2014 Community Campaign Kicks Off
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Beth Schnorr, Executive Director of Harbor House Domestic Abuse Services speaks at the 2014 United Way Campaign Kickoff. Shelly Johnson, House Manager at Harbor House waits to share her personal experiences.
Contributor: Nanci Micke, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at United Way Fox Cities
It's that time of year again…the United Way Fox Cities Community
Campaign has kicked off! Over 200 supporters gathered at SECURA
Insurance Companies on Tuesday to officially kick off the campaign
with great food, inspiring speakers and entertaining performances.
This year, our goal is to raise $8.1 million to continue to improve
lives across the community. Campaign Co-Chairs, Tim Bergstrom,
President and COO of Bergstrom Automotive and Tom Riordan President
and CEO of Neenah Enterprises will lead the campaign - encouraging
the community to come together again to help their neighbors in
need.
Keynote speaker, Beth Schnorr, Executive Director of Harbor House
Domestic Abuse Programs spoke on the importance of the community
working together to tackle the most pressing issues. Many United
Way partners working on housing, shelter, financial management,
mental health, and youth mentoring serve the clients of Harbor
House and provide programs that allow them to achieve
self-sufficiency. Shelly Johnson, House Manager at Harbor House
also spoke, sharing her personal story of witnessing abuse in her
home as a child and receiving assistance from Harbor House and
other United Way-funded programs.
Although we ask the community to support our work financially, the
measure of United Way is not in the annual fundraising campaign,
but in the ways it impacts the quality of life for all of us.
United Way recruits people and organizations from across the
community with the passion and expertise to get things done. So
yes, United Way provides financial support, but we also engage
volunteers, draw together stakeholders to identify needs and unite
in advocating for change. For example, over 80 United Way community
impact volunteers participate in the investment process, a thorough
review of all the programs funded by United Way.
We know that by working together we can make a difference. Our
work is thoughtful, collaborative and measurable. Our goal is to
create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in
the first place. We invite you to join us this year in creating a
better life for all. To learn more about our work and how you can
get involved, please visit our website.
To view more photos from the kickoff event, please visit
our Facebook page.