UNITED TOGETHER, LEADING MONROE

United Way of Monroe County

2015 Campaign Leaders

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THANK YOU for choosing the United Way of Monroe County as your philanthropic partner.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to this year’s campaign. We are honored and grateful to work with you to make a difference in our community and help those in need. By giving, advocating or volunteering, with the United Way and our community partners, you have made a huge impact on our community and the over 35,000 individuals who are benefiting from the thirty programs that United Way supports across the county.

Your leadership has enabled us to make investments that:

Help children and youth be successful in school and life Support people in meeting their basic needs Enable individuals and families to gain self-sufficiency

This is an exciting time for the United Way of Monroe County, as we have launched a strategic planning process to strengthen our results and enhance our impact. We are looking forward to the coming year as we work together to address the most pressing issues facing Monroe County. By investing in United Way’s capacity to bring together individuals, non-profits, corporate and government partners to work together towards common goals, we will truly be able to achieve lasting positiveimpact in our community that helps those who are most in need.

On behalf of the Board, staff and volunteers, thank you for partnering with the United Way of Monroe County to build partnerships that strengthen our community and improve lives!

Sincerely,

Michael Albert Virginia KirkwoodPresident and CEO Honorary United Way Campaign Chair United Way of Monroe County Owner, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort

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Campaign Chair Award Recognizing Outstanding Service and Achievement in the Campaign and a Commitment to Live United

Sanofi Pasteur

Outstanding Employee Campaign Awards Recognizing Outstanding Achievements within an Employee Workplace Campaign

Pocono Medical Center

Target 1260

Weiler Corporation

Outstanding Campaign Champion Awards Recognizing Outstanding Dedication to the Implementation of a Workplace Campaign

Amy Besecker, Sanofi Pasteur

Kristen Fitch, Sanofi Pasteur

Raffael Lucci, Pocono Medical Center

Aurora Beani, Target 1260

Kayla Brennan, Target 1260

Constance Yuhasz, Weiler Corporation

Special Recognition Awards Recognizing Exceptional In-kind Support to United Way’s Campaign

Barley Creek Team

Hideaway Hills Golf Club

Rising Star Award Recognizing Outstanding First-time Events or Campaigns

West Rock Paper Mill

Community AwardsSpirit of Caring Award Recognizing Extraordinary Dedication to Live United by Giving, Advocating and Volunteering

Virginia Kirkwood

Evelyn Frederick Community Service Award Honoring Outstanding Leadership and Commitment to the United Way of Monroe County’s Mission, Above and Beyond the Annual Campaign

Sharon Laverdure

Clifford R. Gillam Award Recognizing the Spirit of Outstanding Volunteerism to the United Way of Monroe County

Constance Yuhasz

Youth Service Awards Recognizing Student-Led Fundraising Efforts

Pleasant Valley High School’s Future Business Leaders of America

Pleasant Valley High School’s Girls Volleyball Team

Clear Run Elementary Center, Pocono Mountain School District

Clear Run Intermediate School, Pocono Mountain School District

Swiftwater Elementary Center, Pocono Mountain School District

Swiftwater Intermediate School, Pocono Mountain School District

Tobyhanna Elementary Center, Pocono Mountain School District

Stroudsburg Junior High Student Council

Stroudsburg High School National Honor Society

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Keystone Society Companies that gave and/or raised over $10,000. These companies are keystone partners in the success of our community

ESSA Bank & Trust

East Stroudsburg University (via SECA & ESU Student Activities Association)

Ertle Subaru and Subaru of America, Inc. Eastern Division

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mattioli Foundation

Pocono Medical Center

Pocono Mountain School District

Sanofi Foundation for North America

Sanofi Pasteur

Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort

Stroudsburg Area School District

Target 1260

United Parcel Service

Weiler Corporation

Top Supporters Companies of all sizes who have achieved a combined employee and/or corporate gift of $1,000 to $9,999 in support of the campaign

AAA Northeast Penn

Abeloff Pontiac – G.M.C. Truck – Nissan

AT&T

Barley Creek Brewing Company

Best Auto Service Center

Brodhead Creek Regional Authority

Burnley Employment and Rehabilitation Services

Cigna

Cramer’s Cashway

DEPG Development

East Stroudsburg Area School District

First Keystone Community Bank

Geisinger Health System

Giant Food Stores, LLC

Guardian Life Insurance

The Growing Place Child Care Centers

J. C. Penney

Johnson & Johnson

Kalahari Resorts

Kinsley’s Shop Rite of Brodheadsville

Lowe’s

M&T Bank

Met-Ed, A First Energy Company

Monroe County Administrative Office

Monroe County Transit Authority

Mount Airy Casino Resort

National Penn Bank

Nationwide Insurance

Niclaus Engineering Corporation

Northampton Community College – Monroe Campus

Northeast Site Contractors

Novartis

Odd-Lot Outlet, Inc.

Pfizer Foundation

Pleasant Valley School District

PNC Bank

Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau

Pocono Record

Pocono Services for Families and Children

PPL

Price Chopper

Ray Price Motors, Inc.

Shawnee Playhouse

Spread Eagle Associates

Strunk-Albert Engineering

Talen Energy

TMG Health

UGI Central Penn Gas

United Envelope

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Wal-Mart

Weis Markets, Inc.

Weseloh Carney & Co. LLC.

West Rock Paper Mill

Alexis De Tocqueville Society Individual or Family Contributions of $10,000 and above

Bill and Barbara Cramer

The Mattioli Foundation

The Weiler Family

Leadership Giving Circles Individual or Family Contributions of $1,000 - $9,999

Platinum Donors Donors who gave $5,000 - $9,999

Chinh T. Dao

Gold Donors Donors who gave $2,500 - $4,999

John DeVivo

Christine J. Farner

Branda T. Hu

Jim and Kathy Hyatt

Victoria A. Landolfi

Christine Rehm

Paul and Judy Schuchman

Ricky D. Smith

Governor Thomas Wolf

Silver Donors Donors who gave $1,000 - $2,499

Michael and Amy Albert

John & Mary Bachofer

Sheila M. Chellgren

Dennis S. Clawson

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Matthew Connell and Evelyn Baxevane

Steve and Denise Cunningham

Mary Lou Dalziel

Gerald F. Durkin, Jr.

Frank Epifano

Dr. Peter and Laurie Favini

Michelle Foster

Joseph Frantz

Frederick Goerke

Dr. Virginia Gortych-Barnes

Dr. Michael Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hannig

Judson Horne

Jay E. and Barbara J. Huffman

David A. Kelso

Christian Klock

Barbara and Michael Klutch

Louis Lamont

Lynn and David Lansdowne

Sharon S. Laverdure

Timothy P. Lee

Brick and Judy Linder

Marianne M. Marks

Linda F. McDonald

Brian P. McKenna

Timothy J. McManus

Jose Mercado

Gerald Messina

Dr. Sushil Mody

Betty Rose Nagle

Patricia Pietrobon

Jennet and Dale Parker

Sylvia and Herb Rosen

Pat and Joan Ross

Mrs. Joan S. Ruvane

Joseph J. ‘Trip’ and Eileen Ruvane

Patricia Sayler

Senator Mario and Mary Ann Scavello

John Spence

Wendy Stevens

Jill Symons

Lisa Tomko

Pamela Watkins

Karl M. Weiler

Scott White

Carl Wilgus

Michael A. Wilk

Ben Williams

Anonymous (3)

Bronze Donors Donors who gave $500 - $999

Leo A. Achterman, Jr.

Moises Almonte

Janet Altemus

Evan Arguello

Russell Ayers

Jay Barber

Staci Barkalow

William Bartlett

Joseph and Sara Bedrick

Barbara Bender

Stephen B. Bentham

Deborah E. Boyle

Angela M. Bricco

Kenneth Brown

Marybeth Brush

Richard Bullaro

Anneliese Bush

Charles Cahn

Stephen P. Carey

Dan Casey

Mark Choy

Katherine Clark

Timothy Cleary

Elizabeth H. Colarossi

Sam Costa

Tina G. Cumming

Matthew Delguidice

Jennifer L. Detmer

Joseph Diorio

Michael P. Doherty

Jessie Eisel

Claire Endersby

Lisa Eno

Warren M. Farnell

Ferdinand Feola

Trenise Foster

Dr. Gordon and Joan Fried

Bradley Galvan

Sanjay Garg

John Gesiskie

Stephen J. Getty

Shawn Graham

Kimberly C. Hafer

Randy Halstead

Jim Hayden

Tim Hineline

Bradley M. Hockman

Shakema Hodge

Charles and Karen Hoffman

Margaret Howarth

Sandy and Marlene Insalaco

Susan Jansen

Stacy Kearney

Thomas J. Kemmerer

Richard & Judith Kennedy

Mark Kendrick

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Bronze Donors continued

David R. King

Susan King

Christian M. Klock

Amber Koert

Pamela Kolba

Eric Labashosky

Jacqueline M. Lapping

Mark Lare

Joseph J. Lavelle

Janet Lintz

Raffael Lucci

Tamala R. Mallett-Moore

Joseph Marchese

Mary Ann Matras

John Matterson

Ben and Cory May

Richard McCormick

Kevin McEnery

Steve Metzgar

Mary Ellen Monacelli

Rodney Morin

Antonette Morosoff

Janice Moser

Robert M. Moses

Luis A. Mosquera

Todd & Shari Nelson

Charles and Maureen Niclaus

Jeff P. O’Brien

Erika D. O’Neill

Kimberly R. Osborne

Denise W. Overcash

Joy S. Patterson

Kenneth Paulino

Guy R. Read

David Reder

Barbara Rheuport

Douglas J. Rock

Ramon Rolon

Alan Royce

Richard Schlameuss

Arminda Seese

Jennifer L. Selby

Dr. Tami M. Selby

Pamela C. Shaker

Mathilda and Steve Sheptak

Amy L. Singer

Shawn Smith

Jeff and Michelle Snyder

Paul W. Snyder

William Sommers

Shannon Stephens

James A. Swetz

Kimberly Swihart

Robert Unruh

Jonathan A. Van Hoose

William R. Walker

Chris Weiler

Monica Weiss-Nolen

Dr. Marcia Welsh

Nicole L. Wilson

William W. Wilson

Andrew S. Witinski III

Mary Yacovelli

Michael Yacuboski

Christina L. Zabih

Mary Zabinski

Donald Zipp II

Eric Ziomek

Anonymous (14)

2015 Campaign Champions Individuals at Workplaces Across Monroe County Who Championed the United Way Cause

Peter Alasty

Janet Altemus

Janet Angradi

Miguel Barbosa

Dawn Barnes

Patricia Baylor

Aurora Beani

Samantha Beebe

Christopher Bello

Amy Besecker

Jamie Bisbing

Michelle Bisbing

Kayla Brennan

Tracey Ciesnolevicz

Susan Desantis

John DeVivo

Lisa Eick

Heidi Fareri

Lori Fernandez

Angela Ferri

Lisa Finkelstein

Kristen Fitch

Annie Franks

Mary Frantz

Trisha Grace

Bob Gress

Charles Hannig

Don Hannig

Vicki Herman

Tim Hineline

Bob Hines

Mark Hodgson

June Honorowski

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Rob Howell

Linda Jennings

Paul Kellaher

Laurie Kozar

Nicole Krieger

Tom Lesniewski

Raffael Lucci

Tony Massi

Dan McDermott

Janice McKeown

Karen Hughes Meyles

Anne M. Morton

Cindy Muffley

Kyle Nasatka

Chuck Niclaus

Tanya Olaviany

Denise Overcash

Jennifer Pandolfo

Donna Parente

Sharon Purvis

Alana Roberts

Cindy Rodenbough

Matt Rumph

Judy Sanner

Diane Sarday

Megan Steffen

Sharon Taylor

Judy Trigg

Marc Troutman

Michael Tukeva

Nina Woodling

Connie Yuhasz

Special Thanks Many thanks to the following businesses, organizations, groups and individuals that have supported and participated in fundraisers, special events, in-kind activities and donations, sponsorships, and community outreach during the past year.

Barley Creek Brewing Company

Best Auto Service Center

Ben-Mar Restaurants

Big Wheel

BerkOne

Buck Hill Falls

Burnley Workshop

John Casella

Casino Theatre

Country Club of the Poconos

Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts

Day of Caring Volunteers

Desaki Restaurant

DEPG Development

Dick’s Sporting Goods

Dixon Golf

East Stroudsburg University and ESU students

Ertle Subaru and Kathy Ertle

Gary in the Morning/Pocono 96.7

George Roberts Productions

Hampton Inn & Suites

Hideaway Hills Golf Club and the Farda Family

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield/Blue Cross of NEPA

Journal Newspapers

Virginia Kirkwood

L-A Advertising/L-A Interactive

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs

Massage Academy of the Poconos

Monroe County Car Cruisers Club

Monroe County School Districts Students and Staff

Mount Airy Casino Resort

Northampton Community College and NCC Students

Odd-Lot Outlets

Pocono Raceway

Pocono Record

Pocono Medical Center

Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau

PNC Wealth Management

PPL

Pat Ross

Resort Beverage Company

Sanofi Pasteur

Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort

Shawnee Playhouse

Sherman Theatre

Paul and Judy Schuchman

Small and Son, Inc.

St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network

Skytop Lodge

Stroudsmoor Country Inn

The Chateau Resort and Conference Center

The Inn at Pocono Manor

TuVoz con Christina

UGI Utilities

Bob Uguccioni

Vincent’s Deli & Catering

VIP Studios and Ken Schurman

Wal-Mart DC 6080

Wilkes University Pocono Center and Christopher Flynn

And to everyone who GIVES, ADVOCATES, and VOLUNTEERS to make our community a better place.

Thank you for being a part of the change.

(570) 629-5657 • www.UnitedWayMonroe.org

info@unitedwaymonroe.org

135 Warner Road, P.O. Box 790Tannersville, PA 18372

Board of DirectorsMiguel Barbosa, Chair

Michelle Bisbing, First Vice Chair

Richard Schlameuss, Second Vice Chair

Tim Kresge, Treasurer

Dr. Tami Selby, Fund Distribution Steering Committee Chair

Christina Luna Zabih, Marketing Chair

Pamela Watkins, Immediate Past Chair

Don Hannig, At Large Member

Lynn Lansdowne, At Large Member

Dr. Thomas Lesniewski, At Large Member

Cory Lucke, At Large Member

Ben May, At Large Member

Chuck Niclaus, At Large Member

Dale Parisi, At Large Member (until 12/15)

Curtis Rogers, At Large Member

Ellyn Schindler, At Large Member (since 2/16)

Michael Albert, Secretary (Non-Voting Member)

StaffMichael Albert, President and CEO

Monica Cravotta, Campaign and Fund Distribution Director

Ellen Shafer, Finance and Human Resources Director

Peter Gass, Administrative and Project Officer

Our MissionTo build partnerships

that improve lives and provide solutions

to those facing life’s challenges.

Our VisionTo ensure every person is valued and achieves the highest possible quality of life in Monroe County.