has enthusiastically volunteered to serve as chair of the 2012 United Way Campaign. His impressive history of community service includes a long-standing relationship with United Way. In addition, his extensive background in education and leadership at the University at Buffalo is a tremendous asset in helping to advance United Way’s mission through the 2012 Campaign.

“We are delighted that Dennis has agreed to serve,” said President & CEO Michael Weiner.

“And I know that his energy and commitment will enable us to build on the successes we have achieved for the community over the past two years.”

With your help, and the enthusiastic support of our whole community, I know we can work

Five-Year Campaign Performance

Dennis Black

Steve Finch, board chair and GM Powertrain plant manager, noted that the campaign is a community effort that requires strong leadership, adding, “Dennis’s passion for the community and his understanding of United Way’s unique role make him a natural fit and a perfect choice to lead our fundraising effort to another successful outcome this year.”

When asked why he agreed to serve as chair of the campaign this year, Dennis noted the significance of United Way in the community: “How do you say no to an organization that says yes to so many in need? How can you say no to an organization totally dedicated to improving our community well-being? When asked to do your part for Buffalo and Erie County, and for United Way, you say ‘yes’.”

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Year in Review Thanks to you, we raised more pledges, recruited more volunteers, trained more nonprofits, and served more people in need in our community.

NOVEMBER 2011

JANUARY 2012

Report to the Community

CASH IN Saturday Kicks Off Tax Season

More than 150 representatives from local companies, foundations,

More than 100 tax returns were completed at CASH IN Saturday—where

and government and nonprofit agencies attended the Annual Report

local individuals received free tax prep services, credit counseling and

to the Community. John Koelmel, president and CEO of First Niagara

more. An additional site was added this year, and services were provided

Bank, gave the keynote address and reflected on his and First Niagara’s

by trained volunteers through the Free Tax Preparation Network. Overall,

commitment to our community. Board Chair Bob Zak and President &

more than 9,000 people and families received free tax prep services

CEO Michael Weiner shared highlights of a successful year, including

during the tax season.

raising $13.3 million, increasing investments in community programs, and eliminating the processing fee on donor designated contributions.

MARCH 2012

Community Needs Assessment

Advocating for a Stronger Future

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County continued work on a

The Agency Executives Association (AEA) hosted a legislative breakfast,

Community Needs Assessment to identify and measure the critical

where President & CEO Michael Weiner asked state legislators to

needs in our community in order to better focus efforts on creating

take action on several issues of importance to citizens in Erie County

positive change. The assessment addresses our key focus areas

and across the state, including additional support for universal

of Education, Income, and Health & Wellness.

prekindergarten, hunger prevention, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

DECEMBER 2011 United Way Challenge Grand Prize Presentations Thousands of people took part in the United Way Challenge by donating

Representatives from six New York State legislative offices attended.

APRIL 2012 Campaign Goal Exceeded: First Time Since 2002

$1 or more per week to the 2011 Campaign. Thanks to the generous

Building on the success of the 2010 Campaign, which surpassed the

support of our sponsors, 16 grand prizes and 48 daily prizes were

previous year’s campaign for the first time in a decade, United Way of

awarded during the Challenge.

Buffalo & Erie County exceeded its 2011 Campaign goal of $13.5 million by raising $13,603,658 in pledges—a 2% increase over 2010, and the first time the organization exceeded its stated goal in nine years.

Many thanks to HSBC, National Grid, and Wegmans for their generous sponsorship of the 20th Annual Day of Caring; and to Coca Cola, Inc., and Delaware North Companies, Inc., for their generous in-kind donations.

Volunteer Recognition Breakfast More than 120 volunteers attended United Way’s annual Volunteer Recognition Breakfast, held during National Volunteer Week. They learned about New York State’s efforts to promote volunteerism, and were introduced to VolunteerWNY.org­—our new partnership with The Service Collaborative of WNY—an easy way for people to find volunteer opportunities in the region.

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2013 – 2015 Program Investment RFP Released Area nonprofits were invited to submit RFPs for the 2013 – 2015

AUGUST 2012

program funding cycle, and were offered a series of training

Major Milestone for Day of Caring

opportunities on the process. The guidelines outlined community

3,370 volunteers from 155 companies generously contributed their

needs, special populations, service concerns and United Way’s

time, talent and energy during United Way’s Annual Day of Caring on

performance measures. A total of 137 applications were submitted,

August 15, marking the 20th anniversary of the daylong, community-

totaling $9.5 million.

wide event. Projects included working with kids and seniors, cleaning,

MAY 2012 A Seamless Leadership Transition More than 100 United Way volunteers and staff members gathered

painting, landscaping, and repair projects, among many others, and they benefited 112 local nonprofit agencies.

SEPTEMBER 2012

for the Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency to mark a number of

$13.7 Million Goal Set for 2012

important leadership transitions for the organization. Six board

On September 12, Campaign Chair Dennis Black officially kicked off

members concluded their service; eight board members were

the 2012 Campaign and called on donors to join him in supporting

elected; a new Chair was elected; and the board established

United Way’s mission, setting the campaign goal at $13.7 million.

a new Advisory Council.

Community Baby Shower United Way and the Boulevard Mall teamed up to gather new baby items for at-risk moms and their newborns at the first annual Community Baby Shower. More than 40 local companies hosted baby showers and over 300 gift bags were distributed to new moms and their babies.

Board Leadership Training The Board Leadership Training Program has provided training to hundreds of community members and board members throughout

The goal represents an increase of $100,000 over the organization’s 2011 Campaign result, which was the second consecutive year with an increase in pledges.

AEA Advocacy Conference “Advocacy and Lobbying for Nonprofits” was the topic for the Agency Executives Association full-day conference on September 13.

Forty-five nonprofit leaders took part in the session presented by The Alliance for Justice, which explored advocacy strategies, the difference between advocacy and lobbying, and IRS regulations surrounding lobbying.

the community. The participants learned tips on how to be an effective

Family Volunteer Day

board member as well as best practices in not-for-profit governance.

Sixty-three families—more than 218 volunteers in all—came together

This year, 104 graduates completed the training.

for our third annual Family Volunteer Day on September 29. The families donated a total of 600 hours of service to our community, while also building the foundation for volunteerism in the next generation.

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Our Key Accomplishments Measuring up against our goals

In 2010, United Way completed a five-year Strategic Plan, which identified three overarching goals. We continue to utilize a comprehensive Business Plan process that establishes clear ownership for our annual objectives and initiatives. The following are United Way’s key accomplishments over the past year, outlined against those goals:

GOAL 1: Make significant positive change in key community indicators of Education, Income, and Health & Wellness

yielding $13.5 million in returns

• Increased program allocations for the first time in six years—from $4,326,000 to $4,497,000 • Collaborated with Buffalo Public Schools, Catholic Charities, Say Yes to

$13.5 Million

Education, and Buffalo Promise Neighborhoods to expand the successful Closing the Gap community schools initiative from 11 to 27 schools • Partnered with The Service Collaborative of WNY to launch VolunteerWNY.org, a one-stop website for hundreds of volunteer opportunities in our community • Filed tax returns for nearly 9,000 recipients, yielding $13.5 million in returns and $5.8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits through the United Way sponsored Free Tax Preparation Network

Filed tax returns for 9,000 recipients

$5.8 million IN Earned Income Tax Credits

9,000

$5.8 Million

• Engaged in data collection for a comprehensive Community Needs Assessment • Substantially grew community engagement efforts: - Day of Caring generated 3,370 volunteers from 155 local companies to work on 160 projects - Over 1,200 high school students in Erie County registered to volunteer through uGive.org, a 276% increase year over year - Provided Not-For-Profit Board Leadership training to 104 participants - Grew participants by 30% in our Business Meets Community and Family Volunteer Day programs - Provided 300 bags of necessary baby items to low-income families through our Community Baby Shower

through the United Way sponsored Free Tax Preparation Network

Thank you to Rich Products for sponsoring Family Volunteer Day for each of the past three years.

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+$300,000 GOAL 2: Lead the community toward a 2015 Campaign goal of $14.7 million • Exceeded our goal for the first time in nine years—raising $13.6 million, an increase of $300,000 over the previous year • Eliminated the 13% administrative fee on donor-designated gifts • Conducted 68 new campaigns, raising an additional $130,000 for the community • Corporate and foundation contributions increased by 4% • Generated $177,000 in our retail checkout scanning program, an increase of over $40,000

2010

2011

$13.3 Million

$13.6 Million

• Grew our leadership donor segment, including 3.7% growth in Tocqueville revenue and 7% growth in board contributions • Integrated the Greater Rochester Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) into the Niagara Frontier CFC, with a potential positive 2012 Campaign impact in excess of $125,000 as well as cost savings in administering the program

GOAL 3: Achieve operational excellence • Concluded our third consecutive year with a surplus ($29,000) • Reduced operating expenditures for the third consecutive year by over $250,000 and reduced our overhead rate to 11.7%, the lowest in recent years • Strengthened Western New York regional United Way cooperation and efficiency, through quarterly meetings and shared services agreements for back office and account executive functions with the United Ways of Allegany County and Greater Niagara • Revised bylaws to establish a new United Way Advisory Council made up of experienced leaders who will elect the board and provide guidance to the board chair and president & CEO • In keeping with effective governance practices, elected eight new members to the board, ensuring that our governance remains fresh and broadly reflects our community • Established a community impact research and planning division to enhance our capacity to reach our business plan objectives • Strengthened internal operations with new training opportunities, an update of employee policies, and the creation of a safety committee

Board Chair Steve Finch, President & CEO Michael Weiner, and 2011 Campaign Chair Dennis Elsenbeck present the 2011 Campaign results.

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Community Needs Assessment: Evaluating the critical needs of our community To better understand the challenges currently facing Buffalo and Erie County, United Way initiated a Community Needs Assessment in 2011.

The primary goal of the assessment was to identify and measure critical needs related to Education, Income, and Health & Wellness in order to better focus the organization’s efforts on creating positive community change.

Additional goals

The process

• Provide guidance for the 2013 – 2015 investment process

Conducted in partnership with Via Evaluation, a local research

• Provide information for use in

and evaluation firm, the assessment utilized a variety of data

organizational communications • Provide a resource for the local community • Institutionalize regular use of research data within the organization

collection techniques in order to obtain reliable and unbiased data on the demographic, social and economic conditions of the area.

Data was collected on more than 100 measures of community well-being. In addition, researchers conducted more than 20 interviews with key stakeholders and more than 30 focus groups with providers, program participants and local residents.

The final component of the assessment was an investigation of national, statewide, and local best practices in health and human service provision as well as a review of local and national research studies. The team synthesized data from each of these sources into a well-defined picture of community needs.

35%

Buffalo Public Schools have seen a 35% increase in the number of Limited English Proficiency/English Language Learner students from 2004 – 2012.

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42%

of seniors living in the City of Buffalo have at least one disability.

The issues

Sharing the findings

Several key themes emerged from the analyses, including:

The Community Needs Assessment report is available on our

Education Key challenges for children from birth to age 6 relate to school

website at uwbec.org, for use by the broader community, including other not-for-profit organizations, foundations, government, businesses, policymakers and planners.

readiness, especially language and literacy skills, socio-emotional development, and behavior. School-aged children and youth face challenges involving school attendance, academic performance, social development, behavior, and emotional well-being.

Income Growing numbers of individuals are having difficulty accessing needed

Percentage of Individuals Below Federal Poverty Line

financial resources and securing or maintaining assets (e.g., personal savings, vehicles, homes, access to credit). Data also indicates challenges for individuals in acquiring the educational, technical,

2010

and soft skills needed to locate, obtain, and sustain employment.

Health & Wellness There is significant need for family supports, especially parenting and caregiving support and services that ensure the safety and well-being of children, youth, adults, and elders. Study respondents also described the critical nature of access (including transportation) particularly as it relates to health services, nutritious meals, exercise, and socialization activities.

Federal Poverty Line

Special populations in need of assistance

Erie County

14.4%

The study revealed a number of special populations in need of assistance, including persons living in areas of concentrated poverty, refugees and immigrants, persons with disabilities, military veterans (especially those returning home at this time), and newly

City of Buffalo

30.2%

unemployed individuals.

Service delivery The study also identified challenges associated with navigating the health and human service system; barriers to securing assistance, including lack of accessibility as well as cultural and linguistic barriers; and the need for community-based, non-psychiatric mental health services. Data pointed to the critical importance of collaboration to improve social conditions and ensure the availability of policies and systems that will meet the needs of residents within Buffalo and Erie County.

9% of City of Buffalo residents 16 years of age

and older are unemployed.

In 2010, there were 69,443 Veterans living in Erie County and 15,888 in the City of Buffalo.

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E duc ation

Igniting Hope in Our Community’s Youth When we help children become successful in school and in life, it offers hope to their families, and makes our whole community stronger.

Cassandra T.*, Orchard Park, NY During my junior year of high school, I had bad grades and was failing in math and science. As the youngest of seven kids, and with my family on public assistance, I didn’t feel very hopeful about my future.

The school counselor referred me to the Hillside Family of Agencies’ Work-Scholarship Connection, a United Way funded program. I began to improve my grades and earned my way into the job readiness program.

I did 25 hours of training and practice interviews, and they helped me get an interview at Wegmans, where I was hired as a cashier. Now I work part-time and have money to help my family and save for my future.

My youth advocate believes in me, and I know I will graduate from high school and go to college. That makes me feel very proud.

Thank you for rewriting my story. *Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

The Goal

The Need

The Focus

Create better opportunities for our children

More than 50% of children start school

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County funds

to reach their full potential, while providing

without the intellectual, social, emotional

local Education programs that provide:

them with the emotional and social support

and physical skills they need to succeed.

• Early learning & development

to succeed.

Last year, only 54% of Buffalo Public School students graduated with their peers.

• Academic assistance • Social supports & enrichment • Career & college readiness

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Initiative Partners in Education AfterSchool Network of Western New York Academic Talent Search at Buffalo State College ACCESS of WNY, Inc. African American Cultural Center Afterschool at Seneca Street Church Arts Alive at Sisters of St. Mary of Namur Aspire of Western New York Center for Learning Berkshire Farm Center & Youth Services BFNC (Westminster Community House) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County Bob Lanier Center Boy Scouts of America Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo City Hall – Director of Citizen Services Buffalo City Swim Racers Buffalo Employment and Training Center Buffalo Maritime Center Buffalo Prep Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Buffalo Public Schools Buffalo State College Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Calvary’s Project CARE (Calvary Baptist Church) Canisius College Reading Clinic Catholic Central Schools – St. Monica Site Catholic Charities of Buffalo Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Center for Sustainable Communities

The Results

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services Child & Family Services Child Care Resource Network Ciurczak & Company, Inc. Closing the Gap in Student Performance Community Action Organization of Erie County Compass House Compeer of Greater Buffalo Computers for Children Concerned Ecumenical Ministry Cornell Cooperative Extension – Erie County 4-H Office Cradle Beach Camp Delavan Grider Community Center D’Youville College Elim Community Corporation ENERGY Afterschool Tutoring Program – Westminster Presbyterian Church Enterprise Charter School EPIC – Every Person Influences Children Erie 1 BOCES Erie 2 – Chautauqua – Cattaraugus BOCES Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (ECCPASA) Erie County Youth Bureau Erie Regional Housing Development Corp.

Everywoman Opportunity Center, Inc. Family Voices Network of Erie County First Time, Last Time FLARE (Fillmore Leroy Area Residents) Friends to the Elderly & Youth Family Center, Inc.

Frontier Community Education George K. Arthur Community Center Ginger Kids Fun! Girl Scouts of Western New York Heart Foundation Hope Refugee F.L.Y. Program Humboldt Branch YMCA International League of Muslim Women Jelly Bean Junction Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Just for Kids Learning Disabilities Association Let’s Talk Program Liberty Partnership Program (Buffalo State College, Daemen College, and University at Buffalo) Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church After School Program Literacy Volunteers Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y. Mount St. Mary Day Care Center National Federation for Just Communities of WNY, Inc. Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. Niagara Frontier City Ministries, Inc. NICYO (National Inner Cities Youth Opportunities) Northwest Buffalo Community Center Old 1st Ward Community Association Parkside Community Association Peace of the City People Inc. Foundation Polonia Hall

• 42,900 Children were read to on a regular basis

In the past two years, thousands of children in Buffalo and Erie County directly benefited from

• 25,500 children were enrolled in high-quality child care

United Way funded programs in Education.

• 15,400 children and youth improved their average daily attendance in school • 15,700 students improved their Grade Point Average (GPA)

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Initiative Partners in Education, cont.

Pratt Willert Community Center Preventionfocus, Inc. Pucho Olivencia Community Center Read to Succeed Buffalo Reading First Rockwell Hall Say Yes to Education Seneca-Babcock Community Association Seneca Street After School South Park United Methodist Church S.T.E.P. (SUNY Science and Technology Enrichment Program) St. Mary’s School for the Deaf St. Philip’s Community Center The Bell Network The Belle Center The Salvation Army T. J. Dulski Community Center (Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y.) True Bethel Baptist Church UB Educational Opportunities Center Upgrade Academics Valley Community Association Via Evaluation Watts Education Academic Tutoring Weed & Seed Buffalo Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo & WNY West Seneca Youth Bureau AmeriCorps West Side Community Services Westminster Presbyterian Church WNY Peace Center WNY Women’s Foundation YMCA Buffalo Niagara

Youth Advantage Youth Leadership Erie County YWCA of Niagara YWCA of WNY Closing the Gap in student performance Afterschool Network of WNY BMHA Perry Choice Neighborhood Planning Initiative Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Buffalo Public Schools Buffalo Public Schools Adult Education Division Buffalo Public Schools Sexual Health & Wellness Initiative Buffalo State College Volunteer & Service Learning Center Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Canisius College Catholic Charities of Buffalo Catholic Health System, Sisters Hospital School Health Program Child & Adolescent Treatment Services Child & Family Services Child Care Resource Network City of Buffalo Youth Bureau Cradle Beach EPIC – Every Person Influences Children Erie 1 BOCES Erie County Youth Bureau Family Help Center Family Justice Center of Erie County Food Bank of WNY Gateway-Longview General Mills Hillside Family of Agencies Kaleida Health Life Transitions Center

Mid-Erie Counseling & Treatment Services New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc. Northwest Buffalo Community Center Rotary Club R.S.V.P. – Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Department of Senior Services Say Yes to Education Science Firsthand Learning, Inc. Sparks Alliance The South Buffalo Promise Zone Upgrade Academics Via Evaluation WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Inc. Youth Construction Initiative Program

Funding Partners in Education Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation Buffalo Public Schools Catholic Charities of Buffalo Erie County Department of Mental Health Erie County Department of Social Services General Motors Health Foundation of Western & Central New York Independent Health Foundation JP Morgan Chase & Co. Margaret L. Wendt Foundation National Grid Company Foundation New York State Afterschool Network U.S. Department of Education U.S. Soccer Foundation Westminster Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation WNY Girls in Sports

“ The United Way’s careful assessment of our services keeps us on our toes and helps to ensure the high quality of our work.”

Rick Zakalik, Executive Director, Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo

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2011 –­2012 Funded Programs in Education Agency

Program Funding

African American Cultural Center

Educational Cultural Enrichment

$46,000

Be-A-Friend Program, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County

Mentoring

$70,500

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Bridging the Gap

Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora

Project Learn

$64,000

Boys & Girls Club of Orchard Park

Project Learn

$20,000

Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns

Youth Development Assessment Program $63,000

Buffalo Urban League

Youth Engagement Services (YES)

Catholic Charities of Buffalo

Closing the Gap

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

Child & Adolescent Treatment

Child & Family Services

Anger Management Program

Child & Family Services

Family Mental Health

Child & Family Services

Town of Cheektowaga First Offender

$10,000

Child Care Resource Network

Child Development Association

$25,000

Compeer of Greater Buffalo

Youth Mentoring

$53,588

Concerned Ecumenical Ministry

After School Program

$30,000

Cradle Beach Camp

Project SOAR

$25,000

Cradle Beach Camp

Summer Learning Program

$40,000

EPIC – Every Person Influences Children

Just for Teens

$21,974

EPIC – Every Person Influences Children

Ready, Set, Parent

$65,000

Family Help Center (formerly Joan A. Male Family Support Center)

Closing the Gap

$87,000

Hillside Family of Agencies

Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection

$50,000

Jericho Road Ministries

Parent-Child Home Program

$84,430

Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo

Holland Early Childhood Center

$29,700

Kaleida Health

Early Childhood Direction Center

$22,990

King Urban Life Center, Inc.

Parent-Child Home Program

$85,000

Life Transitions Center

Grief and Loss Project

$20,000

Literacy Empowerment Action Plan of WNY

Academic Support Assistance Program

$14,000

Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara, Inc.

Simply Excellent Students/SES

$45,000

Mental Health Association of Erie County

B.E.S.T. Basic Emotional Skills Training

$38,000

Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc.

Youth Development Program

$35,000

$200,000

$23,000 $284,000 $82,550 $18,000 $150,000

Northwest Buffalo Community Center

Academic Improvement Program

$20,000

Read to Succeed Buffalo

Project CARE

$60,600

The Belle Center

Life in a Positive Light

$54,000

Valley Community Association

Striving for Excellence Youth Program

$65,000

Valley Community Association

Valley Child Care

$55,158

WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Inc.

Leaders in Training Summer Program

$20,000

YWCA of WNY

Early Childhood Centers

$26,510

TOTAL:

37 PROGRAMS

$2,104,000

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I nco m e

Securing Stability for Those in Need When we provide people with support to help meet their basic daily needs, it allows them to focus on important priorities that lead to long-term stability.

Albert B.*, Buffalo, NY As a single parent struggling to support my kids, Social Services referred me to a United Way funded program at The Salvation Army. I had been a supply sergeant in the U.S. Army for 14 years; but after my honorable discharge, I had trouble finding a steady job, so I worked at whatever temp jobs I could find. Then my wife abandoned us, and I had to apply for public assistance just to provide for my kids. I had no idea how to get a good job or what to say in an interview, but I was too proud to ask for help. The Employment Services Program staff taught me how to search for a job and succeed in an interview. Now I have a permanent job as a security guard, I can provide for my children, and I’ve already received a raise.

Thank you for rewriting my story.

*Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

The Goal

The Need

The Focus

Help people in our region build a solid

The City of Buffalo is ranked third poorest

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County funds

financial future so that our entire

among large cities in the United States;

Income programs that address the following

community can flourish.

and in Erie County, nearly 30% of residents

critical areas:

do not have the financial resources to make

• Stabilizing income supports

ends meet.

• Financial literacy & savings • Education & employment • Asset-building opportunities

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Initiative Partners in income Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CASH) American Red Cross – Greater Buffalo Chapter Bank of America Citizens Bank Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Belmont Housing Resources for WNY Block Clubs and Neighborhood Associations Boulevard Federal Credit Union Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Buffalo Public Schools Adult Education Division Buffalo State College Buffalo Urban League Canisius College Catholic Charities of Buffalo Child & Adolescent Treatment Services Child & Family Services Child Care Resource Network Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Buffalo Daemen College Davis Vision Delevan Grider Community Center Erie County Social Services Department Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. Belle Center Fidelis Care NY First Niagara Bank First Shiloh Baptist Church Goodwill Industries of WNY, Inc.

The Results

Headway of WNY Hispanics United of Buffalo HomeFront, Inc. Homeless Alliance of Western New York Housing Opportunities Made Equal HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Internal Revenue Service (DC) International Institute of Buffalo IRS Stakeholder Partnerships, Education & Communication (SPEC) Jericho Road Ministries Journey’s End KeyBank Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y. M&T Bank Matt Urban Hope Center Medaille College Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. National Fuel Gas Corp.

Neighborhood Legal Services New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Inc. New York State Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Northwest Buffalo Community Center Olmsted Center for Sight/2-1-1 Western New York People Inc. People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Restoration Society, Inc. SEFCU Self Advocacy Association of NYS Social Security Administration District Office

Summit Educational Resources Taxation & Finance Department – NYS The Salvation Army The Service Collaborative of WNY The Western New York Foundation Univera Healthcare University at Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center University at Buffalo School of Social Work Valley Community Association West Side Neighborhood Housing Services Western New York Independent Living, Inc.

Funding Partners in Income Bank of America Citizens Bank Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo County of Erie Department of Social Services Hanna Peters Trust HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Internal Revenue Service (DC) John R. Oishei Foundation Josephine Goodyear Foundation KeyBank M&T Bank Margaret L. Wendt Foundation National Disability Institute Real Economic Impact Tour National Fuel Gas Company Foundation New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance One Economy United Way Worldwide Walmart Foundation

• 18,600 people received free tax preparation services and accessed nearly $26 million in tax refunds and credits

In the past two years, thousands of people in Buffalo and Erie County directly benefited from United Way funded programs in Income.

• 5,800 people completed a financial education or vocational training program • 1,600 people secured a job • 174 people purchased a home

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2011 –­ 2012 Funded Programs in Income AGENCY

PROGRAM FUNDING

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY

Individual Development Account Program $49,750

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

BFNC Free Tax Preparation Network

Buffalo Urban League

Employment Transition Services

$70,240

Buffalo Urban League

Housing Counseling and Financial Literacy

$47,135

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

Independent Living Program

$36,000

Child & Family Services

Ways to Work Loan Program

$68,936

Compass House

Emergency Shelter

$67,000

Compass House

Resource Center

$47,500

Goodwill Industries of WNY, Inc.

Employment & Training Services

$76,000

HomeFront, Inc.

The HomeOwnership Center

$40,000

International Institute of Buffalo

Refugee Employment & Self Sufficiency

$40,000

Jericho Road Ministries

Financially Fit

$53,340

Jericho Road Ministries

Hope Refugee Drop-In Center

$50,368

Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County

Project Integration

$55,232

Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y.

Homeless Services (Team HOPE)

$44,000

The Salvation Army

Emergency Family Assistance

$62,000

The Salvation Army

Emergency Family Shelter

$52,500

The Salvation Army

Employment Services

$30,000

Valley Community Association

Tools for Living Program

$10,000

TOTAL:

19 PROGRAMS

$100,000

$1,000,001

“ My personal goal was to get employed and I needed some help. Goodwill was a God-send to me. I started training and working in the Goodwill store, and then they offered me a position testing the electronics. Money was tight before, and they helped give me access to employment, which is really what I needed.”

Selwyn Moss, Goodwill Employment Training Program participant

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H e a lth & W ellne ss

Inspiring changes for a healthier region When we provide people in need with resources that help them live safer and healthier lives, we ensure a healthier future for our whole community.

Gabrielle N.*, Lakeshore, NY It’s been a long time since I felt hopeful, but after a neighbor told me about the Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network, my life turned around for the better. I was a pregnant mother of five, and had just given birth five months earlier. I never went for prenatal care and had serious complications with the birth. I also smoked and had chronic depression. With the support of the Community Health Worker Program funded by United Way, I quit smoking, received prenatal care, and got counseling. They also drove me to appointments and helped me apply for nutrition services. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and learned how to breastfeed and care for her properly. My life is more stable now and I’m learning to take better care of my kids and myself.

Thank you for rewriting my story.

*Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

The Goal

The Need

The Focus

Create a vibrant and thriving community

In Erie County, nearly 65% of adults are

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County funds

by promoting healthy and safe lifestyles

obese or overweight; more than 11,800

Health & Wellness programs that help those

for infants, children, adults and seniors.

local domestic violence arrests were made

in need with:

over a two-year period; and our growing senior

• Safe, nurturing relationships

population is the ninth oldest in the nation.

• Healthy choices • Healthy behavior • Access to care

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Initiative Partners in Health & Wellness Healthy Lifestyles Coalition of WNY P2 Collaborative of WNY, Inc. Allegany County Health Department Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network American Cancer Society WNY Region Amherst/Erie Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network Buffalo Public Schools Buffalo State College Department of Health & Wellness Buffalo State College The Center for Health and Social Research Buffalo Urban League BWI National Health Promotion Training Institute Catholic Charities of Buffalo Catholic Health System – Sisters of Charity Hospital Cattaraugus County Health Department Center for Health Management Central City Cafe Chautauqua County Health Department Chautauqua County Health Network Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Community Health Center of Buffalo Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo Cornell Cooperative Extension – Erie County 4H Office Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany and Cattaraugus County Daemen College D’Youville College Erie 1 BOCES Erie County Department of Senior Services

The Results

Erie County Health Department Erie County Medical Center Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition Genesee County Health Department Genesee Valley BOCES HealthNow New York, Inc. d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York Healthy Community Alliance Independent Health Jericho Road Ministries Kaleida Health Foundation Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Medina Memorial Health Care System Monroe Plan for Medical Care Neighborhood Health Center Niagara University School of Nursing Orleans County Health Department Rapha Family Medicine Roswell Park Cancer Institute The Benchmark Group The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation The Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Town and Village Pediatrics UB Family Medicine UBMD Physicians’ Group United Memorial Medical Center United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Univera Healthcare University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library University at Buffalo School of Anthropology University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

University at Buffalo School of Nursing University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions University Gynecologists and Obstetricians University Pediatric Associates Upstate New York Transplant Services Wegmans Buffalo Stores Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo & WNY Western New York Public Health Alliance WNY Public Broadcasting Association Wyoming County Health Department Second Act Coalition Catholic Charities of Buffalo Compeer of Greater Buffalo Erie County Department of Senior Services Erie County Mental Health Department Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y.

Funding Partners in Health & Wellness Bank of America Erie County Health Department James H. Cummings Foundation HealthNow New York, Inc. d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Service Collaborative of WNY U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Univera Healthcare Margaret L. Wendt Foundation Western New York Public Health Alliance

• 3,700 seniors received transportation to health appointments or grocery stores

In the past two years, thousands of people in Buffalo and Erie County directly benefited from United Way

• 5 ,500 families secured knowledge & resources to improve a loved one’s well-being

funded programs in Health & Wellness.

• 8 ,700 victims of violence completed a safety plan to reduce their risk

• 1 ,080 at-risk mothers were enrolled in prenatal care or other family health services

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2011 – 2012 Funded Programs in Health & Wellness AGENCY

PROGRAM FUNDING

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

Moot Senior Center

$72,000

Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network

Community Health Worker Program

$43,500

Buffalo Urban League

Senior Multi-Service Center

$42,000

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

Clinic Treatment Program

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

Intensive Case Management (ICM) Wrap Program

Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

Lee Gross Anthone Child Advocacy Center $55,000

Child & Family Services

Haven House Counseling and Advocacy Program

$49,000

Child & Family Services

Preventive Services

$41,000

Child & Family Services

Senior Companion Program

$20,000

Compeer of Greater Buffalo

Compeer Partners for Seniors Program

$17,000

Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

Counsel & Advice Legal Clinic for Victims of Domestic Violence

$10,000

Family Help Center (formerly Joan A. Male Family Support Center)

Core Services

$74,500

Family Justice Center of Erie County, Inc.

Family Justice Center of Erie County, Inc. $125,000 “You Are Safe Here”

Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action

Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action

$45,000

Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc.

Domestic Violence

$10,000

International Institute of Buffalo

Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Victim Services

$46,000

Jericho Road Ministries

The Priscilla Project

$30,000

Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc.

Native American Elders Program

$25,000

Neighborhood Legal Services

Domestic Violence Advocacy at Family Justice Center

$58,000

Olmsted Center for Sight

Senior Vision Services

$22,000

Rural Transit Service, Inc.

Movin Seniors

$10,000

Schiller Park Community Services

Senior Citizen Center Activities Program

$13,000

Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc.

Crisis Services Advocate Program

$33,000

The Salvation Army

Golden Age Center

$23,000

Valley Community Association

Keep Moving Program

$20,000

TOTAL:

25 PROGRAMS

$133,000 $29,000

$1,046,000

“ I was going through a period of grief at home and wanted to do something to take my mind off my own personal sorrow. I found that helping somebody else is the greatest form of solace you could receive.”

Rural Transit Service Volunteer

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Collaboration Is Alive & Well in WNY One of the many ways United Way accomplishes its mission is by building and facilitating strategic partnerships throughout the community. Our initiatives come to life with the skills and resources of all of our partners.

Helping children reach their full potential Two of the key collaborative partnerships in our Education platform include the Afterschool Network of Western New York and Closing the Gap in Student Performance, both of which help United Way work toward advancing Education in our region. Here are some highlights:

Afterschool Network of Western New York • Serves as the regional resource, venue and voice for systems-building in afterschool and expanded learning for youth •C ommunicates with local, state and federal stakeholders about the benefits of out-of-school-time enrichment opportunities

• Services include, but are not limited to: clothing and food, tutoring and mentoring, mental health services, grief and loss counseling, parent programs and outreach, afterschool and out-of-school enrichment programs, crisis intervention, mediation, behavior and re-entry planning, and classroom management workshops

• Seeks to build a regional system to coordinate afterschool efforts •A dvocates a common data system that can be used by communitybased organizations serving public school students, incorporating “The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment” • Organizes professional development sessions for providers •A llows program coordinators to connect and exchange ideas for improving programming

Closing the Gap in Student Performance

In the past year, we collaborated with Buffalo Public Schools, Catholic Charities, Say Yes to Education, and Buffalo Promise Neighborhood to expand the successful Closing the Gap community schools initiative from 11 to 27 schools.

• Improves academic success of students in Buffalo Public Schools by addressing non-academic barriers to learning • Works with children, families, teachers, administrators, and health and human service providers to provide students and families with critical support services •C oordinates efforts of over 25 agencies and county health and human service departments in supporting the needs of over 5,200 students •G oals include:

- Increasing academic performance

- Increasing attendance

- Increasing family engagement and involvement

- Decreasing disciplinary referrals and suspensions

• Site facilitators link school-based agency providers to students and families

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Thank you to the Buffalo Bills and the Dairy Cooperative for sponsoring the 2012 Hometown Huddle initiative that helped build a playground in our community.

Assisting families in achieving self-sufficiency CASH (Creating Assets, Savings & Hope) is a coalition of more than 60 organizations dedicated to increasing financial stability for low- to moderate-income families living in Buffalo and Erie County. A United Way initiative, CASH helps advance our goals in Income for people in need in our community. Specifically, the coalition: • Seeks to increase the number of dollars coming into low- to moderate-income households from available tax refunds, credits and other income supports • Improves the coordination, reach, quality and consistency of financial education available in Buffalo and Erie County • Increases awareness of local asset-building opportunities for low- to moderate-income households and persons with disabilities and their family members • Supports education and employment opportunities for low- to moderate-income households • Identifies financial concerns and refers individuals to community-based agencies with the help of trained volunteers that serve as CASH Coaches

CASH and its partners have had a significant positive impact on the lives of individuals in our region.

For example, CASH: • Launched a mobile assistance unit to provide tax preparation assistance in rural and suburban locations

- Since 2004, CASH volunteers have completed 71,000 federal tax returns that generated over $90 million in refunds • Secured federal funding for an Individual Development Account program that matches participant savings for homeownership (4:1) and small business startup (2:1)

Amy Jo Lauber, Lauber Financial Planning CASH Coach Volunteer Guiding others toward financial stability A financial planner by profession, Amy Jo Lauber has been volunteering as a CASH Coach since 2010, sharing her expertise with others who wish to stabilize their financial situation and work toward a more secure and independent financial future. Amy is able to use her skills of empowerment to help

Additional Funded Partners: These critical community services provide important information and access to health and human

people better manage their money.

“Part of my coaching role is to help motivate people to achieve their goals, such as checking their credit report and opening a bank account,” said Amy. “But the larger part of coaching is to be an empathetic ear and source of encouragement. A little empathy goes a long way.”

services, ensure sound disaster relief/emergency services infrastructure, and promote health and safety in Erie County: • 2-1-1 Western New York • American Red Cross—Greater Buffalo Chapter • Labor Emergency Services • Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health

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Collaboration, cont.

Advancing Health & Wellness in WNY United Way engages in a number of collaborative efforts to promote safe and healthy lifestyles for adults, children, infants and seniors in Buffalo and Erie County. Here are some highlights of our current Health & Wellness partnerships:

Western New York Healthy Lifestyles Coalition In partnership with the P2 Collaborative of WNY • Inspires the people of Western New York to adopt positive

Second Act • A partnership with Erie County Departments of Mental Health and Senior Services to improve the quality of life for older people,

lifestyle choices • Supports healthy nutrition and physical activity for infants, children, youth and their families • Strengthens the health promotion field through conferences and training, such as:

- The Infant Nutrition Practices: Disparity Starts at Birth conference attended by 193 professionals this year

- The Symposium of Healthy Resources & Policies for Schools held each fall

age 60+, in Buffalo and Erie County • Works to:

- Maximize independence for the frail and disabled

- Optimize physical and mental health and well-being

- Address basic needs

- Promote social and civic engagement

• Seeks to identify common community-level outcomes, and gain consensus on effective strategies and standard program measures

• Raises awareness through initiatives such as:

- The Maternal Infant Resource Guide—Describes where and how to access prenatal, postnatal and pediatric care

Heartfelt thanks to the following sponsors of our Community Baby Shower that helped at-risk moms and babies across Western New York.

- The Last Straw board game—Demonstrates how social determinants such as income, education, housing and access to services, impact health

• Implements evidence-based programming such as:

- Fit and Fun Program—School-based physical activity and nutrition programming being implemented in 10 local schools

- Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound—A physician toolkit to assist in delivering evidence-based messages to parents in order to prevent childhood obesity

We are proud to be a member of the Western New York

UB Corporate Champions Program: For the past three years

Holiday Partnership, a collaboration of agencies focused on

we have been fortunate to participate in the UB School of

improving the quality of life for families during the holiday

Management Corporate Champions Program, which connects

season. Last year the Partnership provided toys to over

local companies and nonprofits with first-year MBA students

11,000 local children.

to create mutually beneficial learning experiences.

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Extending our service through the Not For Profit Resource Center The United Way Not For Profit Resource Center (NFPRC) offers local

Agency Executives Association (AEA)—United Way provides staff support

nonprofit agencies a broad range of training and services that help them

to the AEA, a self-directed group of over 130 chief executive officers

achieve their goals of making our community stronger. The experienced

dedicated to continually improving the delivery of human services

NFPRC team has a full breadth of knowledge and expertise in the

in Western New York. Member benefits include: expert presenters,

nonprofit arena, as well as a significant network of helpful contacts

panelists on topics of current interest, informal networking, access

in the health and human services community.

to critical information, and opportunities for collaboration.

Throughout the year, we offer free training, seminars and programs to help nonprofits maximize their resources, build employee skills, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Here are some of their offerings:

Many thanks to the AEA for co-sponsoring the United Way Board Leadership Training program.

Six Sigma Quality Improvement for Nonprofits—Focuses on improving measurement, methodology and strategy to eliminate variations and defects from processes. As a result, nonprofits can improve

Fund for Alliances—The Fund for Alliances is a community-wide resource

their services and serve more people, more consistently. Forty-eight

that promotes, facilitates and supports shared services, mergers and

nonprofits have completed 65 projects through our Six Sigma program,

other alliances among human service agencies through loans to cover

streamlining their processes and improving organizational impact.

costs associated with these activities, such as legal fees, accounting services, or other incremental costs. The Fund is supporting Literacy

“ The Six Sigma training helped us take a deeper look at all the steps in our process to see where we can improve. In the Parent-Child Home Program, it helped us improve our practice and allowed us to be more effective in delivering our services.”

Lisa Alexander, King Urban Life Center Parent-Child Home Program

New York Buffalo-Niagara, Inc., which resulted from the merger of Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County and Literacy Volunteers of Niagara County. Other agencies currently benefiting from the Fund include the International Institute of Buffalo and the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Digital Access Learning—In partnership with the University of Buffalo School of Management and the University at Buffalo’s Distance Education and Video Conference Operations (DEVO), we offer training through digital video technology, enabling nonprofits to access training

Project Management for Nonprofits—The Buffalo Chapter of the Project Management Institute has trained and provided mentors for 30

via the internet, CD or DVD. Since its inception, 31 nonprofits have conducted 60 video trainings.

nonprofits over the past two years in collaboration with United Way. The free training helps agencies better utilize limited resources, focus

Grant Writing—Over the past year, we presented Grant Writing Tips and

efforts on achieving greater impact, improve communications, and plan

Introduction to Finding Funders. Both programs were also offered via

and execute more consistently.

online video, including downloadable handouts. A total of 64 nonprofit representatives attended the free trainings, and numerous others

Business Planning for Nonprofits—Based on the strategic business

downloaded the programs from our website.

planning methods of a major local corporation, this training course helps area agencies construct an annual plan, assign responsibilities,

Purchasing Discounts—Our collaboration with Altus Management Group

develop timetables, monitor the plan, and more. In the past two years,

(formerly the Western New York Purchasing Alliance), the Greater New

15 local nonprofits have completed the training.

York Hospital Association, and the Premier national group purchasing organization, helps make hundreds of goods and services available to nonprofits at significant cost savings.

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United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Board of Directors We are deeply grateful for the passionate commitment and leadership of our Board of Directors. Their expertise and guidance is essential to the success of United Way’s mission.

Officers

Steve Finch* Chair GM Powertrain

LuAnne Kingston* Secretary HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

Jay McWatters* Vice Chair/Treasurer Dopkins & Company

Herbert J. Glose* Counsel** Hiscock & Barclay

Rich McCarthy* Vice Chair M&T Bank

“ We are very pleased to welcome Steve Finch, Plant Manager at GM Powertrain, as our new board chair and we are confident that he will continue the tradition of excellence established by Bob Zak, our former chair.”

Michael Weiner, President & CEO

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Members

Carey Anderson* J.R. Militello Realty, Inc.

Jim Ciroli First Niagara Bank

Dennis Elsenbeck National Grid In gratitude for a job well done Tina Battistoni Rich Products

Dennis Elsenbeck* National Grid

Jeremy Beck Nottingham Advisors

Gretchen Fierle HealthNow New York, Inc.

Stephen Bell* Eric Mower & Associates

Gretchen Geitter Buffalo Bills

John Christopher Hodgson Russ LLP

Brian Gwitt Damon Morey

Dennis Elsenbeck’s tireless commitment as campaign chair over the past two years led him to spend countless hours advocating on our behalf—with CEOs, agencies, and employee groups—sharing his belief that we all bear the responsibility of stepping up to make our community a better place to be.

On behalf of the United Way staff and volunteers, and all the people whose lives will be changed as a result of United Way funded programs and initiatives, we extend our sincere appreciation to Dennis for his leadership and his intense commitment to achieving our mission.

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Members, cont.

new members We are honored to welcome the following board members who were elected in 2012:

Roderick Hennings Zion Dominion Global Ministries

David McNamara Phillips Lytle

Evelyn Hidalgo Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

Eileen Morgan* Delaware North Companies, Inc.

Michael Hoffert* AFL-CIO Buffalo Council

Eugene Partridge LPCiminelli Inc.

Peter Hunt Hunt Real Estate

Dr. Khalid Qazi Catholic Health System

Dr. Richard Jurasek Medaille College

Honorable Robert Russell Buffalo City Court

Gretchen Fierle Brian Gwitt Roderick Hennings Evelyn Hidalgo David McNamara Dr. Khalid Qazi Honorable Robert Russell A. Scott Weber

Many thanks to Paul Snyder and Hyatt Regency Buffalo for hosting our Annual Meeting & Reception.

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Lou Santiago Lou Santiago Insurance

James Walleshauser* Independent Health

Robert M. Zak Merchants Insurance Group Thank you for your leadership Peter Spira UBS Financial Services

A. Scott Weber University at Buffalo

During the Annual Meeting, President & CEO Michael Weiner, Vice Chair Rich McCarthy, and Treasurer Jay McWatters shared their praise and gratitude for Bob Zak’s dedicated service as board chair over the past three years.

They also acknowledged some of the significant accomplishments we have achieved under his leadership, including: • Exceeding our 2011 campaign goal and reversing the decline in campaign revenues for each of the past two years

Robert Stevenson* Eastman Machine

• Eliminating our 13% administrative fee on donor designated contributions • Transitioning to a two-year program investments cycle and completing a comprehensive, five-year Strategic Plan and annual Business Plans • Increasing the amount invested in community programs

Keith Stolzenburg PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

• Increasing the variety of volunteer engagement opportunities • Launching VolunteerWNY.org, a new partnership with The Service Collaborative of WNY

Florence Tripi CSEA

*Executive Committee Member

We are pleased that Bob has agreed to continue serving United Way as a member of our new Advisory Council.

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New Advisory Council to Provide Strategic Guidance At our annual meeting, we established a new Advisory Council comprised of 15 community leaders who will provide strategic advice and counsel to the board and executive leadership on issues that are critically important to our organization and our community. They will also elect new Board of Directors and Advisory Council members. We look forward to the positive impact their leadership will have on United Way’s mission, and we are deeply grateful for their commitment.

Advisory Council Members

Kathleen Lawley Best Lawley Insurance

Anne Glose Moog Inc.

Richard S. Gold M&T Bank

Donald K. Boswell WNED

Roger Cominsky Hiscock & Barclay

Pam Heilman Of Counsel Hodgson Russ LLP

We are deeply grateful to our LIVE UNITED Volunteer Spotlight Award sponsors.

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Advisory Council Members

Kirsti Hunt LPCiminelli Inc.

Maureen Hurley Rich Products

Jeremy Jacobs Jr. Delaware North Companies, Inc.

Mike Keating Wegmans Food Markets

Donald A. Ogilvie Erie 1 BOCES

John (Jack) Walsh III Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc.

Honorable E. Jeannette Ogden New York State Office of Court Administration

Jim Tilley Community Volunteer

Robert M. Zak Merchants Insurance Group

Our Sincerest Thanks

The following board members concluded their service this year, and we greatly appreciate the time, talent and expertise they gave so generously to United Way. We are also fortunate that many will continue their service as members of our new Advisory Council.

Kathleen Lawley Best

Roger Cominsky

Honorable E. Jeannette Ogden

Howard Cohen

Grace W. Munschauer

Robert M. Zak

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Bringing people together for a stronger community United Way has been bringing people, organizations and resources together to improve community well-being since 1917. Hundreds of thousands of people have given their time, talent, resources and passion to transform the quality of life for people in need in Buffalo and Erie County.

The compassion, dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteers serve as an inspiration to us all every day. They are instrumental in helping United Way accomplish its mission and they contribute thousands of hours of service to support the programs that help make our whole community stronger. Their service amounts to significant savings in operational costs for United Way as well as for our partner agencies that do not have the resources to accomplish all of their goals without the support of the volunteers.

More than 150 local nonprofit agencies offer ways to volunteer, from one-day events to ongoing projects. On the next page, you will see some examples of how United Way supports our community through volunteerism.

United Way Day of Caring Results in Erie County

3,370 Volunteers

155 Companies

3,200 Volunteers 149 Companies

160 Projects

148 Projects 112 nonprofit agencies

104 nonprofit agencies 16,000 Total service hours

2011

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16,850 Total service hours

2012

Day of Caring—The largest single-day volunteer

Family Volunteer Day—Parents, children,

Community Baby Shower—Friends, families and

effort in WNY brought thousands of people

grandparents, and neighbors joined together

colleagues across the community hosted baby

together to complete projects that helped

for a fun, rewarding day of helping local

showers and collected much-needed baby

improve our community. This year marked

nonprofits complete projects at our third

items—such as diapers, baby wipes, sleep

the 20 anniversary of the event, where 3,370

annual Family Volunteer Day. Over the past

sacks, and digital thermometers—to help give

volunteers from 155 companies in Erie County

three years, nearly 600 people have donated

local at-risk mothers and infants a great start.

completed 160 projects at 112 local agencies

1,500 hours of service.

This year, more than 40 local companies held

th

for a total of 16,850 service hours.

showers, and 300 gift bags were donated to the families in need.

VolunteerWNY.org—In 2011, we partnered with

High School Student Volunteering—UGive.org,

Corporate Volunteering—Our Business Meets

The Service Collaborative of WNY to launch

a United Way partner, is a free website where

Community program helps businesses—

VolunteerWNY.org, a one-stop website for

high school students can find volunteer

large or small—connect employees with

hundreds of volunteer opportunities in our

opportunities and track their community

volunteer opportunities. Over the last three

community. Since launching the site, more

service hours for school credit. In the past

years, nearly 2,000 employees from 75

than 140 agencies posted over 400 volunteer

two years, 2,250 students have volunteered

companies have given almost 9,000 hours

opportunities, and more than 2,800 volunteers

over 4,000 hours of community service in

of service to local agencies.

have registered on the site.

Erie County. And, in the past year, student registrations grew by 276% with 1,200 new registrants.

A multimillion-dollar milestone Over the last 20 years, the efforts of United Way Day of Caring volunteers have saved agencies in Erie and Niagara Counties over $7 million, with nearly 409,000 hours of service donated by nearly 104,000 volunteers.

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2011 – 2012 Business Meets Community Partners Company Agency ACCESS of WNY

Baker Victory Services

Aunt Pat’s School House

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Bank of America

Buffalo City Mission

Brown & Brown

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Buffalo Business First

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

Society of St. Vincent DePaul

Daemen College

Seneca-Babcock Community Association

Datatel

Compass House

Datatel

Food Bank of WNY

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cradle Beach

Eli Lilly and Company

Compass House

Eli Lilly and Company

Food Bank of WNY

FedEx Ground

Catholic Central Helping Hands Food Pantry

Fisher-Price

Valley Community Association

Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP

Homespace Corporation

ITT Enidine

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Lawley Insurance

Kevin Guest House

Life Technologies Corporation

Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns

Life Technologies Corporation

Catholic Charities of Buffalo

Life Technologies Corporation

Compass House

Life Technologies Corporation

Meals on Wheels for WNY

New Era Cap Company, Inc.

On the Job Ministries (Westside Ministries, Inc.)

Rich Products Corporation

Food For All

Ricoh USA

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Ricoh USA

Compass House

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Ronald McDonald House

Safelite Glass Corp.

Habitat ReStore

Safelite Glass Corp.

Weinberg Campus

St. John Fisher Alumni Association

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

St. Stephens School

Family Help Center

St. Stephens School

Harvest House

St. Stephens School

Meals on Wheels for WNY

Sweet Home Central School District

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

UB Aspire Group

Compass House

UnitedHealthcare

Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper

Univera Healthcare

Homespace Corporation

Univera Healthcare

Weinberg Campus

University at Buffalo

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

University at Buffalo

Buffalo Reuse, Inc.

University at Buffalo

VIVE

Wegmans Buffalo Stores

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

Wegmans Buffalo Stores

Cantalician Center for Learning

Wegmans Buffalo Stores

Cradle Beach

Wegmans Buffalo Stores

Ronald McDonald House

Women’s MBA Chapter from UB

March of Dimes/Birth Defects – WNY Division

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Recognizing Our Community Impact Volunteers It is with heartfelt gratitude that we recognize the following volunteers for their selfless gift of time, talent and commitment to our community impact areas: Community Impact Chair Roger Cominsky Hiscock & Barclay

Community Impact Cabinet Mark Brand Actuarial Consulting Services, Inc.

Michael Henry Community Volunteer

Chet Bridger M&T Bank

Christopher Kempton Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc.

Michael Danciak M&T Bank

John Leardon M&T Bank

Robert Scoppechio University Wealth Management LLC

Community Impact Investment Council ··Maa Achampong

··Sheila Camp

··Sandra Falsone

··Janet Hinkel

··Margaret Porter

··Lisa Szpilewski

··Alexis Agnello

··Cheryl Carr

··Mary Farrell

··Patricia Howling

··Jeremy Raichle

··Maria Thomas

··Francisco Arinci

··Karen Carroll

··Lisa Feldman

··Mary Jo Hunt

··Ronald Reuman

··Nira Tobochnik

··Jackeline Bancayan

··Broderick Cason

··James Feldmann

··Sallyann Ieraci

··Albert Rinaldi

··Catherine Tojek

··Laura Benedict

··Rebecca Charles

··Joan Fildes

··Willie Mae Johnson

··Dr. Erin Robinson

··Tracy Touris

··Andrew Bennett

··Christopher Choi

··Sara Gales

··Theresa Kazmierczak

··Carol Rogers

··Mark Tramont

··Leah Bernhardi

··Linda Croglia

··Christine

··Adam Kelly

··Diane Ruszala

··Christopher Urban

··Maggie Best

··Jennifer Crosby

Garmon-Salaam

··Karen Kline

··Martha Sawicki

··Karyn Ventrilla

··Stephanie Bifano

··Karen Danahy

··Deborah Goldman

··Brian McGowan

··Tina Seltz

··Madonna Verrastro

··Amanda Bigos

··Debbie Davidson

··Patricia Gonzalez

··Joseph McWatters

··Mary Smith

··Patricia Watson

··Leilani Black

··Antwan Diggs

··Mary Graff

··Mary McWatters

··Carl Snitzer

··Laura Weinstein

··Allison Blackwood

··Diane Dillon

··John Greico

··Pamela Murphy

··Joann Steinmetz

··Anthony Wiley

··Marie Jo Brehm

··Kelly Dixon

··Kate Grimm

··Christina Nelson

··Marsha Stephenson

··Karen Williams

··Carina Brown

··Bradley Dossinger

··Kelly Hahl

··Suzanne Oliver

··Jenna Strazzulla

··Tonja Williams

··Mark Brown

··Kate Dust

··Ellen Hamm

··Dan Orcutt

··Paul Suozzi

··Andrew Wilton

··Lynn Brunner

··Amy Dvorak

··J. Patrick Henry

··Beth Pannell

··Charles Syms

··Matthew Bujnicki

··Susan Earshen

··Samuel Hill

··Judith Piskun

··Daniel Szewc

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Tocqueville Society­

Rick and Lisa Lewis 2011 – 2012 Chairs

Irwin and Marlene Katzman

Ruth Kahn Stovroff

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stevenson

Ross B. Kenzie

Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Walsh Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGuire

Paulette Crooke and Michael Toner

Carl and Carol Montante

Going Above and Beyond Members of the United Way Tocqueville Society make a substantial difference for people in need in Erie County through their annual contributions of $10,000 or more. Many thanks to Rick and Lisa Lewis for their inspiring leadership as the 2011 – 2012 Tocqueville Society Chairs.

In addition, the Tocqueville Society Legacy Circle honors current Tocqueville members who have also made legacy commitments of $200,000 or more. We are tremendously grateful to Ted Walsh, president and COO at Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc., for serving as the 2011 – 2012 Tocqueville Legacy Circle Chair and inspiring others to ensure that the impact of their charitable giving will be felt for generations to come.

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Theresa and Frank Papa

Joseph A. Gardella and Carol A. Kizis

Jack Hahn

Diana M. and Ronald J. Papa

Mrs. Robert Warner

Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Penfold

Ralph and Mary Wilson

Alice and Jeremy Jacobs Jr.

Thank you to Rick and Lisa Lewis for generously sponsoring the Tocqueville Society print ad campaign, helping us increase awareness of and encourage membership in the Tocqueville Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Shedler

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr.

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Tocqueville Society Million Dollar Roundtable** Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr.

$50,000 – 99,999 Seymour H. Knox Foundation:

– Mr. Hazard K. Campbell

– Mr. Benjamin K. Campbell

– Mr. Northrup R. Knox Jr.

– Mr. Seymour H. Knox IV

$25,000 – 49,999 ··Mr. Charles Balbach

··Richard D. and Lisa S. Lewis

– Mr. William and Mrs. Marie Kuch

··Mrs. John T. Elfvin*

··Stanford and Judith Lipsey

– Mr. Vincent T. Di Stefano

··William and Patricia Frederick

Sebastian, Awner, Kuch & Di Stefano Group at Merrill Lynch:

··The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation

– Mr. Chris and Mrs. Kimberly Sebastian

··One member wishes to remain anonymous

··Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Garman ··Jack Hahn, Hahn Family Foundation

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Wilmers

– Mrs. Maxine and Dr. Steven Awner

$15,000 – 24,999 ··The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

··Marlene and Irwin* Katzman

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stevenson

··Bill and Jody Dowdall

··Christopher and Lindsey Koch

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Walsh Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger

··Lawley Insurance

··Three members wish to remain anonymous

··David and Shari Hore

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Montgomery Jr.

··Alice and Jeremy Jacobs Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sadler Jr.

$10,000 – 14,999 ··Jim and Rosemary Biddle

··Mrs. Donna M. Gonser

··Carol and Reg Newman

··Ann and Bob Brady

··Peter Grogan and Christye Peterson

··Sandy and Margie Nobel

··The Brooks Family Foundation

··Peter and Mary Jo Hunt

··Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White

··Joan and David Bruce

··Louis and Joan Jacobs

··Frank and Theresa Papa

··Jerry and Barbara Castiglia

··William and Anne Joyce

··Ronald J. and Diana M. Papa

··Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Ciminelli

··Kenneth R. and Linda A. Kahn

··Mr. and Mrs. Richard Penfold

··Randall and Suzanne Clark

··Ruth Kahn Stovroff

··Frederick and Lisa Pierce

··Paulette Crooke and Michael Toner

··Mrs. Bernard J. Kennedy

··Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Shedler

··Mark and Nancy Davis – Davis Family Foundation

··Mr. Ross B. Kenzie

··Tim and Colleen Tevens

··John and Marsha Koelmel

··Jim and Michal Wadsworth

··Robert and Elizabeth Evans

··Brian and Deborah Lipke

··Mrs. Robert Warner*

··Drs. Eli Farhi and Emily S. Friedan

··Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGuire

··Gina and Michael Weiner

··Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation

··Carol and Carl Montante

··Mary and Ralph Wilson

··Ryan Fitzpatrick

··Charles Moran

··Margaret and Bob Zak

··Joseph A. Gardella Jr. and Carol A. Kizis

··Michael and Catherine Murray

··Howard and Leslie Zemsky

··The Gioia Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

··Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Newman

··Four members wish to remain anonymous

* We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families of our Tocqueville members who passed away this year. ** Members of the Million Dollar Roundtable have donated a total of $1,000,000 or more to United Way over the years.

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Philanthropists of the Year Alice and Jeremy Jacobs Jr.

“ We support United Way because of its broad reach and collaborative efforts that focus on providing local families with the tools they need not only to achieve self-sufficiency, but to thrive.”

Jerry and Alice Jacobs are supporters of our community in the truest

girls to become self-sufficient. She is also a current corporation member

sense of the word. While each has individual volunteer interests and

and past board chair at the Elmwood Franklin School, a board member

commitments, they share a passion for activities aimed at transforming

and current treasurer of the Board of Trustees at Buffalo Seminary, and

Western New York into a thriving community for all who reside here.

a board member and past vice president of the Maria Love Convalescent

In recognition of their dedicated volunteer service and philanthropy on

Fund. Prior service includes the boards of the Roswell Park Alliance

behalf of so many community organizations, the United Way of Buffalo

Foundation and the Junior League of Buffalo.

& Erie County Tocqueville Society proudly presents them with this year’s

Together, Jerry and Alice also have a rich history of service to

Philanthropists of the Year award.

the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County. They served as chairs of

Their efforts, both individually and together, reflect a desire to

the 1999 Campaign, raising $18,804,986. They have both served on

grow our regional economy. They share a commitment to creating

the organization’s Board of Directors, Jerry as chair from 2003 – 2006.

opportunities for women and children, supporting their belief that

In addition, Jerry has served in numerous other capacities, including the

promoting the well-being of a community’s most vulnerable population

Campaign Cabinet, supporting resource development efforts, and the

will ultimately drive the economy as a whole to a higher level.

Success By Six Advisory Committee, which guided United Way’s work

Jerry’s volunteer efforts extend from education, to economic

to promote quality early childhood education.

development, to health and wellness. His service has included

Jerry and Alice are profoundly inspired in their efforts by their parents’

the Nichols School Board of Trustees, the Georgetown College of

generation, community leaders like Jeremy Jacobs Sr., who have devoted

Arts & Sciences Advisory Board, the University at Buffalo School

significant amounts of time and resources to volunteer service and

of Science & Technology Economic Advisory Board, the University

philanthropy. They are actively working to extend that extraordinary

at Buffalo Foundation, Women and Children’s Hospital and the

legacy by creating opportunities for emerging community leaders to

Buffalo Niagara Partnership. The Jacobs family has also given

engage in volunteer efforts, and instilling their values in their children

millions of dollars to charitable causes, including cancer research,

by talking with them about their volunteer experience and encouraging

neurological research and treatment, education, green initiatives

them in their community service projects.

and other community causes.

Alice and Jerry Jacobs’ roots in our community are deep and lasting,

Alice’s community service is wide ranging and includes leadership

and their volunteer service and philanthropy serve as an inspiration for

roles in organizations that work to empower people through education,

a generation of upcoming community leaders. We are grateful for their

health, and self-sufficiency. She currently serves as chair of the WNY

commitment to building a vibrant Western New York and proud to honor

Women’s Foundation, which promotes opportunities for women and

them as the United Way Tocqueville Society Philanthropists of the Year.

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Leadership Society Through generous gifts of $1,000 or more each year, members of the United Way Leadership Society form the bedrock of our ability to support local programs that address critical needs in Education, Income, and Health & Wellness, and help people in need achieve life-changing results. $5,000 – 9,999 ··Barbara and Brian Baird

··Janet and Kevin J. Gibbons MD

··Nils and Sandra Olsen

··Neal and Rhonda Beasley

··Mr. Jeffery J. Grace MD

··Phyllis W. Pierce

··Joseph H. and Diane J. Bell

··Mrs. Halim A. Habib

··The Reilly Family

··Stephen W. Bell

··John J. and Maureen O. Hurley

··Mr. Kevin Reinhard

··William and Katherine Bissett

··Edwin M. Johnston Jr.

··Mr. Sean A. Rezentes

··Mr. and Mrs. James R. Boldt

··Kevin and Adair Kearney

··Dennis J. and Theresa Szefel

··Gary and Willow Brost

··Ms. Nora K. McGuire

··Mr. and Mrs. James K. Ciroli

··Jay and Mary McWatters

··Robert P. Thill and Elizabeth A. Moll Charitable Gift Fund

··Paul R. Comeau and Victoria D’Angelo Comeau

··Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchell

··Frank and Robin Curci

··Van and Trudy Mollenberg

··Mark J. Czarnecki and Elizabeth Czarnecki

··Mr. Christopher A. Musial

··Mary Anne and Ray Dannenhoffer

··Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman

··Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Fairbairn

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Newman

··Nancy and Richard Ferranti

··Robert North Jr.

··Alan and Phyllis Vogt ··The Vukelic Family ··Connie and Jack Walsh ··Jeannette Ludwig and Claude Welch ··Susan A. Wojnar ··Tom and Carolyn Wrinn ··Two members wish to remain anonymous

$2,500 – 4,999 ··Rick and Sylvia Abramson

··Dr. Joseph E. Bernat

··Arthur B. Chmura

··John P. Amershadian and Denise Hanlon

··Mr. William Bernhardi

··Kenneth and Karen Christie

··Carey and Gordon Anderson

··Mr. and Mrs. James Biddle Sr.

··John and Mary Christopher Family

··Martha and Tom Anderson

··Mr. Daniel A. Bierut

··Roger F. Cominsky

··Martin G. Anderson

··Mr. Kenneth Blumenthal

··Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Corwin II

··Connie and Jim Arena

··Robert Bojdak and Sarah Williams

··Murray G. Covello

··Donna and Ron Baker

··Mrs. Crystal B. Boling-Barton

··Pamela S. Cuddihy

··Judi and Tom Basinski

··Jill and Keith Bond

··Georgia and Robert Dachille

··Alvino and Kristin Battistoni

··Mr. John R. Bruckman

··Dr. Gary F. Dargush

··Paul and Mary Grace Bauer

··Dr. Robert F. Burkard

··Dr. and Mrs. Angelo M. DelBalso

··Mr. and Mrs. James J. Beardi

··Raymond and Deborah Burke

··Mr. Chad A. Deneve

··Keith and Patricia Belanger

··Mrs. Marjorie S. Buyers

··Jim and Cheryl Deuschle

··Keith A. Belote

··Mr. Eric J. Buziak

··Mr. Paul A. Dines

··Mr. John A. Beltrami

··Mr. Anthony J. Canney Jr.

··Ms. Geraldine N. Ditch

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bennett

··Mr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Carr

··Andrew and Teresa Dorn

··Roseanne Berger, MD, and Dan Morelli, MD

··H. Randall and Rebecca Chestnut

··Jeff and Jeanne Dorn

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Leadership Society ··Sally and Don Dussing

··Ellis G. Levine, MD

··Drs. David and Emily Ets-Hokin

··Patrick J. Long

··Nick and Trish Fabozzi

··Jeffrey Lowry

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fagerburg

··William J. Magavern II

··Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Feeney

··Mrs. Lynn M. Mather

··Bob and Lisa Feldman

··Dr. Margaret H. McAloon

··Steve and Lillian Finch

··Dr. Bruce D. McCombe

··Robert and Ruth Fleming

··Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. and Penelope W. McDonald

··Jeanne and Andrew Fornarola ··Dr. James Gannon ··Frederick M. Giese ··Bill and Mary Gisel ··Dr. Lee Ann Grace ··Ms. Patricia N. Grace ··Mr. Paul J. Graham ··Eugene P. and Kathleen C. Gramza ··Gordon and Gretchen Gross ··Pete Grum ··Brian Hale ··Rema S. Hanash ··Robert and Pamela Heilman ··Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Higgins ··Dr. and Mrs. William J. Hill ··Chris and Connie Holoman ··Mr. and Mrs. James Houser ··David and Karen Howard ··Mr. Philip H. Hubbell ··Christopher and Kirsti Hunt ··Martha and Tom Hyde ··Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. A. Irwin ··Prof. Bruce Jackson and Prof. Diane Christian ··Dr. Stephen Jacobson and Anita Greber ··Jeffrey and Pamela Johnson ··Todd M. Joseph and Barbara J. Ostfeld ··Marge Kafka ··David and Joan Kernan ··Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kessler ··Patrick and Anne Killeen ··Luanne and Jeff Kingston ··William Klenk ··Ms. Katherine T. Kraft ··Kirk La ··J. Michael Lehman and Joan H. Lehman

··Lisa McDougall ··Barbara and Dennis McMichael ··Timothy McPoland ··Susan and Brian Meany ··Jack Mehltretter ··Christian E. Miller ··Vicki Feine-Mineo and John Mineo ··Kevin and Pam Murphy ··Marjie and John Nau ··Kim M. Newton ··Mr. Thomas H. Nochajski ··The Honorable E. Jeannette Ogden ··John A. and Mary L. Pappano ··Mr. and Mrs. Eugene T. Partridge Jr.

“ At KeyBank, we are committed to helping our clients and our community thrive. Giving to United Way is an essential strategy for our company and our employees to achieve that because we know United Way is creating a stronger community for all of us, every day.”

Gary Quenneville, Western New York District President, KeyBank Leadership Society Member & Loyal Contributor

··Jan Peters ··Mrs. Braman Pomeroy ··Libby and Dennis Ponton ··Henry and Patty Porter ··Mr. and Mrs. Gary Quenneville ··Jean and Lauren Rachlin ··Barb and Frank Rackley ··Alicia and Greg Rainstein ··Thomas L. Ramage and Audrey A. Ramage ··Mr. and Mrs. William J. Regan Jr. ··Linda Rehrauer ··Paul and Ruth Reilly ··RV Rhodes ··Jill Ann Robbins-Jabine and Bill Jabine ··Marilyn and Jeffrey Rochwarger ··Hugh and Linda Russ ··Carol and Vincent Salvatore ··Rebecca J. Schenk ··David and Marjorie Schmidt

Your gift of $5,000 provides one-on-one mentoring to 148 at-risk youth, helping them succeed in school and preparing them for success in life.

··Jim and Ann Segarra

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Leadership Society ··Ann and John Sessions

··Drs. Kenneth and Esther Takeuchi

··Thomas and Dorothy Wiswall

··Dr. Joyce E. Sirianni

··Maria Testa and Thomas Petrocelli

··Nancy Wolven Juron

··Jim and Pat Smyton

··Angelo A. Veanes

··Mr. Kevin M. Wyckoff

··Peter and Peggy Snajczuk

··James and Linda Walleshauser

··Kathleen Rizzo Young and Kenneth Young

··Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Spina

··Theodore B.K. Walsh and Amy L. Clifton

··Chris and Dan Zimmer

··Mr. Daniel A. Spitzer

··James W. Whitcomb

··Tina Zinter-Chahin

··Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stolzenburg

··Michael and Marybeth Whiting

··35 members wish to remain anonymous

··Paul J. Suozzi and Karen L. Spencer

··Ken and Elizabeth Wilson

$1,000 – 2,499 ··Kim Addelman

··Robert Ashcroft

··Mrs. Judy Baumgartner

··Manuel and Bernadette Aja

··Dr. Joseph F. Atkinson

··Mrs. Patricia S. Beagle

··Russell and JoAnne Alaimo

··Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Attea

··Mr. Matthew A. Beals

··Nicholas and Jennifer Alberalla

··Christopher and Shelley Au

··Susan and Edwin Bean

··Mrs. Katherine M. Allen

··Mr. Richard A. Aubrecht

··Jeremy Beck

··Michael Allen

··David and Lisa Augustine

··Jerry and Mary Ellen Becker

··Charles W. Allesi

··Umesh Babaria

··Mr. Max Becker Jr.

··Alison P. Altre-Kerber

··George and Bernice Baeumler

··Judy and Tom Beecher

··Mr. Joel A. Altre-Kerber

··Mary M. Bagley

··Jeff and Susan Beich

··Mr. David W. Ambellan

··Mr. and Mrs. Brent Bahnub

··Kathy and Al Belair

··Mr. Brian W. Anderson

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baier

··Ms. Muriel Theresa Anderson

··Aggie and Jim Bailey

··Mr. Richard C. Sherrill and Dr. Carole F. Bellanca

··Deborah Andrews

··Dr. Joan S. Baizer

··Ms. Ann M. Andzel

··Ms. Dolores M. Baker

··Elizabeth and John Angelbeck

··Christopher J. Balisteri

··Mary Margaret Aprile

··Michael Banks

··Joe & Maryalice Arcara

··Mr. Patrick J. Bannister

··Lois Arcara

··Mr. Mark C. Barabas

··Richard M. and Tracey A. Argentieri

··Mr. Marc M. Baranson

··Linda E. Arzola, MD

··Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Barbeau ··Stephanie Barber-Geter ··Cynthia L. Barker ··Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barney Jr. ··David R. Barrett, CPA ··Dave and Wendy Barth ··Kirk and Gayle Barton ··Carol and Paul Bartosz ··Mrs. Brenda Basher

Your gift of $2,500 helped maintain the well-being and independence of 330 seniors.

··Keith Baskerville ··Tina Battistoni-Paul ··Mr. and Mrs. John S. Baudanza ··Mr. Robert Bauer

··Dee Bellanti ··Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bellows ··Dr. Howard and Lana Benatovich ··Deborah A. Bennett ··Mrs. Nancy G. Bergan ··George and Anne Bergantz ··John and Suzanne Berger ··Dr. Diane R. Bessel ··Ernst and Gloria Beutner ··Richard P. Beyer ··Daniel J. Bierbrauer Jr. ··Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Billittier IV ··Brad and Kristen Birmingham ··Dennis and Leilani Black ··Christine Blanchard ··John and Nancy Blaschak ··Edward and Anne Bloomberg ··Mr. Benjamin Bluman ··Mr. Charles W. Boehler ··Peg Bohnert, MD

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··Michael R. Bonetto

··Dr. and Mrs. John J. Callahan Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Comings

··Pamela and Raymond Borawski

··Mr. John T. Camp

··Mary K. and David Comtois

··Mr. David R. Bordonaro

··Dr. Anthony A. Campagnari

··Marla L. Coniglio

··Paul J. Borowiak Jr.

··Doug and Judy Campbell

··Robert and Susan Conklin

··Mr. Randall E. Borst

··Kevin and Terri Campbell

··Mrs. Rosemary Conley

··Mrs. Nancy M. Bourque

··Richard F. Campbell

··John and Karin Connerton

··Mr. and Mrs. Donald Boyd

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael Campo

··Gerard and Lana Michaels Connors

··Mr. Jerry S. Boyes

··David and Carol Carere

··Dr. Daniel J. Conny

··Ronald D. Boyle

··Ms. Anne E. Carey

··Mr. Michael G. Conroy

··Kevin Brady

··Mr. David M. Carlino

··Ms. Anne Constantino

··Steve and Dee Dee Brady

··Bruce and Annie Carlson

··Virginia B. Cornelius

··William A. Brady

··Doug and Amy Carpenter

··Mary Ann and David Coulson

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bragg

··Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Carroll

··Patrick M. Coviello

··Kristin Brant-Kusz and Donald T. Kusz Jr.

··Ken Carter

··Mr. Richard Cowan

··Timothy L. Brenner

··Maureen and Steve Caruana

··Mr. and Mrs. George L. Cownie

··Leon L. Brewer

··Robert J. Casell

··Madeline Cramb

··Mr. Chester T. Bridger

··Michael and Carol Cassell

··Mark Crisafulli

··The Rev. and Mrs. Peter W. Bridgford

··Mr. Douglas R. Cassidy

··Michael Criscitiello

··Al and Kim Broadbent

··Robert and Jennifer Castaldo

··Elizabeth Crocker

··Nancy E. Brock

··Phillip and JoAnn Catanese

··Paul B. Cronin

··Lindsay Brooks

··Kevin and Kristin Cavalieri

··Stephen and Tara Cross

··Elaine and Mel Brothman

··Dr. Margaret A. Certo

··Eileen C. Crotty and Donald R. Sendor

··Robyn L. Brouer

··Dr. Richard T. Cheney

··Mr. Joseph J. Crotty

··Daniel F. and Kathleen Brown

··Lettie J. Chilson

··Arthur and Anne Crumlish

··Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brown

··Mr. and Mrs. William D. Christ

··Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Cryer

··LuAnne Brown

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chur

··Mr. Arnie Cubins

··William J. and Denise A. Brown

··Mr. Cory J. Ciambella

··Mr. Alfred D. Culliton

··Christian Brutzer

··Dr. and Mrs. Sebastian G. Ciancio

··Jacqueline S. Culliton

··Michael C. Bryant

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cieslica

··Gord Cumming

··Joan K. Bub

··David Ciganko

··Anne Curtis

··Mr. William E. Bucci

··Steve Ciotti

··Melissa Dabb

··David E. Budniewski

··Mrs. Janine M. Clark

··Karen and Bill Damiani

··Keith and Mary Burich

··Sanford L. Clark and Bonnie A. Redder

··Lisa and Joel Damiani

··Michael J. Burke

··Nan and Will Clarkson

··John and Maureen D’Angelo

··Ryan and Susan Burke

··Mr. Stephen Clifford

··Pattie Daniels

··Ms. Kathleen M. Burns

··Robert A. and Patricia Coffey

··Albert D’Aquino

··Michael and Barbara Burns

··Howard B. and Elizabeth A. Cohen

··Richard and Leslie Day

··Mr. Jay Burrows

··Joan and Michael Cohen

··Steven P. Dechert

··Thomas B. Burrows

··David Hector and Michele Cole-Hector

··Adrian Dedecker III

··Mr. Eric C. Burton

··Diane and Michael Colgan

··Clotilde Dedecker

··Nicholas L. Buscaglia

··Mr. Michael Collins and Dr. Kathleen O’Leary

··Mr. Thomas P. Dee

··Mark T. Busha

··R. Lorraine Collins, PhD

··Mr. Michael K. Deely

··Joanne V. Butler

··William and Donna Collins

··Deborah Dehlinger

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Leadership Society ··Ms. Diane M. Del Santo

··Cynthia Eberl Lawicki

··Jim and Marybeth Finn

··Ms. Sherry L. DelleBovi

··Timothy and Bette Ecklund

··Dr. Dale R. Fish

··Mr. and Mrs. John P. DeLuca Jr.

··Stephen Edge and Cynthia Swain

··Don and Denise Fishback

··Todd and Bridget Demmy

··Mrs. Cynthia D. Eggleston

··Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Fisher

··Mr. Dale B. Demyanick and Patricia L. Smith

··Tracey B. Ehlers

··Tom Fitzgerald

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Denning

··Kathleen L. Elinski

··Jeffrey Fleischmann

··David H. Desmon

··Robert Elkington

··Mrs. Louise A. Flickinger

··Mark and Linda Deuell

··Barbara and Dennis Elsenbeck

··Ms. Lauren B. Floss

··Dr. Nan M. DiBello

··Ms. Kathleen H. Emery

··Robb and Rosie Flowers

··Ms. Cynthia M. Dilick

··Mr. Michael R. Emery

··David Flynn and Beth Roehling-Flynn

··Diane and Dennis Dillon

··Susan Emhof

··Ron and Sybil Foote

··Mr. Benedict R. Dilorenzo

··Kevin and Ann English

··Ms. Marilyn Foote-Kragbe

··Mr. Douglas and Dr. Grace Dimitroff

··Don and Francine Erb

··Kelly and Diane Forgnone

··Patrick and Nancy DiNicola

··Dr. Richard W. Erbe

··Ms. Michele Fortuna

··Dan and Carrie Dintino

··Scott and Jeanne Ernst

··Adam and Heather Fraccica

··Melinda and Tom Disare

··Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Ervin

··Kathy and Scott Franasiak

··Joseph and Nancy DiStasio

··Don F. Erwin

··Carrie and David Frank

··Guy T. Ditursi, DDS

··Tom Esposito

··James and Kathleen Frank

··Mainak Divan

··Sharon and Jim Evans

··Robert A. and Sylvia Fredricks

··Mr. Tom Dodson

··Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Evans

··John P. Freedenberg

··Mr. Michael P. Doherty

··Yvonne Boyles Evans

··Terry and Lynn Domachowski

··David A. Fabian

··Mr. Jeffrey M. Freedman and Ms. Barbara Hamilton

··Ms. Mona J. Donahoe

··Anne Fairbanks

··Mr. Ian M. Donnelly

··Mr. Michael J. Fairl

··Dr. Kerry T. Donnelly

··Jonathan and Barbara Falk

··Mr. Joseph A. Donofrio

··Hon. and Mrs. Leo J. Fallon

··Stephanie Donovan and John Donovan

··Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Farberman

··Deborah A. Doxey

··David and Jean Farmelo

··Robert J. Drago

··Mr. and Mrs. Neil R. Farmelo

··Ken and Shelley Drake

··Mr. Dennis P. Farrell

··Paul and Margaret Drees

··David Faturos

··John B. and Barbara S. Drenning

··Mrs. Marion S. Fay

··Peter J. Duane

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Feneziani

··Ms. Phyllis A. Dugo

··Thomas and Karen Fentner

··Mr. James M. Dunn Jr.

··Mr. Paul F. Fenzel

··Drs. Henry and Bonita Durand

··Dr. Katherine G. Ferguson

··R. Irene Dwigans

··John Ficara

··Mr. Benjamin R. Dwyer and Dr. Tracey L. O’Connor

··John K. and Christine M. Fiebelkorn

··James and Gayle Eagan

··Gretchen Fierle

··John and Susan Earshen

··Robert P. and Eileen L. Fine

··Mr. and Mrs. James Eaton

··Ms. Lucinda M. Finley

··Mr. James A. Eaton

··Mr. David F. Finn

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··Karl and Tina Fiebelkorn

··Michael Freer ··Barry and Debra Freilicher ··Gary E. French ··John J. Frenning ··Kenneth P. and Amy H. Friedman ··Mr. William R. Fritts Jr. ··Alan and Lynn Fritzinger ··Michael Fuchs ··Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Gagliano ··Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Galbo ··Dr. Susan Gallagher and Dr. John Ryan ··Tom and Stephanie Gallagher ··Dottie Gallagher-Cohen and Pascal Cohen ··Ann M. Galli ··Peter and Roseann Gambino ··Mr. Robert A. Ganley ··Davis A. Garlapo, DDS ··Mr. Kenneth Garnjost ··Kerri L. Garrison ··Mark Garvelli ··David and Kathleen Gates

··Thomas A. Gawel

··Christopher T. and Cameron R. Greene

··Ms. Maryanne Harvey

··Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gearhart

··Robert and Catherine Greene

··Jim and Tina Hatem

··Danis J. Gehl

··Otto and Cyndi Gretzinger

··Suzanne and Martin Haumesser

··Gary and Barbara Geitter

··William and Mary Jo Grieshober

··Tom Hauser

··Dr. Maurice and Pamela Gelia

··Dr. Jane F. and Mr. Richard F. Griffin

··Dr. John Hay

··Stuart Gellman

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Grimaldi

··Mr. James M. Hayden

··Patty and Warren Gelman

··Donald A. Grinde Jr.

··Bob and Valerie Heary

··Kevin M. Gentry

··Thomas and Cynthia Grogan

··Claudia L. Heath

··Lou George

··James and Kathryn Gromlovits

··Ms. Mary Jo Heberle

··Pamela Germain

··Joe and Donna Gross

··Michael B. Heer

··Catherine Kieffer Gervase

··Ms. Mary F. Grover

··Michele O. Heffernan and John J. Cordes

··Carolyn and Carl Giambra

··Mark Guasteferro

··Anton Heinrichs

··Jamie Giammaresi

··Mrs. Denise M. Gueli

··Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Hejna

··Mr. Michael F. Gian

··Mr. Salvatore J. Gullo

··Mr. Michael H. Helbringer

··Don Gibson

··Mr. William H. Gurney

··Mr. and Mrs. Jay K. Hennig

··Mr. Drexel E. Gidney

··Mr. James Guyker

··Michael B. Henry

··Chuck Giesige

··Mr. Dinsh Guzdar

··Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick Jr.

··William V. Gillmore

··Mr. Edward J. Hackett

··Jeffrey Hess

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Glaser

··Charles C. and Suzette M. Hahn

··Ms. Juanita P. Hester

··Eric and Bonnie Glazer

··Cheryl Hall

··Mr. Michael H. Hester

··Dr. James and Maryruth Glogowski

··Mr. Philip Joseph Hamilton

··Robert J. Heubusch

··Herb and Anne Glose

··Mr. Richard C. Hamister

··Mr. George M. Hezel

··Mr. Jay Gmerek

··Mr. Allen J. Hammer

··Evelyn A. Hicks

··Mr. Peter C. Godfrey

··Sara G. Hanavan

··Richard M. and Joan M. Hilliker

··Deborah and Michael Godshaw

··Thomas J. Hanifin

··Dr. John T. Ho

··Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goergen

··Patrick and Sharon Hanley

··Thomas Y. and Dorthy A. Hobart Jr.

··Byron V. Goins

··Mr. Roger Hardter

··Dr. and Mrs. John Hodson

··Neil Goldberg

··Ms. Karen A. Hargrove

··Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Hoffman

··Mr. Daniel U. Golinski

··Brendan and Amy Harrington

··David Hohn and Judith Lucinda Hohn

··Mr. Barry J. Gonsior

··Dave Harris

··Mr. Harish A. Holla

··Chris Gooding

··Martha M. Harris and Paul S. Goodman

··Ann Holland Cohn

··Mr. Robert S. Graber

··Neal and Dawn Harris

··Michael & Lisanne Holley and Family

··Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Grady

··Daniel J. Harrison and Jeanette B. Henderson

··Ms. Mary Frances Holmes

··Morgan G. Graham

··John K. Hart

··Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins Jr.

··Dwight Gram

··Paul and Patricia Hartigan

··Dennis and Elizabeth Horrigan

··Kerry S. Grant and Linda B. Grant

··Margaret Hartman-Czaplicki

··Daniel House

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Leadership Society­ ··Elizabeth A. Howard

··Ms. Leatha L. Jimerson

··Myungsun Kim

··Mr. Frederick C. Howe

··Cliff and Eileen Johnson

··Richard and Ellen Kincade

··Melissa Huber

··Mrs. Florence D. Johnson

··Darren J. King

··Sabrina Huddy

··Bruce and Gail Johnstone

··Ryan and Margaret King

··Ms. Marcia Hunt

··Craig N. Jones

··Matt and Lisa King

··Tom and Vicky Hurley

··David P. Jones

··Jeff and Arlie Kingsley

··Linda Hussain

··Mrs. Denise M. Jones

··Mr. Robert J. Kirchgessner

··Mr. Mark D. Hy

··Eric J. Jones

··Larry and Faye Kisker

··Jim & Diana Iglewski

··Mr. Paul F. Jones

··Mark and Donna Klein

··Lynn M. Imagna

··Marc and Alice Joseffer

··Paul and Rosemary Klein

··Lucinda and Don Ingalls

··Drs. Richard and Barbara Jurasek

··Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Klein

··Catherine Irish

··Dr. William J. Jusko

··Lou and Mary Knotts

··Mr. Gerard J. Irving

··Chris Kacko

··Meg Knowles

··Marsha D. Jackson, PhD

··Ranjana Kadle

··Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Kochalski

··Charles and Jill Jacobs

··James and Diane Kaiser

··Mr. Mark K. Koedel

··Lisann Jacobs

··Laurie L. Kalman

··Elizabeth N. Kolber

··Suzanne M. Jacobs

··Timothy L. Kane

··Mr. Bruce Allen Kolesnick

··Meg Jaeger-Blinzler

··Kathryn Karlic

··Bud and Barb Kolich

··Mary Jean Jakubowski

··Krishnan Kartha and Phyllis Rzeznik

··Patricia Kopsky

··William and Genevieve James

··James and Jane Kaskie

··Alan S. Korman and Dr. Karmen M. Jensen

··Dr. Maureen Jameson

··Mr. and Mrs. David M. Kausch

··Steve and Cindy Kos

··Colleen and George Jamesson

··Robert J. Kazeangin Jr.

··Mr. Dennis J. Koszuta

··Mr. Mark G. Janulewicz

··Theresa F. Kazmierczak

··Gary and Kathleen Kotaska

··Mr. Kelly L. Jensen

··Dr. John T. Kearns

··Gerri Kozlowski

··MaryBeth Jermyn

··William P. Keefer

··Dr. Lynn T. Kozlowski

··Sean and Liza Keenan

··Mr. David P. Kraus

··Mrs. Elaine C. Keicher

··Denise Krause

··Dr. Jerome B. Keister

··Mr. Jason Krempa

··Gary and Joanne Keith

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kresse

··Bryan and Ann Keller

··Elisabeth Krisel

··Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Keller

··Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Kristoff

··Gina and Kevin Kelly

··Ms. Joan M. Kronman

··Will and Janet Kelly

··Patricia and Kenneth Krzeminski

··Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kelm

··Paul and Terry Kucinski

··Lawrence and Sarah Kempisty

··Mrs. Janet M. Kuczmarski

··Christopher C. Kempton and Maryann P. Kempton

··Ms. Helen Kujawa

··Gary and Susan Kenline

··Kevin and Rise Kulick

··Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy

··Ms. Melissa V. Kustell

··Martin and Mary Catherine Kennedy

··Brian and Nancy La Tulip

··David Kensinger

··Sam and Gretchen LaDuca

··Steve and Mary Kiener

··Tim and Kathleen Lafferty

··Mr. David A. Kiera

··Michael and Stephanie Laipple

“ I love this community and want to see it grow and improve. I know that what I donate to United Way goes to help fund local agencies and programs—and that is the best way to make the largest positive impact.”

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··Mr. Kenneth N. Kujawa

··Norma Jean Lamb

··Linda C. Mallia

··Ms. Susan E. Meyer

··Robert H. Lamb

··Charles and Janis Maloney

··Mrs. Lisa M. Meyers-Alessi

··Robert J. Lane Jr.

··Mike and Karen Mann

··Mrs. Denise Meyers-Rezabek

··Dennis and Donna Lanning

··Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mannarino

··Mr. David B. Michaud

··Toby and John Laping

··Mr. Brian C. Mapley

··James and Marisa Milbrand

··Janice Larson

··Mr. Barry L. Marginean

··Doug and Mary Miller

··Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Latko Jr.

··Ed and Judy Marine

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lang Miller

··Mr. John M. Laubacker

··William K. Markel

··Dr. Charles E. Mitchell

··Melissa D. Lauricella

··Peter S. Marlette

··Arthur Moats

··Sean Lawley

··Dr. James R. Marshall

··Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mominee

··Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Leardini

··Richard and Amanda Marshall

··Mr. David M. Mondry

··Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Leberer

··Mr. Howard M. Martin Jr.

··Mark Monile

··Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Leboeuf

··Mark L. Martin

··Michael T. Montecalvo

··Mr. Steven Leece

··Shelly Martin

··Mr. Douglas H. Morash

··William E. Leggiero Jr.

··Joseph E. Marx

··Michael and Suzanne Moravec

··Carl and Maria Lehman

··Mary S. Massimi

··Bob and Stephanie Morgan

··Ronald M. Lesandro

··Mr. Charles Matar

··Mr. Bruce A. Morlock

··Mr. Gregory A. Letson

··Robert T. Mayer

··Ms. Sherri A. Morlock

··Mr. Michael F. LeVine

··Harry and Susan Mayers

··Mrs. Candise A. Morris

··Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Lewis III

··Robert and Kristie McArdle

··Ms. Michele D. Morris

··Mr. William R. Lichtenthal

··Mr. Raymond N. McCabe

··Steven W. Morris

··Rita and Richard Lipsitz

··Mark W. McCall

··Paul and Jennifer Morrison-Taylor

··Mr. Raymond L. Lloyd

··Rich and Lisa McCarthy

··Marcelle Mostert

··Ms. Sharon M. Lochocki

··Mr. Geoffrey I. McCauley

··Larry and Jackie Motz

··Sally Logan and Dan Missert

··Dr. Robert and Maria McCormack

··Michael and JoAnne Mroziak

··Mr. Thomas H. Long

··Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McCoy

··Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mucklewee

··Charles and Barbara Losi

··Richard McDermott

··Bonnie B. Muench

··Stephen T. LoVullo, CPA

··Mr. Gerald McDuffie and Ms. Brenda Williams McDuffie

··Mr. James F. Mullane

··Mr. Oluwole A. McFoy

··Mr. and Mrs. David A. Munschauer

··Tim and Lisa McMorrow

··Mrs. Marta S. Murillo

··David and Allyson McNamara

··Brian and Laura Murphy

··Jeff and Robynn Rich

··Edward M. Murphy and Lynn A. Murphy, Esq.

··Margaret J. Meachem

··Mr. James G. Murphy

··Mrs. Amanda Megan

··Mr. Joel W. Murphy Jr.

··Drs. Errol E. Meidinger and Margaret A. Shannon

··Mr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy IV

··Albert V. Lowman Jr. ··Maureen Ludwig ··Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Luhr III ··Christopher Lukowski ··Ronald Luparello ··Mr. Jeffrey R. Lynch ··Don and Linda MacLeod ··Dr. Ewen M. MacPherson ··Craig MacVittie ··Donna and Lance Madden ··Mr. Nicholas A. Magnini ··Teresa Majors ··Charles E. Makey III ··Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Malarkey ··Kevin and Cindy Malchoff

··Dr. Thomas E. Melendy ··Pamela Menard ··Ms. Shannetta Mennenga ··Mrs. Michele Mercer ··Deborah Merrifield ··Francis J. and Mary Ann Meyer

··Timothy J. Mullins

··Paul Murphy ··Mr. Robert P. Murphy ··Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Murray ··Mrs. Ann M. Mychajliw ··James and Linda Nadbrzuch ··Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Narins ··Mr. and Mrs. David J. Nasca

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Leadership Society­ ··Jim Neaf in memory of Chris Neaf

··Bob and Deanna Pavone

··Mr. and Mrs. Brad Randaccio

··Mr. Daniel Neilson

··Pamela Pawenski

··Mr. James R. Rauh

··Chris and Holly Nelson

··Ralph M. Pawlak

··Mr. David J. Recktenwalt

··Thomas W. Nelson

··Dr. Hal D. Payne

··Mr. William J. Regan

··Gerhard Neumaier

··Anthony F. Pegnia Jr.

··Justin N. Reid, CPA, CHFP

··Mr. and Mrs. David R. Newcomb

··Andressa Pelli

··John and Laura Reindl

··Mr. Edward A. Newman

··Dr. and Mrs. John J. Peradotto

··Bruce D. Reinoso

··Mrs. Kathleen C. Nichol

··Jonathan E. Perkins

··Mr. Thomas J. Revelas

··Mary E. Nicotera

··Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Perkowski

··Jay and Cindy Rich

··Linda S. Niedbalski

··Paul Perlman and Beth Mattimore

··Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Rich

··Phil and Nicole Nobel

··Dr. Philip R. Perry

··David N. and Suzanne K. Richardson

··Dr. Susan M. Nochajski

··John and Amy Persons

··William and Kathryn Rickerson Jr.

··Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Noe

··Mr. Mark J. Petrie

··Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ricotta

··Stephen M. Nosek

··Mr. Tim J. Pfohl

··Karl and Teri Riner

··Paul Nowakowski

··Mr. Mark J. Phillips

··John Ringland and Raya Huang

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Nowicki

··Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Phillips

··James A. Rizzo

··Kathy O’Brien

··Professor Stephanie Phillips

··Mr. Lawrence F. Robb

··Mrs. Margaret M. O’Brien

··Michelle and Michael Picone

··Mr. Chancellor C. Roberts II

··Mr. Thomas V. Ochs II

··Michael and Dawn Piette

··Mr. and Mrs. D. Charles Roberts Jr.

··Lynn and Kevin O’Connor

··Kitty Pilarz

··Mr. Thomas E. Roberts

··Bart Oddo

··Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pinto

··Mrs. Jacqueline K. Robinson

··Beth O’Donnell

··Thomas and Nancy Pleban

··Jennifer Robinson

··Rita and Randall Odza

··Dr. Robert J. Plunkett Jr.

··Luther K. and Sandra L. Robinson

··John and Virginia Oehler

··Mr. Greenard Poles

··Joseph and Suzanne Roccisano

··Donald and Jane Ogilvie

··Mr. and Mrs. Frank Polino

··John Rocco

··Mrs. Esther L. O’Hara

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Potts Jr.

··Ms. Mary Ann Rogers

··Deborah Olear

··Dr. Dipakkumar P. Pravin

··Susan and Steven Roney

··Mr. John A. Olear Jr.

··Steve and Sue Prechel

··David and Sherry Rook

··James Olek

··Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Priest

··Ms. Pamela M. Rose

··Christine O’Mara

··Dr. John Ptak

··Thomas and Mary Rosenecker

··Mrs. Colleen M. O’Neill

··Mr. and Mrs. Gino Pullara

··Howard S. Rosenhoch

··Mr. Vincent M. O’Neill

··Nancy L. Pusatier

··Valerie Rosenhoch

··Ms. Karen O’Quin

··David A. Pyc

··Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Rosenthal

··Robert and Susan O’Sullivan

··David and Molly Quackenbush

··Andrew J. Rudnick

··Peg Overdorf

··Dr. Teresa Quattrin

··John P. Rumschik

··Tamara B. Owen

··Ms. Paula R. Quesinberry

··Michael and Joan Russell

··Mr. Ralph E. Pallante

··Buck and Heather Quigley

··Greg and Chris Rustowicz

··Mr. Donald S. Papaj

··Kevin and Therese Quinn

··Diane M. Ruszala

··Melvin and Jennifer Parker

··Wendy Quinn

··David P. Rutecki

··Dick and Mary Parker

··Mr. Kevin Ragland

··Mr. Thomas F. Rycroft

··Margaret W. Paroski, MD

··Dr. Kevin Railey

··Jim and Barbara Rykowski

··Ginger Parysek

··Ramki M. Ramakrishnan

··Paul Saccomando

··Amy Pastore

··Dr. Thomas M. Ramming

··Mr. Robert Sagasta

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··Allison Sagraves

··Mr. Mark W. Severson

··Mr. Timothy T. Salisbury

··John A. Sexton

··Martha L. Salzman

··R. F. Shadwick

··Kelly and Ray Sambrotto

··Christopher and Martha Shafer

··Dr. Julie A. Sarama

··Mr. Glenn Shaikun

··Robert Sauda

··Toby and Samuel Shapiro

··Stephanie A. Saunders, Esq.

··Jeffrey and Darlene Shaw

··Michael and Karen Sawicki

··Dr. Margaret Shaw-Burnett

··Dr. and Mrs. Frank A. Scannapieco

··Mr. James R. Sheldon Jr.

··Peter and Deborah Scarcello

··Drs. Sadashiv and Lata Shenoy

··Jerome and Priscilla Schad

··Mr. Lawrence J. and Dr. Barbara Ann Sherman

··Tina L. Schaedler

··Dr. Othman Shibly

··Robert and Nicole Schalk

··William Shickluna Jr.

··Colleen A. Scharf

··Scott Shurtleff

··Robert A. Scharf and Dr. Lawrence Van Heusen

··Drs. Eric and Susan Sickels

··Hyman Scheff

··Michael and Tracy Sigurdson

··Sheila J. Scherrer

··Mr. Patrick J. Silver

··John and Patty Schiavone

··Anita and Scott Simons

··Barbara L. Schifeling

··Peg Simons

··Dr. Richard W. Schifeling and Iris B. Schifeling

··Dr. Anurag K. Singh

··David and Rosanne Schlein

··Gerald Siuda

··Mr. and Mrs. James N. Schmit

··Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Slipko II

··Ron and Sue Schmitz

··Ms. Eileen A. Smalko

··Mr. Edward P. Schneider

··Mr. Timothy D. Smeal

··Gary M. and Barbara M. Schober

··Dr. Charles J. Smith

··Mr. David C. Schopp

··Mr. Daniel Smith

··Ms. Jennifer L. Schroeck

··Mr. David M. Smith Jr.

··Julie and Kevin Schuler

··Peter and Linda Smith

··Dr. Andrew J. Schultz

··Ms. Lynn Lorenc Smith

··Christopher Schultz

··Mrs. Rachel S. Smith

··Cynthia A. Schwartz

··Mr. Ralph D. Smith

··William J. and JoAnne Schwartz

··Mr. Sheldon K. Smith

··Ms. Jo A. Schweitzer

··Robert and Claudia Smolinski

··Michael Anton Sciortino

··Dr. Nancy J. Smyth

··Robert Scoppechio and Elizabeth Mighton

··Carmen L. Snell, Esq.

··Ron and Lucy Soluri Sr.

··Susan C. Scott

··Carol G. Snider

··M. Sonon

··Mr. and Mrs. Buford Sears

··Don and Rose Snios

··Dr. Celia Spacone

··Mr. Joseph V. Sedita

··Irene S. Snow, MD

··Mr. Wayne K. Spencer

··Thomas F. Segalla

··Ms. Abby M. Snyder

··Peter and Judy Spira and Family

··Joe and Lori Segarra

··Mr. Daniel W. Snyder

··Daren and Kathleen Springer

··Richard Seiler and Jacqueline Finamore

··Eileen E. Snyder

··Mr. Kevin T. Stablewski

··Henry and Tricia Semmelhack

··Julie R. Snyder

··Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stachelski

··Gerard J. Sentz, PE

··Kenneth J. Sodaro

··Mark and Carin Stahlka

“ I contribute time and money to the United Way because it is the most direct way to help those in our community who need help now and then, and because the agency is one of the most efficient United Ways in the nation. That means that more of the money raised goes to the people who need it most.

There are many, many fine agencies in Buffalo-Niagara doing excellent work. The United Way helps the broadest cross section of people in the most effective ways.”

Stephen Bell, Partner, Director of Public Affairs, Eric Mower & Associates United Way Board Member, Leadership Donor & Loyal Contributor

Special thanks to our Leadership Society event sponsors:

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Leadership Society ··Susan R. Stamp

··David and Ellen Varecka

··Mr. Gregory J. Wilber

··Mr. Paul Stasiak

··Mr. Anthony P. Vargas

··Linda Wilk

··Rosemarie C. Steeb

··Dr. Andras and Connie Vari

··George Will and Lee McEnery

··Rick and Beth Steinberg

··Siva Kumar Veeragani

··Dr. Lillian S. Williams

··Elaine M. Stephenson

··Dr. Rocco C. Venuto

··Mr. Jeffrey M. Williamson

··Jeffrey and Eileen Stone

··Kelly and Eon Verrall

··Ms. Darley M. Willis

··Molly Stone

··Yvette Vincent

··David M. P. Wilson and Catherine A. Tojek

··Ms. Diana M. Straube

··Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Visher Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wilton

··Brenda Stubblefield

··Mr. Richard J. Vivacqua

··Art and Nancy Wingerter

··Ms. Gail M. Summers

··Pamela Jacobs Vogt

··Kari J. Winter

··Mr. Martin N. Sweeney

··Ms. Jane M. Vohwinkel

··Kurt Winter

··Wendy and Mark Swihart

··Dr. Eric and Jennifer Waffner

··Mrs. Janice A. Wirth

··Dan Symoniak

··Carol A. Wageman

··Wayne and Janet Wisbaum

··Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Syracuse

··John and Robin Wagner

··Alan Wishnoff

··Dr. Gary A. Szakmary

··Mr. Oscar D. Walden II

··Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Witt

··Paul and Sandra Szalinski

··Shirley J. Walker

··Mr. and Mrs. David J. Woelfling

··Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tangness

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Walsh

··Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Wolf

··Helen Tederous

··Debbie and Michael Walsh

··Tammy Wolff

··Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Telford

··Mark Walter

··Mr. Anthony M. Woods

··Ms. Donna P. Terrell

··Robert and Aileen Walter

··The Woods Family

··Tracy and Michael Territo

··Tim and Paige Wangler

··Mr. Jerry J. Woods

··Jeffrey and Michele Thiele

··John and Chelly Warrington

··Kurt and Sheryl Wozniak

··Dr. Myron A. Thompson III

··Joseph and Kathleen Wasik

··Dr. Laura O. Wray

··Mr. and Mrs. James Tilley

··Mr. James H. Wasmund

··Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Wright

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael Todaro

··Mr. Charles E. Watson

··Ms. Sesha Yalamanchili

··Dr. Mary M. Todd

··Mr. Scott R. Watterson

··Mr. David G. Yearke

··Chris Tolomeo

··Mr. and Mrs. David M. Weber

··Paula E. Zagora

··Mr. Richard J. Toole

··Laura Weinstein

··Ms. Marilyn J. Zahm

··Steve and Chris Toth

··Ellen V. Weissman

··John and Deanna Zak

··Robert N. Travers

··Michael R. Welker

··Richard and Karen Zakalik

··Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tronconi

··Ms. Kathryn S. Welton

··Martin A. Zaklikowski

··Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tronconi

··Wendelin Family

··Joseph E. Zdarsky

··Mr. Frederick Turino

··Mr. David Werth

··Mr. Richard G. Zelawski Jr.

··Mr. Edgar H. Turkle III

··Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Wesolowski

··Karin A. Ziegler

··Gary and Cindy Turner

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wetter

··Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Zielinski

··Kyle Tuttle

··Michael Whipple

··Rita M. Zientek

··Anthony and Beverly Tylenda

··Brenda M. White

··Ms. Deborah A. Zito

··Michael and Debra Tylwalk

··Dr. Andrew S. Whittaker

··Thomas and Colleen Zugger

··Jim and Donna Tyrpak

··Michael Whittaker

··Mr. Timothy Zulawski

··Mr. Peter F. Ulrich

··Mr. Alan E. Wick

··Ellen and John Zupa

··Todd and Marie Vahue

··Sharon L. Wick and Kevin W. Smyth

··Paul B. Zuydhoek and Tamar P. Halpern

··William C. Vail and Lucille R. Vail

··Dr. Gerard and Kathleen Wieczkowski

··Mr. Alan J. Zylinski

··Mr. William R. Vanecek

··Melissa K. Wikle

··187 members wish to remain anonymous

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Loyal Contributors Our Loyal Contributors have given a gift to the United Way for ten or more consecutive years, and we are deeply grateful for their continuous support.

50 + Years ··Joe and Maryalice Arcara

··Thomas Y. and Dorthy A. Hobart Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. James Tilley

··Mr. Charles Balbach

··Ruth Kahn Stovroff

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Walsh

··Mr. Max Becker Jr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lang Miller

··Mrs. Robert Warner

··Jerry and Barbara Castiglia

··Mr. and Mrs. David R. Newcomb

··Dr. Lillian S. Williams

··Nan and Will Clarkson

··Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Newman

··Wayne and Janet Wisbaum

··Ann Holland Cohn

··Carol and Reg Newman

··Bill and Jody Dowdall

··Robert North Jr.

25 – 49 Years ··Manuel and Bernadette Aja

··Keith and Mary Burich

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fagerburg

··Russell and JoAnne Alaimo

··Nicholas L. Buscaglia

··Anne Fairbanks

··Mrs. Katherine M. Allen

··Kevin and Terri Campbell

··Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Farberman

··John P. Amershadian and Denise Hanlon

··Richard F. Campbell

··David and Jean Farmelo

··Elizabeth and John Angelbeck

··David and Carol Carere

··Thomas and Karen Fentner

··Mary Margaret Aprile

··Mr. Douglas R. Cassidy

··Robert P. and Eileen L. Fine

··Christopher and Shelley Au

··Phillip and JoAnn Catanese

··Mrs. Louise A. Flickinger

··Barbara and Brian Baird

··Kenneth and Karen Christie

··Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger

··Dr. Joan S. Baizer

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chur

··Ms. Lauren B. Floss

··Christopher J. Balisteri

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cieslica

··Jeanne and Andrew Fornarola

··Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Barbeau

··Randall and Suzanne Clark

··James and Kathleen Frank

··Stephanie Barber-Geter

··Howard B. and Elizabeth A. Cohen

··Mr. William R. Fritts Jr.

··Mrs. Patricia S. Beagle

··William and Donna Collins

··Alan and Lynn Fritzinger

··Judy and Tom Beecher

··Paul R. Comeau and Victoria D’Angelo Comeau

··Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Galbo

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bennett

··Roger F. Cominsky

··Tom and Stephanie Gallagher

··Roseanne Berger, MD, and Dan Morelli, MD

··Robert and Susan Conklin

··Joseph A. Gardella Jr. and Carol A. Kizis

··Dennis and Leilani Black

··Paulette Crooke and Michael Toner

··Davis A. Garlapo DDS

··John and Nancy Blaschak

··Eileen C. Crotty and Donald R. Sendor

··Mr. Kenneth Garnjost

··Mrs. Crystal B. Boling-Barton

··Gord Cumming

··Gary and Barbara Geitter

··Jill and Keith Bond

··David H. Desmon

··Catherine Kieffer Gervase

··Michael R. Bonetto

··Andrew and Teresa Dorn

··Carolyn and Carl Giambra

··Ann and Bob Brady

··Ken and Shelley Drake

··Chuck Giesige

··Elaine and Mel Brothman

··Sally and Don Dussing

··Dr. James and Maryruth Glogowski

··William J. and Denise A. Brown

··John and Susan Earshen

··Herb and Anne Glose

··Joan and David Bruce

··Mr. and Mrs. James Eaton

··Byron V. Goins

··David E. Budniewski

··Robert and Elizabeth Evans

··Chris Gooding

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Loyal Contributors ··Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Grady

··Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kresse

··Dr. and Mrs. John J. Peradotto

··Eugene P. and Kathleen C. Gramza

··Brian and Nancy La Tulip

··Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Perkowski

··Robert and Catherine Greene

··Robert H. Lamb

··Jan Peters

··Dr. Jane F. and Mr. Richard F. Griffin

··Janice Larson

··Mr. Mark J. Phillips

··Peter Grogan and Christye Peterson

··J. Michael Lehman and Joan H. Lehman

··Michelle and Michael Picone

··James and Kathryn Gromlovits

··Carl and Maria Lehman

··Michael and Dawn Piette

··Ms. Mary F. Grover

··Sally Logan and Dan Missert

··Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pinto

··Mr. Salvatore J. Gullo

··Ronald Luparello

··Mr. Greenard Poles

··Mr. Allen J. Hammer

··Donna and Lance Madden

··Henry and Patty Porter

··Rema S. Hanash

··Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Malarkey

··Nancy L. Pusatier

··Paul and Patricia Hartigan

··William K. Markel

··David and Molly Quackenbush

··Suzanne and Martin Haumesser

··Joseph E. Marx

··Mr. and Mrs. Gary Quenneville

··Tom Hauser

··Dr. Margaret H. McAloon

··Wendy Quinn

··Bob and Valerie Heary

··Robert and Kristie McArdle

··Thomas L. Ramage and Audrey A. Ramage

··Michele O. Heffernan and John J. Cordes

··Mark W. McCall

··Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Rich

··Robert and Pamela Heilman

··Mr. Gerald McDuffie and Ms. Brenda Williams McDuffie

··David N. and Suzanne K. Richardson

··Timothy McPoland

··Marilyn and Jeffrey Rochwarger

··Margaret J. Meachem

··Ms. Pamela M. Rose

··Susan and Brian Meany

··Valerie Rosenhoch

··Deborah Merrifield

··Diane M. Ruszala

··Mrs. Lisa M. Meyers-Alessi

··Paul Saccomando

··Mrs. Denise Meyers-Rezabek

··Rebecca J. Schenk

··Van and Trudy Mollenberg

··Sheila J. Scherrer

··Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mominee

··David and Rosanne Schlein

··Michael and Suzanne Moravec

··Mr. Edward P. Schneider

··Bonnie B. Muench

··William J. and JoAnne Schwartz

··Edward M. Murphy and Lynn A. Murphy, Esq.

··Mr. Joseph V. Sedita

··Mr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy IV

··Joe and Lori Segarra

··Mr. Robert P. Murphy

··Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Shedler

··Michael and Catherine Murray

··Mr. James R. Sheldon Jr.

··Mr. Christopher A. Musial

··Mr. Lawrence J. and Dr. Barbara Ann Sherman

··James and Linda Nadbrzuch

··Mr. Patrick J. Silver

··Mr. and Mrs. David J. Nasca

··Anita and Scott Simons

··Jim Neaf in memory of Chris Neaf

··Gerald Siuda

··Mary E. Nicotera

··Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Slipko II

··Stephen M. Nosek

··Ron and Lucy Soluri Sr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Nowicki

··Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Spina

··Lynn and Kevin O’Connor

··Rick and Beth Steinberg

··Mrs. Esther L. O’Hara

··Jeffrey and Eileen Stone

··Peg Overdorf

··Paul J. Suozzi and Karen L. Spencer

··John A. and Mary L. Pappano

··Dr. Gary A. Szakmary

··Pamela Pawenski

··Tim and Colleen Tevens

··Michael B. Henry ··Robert J. Heubusch ··Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Higgins ··Dr. and Mrs. William J. Hill ··Dr. John T. Ho ··Chris and Connie Holoman ··Mr. Philip H. Hubbell ··John J. and Maureen O. Hurley ··Prof. Bruce Jackson and Prof. Diane Christian ··Marsha D. Jackson, PhD ··Suzanne M. Jacobs ··William and Genevieve James ··Mrs. Florence D. Johnson ··Marge Kafka ··Robert J. Kazeangin Jr. ··Gary and Joanne Keith ··Bryan and Ann Keller ··Gary and Susan Kenline ··Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy ··Martin and Mary Catherine Kennedy ··Mr. Ross B. Kenzie ··Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kessler ··Jeff and Arlie Kingsley ··John and Marsha Koelmel ··Elizabeth N. Kolber ··Mr. Bruce Allen Kolesnick ··Gerri Kozlowski 50 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Annual Report

··Mrs. Jacqueline K. Robinson

··Dr. Myron A. Thompson III

··Ken and Elizabeth Wilson

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael Todaro

··Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wilton

··David M. P. Wilson and Catherine A. Tojek

··Thomas and Dorothy Wiswall

··Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tronconi

··Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Wolf

··Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tronconi

··Tom and Carolyn Wrinn

··David and Ellen Varecka

··Kathleen Rizzo Young and Kenneth Young

··Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Visher Jr.

··John and Deanna Zak

··Pamela Jacobs Vogt

··Mr. Richard G. Zelawski Jr.

··Jim and Michal Wadsworth

··Chris and Dan Zimmer

··Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Walsh Jr.

··Paul B. Zuydhoek and Tamar P. Halpern

··Connie and Jack Walsh

··23 members wish to remain anonymous

··Jeannette Ludwig and Claude Welch

10 – 24 Years ··Rick and Sylvia Abramson

··Brad and Kristen Birmingham

··Nicholas and Jennifer Alberalla

··Mr. and Mrs. Donald Boyd

··Michael Allen

··Kristin Brant-Kusz and Donald T. Kusz Jr.

··Mr. Brian W. Anderson

··Timothy L. Brenner

··Carey and Gordon Anderson

··Al and Kim Broadbent

··Martha and Tom Anderson

··Nancy E. Brock

··Martin G. Anderson

··Lindsay Brooks

··Ms. Muriel Theresa Anderson

··Dr. Robert F. Burkard

··Ms. Ann M. Andzel

··Michael and Barbara Burns

··Linda E. Arzola, MD

··Thomas B. Burrows

··Robert Ashcroft

··Mark T. Busha

··Dr. Joseph F. Atkinson

··Joanne V. Butler

··George and Bernice Baeumler

··Doug and Judy Campbell

··Aggie and Jim Bailey

··Mr. and Mrs. Michael Campo

··Dave and Wendy Barth

··Doug and Amy Carpenter

··Kirk and Gayle Barton

··Mr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Carr

··Carol and Paul Bartosz

··Ken Carter

··Keith Baskerville

··Maureen and Steve Caruana

··Jeremy Beck

··Robert J. Casell

··Stephen W. Bell

··H. Randall and Rebecca Chestnut

··Dee Bellanti

··Lettie J. Chilson

··Keith A. Belote

··Mr. and Mrs. William D. Christ

··Mr. John A. Beltrami

··John and Mary Christopher Family

··Deborah A. Bennett

··Steve Ciotti

··Roseanne Berger, MD, and Dan Morelli, MD

··Mrs. Janine M. Clark

··Dr. Diane R. Bessel

··David Hector and Michele Cole-Hector

··Jim and Rosemary Biddle

··Diane and Michael Colgan

··Mr. and Mrs. James Biddle Sr.

··Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Comings

“ I choose to give back to our community by contributing through United Way because I know that they will be good stewards for the funds. In turn, United Way honors us by supporting not-for-profit agencies that serve those desperately needing our help.”

Jim Hatem Retired CEO of General Dynamics Loyal Contributor

··Mary K. and David Comtois ··Mrs. Rosemary Conley ··Virginia B. Cornelius ··Mary Ann and David Coulson ··Madeline Cramb ··Mark Crisafulli ··Elizabeth Crocker ··Mr. Arnie Cubins ··Melissa Dabb ··Georgia and Robert Dachille ··Lisa and Joel Damiani ··Pattie Daniels ··Mary Anne and Ray Dannenhoffer ··Mr. Michael K. Deely ··Deborah Dehlinger ··Ms. Cynthia M. Dilick ··Diane and Dennis Dillon ··Mr. Douglas and Dr. Grace Dimitroff ··Patrick and Nancy DiNicola

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Loyal Contributors ··Guy T. Ditursi, DDS

··Anton Heinrichs

··Dr. Robert and Maria McCormack

··Terry and Lynn Domachowski

··Mr. Michael H. Helbringer

··Barbara and Dennis McMichael

··Dr. Kerry T. Donnelly

··Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Hoffman

··Mrs. Amanda Megan

··Stephanie Donovan and John Donovan

··David Hohn and Judith Lucinda Hohn

··Pamela Menard

··Deborah A. Doxey

··David and Shari Hore

··Michael and JoAnne Mroziak

··Paul and Margaret Drees

··Mr. and Mrs. James Houser

··Brian and Laura Murphy

··Drs. Henry and Bonita Durand

··Elizabeth A. Howard

··Kevin and Pam Murphy

··Mr. James A. Eaton

··David and Karen Howard

··Chris and Holly Nelson

··Tim and Bette Ecklund

··Sabrina Huddy

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··Stephen Edge and Cynthia Swain

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··Mr. John A. Olear Jr.

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··Christopher and Lindsey Koch

··Sanford L. Clark and Bonnie A. Redder

··Alan S. Korman and Dr. Karmen M. Jensen

··Linda Rehrauer

··Mr. David P. Kraus

··Justin N. Reid, CPA, CHFP

··Patricia and Kenneth Krzeminski

··Bruce D. Reinoso

··Mr. William and Mrs. Marie Kuch

··Mr. Thomas J. Revelas

··Tim and Kathleen Lafferty

··William and Kathryn Rickerson Jr.

··Cynthia Eberl Lawicki

··Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ricotta

··Sean Lawley

··James A. Rizzo

··Ellis G. Levine, MD

··Jill Ann Robbins-Jabine and Bill Jabine

··Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Lewis III

··Jennifer Robinson

··Teresa Majors

··David and Sherry Rook

··Charles and Janis Maloney

··Thomas and Mary Rosenecker

··Mr. Brian C. Mapley

··Hugh and Linda Russ

··Mark L. Martin

··Michael and Joan Russell

··Rich and Lisa McCarthy

··Carol and Vincent Salvatore

··Tom Fitzgerald ··Robert and Ruth Fleming ··Robb and Rosie Flowers ··David Flynn and Beth Roehling-Flynn ··Ms. Marilyn Foote-Kragbe ··Kelly and Diane Forgnone ··Carrie and David Frank ··William and Patricia Frederick ··Mark Garvelli ··Dr. Maurice and Pamela Gelia ··Pamela Germain ··Joe and Donna Gross ··Mrs. Denise M. Gueli ··Charles C. and Suzette M. Hahn ··Brian Hale ··Mr. Philip Joseph Hamilton ··Sara G. Hanavan ··Jim and Tina Hatem ··Claudia L. Heath ··Ms. Mary Jo Heberle ··Michael B. Heer 52 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Annual Report

··Dr. Dipakkumar P. Pravin

··Martha L. Salzman

··M. Sonon

··Theodore B.K. Walsh and Amy L. Clifton

··Kelly and Ray Sambrotto

··Peter and Judy Spira and Family

··Mr. Scott R. Watterson

··Stephanie A. Saunders, Esq.

··Mr. Paul Stasiak

··Mr. and Mrs. David M. Weber

··Tina L. Schaedler

··Molly Stone

··Gina and Michael Weiner

··Robert and Nicole Schalk

··Ms. Gail M. Summers

··Michael R. Welker

··Barbara L. Schifeling

··Wendy and Mark Swihart

··Ms. Kathryn S. Welton

··Dr. Richard W. Schifeling and Iris B. Schifeling

··Ms. Donna P. Terrell

··Brenda M. White

··David and Marjorie Schmidt

··Maria Testa and Thomas Petrocelli

··Melissa K. Wikle

··Christopher Schultz

··Jeffrey and Michele Thiele

··Mr. Anthony M. Woods

··Cynthia A. Schwartz

··Chris Tolomeo

··Mr. Jerry J. Woods

··Ms. Jo A. Schweitzer

··Todd and Marie Vahue

··Mr. Kevin M. Wyckoff

··Jim and Ann Segarra

··Mr. Anthony P. Vargas

··Margaret and Bob Zak

··Henry and Tricia Semmelhack

··Kelly and Eon Verrall

··Martin A. Zaklikowski

··R. F. Shadwick

··Yvette Vincent

··Karin A. Ziegler

··Michael and Tracy Sigurdson

··Carol A. Wageman

··Tina Zinter-Chahin

··Peg Simons

··John and Robin Wagner

··44 members wish to remain anonymous

··Mr. Daniel Smith

··Debbie and Michael Walsh

This listing represents gifts received before March 31, 2012. We make every effort to maintain accurate, up-to-date records, and apologize for any errors or omissions. If you have been giving to United Way for 10 or more years and your name does not appear above, please let us know by calling 887-2626.

LoyalTy goes a long way

296 donors 10 – 24 years

252 donors 25 – 49 years 19 donors 50+ years

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United Way Campaign Many thanks to the following companies who enthusiastically participated in the 2011 United Way Campaign:

$500,000+ ·HSBC · Bank USA, N.A.

·University · at Buffalo

·M&T · Bank

·Wegmans · Buffalo Stores

$100,000 – 499,999 ·Bank · of America ·Buffalo · Public Schools ·Buffalo · State College ·Delaware · North Companies, Inc.

·HealthNow · New York, Inc. d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York ·Hodgson · Russ LLP ·Independent · Health

·Erie · County

·Kaleida · Health

·First · Niagara Bank

·Margaret · L. Wendt Foundation

·Fisher-Price · ·Geico · Direct

·Moog · Inc.

·National · Grid ·Praxair, · Inc. ·Rich · Products Corporation ·Roswell · Park Cancer Institute ·The · Buffalo News ·Tops · Friendly Markets ·United · States Postal Service ·UPS ·

$50,000 – 99,999 ·Aurubis · Buffalo, Inc.

·General · Mills, Inc.

·Seymour · H. Knox Foundation

·Buffalo · Bills

·Specific · Solutions, Inc.

·Citi ·

·GM · Powertrain/UAW Local 774 Tonawanda Engine Plant

·City · of Buffalo

·Ingram · Micro

·United · Way of Buffalo & Erie County

·CTG ·

·KeyBank ·

·Walsh · Duffield Cos., Inc.

·DHS · – Customs and Border Protection

·Lawley · Insurance ·Merchants · Insurance Group

·Williamsville · Central School District

·Ferguson · Electric Construction Co., Inc.

·Multisorb · Technologies, Inc.

·WNY · DDSO

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·Phillips · Lytle LLP

Tiana and Alexanna S.*, East Side of Buffalo, NY When my aunt referred me to a United Way funded program at the King Urban Life Center, my daughter Alexanna had significant learning disabilities. They connected me with the Parent-Child Home Program and sent a home visitor to help with her reading and developmental skills. After just one year in the program, she is showing a lot of progress.

Thank you for rewriting my story.

*Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

$25,000 – 49,999 ··Buffalo Psychiatric Center

··Target

··Canisius College

··Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.

··CHBWV

··Harlequin Distribution Center

··Columbus McKinnon Corp.

··Hunt Real Estate ERA

··The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation

··Derrick Corporation

··IIMAK

··The Travelers Companies, Inc.

··Dupont De Nemours E I & Co.

··IRS

··Thruway Authority

··Eastman Machine Co.

··Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.

··Transportation Department NYS

··Enterprise Rent-A-Car

··James H. Cummings Foundation

··Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP

··Erie 1 BOCES

··JCPenney Company, Inc., District Office

··U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Sector

··Erie Community College

··John W. Danforth Company

··Erie County Authorities

··JPMorgan Chase Company

··U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office

··Erie County Medical Center

··LPCiminelli Inc.

··Ernst & Young LLP

··Lumsden & McCormick, LLP

··Evans Bank

··National Fuel Gas Corp.

··FedEx Corporation

··NFTA

··Ford Motor Company Buffalo Stamping Plant

··NOCO Energy Corporation

··Taxation & Finance Department – NYS

··U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) WNY Healthcare Systems ··Unified Court System ··WAL-MART

··PCB Piezotronics

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$10,000 – 24,999 ··3M Company

··Environmental Conservation – NYS

··NYSEG

··Air Force – 914th Airlift Wing

··Eric Mower & Associates, Inc.

··Orchard Park Central School District

··Air Force 107th AW

··Erie Logistics

··Perry’s Ice Cream Company, Inc.

··American Sales Company, Inc.

··Federal Market Company, Inc.

··PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

··Amherst Central School District

··Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPA, PC

··Realty USA – Corporate Services

··Aspire of WNY

··Frontier Central Schools

··Rigidized Metals Corp.

··Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers

··Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

··Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation

··Greatbatch, Inc.

··SBA Disaster Assistance

··Buffalo Medical Group, PC

··Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, PC

··Buffalo Retired Teachers

··Hanover Insurance

··Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

··Cameron Compression Systems

··Hiscock & Barclay

··Sweet Home Central School District

··Cannon Design

··Horizon Health Services

··Synacor, Inc.

··Child & Adolescent Treatment Services

··Hurwitz & Fine, PC

··The Bon-Ton Store

··IBM Corporation

··The Brooks Family Foundation

··Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

··The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

··Child & Family Services ··Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation ··Citizens Bank ··Cobham Mission Systems Division ··Corrections – Collins ··Corrections – Gowanda ··Corrections – Wende ··Curbell, Inc. ··Curtis Screw Company, LLC ··Daemen College ··Damon & Morey, LLP ··Dopkins & Company ··Dunn Tire Corp. ··D’Youville College ··Ecology & Environment, Inc.

··Josephine Goodyear Foundation ··Kavinoky Cook LLP ··Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD ··Lactalis American Group ··Macy’s ··Mader Construction Company, Inc. ··McGuire Group, Inc. ··Mollenberg-Betz, Inc. ··National Fire Adjustment Company ··Nationwide Insurance Company ··New Era Cap Company, Inc. ··Nixon Peabody, LLP ··NYS United Teachers ··NYS United Teachers – Retirees of WNY

··Time Warner Cable ··Trubee Collins & Company, Inc. ··Try It Distributing Company, Inc. ··U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ··U.S. Attorney’s Office ··Uniland Development Company ··United Silicone Division of ITW ··Univera Healthcare ··Verizon ··West Seneca Central School District ··WIVB TV ··WNY Children’s Psychiatric Center ··Worker’s Compensation – NYS

$5,000 – 9,999 ··AAA Western & Central New York ··Alden Central School District ··AT&T ··Avox Systems, Inc. ··Belmont Housing Resources for WNY ··Best Buy 56 | United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Annual Report

··Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Development Consortium

··Buffalo Urban League

··Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council

··Catholic Health System

··Buffalo Hospital Supply ··Buffalo State College Research Foundation

··Calspan ··Cheektowaga Town Employees ··Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District

··Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner, LLP

··Goldberg Segalla, LLP

··Osmose Holdings, Inc.

··Clarence Central School District

··Goldman Titanium, Inc.

··Prentice Office Environments

··Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Buffalo, Inc.

··Goya Foods Great Lakes

··Principal Financial Group

··Creditors Interchange

··Grand Island Teachers Association

··Quackenbush Company, Inc.

··Crystal Rock – Buffalo

··Hamberger & Weiss

··RBC Wealth Management

··Deloitte & Touche, LLP

··Hamburg Central School District

··Reichert, Inc.

··DHS – Buffalo Verification Division U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

··Harry R. Defler Corp.

··Schroeder Braxton & Vogt, Inc.

··Health – NYS

··SKM Group

··DHS – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement and Removal

··Housing and Urban Development

··Snyder Corp.

··Division of Disability Determinations Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance

··ICE Homeland Security Investigations

··State Insurance Fund

··Iroquois Central School District

··State Troopers – Troop T

··Kideney Architects

··Steuben Foods, Inc.

··DRS ICAS, LLC.

··Labor Department – NYS

··Strategic Investments & Holding, Inc.

··Eli Lilly & Company

··Lake Shore Central School District

··Summit Educational Resources

··Entercom – Buffalo

··Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, LLP

··The Bell Fund

··Erie & Niagara Insurance Association

··Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, LLP

··The Bonadio Group

··FBI

··Magavern Magavern & Grimm, LLP

··TMP Technologies, Inc.

··Five Star Bank

··Materion

··Towne Automotive Group

··Fresenius Kabi USA

··Monro Muffler/Brake

··Travers, Collins & Company

··Friendly’s

··Neighborhood Health Center

··U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo

··Gaines Kriner Elliott, LLP

··Neighborhood Legal Services

··U.S. District Court

··Glaxo SmithKline Beecham

··Norfolk Southern Corporation

··United Capital Private Wealth Counseling

Jeff P.*, Arcade-Chaffee, NY During a difficult time in my life when my wife was sick, my truck broke down and I couldn’t get to my job. The medical bills were piling up and we were in debt, so we called Child and Family Services and they referred us to their Ways to Work Loan Program, which is funded

by United Way. They helped us get approved for a lowcost loan and we bought a used vehicle. Now I have a reliable car and I feel more financially secure.

Thank you for rewriting my story.

*Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

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United Way Campaign ··United Health Group

Each year, the United Way Challenge raises thousands of dollars for the annual campaign, and we could not do it without the generous support of our United Way Challenge sponsors.

··Upstate Farms Cooperative, Inc.

··Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers, PC

··Vanner Insurance Agency

··WGRZ TV – Channel 2

··VWR Education

··WNY Public Broadcasting Association

··Wells Fargo

··Xerox Corp.

$4,999 and under ··Aaron Dautch Sternberg Lawson

··Anastasi Trucking/Paving Contractor

··Abbott Labs

··Andreozzi, Bluestein, Fickess, Muhlbauer Weber, Brown, LLP

··ACCES – VR ··ACE American Insurance Company ··ACI Controls Inc ··Adema Heating & Air Conditioning ··ADM Milling Company ··Admar Supply Company ··Adoption STAR ··Advanced Marketing Direct ··Aetna, Inc. ··African American Cultural Center ··After School Network Coalition of WNY ··Akron Central School District ··Albert F. Stager, Inc. ··Albright-Knox Art Gallery ··Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services ··Alden State Bank ··Aldrich & Cox, Inc. ··Algonquin Studios, Inc. ··Alliance Advisory Group, Inc. ··Alliance Bank, N.A. ··Allied Waste Services of Buffalo ··Allpro Parking, LLC

Media Partners

··Allstate Insurance Company ·· American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Forge Plant ··American Red Cross – Blood Svc. NY/PA Region ··American Red Cross – Greater Buffalo Chapter ··American Steamship Company ··Ameriprise Financial ··Amherst Cosmetic-Plastic Surgery ··Amherst Fibers, Ltd. ··Amherst Town Employees ··Amherst Youth Foundation

··API Heat Transfer ··ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program ··Ashley Homestore ··Assurant ··Astronics and Luminescent Systems, Inc. ··ATECH-S.E.H. Metal Fabricators, Inc. ··Attorney General – NYS ··Aurora Adult Day Care Center ··Autistic Services ··Avaya, Inc. ··Avery Dennison ··B J Muirhead Co. ··Back To Basics Outreach Ministries ··Baillie Lumber Company ··Bank of Holland ··Be A Friend Program ··Beechwood Continuing Care ··Benchmark Environmental Engineering & Science PLLC ··Benderson Development Company ··Benefits Advantage, Inc. ··Benefits Concepts ··Bergmann Associates ··Bernhardi & Lukasik Law Offices, PLLC ··Bethel Head Start, Inc. ··Better Business Bureau ··Bickford Paper Company, Inc. ··Bison Scaffold & Masons Supply, Inc. ··Black Rock Trucking, Inc. ··Blesy & Associates ··Blind & Visually Handicapped Commission ··BlueLinx ··Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

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··Borins, Setel, Snitzer & Brownstein

··Chicago Title Insurance

··County Line Stone Company

··Bouvier Partnership

··Child Care Resource Network

··Courier Capital Corporation

··Boy Scouts – Greater Niagara Frontier Council

··Church Mission of Help Counseling

··Court of Claims – NYS

··Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo

··CIR Electrical Construction

··Coverco, Inc.

··Boys & Girls Club of Depew-Lancaster

··City of Lackawanna

··Coyne Textile Service

··Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora

··Ciurczak & Company, Inc.

··Cradle Beach

··Boys & Girls Club of Holland

··Claddagh Commission

··Crisis Services

··Boys & Girls Club of Orchard Park

··Classics V Banquet Center, Inc.

··Crowley Webb & Associates

··Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns

··Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

··CS Behler, Inc.

··Bridgestone/Firestone

··Clough Harbour & Associates

··CSX

··Brinks Inc

··CN

··Culinary Arts Specialties, Inc.

··Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP

··Cohen and Lombardo, PC

··Daetsch & Daetsch

··Brody, Weiss, Zucarelli & Urbanek, CPA

··Cole, Sorrentino, Hurley, Hewner & Gambino, PC

··Dana Tillou Fine Arts

··Commercial Pipe & Supply Corp.

··Deaf Adult Services

··Communication Workers of America Local 1122

··Defense Contract Audit Upstate New York Branch

··Communication Workers of America Local 1133

··Defense Contract Management Agency

··Brown & Kelly Etal. ··Bryant & Stratton College ··Buffalo Business First ··Buffalo Cardiology & Pulmonary Assoc. ··Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps ··Buffalo Club ··Buffalo Computer Graphics

··Communication Workers of America Western New York Retirees

··Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc.

··Community Action Organization of Erie County

··Buffalo Light and Supply

··Community Charter School

··Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors

··Community Concern of WNY

··Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau

··Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

··Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

··Community Music School of Buffalo

··Buffalo Niagara Partnership

··Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled

··Buffalo Place, Inc. ··Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network

··Compass House

··Dansa & D’Arata, LLP

··Delta Airlines, Inc. ··Department of Labor – Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs ··Department of Labor – Wage & Hour ··Department of Labor – Management Standard ··Department of Public Service ··Depew Union Free School District ··DeSpirt Mosaic & Marble Co. ··DHS – Customs and Border Protection Toronto Airport

··Compeer of Greater Buffalo

··DHS – Transportation Security Administration – TSA

··Comptroller’s Office – NYS

··DJB Marketing Enterprises, LLC

··Comptroller’s Office/Retirements – NYS

··Donald L. Houck Agency, Inc.

··Computer Search Payroll Services

··Dormitory Authority State of New York DASNY

··ConAgra Foods Inc

··Dryden Mutual Insurance Company

··C.A. Curtze Company

··Conax Technologies, LLC

··Duke Holzman Photiadis & Gresens, LLP

··Career Partners International Buffalo/Niagara

··Conestoga-Rovers and Associates

··E.J. Militello Concrete, Inc.

··Carr Marketing Communications, Inc.

··Connors & Vilardo

··E.T. Clauss & Company, Inc.

··Cassetta Agency, Inc.

··ConServe

··EA Gilbert, Inc.

··Catholic Charities of Buffalo

··Constellation Energy

··East Aurora Public Schools

··Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc.

··Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Buffalo

··Eaton Office Supply

··Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club ··Buffalo Seminary ··Bunzl Distribution ··Bureau of Consumer Affairs – Buffalo Passport Agency

··Century Medical Associates ··Chameleon Communication ··Charlies Barber Shop ··Cheektowaga Central School District

··Cook Moving Systems, Inc. ··Cornell University ··Counseling Services of WNY ··Country Club of Buffalo

··Eberl Iron Works, Inc. ··ECOLAB, Inc. ··Eden Central School District ··EI Team, Inc.

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United Way Campaign ··Elderwood Senior Care

··FDIC Central Office

··General Oil Equipment Company, Inc.

··Elmlawn Cemetery & Crematory

··Federal Protective Service Police

··General Services – NYS

··Elmwood Franklin School

··Feldman Kieffer, LLP

··Genuine Parts Company

··Empire State College State University of New York

··Ferraro & Hauser

··George G. & Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation, Inc.

··Empire State Development Corp.

··First Student, Inc.

··Employer Services Corp.

··Flexovit USA, Inc.

··EMS Group-Stahlka Agency, Inc.

··Fluid Kinetics

··ENB Insurance Agency, Inc.

··FMC Corp. Active Oxidants Division

··Epilepsy Association of Western New York

··Foit-Albert & Assoc.

··Equifax

··Fontanese Folts Aubrecht Ernst Architects, PC

··Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES

··Food Bank of WNY

··Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

··Forest Lawn Cemetery

··Evergreen Health Services of WNY ··Every Person Influences Children ··Excalibur Leisure Skills Center ··Executive Office for Immigration Review ··Exxon Mobil Oil Corp. ··F&T Snowplowing & Removal ··FAA – Air Traffic Control Tower ··Family Help Center ··Family Justice Center of Erie County ··FDA

··Fillmore-Leroy Area Residents

··Gerald Kelly Capital Corp. ··Gerster Sales & Service ··Gian Properties, LLC

··Glen Campbell Chevrolet, Inc.

··Gould & Swanson, PC

··Frederick Chopin Singing Society, Inc. ··Frey Electric Construction Company, Inc.

··Grand Island Central School District ··Grand Island Town Employees ··Graphic Controls, LLC ··Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

··Frito Lay, Inc.

··Great Lakes Orthodontic Ltd.

··GAR Associates, Inc.

··Great Lakes Orthopedic Labs, Inc.

··Gates Circle Liquor Store

··Great Lakes Pressed Steel

··Gateway Longview Foundation ··GE Healthcare Financial Services

··General Dynamics AIS

··Globe Advertising Company ··Goodwill Industries of WNY, Inc.

··Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

··Gelia

··Girl Scouts of Western New York

··Greif, Inc. ··GSA Public Buildings Service ··Guardsmark, LLC

Frank C.*, Wales, NY Five years ago, I moved in with my son and spent most of my days alone while he was at work. Then I heard about Movin Seniors, a United Way funded program at Rural Transit Services, and I started going to the Aurora Senior Center for lunch. It wasn’t long before I volunteered as a driver aide. Since then, I’ve become very active in the community and have made many new friends.

Thank you for rewriting my story.

*Names and images have been changed for confidentiality.

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··Gurney Becker & Bourne, Inc.

··Jericho Road Ministries

··Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara, Inc.

··Habasit Belting, Inc.

··Jet Action, Inc.

··Living Opportunities Of DePaul

··Hagemeyer North America

··Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo

··Livingston International, Inc.

··Harold Warner Advertising, Inc.

··Jewish Family Service of Buffalo & Erie County

··Lloyd Products, Inc.

··Harris Beach LLP

··Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo

··Lockheed Martin Corp

··Hart & Keenan Company, Inc.

··Jewish Federation of Housing

··Lottery – NYS

··Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP

··Joe Basil Chevrolet

··Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder & Weintraub LLP

··Hatch

··John Lunn & Associates LTD

··LoVullo Associates, Inc.

··Healthcare Solutions WNY, LLC

··Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.

··Lowe’s

··Hearts and Hands: Faith in Action

··Johnson Controls, Inc.

··Heritage Centers

··Jubilee Stores B&B

··Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y.

··Heritage Christian Services – Tonawanda

··Kegworks, Inc.

··Hershey Chocolate USA

··Keller & Co., Inc.

··Hewlett Packard

··Keller Technology Corporation

··Hilbert College

··Kellogg Co.

··Hillside Family of Agencies

··Kenmore Village Employees

··Hispanics United of Buffalo

··Kershner Studios

··HoganWillig Attorneys at Law

··Kohl’s

··Holland Central School District

··Kreher’s Farm Fresh Eggs

··Homes & Community Renewal – NYS

··L A Woolley Electric Inc

··Honeywell International, Inc. Buffalo Research Lab

··L&M Financial Services

··Hospira, Inc.

··Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority

··Housing Opportunities Made Equal

··Lake Shore Behavioral Health

··Human Rights – NYS

··Lake Shore Savings

··Hyperion Tattoo

··Lamparelli Construction, Inc.

··I Squared R Element Company, Inc.

··Medicaid Fraud – NYS Office of Attorney General

··Lancaster Central School District

··Ingalls Site Development, Inc.

··Mental Health Association of Erie County

··Lancaster Depew Federal Credit Union

··Insyte Consulting

··Mentholatum Company, Inc.

··Lancaster Village Employees

··Integrity Office Supply

··Merck & Company

··Lantrax

··International Body Company, Inc.

··Metal Preparations

··Lauer-Manguso & Associates

··International Institute of Buffalo

··Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

··Leadership Buffalo

··IPL Electrical & Communications

··Meyer Family Foundation

··League for the Handicapped

··Irish Classical Theatre Company

··Michael A. Auricchio, Inc.

··Learning Disabilities Association of WNY

··IsleChem

··Microsoft

··Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo

··ITT Technical Institute

··Mid City Office Equipment

··ITT-Enidine

··Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of WNY

··Mid-Erie Counseling & Treatment Services

··J H Wattles, Inc.

··Lehigh Construction Group, Inc.

··J.A. Gold Associates

··Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

··James Desiderio, Inc.

··Lifetime Health Medical Group

··James R. Militello Realty, Inc.

··Lincoln Coin & Stamp Co.

··Jarrett Plastics, Inc.

··Linde – BOC Gases

··Jeffrey Freedman

··Liquor Authority

··Lackawanna City School District

··Lutheran Service Society of New York ··M&M Design Center ··M/E Engineering, PC ··Make Waves Instruments Corp ··Manitoba Corp. ··Marine Recruiting ··Marketing Technologies ··Marshall’s ··Maryvale School System (Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD) ··MassMutual ··McGard LLC ··Medaille College ··Media Pros

··Military Entrance Processing Station ··Miller Gesko ··Millers Farm Market ··Mirion Technologies ··Modern Kitchens of Buffalo ··Mod-Pac and Krepe Kraft Corp.

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United Way Campaign ··Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney

··Occidental Chemical

··Protective Industries

··Munroe Family Chiropractic

··Office of Children and Family Services – NYS Division of Child Care Services

··Public Employment Relations – NYS

··OfficeMax

··Quality Park Products

··Oliver Gear, Inc.

··Quinlan & Company

··Olmsted Center for Sight/ 2-1-1 Western New York

··R&M Dental Laboratory

··Murphy and Nolan, Inc. ··National Active and Retired Federal Employees ··National Federation for Just Communities of WNY ··National Labor Relations Board – Region 3 ··National Wealth Management

··One Beacon Insurance Regional Office

··PVS Chemical Solutions

··R.H. Herman Painting

··Operating Engineers Local 17, 17A

··R.P. Adams Company Dv. Service Filtration Corp.

··Oracle Charter School

··Rand Capital Corporation

··OSHA

··Randolph Academy – Hopevale Campus

··Naval Operations Support Center

··OTB

··Rayford Enterprises, Inc.

··Network for Good

··Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity

··Raytheon Engineers & Constructors

··New Hope Baptist Church

··Paddock Chevrolet

··RCR Yachts, Inc.

··New York Life Foundation

··Pae Tec

··Read to Succeed Buffalo

··New York Life Insurance Company

··Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation

··Record Baron

··National Weather Service ··Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc.

··New York Power Authority ··Niagara County Community College ··Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association

··Palma Tool & Die Company, Inc. ··Parsons ··Paul’s Village Collision

··Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo ··Richard A. Divita, CPA ··Ricoh USA ··Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber, PC

··Niagara National Insurance

··Paychex, Inc.

··Nichols School

··Payless Shoesource

··Norampac Industries Lancaster Division

··PCI

··North Collins Central School District

··Peerless Mill Supply Co.

··North Delaware Printing, Inc.

··Peerless-Winsmith, Inc.

··North Star Supply Company

··People Inc. Foundation

··Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham, Coppola, LLC

··Northeast Agencies, Inc.

··Pepsi Beverages Company

··Rural Transit Service, Inc.

··Northrop Grumman Amherst Systems

··Performance Advantage Company, Inc.

··Rural/Metro Medical Services

··Northtown World Auto Centre

··Performance Management Partners

··Russell Bond & Company, Inc.

··Northwest Buffalo Community Center

··Personnel Resource, Inc.

··Russell’s Tree & Shrub Farm, LLC

··Northwest Savings Bank

··Pfannenberg

··RV Rhodes

··Northwoods Corporation DBA Potter Harris & Scherrer

··Pfizer, Inc.

··RW Publications

··Picone Construction Corporation

··Notaro Laing & Navarro, PC

··Ryder Transportation Services

··Pinnacle Charter School

··Nottingham Advisors

··Ryerson, Inc.

··Pooley, Inc.

··Nowicki and Company, CPA, LLP

··S J McCullagh, Inc.

··Powerflow, Inc.

··NRG Energy, Inc.

··S.A. Day Manufacturing Company, Inc.

··Precision Abrasives Corp.

··NTC Marketing, Inc.

··S.C. Parker & Company

··Precision Photo-Fab, Inc.

··Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc.

··S.M. Cristall Company, Inc.

··Presbyterian Senior Care of Western NY

··NYS DOCCS – Office of Community Supervision

··Safelite Glass Corp.

··Preventionfocus, Inc.

··NYS Office of Medicaid Inspector General

··Sahlen Packing Company

··Prince Rubber Plastics Co., Inc.

··NYS Office of Parks and Recreation

··Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics

··Printed Image

··NYSMICJ, Inc.

··Sam’s Club

··Professional Furnishings & Equipment, Inc.

··Saperston Real Estate

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··Roberts-Gordon, LLC ··Rohan & Harper, PC ··Root Neal & Co. ··RR Donnelley

··Savilles Outdoor Power Equipment

··Starline USA, Inc.

··Scheff Thompson Cress Investment Group

··State Farm Insurance

··Schiller Park Community Services

··State Farm Insurance Claim Service Ctr.

··Schmitt Sales, Inc.

··State of New York Racing and Wagering Board

··Schneider Design Architects, PC

··Strate Welding Supply Co., Inc.

··Schwebel Baking, Co.

··Stryker Medical (Gaymar Team)

··Scott Danahy Naylon Company

··Stutzman Addiction Treatment Center

··Sealing Devices, Inc.

··Summit Federal Credit Union

··Semanchin & Wetter, LLP

··Suntrust Bank

··Seneca Gaming Corporation – Seneca Buffalo Creek

··Supportive Services Corp.

··Servotronics, Inc.

··Tapecon, Inc.

··Sheehan Memorial Hospital

··Teachspin, Inc.

··Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 71

··The Alcott Group

··Shop ‘n’ Save Angola

··The Benchmark Group

··Shuman Plastics, Inc.

··The Bristol Home

··Siemens Medical Solutions USA Mercy Hospital

··The Center for Handicapped Children

··SIHI Pumps, Inc. ··Sitel Corp. ··SLR Contracting ··Smith Murphy & Schoepperle ··Social Security – Amherst ··Social Security – Dunkirk ··Social Security – Jamestown ··Social Security – Niagara Falls ··Social Security – West Seneca ··Social Security Administration District Office ··Social Services-Hearing & Appeal ··Solar Liberty ··Sonitrol Security Systems of Buffalo, Inc. ··Sonwil Distribution Center ··South Buffalo Community Association ··Southeast Works ··Sovran Acquisition ··Spectrum Human Services ··Springville Manufacturing Company, Inc.

··T J Maxx

··The Cracked Pot

“ Giving back to the community is an essential part of our company’s history and our future. We choose to support United Way as donors and volunteers because we share United Way’s mission to improve quality of life for everyone in our community.”

Ted Walsh, President and COO Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc. Tocqueville Society Member & Loyal Contributor

··The Creative Problem Solving Group, Inc. ··The Elmwood Market Our sincere thanks to The Buffalo News and Lamar Advertising Buffalo for their generous donations of print and outdoor advertising last year.

··The Hamister Group, Inc. ··The Hartford ··The Home Depot ··The Park School of Buffalo ··The PCA Group, Inc. ··The Pike Company ··The Salvation Army ··The Service Collaborative of WNY

··Tyrpak Financial Associates

··The Zenger Group

··US Foodservice

··Time Warner Corporate Customer Care

··U.S. Bankruptcy Court/ W.D.N.Y.

··Tonawanda Coke Corporation

··U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)

··Tonawanda Town Employees ··Town of Aurora ··Town of Eden ··Town of Evans ··Town of Hamburg ··Town of Lancaster

··U.S. Department of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project ··U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services ··U.S. Secret Service/Buffalo Field Office ··U.S. Small Business Administration

··Town of West Seneca

··U.S.D.A. Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

··Sprint

··Trautman Associates

··U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation

··St. John the Baptist Church

··TRC Solutions

··UBS Financial Services, Inc.

··St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute

··Tripi Foods Inc

··UC Coatings Corporation

··Starks Associates

··Trocaire College

··Uebelhoer and Associates

··Turner Construction

··Unifrax

··Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

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United Way Campaign ··Union Concrete & Construction Corp.

··Village of Angola

··WESTNY Building Products

··United Auto Workers GM Ford Chrysler Legal Services

··Village of Blasdell

··WFB Enterprises, Inc.

··Village of East Aurora

··Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp.

··United Auto Workers Region 9

··Village of Hamburg

··Wild Birds Unlimited

··University Pediatric Associates

··Vito’s Hairstyling

··Will Poultry, Co.

··University Wealth Management, LLC

··Volland Electric Equipment Company

··WILLCARE, Inc.

··Upstate New York Transplant Services

··W.J. Cox & Associates

··William Kenneth Schmitt Fund

··URS Corporation

··Walgreens

··William L. Long & Associates

··US Airways

··Walsh Roberts & Grace

··Wittburn Enterprises, Inc.

··U.S. Dept. Commerce – Export Assistance Center

··Wardynski & Sons

··WKBW-TV

··Waste Management

··WNY United Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse

··Watson Bowman Acme

··WUTV/WNYO Sinclair Broadcasting

··Watts Architecture & Engineering, PC

··Wythe Will Tzetzo

··Weinberg Campus

··Xpedx

··Weitz Maintenance Service

··Xylem

··Well Worth Products, Inc.

··YMCA Buffalo Niagara

··West Side Neighborhood Housing Services

··Yockey & Co., LLC

··West Valley Energy – NYS NYSERDA

··Young & Swartz, Inc.

··Western Division Federal Credit Union

··YWCA of WNY

··Westminster Foundation

··Zdarsky Sawicki & Agostinelli

··Utica Mutual Insurance Company ··Vacco Farms, Inc. ··Valley Community Association ··Valu Home Center, Inc. ··Valu Muffler & Brake – Transit Road Elma ··Vascular & Endovascular Center of WNY ··Verizon Wireless ··Veteran’s Affairs – NYS ··Victaulic Company of America ··Villa Maria College of Buffalo

you helped me get to the doctor.

You helped us find stable housing. You helped my

You helped me improve

You helped me get

daughter

prenatal care. learn to read.

You helped me find

my grades. a permanent job.

Thank you for Rewriting our stories.

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Organized Labor Partners United Way and the labor community have enjoyed a long and important partnership in Erie County and across the country. Locally, union employees at companies throughout Erie County supported United Way generously through their donations and volunteer efforts. And, through our Labor Relations unit, United Way offers support to employees who lose their jobs to layoffs and plant closings. ··1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

··Buffalo Organization of Legal Services Workers Union

··Administrators Association of ECC

··Buffalo Paperhandlers Local 26

··Aero Space Workers Local 1053

··Buffalo Teachers Federation

··Aircraft Rescue Firefighters

··Buffalo-Niagara Typographical Union Number 9 CWA 14148

··Akron Central Clerical/Bus Drivers/Custodial

··Carpenters Local Union 289

··Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1342

··City Wholesale Distributions Union

··American Federation of Governmental Employees

··Civil Service Employees Association

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 35

··Civil Service Employees Association Lancaster

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 264

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 175

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 650

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 315

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 003

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 303

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1000

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 335

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1095

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 425

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2341 ··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2567

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 403

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 514 ··Civil Service Employees Association Local 525 ··Civil Service Employees Association Local 526 ··Civil Service Employees Association Local 602

··American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2651

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 640

··American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA)

··Communication Workers of America District 1

··American Postal Workers Union ··Bakers Confectionery Tobacco and Grain Millers Local 36-G ··Bricklayers Local 45 ··Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council ··Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council ··Buffalo Council of Supervisors and Admin ··Buffalo Education Support Team ··Buffalo Firefighters Local 282 ··Buffalo Musicians Association AFM Local 92 ··Buffalo Newspaper Guild Local 26

··Civil Service Employees Association Local 815

··Communication Workers of America Local 1104 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1115 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1117 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1122 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1133 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1168 ··Communication Workers of America Local 1188 ··Communication Workers of America Local 14177 ··Communication Workers of America Western New York Retirees ··Council 82 ··Faculty Federation of ECC

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Organized Labor Partners ··Federation of Professional Athletes

··NYS United Teachers

··Graduate School Employees Union

··NYSUT Akron Central Teachers Association

··Grain Millers Local 100

··NYSUT Amherst Central Education Association

··Grand Island Teachers Association

··NYSUT Depew Teachers Organization

··Hamburg Central School Office Employees Association

··NYSUT Erie 1 Management Association

··Hamburg Teacher Aide Association

··NYSUT Erie 1 Professional Education Association

··International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers Local 2401

··NYSUT Frontier Central Employees Association

··International Association of Machinists Local 330

··NYSUT Hamburg Central Administrative Employees Council

··International Association of Machinists Lodge DS-490

··NYSUT Hamburg Central Teachers Association

··International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local Number 7

··NYSUT Lake Shore Administration and Supervision

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 41

··NYSUT Lake Shore Central Teachers Association

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 97

··NYSUT Lancaster Central Administration and Supervision

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 966

··NYSUT Lancaster Central Teachers Association

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1249

··NYSUT Maryvale Central Teachers Association

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2154

··NYSUT Orchard Park Association Education Administration

··International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2199

··NYSUT Orchard Park Teachers Association

··International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1949

··NYSUT Randolph Academy Support Staff

··International Longshoremen’s Association Local 2028

··NYSUT Randolph Academy UFSD Teachers Association

··International Union of Electrical Radio and Machinery

··NYSUT Sweet Home Administration

··International Union of Electrical Workers Local 384

··NYSUT Sweet Home Non Teachers Association

··International Union of Electrical Workers Local 2213

··NYSUT Sweet Home Teachers Association

··International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 14

··NYSUT United Teachers of Buffalo Local 2525

··International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 4

··NYSUT Williamsville Association of Education Related Personnel

··Journeymen Plumbers/Steamfitters and Apprentices UA Local Union 22

··NYSUT Williamsville Teachers Association

··Ken-Ton Administrative Association

··Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 212

··Ken-Ton School Employees Association

··Oil Chemical Atomic Workers Local 8-748

··Ken-Ton Teachers Association

··Operating Engineers Local 17, 17A

··Laborers Local 210

··Operating Engineers Local 71, 71A

··Librarians Association

··Operating Engineers Local 409

··Mail Handlers Union Local 309

··Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation

··Mailers Local 81

··Painting & Decorating Contractors of Buffalo NY

··Management Confidential Employees

··Plasterers Local 9

··National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians CWA Local 25

··Plumbers Local 36

··National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 3 ··National Association of Postal Supervisors ··National Rural Letter Carriers Association ··National Treasury Employee Union Chapter 58 ··NE/NY Substitutes United of Buffalo ··NEA Iroquois Central School Faculty ··New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association ··New York State Nurses Association

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··NYSUT Frontier Central Teachers Association

··Police Benevolent Association ··Police Safety Officers Benevolent Association ··Printing Pressmen Local 30 ··Professional Technical Clerical Employee Association ··Public Employees Federation ··Public Employees Federation Division 219 ··Public Employees Federation Local 196 ··Public Employees Federation Local 538

··School Administrators Association of New York State Erie 1 Administrators Association

··United Auto Workers Region 9

··School Administrators Association of New York State Erie 1 Management Association

··United Paper Workers International Union Local 1540

··School Administrators Association of New York State Frontier Central Administration

··United Steel Workers of America District 4 Local 222

··United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1

··United Steel Workers of America

··Service Employees International Union Local 200 United

··United Steel Workers of America Local 135

··Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 71

··United Steel Workers of America Local 593

··Superior Officers Association

··United Steel Workers of America Local 897

··Teamsters Local 264

··United Steel Workers of America Local 8823

··Teamsters Local 449

··United Steel Workers of America Local 12572

··Transportation Aides of Buffalo

··United Steel Workers of America Local 13833

··UNITE Local 1095

··United Steel Workers of America Local 14316

··United Auto Workers GM Ford Chrysler Legal Services

··United Steel Workers of America Local 4-6992

··United Auto Workers Local 55

··United University Professions

··United Auto Workers Local 438

··United University Professions – Center Chapter

··United Auto Workers Local 774

··United University Professions/Health Sciences Chapter

··United Auto Workers Local 846

··Western New York Area Labor Federation AFL-CIO

··United Auto Workers Local 897

··Williamsville Coordinators Association

··United Auto Workers Local 936

··Williamsville Registered Professional Nurses Association

··United Auto Workers Local 1416

··Williamsville Supervisor and Computer Technicians Associations

··United Auto Workers Local 3300

··Williamsville Transportation Association

Last year, United Way’s Labor Relations staff assisted more than 5,000 individuals with these and other needs: • Food • Social service programs • Mortgage and rental assistance • Counseling programs • Educational and training programs

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Financial Report Balance Sheet March 31, 2012 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents

$3,339,139

Investments

3,773,061

Annual campaign pledges receivable, net

7,870,490

Other assets Property and equipment, net TOTAL ASSETS

Our Commitment to You

521,507 2,628,547 $18,132,744

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Designations payable Allocations payable Accounts payable and accrued expenses Other liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES

$3,652,352 1,194,973 867,281 1,441,214 7,155,820

NET ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

10,976,924 $18,132,744

Statements of Activities—Operating Activity—Year Ended March 31, 2012 REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT CAMPAIGN RESULTS Current year campaign results Less donor designations

$13,603,658 (4,021,197)

Estimated uncollectible pledges

(840,000)

Net campaign results

8,742,461

OTHER REVENUE Grant and other revenue TOTAL REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT

11,475,303

COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS Other programs and program support services Total program services, including designations Donor Designations Total program services, net

10,703,241 2,951,407 13,654,648 (4,021,197) 9,633,451

SUPPORTING SERVICES Management and general Fundraising Total supporting services Total expenses

369,054 1,443,675 1,812,729 11,446,180

Increase in net assets from operations Pension plan SFAS 158 adjustment to net assets Net Assets—Beginning Net Assets—Ending

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• We continuously strive to maintain the trust and confidence of our donors, the community, and all of our stakeholders

2,732,842

EXPENSES Gross funds awarded to agencies

• We promise to hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism, accountability and openness

29,123 (460,441) 11,408,242 $10,976,924

• We willingly submit to an annual independent audit to ensure continued financial responsibility and accountability

Financial Report Expenditure Categories

Program Investments 28% Designated Dollars 25%

Surplus <1% Grant Program Expenses 4%

Grant Awards 13%

General & Fundraising 11%

Uncollectible Pledges 5%

UNited Way Initiatives 14%

Investments Program investments represent only a portion of the organization’s total investment in improving quality of life in Erie County.

In all, United Way invested more than $13.7 million back into the Erie County community last year. This includes: • $4,497,000 in Community Impact investments, including the 2-1-1 Western New York call center and American Red Cross Disaster Services • $2,823,000 in foundation, government and corporate grant funding secured on behalf of partner agencies in the community • $2,313,000 in United Way programs, initiatives and activities; such as Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CASH) and Closing the Gap in Student Performance; and activities like Business Meets Community, Day of Caring, and VolunteerWNY.org • $4,021,000 in contributions designated by donors to nearly 850 eligible nonprofit agencies through the 2011 Campaign

To obtain a copy of our Audited Financial Statements, call 887-2626 or visit uwbec.org.

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You are #1!

More than 52,000 individuals, companies and foundations helped raise $13,603,658 for the 2011 United Way Campaign, which surpassed our goal and exceeded the previous year’s total. Because of your generosity, thousands of individuals and families in our community will get the life-changing services they need to: • Be successful in school • Get valuable financial education and stable housing • Live in safe environments and make healthy choices

Thank you for being a part of our winning team.

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