United Way of Skagit County2011 Annual Report

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values that define our United Way: Community, Investment, Integrity and Partnership. Building on the foundation of these cornerstone values, we have embarked on a process of identifying the focus areas considered most critical by the members of our community. From there, we will position our United Way to serve as a catalyst for bringing our community together to build a stronger Skagit County for all of us.

In the face of changing and ever more challenging times, United Way continued the evolutionary work begun to reshape the organization to fulfill the promise of our new mission statement: United Way of Skagit County focuses community investment to create positive, sustainable change in people's lives!

Through a rigorous planning process, our board of directors articulated the four core

From the President2011 was a momentous year for our United Way.

From the Executive DirectorUnited Way recruits people, businesses, and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. Skagit County is an amazing place! Our beautiful environment is matched only by the love and

caring that people show to each other. That love and caring is what you will see demonstrated by names and numbers in this report. We invite you to join us. You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer.

That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Terry BelcoeCEO, North CoastCredit Union

Debra LancasterUnited Wayof Skagit County

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Jon AarstadBill AslettTerry BelcoeLennart Bentsen Dan BerentsonKen BergsmaChris BorgenLaurel BrowningPeter BrowningAnn Caldwell       Linda ChambersErin Charles  

Ken DahlstedtJulie Di MeoArnie DonovanMarie ErbstoeszerCory ErtelJackie FrazierRick GrimsteadSteve HeneryCarol Hildahl        Nan HoughMike HunskorLisa Janicki

2011 Board of Directors

2011 OfficersPresident ................................................................Terry Belcoe

Vice President/Secretary ..............................Ken Dahlstedt

Immediate Past President/

Strategic Planning Chair .............................. Sue Krienen

Jerry JenkinsCraig JohnsonSue KrienenJere LaFolletteMauren LamaJennifer LarsonTod LeHeckaBarb LoweryJohn LumAndi MartinTed McCammantJohn McDarment

Debbie McLeodDarlene MindrumLiz O’NeillGreg PeckKristia PoppeKari Ranten         Greg ReedKyle ReepWill Reichardt     Geneva SasnettDon Sorensen     Keith Sorestad

Kevin TateCec ThomasCarla TuckerMike Urban      Mark VennAlex von CubeGeorge WelchShannon WhiteKathi Williams

Treasurer/Finance Chair ....................................Jon Aarstad

Program Chair ...........................................Marie Erbstoeszer

Campaign Chair ............................................ Maureen Lama

Personnel Chair ................................................Mike Hunskor

MISSION:United Way of Skagit County focuses community investment to create sustainable, positive change in people’s lives.VALUES:Community, Investment, Partnership, Integrity

Given to recognize Distinguished Service, The Ted Reep Award is named for one of our founders and is the highest tribute given by United Way. The 2011 recipient is Marie Erbstoeszer, a consultant in health care planning and administration.  Marie has served on the board for twelve years and has chaired the Program (Allocations) Committee for five years.  She invests her time and talent to review grant requests from partner agencies and then leads her committee through careful assessment to determine allocations.  Marie is also a strong advocate for United Way in the community.

Marie is shown here receiving the award from the 2010 recipient, Dan Berentson.

2011 Ted Reep Award Winner

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Agency Base Allocation Designations Grants Total

American Red Cross – Mt. Baker $34,156.74 $3,343.26 $37,500.00Anacortes Community Shelter Project $8,800.00 $2,200.00 $1,000.00 $12,000.00Boy Scouts of America- Mt. Baker Council $18,452.50 $1,547.50 $20,000.00Bread of Life Food Bank $9,460.00 $540.00 $10,000.00Camp Fire USA: Samish Council $14,200.00 $3,800.00 $18,000.00Catholic Community Services, WW-NW $13,808.00 $6,792.00 $20,600.00Chinook Enterprises $17,586.74 $2,413.26 $20,000.00Compass Health-Skagit $8,620.00 $1,380.00 $10,000.00Concrete Food Bank $7,896.00 $1,104.00 $2,500.00 $11,500.00Girl Scouts of Western Washington $13,963.61 $536.39 $14,500.00Ideas for Living Program $11,000.00 $0.00 $11,000.00Mount Vernon Community Wellness Council $7,000.00 $0.00 $7,000.00North Cascades Health Council $5,778.71 $221.29 $6,000.00Northwest Youth Services $13,546.74 $453.26 $14,000.00Reverie Outreach-Chrisitan Ministries Network $4,000.00 $1,775.00 $3,400.00 $9,175.00Sea Mar Community Health Center $11,920.00 $1,080.00 $13,000.00Secret Harbor $15,160.00 $1,340.00 $2,000.00 $18,500.00Skagit Adult Day Services $9,760.00 $240.00 $10,000.00Skagit Council on Aging-Meals on Wheels $27,476.74 $10,523.26 $1,500.00 $39,500.00Skagit County Community Action Agency $65,915.17 $33,084.83 $12,000.00 $111,000.00Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault $23,048.00 $6,952.00 $9,500.00 $39,500.00Skagit Habitat for Humanity $8,300.00 $1,700.00 $18,000.00 $28,000.00SPARC $25,260.00 $740.00 $26,000.00Skagit Valley Family Support Center $8,532.00 $1,468.00 $10,000.00Skagit Valley Family YMCA $37,100.00 $1,400.00 $15,000.00 $53,500.00The Landing $9,050.00 $2,950.00 $12,000.00Visiting Nurse Home Care $475.00 $1,525.00 $2,000.00Volunteers of America-211/RSVP $22,540.00 $460.00 $23,000.00Youthnet $20,640.83 $1,359.17 $1,600.00 2 $3,600.00United General Hospital Foundation $3,250.00 $3,250.00Non-Partner Agency Designations $64,703.97 $64,703.97

Total To Agencies $473,446.78 $155,632.19 $69,750.00 $698,828.97

Direct United Way Program Support $153,680.93

Totol Program Support to Skagit Community $852,509.90

Life Skills32.33%

Housing17.48% Food

15.96%

Health10.41%

Non-Partner AgencyDesignations/Grants9.72%

Where does themoney go?

Donor Dollars at Work in 2011

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Target of Burlington donated two decorated holiday trees to United Way of Skagit County as part of the Target Share-a-Tree Program. United Way distributed the trees and ornaments worth an estimated $60 each to a young mother at Northwest Youth Services, and to Community Action Agency’s Family Development Center.

Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher, and they know that children learn through play and exploration. These calendars provide easy-to-implement activities that fit into a family’s busy daily routine and also help get children ready for school.  Boeing donated 1,200 of these creative tools; United Way distributed them to libraries and childcare centers.

Days of Caring: A long tradition with United Way has been matching teams of volunteers – often from donor businesses and agencies – to nonprofits needing helping hands with painting, landscaping, and other one-time hands-on help.  In 2011, Days of Caring was expanded from a three-day effort to a three-month effort.  There were 11 projects completed with over 3,000 hours of volunteer support.

Habitat for Humanity is helping to build houses for families who are investing their own ‘sweat equity’ and US Bank employees add their own sweat to the project.

Camp Kirby has been a Skagit tradition for hundreds of kids.  The “older kids” from Skagit State Bank help out by cleaning & painting the facility.

Two popular projects involve hand labor – and lots of fun! 

Donor dollarssnapshots

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Corporate Employee Total Donation Donations Donation

Shell Puget Sound Refinery $136,326.92 $59,801.92 $196,128.84Tesoro Refining & Marketing $50,051.92 $51,193.28 $101,245.20The Boeing Co. & Employees Community Fund $41,000.00 $39,174.10 $80,174.10PACCAR Inc $17,000.00 $41,667.75 $58,667.75Sedro-Woolley School District $29,540.24 $29,540.24Mount Vernon School District $29,401.00 $29,401.00Skagit County Government $27,296.00 $27,296.00Puget Sound Energy $20,000.00 $6,196.00 $26,196.00Skagit State Bank $9,000.00 $12,631.00 $21,631.00Costco Wholesale $6,433.75 $12,917.50 $19,351.25Skagit Valley Hospital $19,154.12 $19,154.12United General Hospital $17,604.00 $17,604.00Sea Mar Community Health Centers $15,429.00 $15,429.00Burlington-Edison School District $9,105.00 $9,105.00US Bank $4,400.00 $4,400.00 $8,800.00Regence BlueShield $2,845.00 $5,690.00 $8,535.00Northwest Clean Air Agency $7,200.00 $7,200.00Northwest Educational Service Dist 189 $7,163.00 $7,163.00Washington Federal $3,568.00 $3,593.00 $7,161.00FedEx 229.64 $5,976.00 $6,205.64

Total $695,988.14

Where does themoney come from?

Top 20 Workplace Campaigns

$40,000 - $100,000 +

Shell Puget Sound Refinery

Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.

The Boeing Co.

$ 10,000 - $ 39,999

PACCAR FoundationPuget Sound Energy

Foundation

$ 1,000 - $ 9,999

Comcast FoundationCostco WholesaleGeneral Chemical

CorporationjcpenneyLTI, Inc.NationwideNorth Coast Credit UnionPeoples BankPROforma Creative

Printing SolutionsRegence BlueShieldSkagit Farmers SupplySkagit State BankTargetUS Bancorp FoundationWalmartWilliams Companies Fund

Businesses and OrganizationsCorporate Leadership Gifts

The workplace campaign is the backbone of United Way’s annual

fund drive. More than 60 businesses/agencies invite a Loaned Executive or Campaign Associate to speak to

employees and volunteers; these businesses agree to deduct employees contributions from regular paychecks.

Some of the businesses match their employee’s gifts and/or make a

Corporate Contribution. Payroll deduction is a tremendous way to

support the community….and it adds up. The Top 20 Workplace Campaigns

include businesses and individuals listed below and on the next page. 

Together they represent almost 70% of the 2011 campaign – and we are

grateful to them all.

$ 500 - $ 999

Best BuyBNSF FoundationCascade DentalHoffman CorporationJH Kelly, LLCMacy`sNW Farm Credit ServicesPadgett & Padgett, PLLCSoroptimist International

of BurlingtonStowesUnited Parcel ServiceUSW Local 12-591

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!The lists on these two pages identify our leadership givers: those over $500.  There are several thousand donors to the annual United Way campaign. The average donation is $100 and we know that every gift is an important part of a successful campaign.

Our thanks to ALL donors of United Way of Skagit County.

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Alexis de Tocqueville$ 10,000 +

Dr. Carl BerlinerThe Blackburn FamilySusan KrienenAnonymous (2)

Bald Eagle$ 7,500 - $ 9,999

Mr. & Mrs. Don Sorensen

Red-Tailed Hawk$ 5,000 - $ 7,499

Robert HuntleyDebra & Doug LancasterMark & Cecilia Spahr

Peregrine Falcon$ 2,500 - $ 4,999

Ann CaldwellRichard CurrieMike & Lisa JanickiPepper Family FundRenee PorterThomas RizzoDiane & Jeff RusherTracey SmithMark StadlerRod Walsh

Trumpeter Swan$ 1,000 - $ 2,499

Mark &Tanya AsmundsonTerry BelcoeRichard BergstrandKevin BinghamCheryl R. BishopPatrice BlakewayJohn & Mary Jo BrentariDr. Patti and Michael

BrettellPeter & Laurel BrowningDr. Robert Coffey &

Dr. Deborah NorthLaura CurleyMr. & Mrs. Patrick W. CurryLea and Gregg A.

DavidsonTara Dowd & Steve Nelson

Julie ElsbreeLucinda FlowersCheryl ForgeyLoyd & Joan FrazierGlen GalloBruce & Sylvia GillettTracy HallCindy HammingSteve & Trish HeneryHenry Gifting FundMike & Mary KillienGreg KingReinhart Koepp IIHenk & Sue KruithofJames KumpelDouglas & Dena LienKirk & Tammy LoyJoseph LucianoAndrea & Terry MartinMary Lou MartinezGuy MastersBob & Sheryl McMannisKyle McNairIrene MillayRobert MooreJason & Traci MoranElizabeth MorganRichard MorrisonAnne Marie MorseCharles & Gretchen

MortonHarry & Judy Mullikin

FundBurton NewbryBrian & Kristia PoppeWilliam & Wendy RabelBeth & Rick RathbunRichard & Nancy RobbleeDoug Robinson &

Janice MartinDennis RogalskyDanny & Kim SanfordJeanie & Ray Schemm Jr.Sigrid SchumacherJacque ScottJanet SimpsonDale & Lindy SmithKevin & Ann TateClark & Sally ToddEzio VermiglioCindy WarrenGeorge WelchJohn & Allison WhiteSusan Wilson & Eric HallClay WingRobert WootenChet YeoRobert & Valeri ZwickAnonymous (15)

Blue Heron$ 750 - $ 999

Berniece AarstadChristine AndersonColette ArvidsonJody BarnettFrankie BigelowLynne & Joe BlanfordBob & Barbara CarneyKen & Flo DahlstedtScott DeGrawJohn & Marie ErbstoeszerTim & Linda FitzgeraldPatrick GoffMark HansenJohn Sollie HolmesGerald JenkinsCecilia JohnsonJennifer & Will LarsonDaniel & Cynthia LintByron ManeringTed & Cyndie McCammantGeorge & Sue MehlerMark NilsonRicky PinaPeter RosarioRyan SchmidtKatherine ScottRhonda TingleyRon & Jan WesenStephen WilliamsKirk & Paula WilsonJeffrey ZeigerAnonymous (5)

Snow Goose$ 500 - $ 749

Susan & Jon AarstadJohn AllanJim & Debbie AllenMark & Karen BackmanBette BarlondKathryn & Richard

BennettDan & Susan BerentsonKen and Laure BergsmaBob BlakelyPaul Blum and Alison ZakEric & Janet BogeRonald BottAlyssa BowhayBrian BresslerCarol BrowderDouglas BrulandCarl & Carmen BrunerVictor BrzegMark & Kathy BufordRobert & Pam BurklandLaura Cailloux &

Andrew RossMike & Suzanne CannonJohn H. CarrPaul & Mary CarterChip & Linda ChambersErin Charles & Lennart

BentsenKen & Sue ChristiansonDr. Pauline M. Cline

The Red Feather Association is a group of specially recognized donors who, as individuals, families, organizations or small businesses, make contributions of $500 or more to United Way of Skagit County. Unless they request otherwise, their names are listed in United Way publicity. Please write or call us so errors can be corrected.

2011 Individual Leadership Gifts Jerry CoronaSheri CrollMark CroweDr. Jeanne and Kit CrumpAlan DanielsCurt DanilsonAnn DemarraisLeanne DillawaySharon and Jim DillonPaul DixonNancy Talbot DotyMary Ann DouglasKirk DunnMark DyeMark & Sandra EatonKathleen EhmanCynthia EichnerEiesland Family FundMaureen EnegrenDavid & Aree EntenmannDarren EricksonPam EstvoldLorraine FairfieldDaryl FikeClifford FinkbohnerBrett FontesJim FordDale FournierJohn GallagherJeff & Jaci GallagherLeslie GoffWesley GrahamAudrey & William GravleyJohn GraysonJack & Claudette GubrudGerri & John GunnTim & Pat HalloranThe Rt. Rev. Sanford &

Mari HamptonPaul HancockAngela HaysDarrell & Betty HeislerBill HenkelSarah HinmanKay HoffmanTherese HolmJeff & Diana HolmesRich & Betsy HumphreyMike HunskorAndrew JacobsDavid & Teresa JohnsonAllan & Michelle JohnsonSteven H. &

Robyn JohnsonDiane KaplanKesterson FamilyGail & Glenn KingMark and Karen KiplingSteven KoefflerJoyce KrauseJere LaFolletteNona LarsonJim LippertKevin & Meridith LoomisBarb LoweryPatsy MartinRob & Joan MartinJohn McDermottAlan McIntyreDebbie & Mike McLeodMike & Amanda Medcalf

Wade Melton & Sara Young

William MercerLawrence MoodySherry MooneyStephen OlsenSandi PaciottiKaren ParnellJim & Kelly ParsonsJ.C. & Rebecca J. PateKenneth PatnodeSharon PawlowiczGreg PeckCynthia PenaRabenstein FamilyRandy & Lynn RabensteinKari & Steve RantenNancy RaschkoLou Ann & Greg ReedKyle & Kelly ReepWill & Diane ReichardtStacy RiceMary Kay RichterT & M RiosStephanie RoseRobert & Rebecca

RosenfeldS. Herbert RubinDenise RunyanMichelle SandersonJason SchmidtKaela & Kevin SchwitterJerry Sells & Linda LarsonEric Shen & Betty CarteretTina ShieldsSandi SimsDavid & Tracie SkrindeStacy SkyeRavenKeith & Cyndi SorestadDenny & Joanne SteinmanMary & Bob TaylorCecil & June ThomasLin & Carla TuckerBertrand TurgeonJim VanderMeyMark VennChristine WagnerBob & Jennifer WaltonMr. & Mrs. Robert

WarneckeShannon WhiteWilliam WhitlockDon WickKathi WilliamsDonald WolfBrian & Kathy WolfeMaria WraspirDavid WrightAnonymous (37)

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