TO: SEDALIA MEDIA
FROM: SEDALIA-PETTIS COUNTY UNITED WAY
Contact: Doug Benitz, Campaign Chairman 829-8769
Dr. Brent Bates, UW President 596-7252
Elle Wasson, UW Director 826-2980 (cell: 221-0746)
SUBJECT: 2009-2010 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN UP-DATE
Doug Benitz, Chairman of the Sedalia-Pettis County United Way 2009-10 Campaign Team is pleased to report today that we have reached and exceeded our goal of $425,000 for the 2009-2010, campaign year for an all time record pledges and donations of $507,476.
Industrial Division: Tyson Foods Employees have pledged a total of $35,853 for our high this reporting period. Duke Manufacturing employees came in second with $15,918. Gardner Denver is next with $13,646. Hayes Lemmerz employees have pledged $8,081, PepsiAmericas employees and corporate office have pledged $5,968. Fischer Concrete, Quarries & Stables employess and corporate match totaled $5,096. $Adco Inc. came in at $2,160. RBC Mrg. Corporation and employees pledged $1,502, and Zephyr Manufacturing employees pledged $1,373. West Central Concrete employees and corporate match came in at $892. Missouri Pressed Metal donated $100.
Business Division: Sedalia Democrat employees lead the business division with pledges of $2,416. Ditzfeld Transfer is next with $2,204. Insurance & Benefits Group came in at $1032 and Woods Supermarket raised $1,002. The Furnell Company & employees raised $780. Town & Country Motors donated $750. McLaughlin Brothers donated $500. Bryant Motor Company employees donated $495. Sedalia/Warsaw Board of Realtors donated $450 and Wallace Architects donated $370. The Heckart Family Foundation donated $300 and First Community Bank employees have pledged $285. Sears Retail Store, Rick Ball Ford and Queen City Electric each donated $200. WEB & Sons employees donated $155.
Professional Division is at $30,532 with Bothwell Regional Health Center employee pledges and fundraisers totaling $27,731. The employees of the Pettis County Health Center have pledged $685. Rob Rollings Architects, LLC, donated $350.
The Education Division has reached $26,655 with pledges of $11,161 from the students and employees of SFCC. This total included various student and staff fundraisers.
The Government Division and Service Organizations have reached $21,713 with employees of the US Post Office in Sedalia at $3,506 and other area Federal Employees in the amount of $1,464. The State Fair Area Community Service Agency donated $250.
Residential Division: Contributions from the retired residents of Sedalia-Pettis County as of this date are at $15,712.
The Campaign Team has been overwhelmed by the way our community has stepped forward to support the United Way Campaign this year. They have exceeded all expectations. At the start of our campaign, we were looking at the possibility of decreasing funding to our agencies, due to the economy, but we are now able to look at ways we can further meet their needs.