Campaign

Dear Members of the Wabash Valley:

We are proud to serve as the 2008 United Way of the Wabash Valley Campaign Co-Chairs.  The United Way is an organization that brings communities together.  All over America, and right here in the Wabash Valley, the United Way is dedicated to help increase the capacity of people in our community to care for one another.

In the Wabash Valley alone, the United Way serves over 43 agencies that provide a number of services as diverse as the people that benefit from them.  Last year close to 190,000 lives were changed by programs and services that were funded by the United Way of the Wabash Valley.

We look forward to visiting these agencies and observing the work that they are doing that impact the lives of people in the Wabash Valley.  We have scheduled an agency tour for the campaign cabinet members, and we are excited to experience the caring power of our community.

As you are aware, the 2008 campaign begins with many foreseeable challenges that have affected our economic climate.  Because we recognize that these obstacles do exist, you can be sure that we are putting a strategic plan in place and are prepared to rise to the occasion to meet these challenges with the help of perseverance and the strength of the community that we are proud to call home.  Our cabinet is armed with unique ideas for fundraising and exciting new special events.  We are committeed to growing the campaign and we are hoping to surpass our goals and all expectations.

Although this year's campaign is in direct competition with several other local major capital campaigns, we are confident that with the effectiveness that the new structure of the campaign cabinet will provide, we are destined for success.

The United Way of America is launching a new branding initiative with the theme "Live United."  Underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people.  Connected, interdependent, united.   And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all.  That's what it means to LIVE UNITED.

It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future.  Together, we can accomplish more than any single person or group can on its own.  We urge you to join us, make a contribution to the United Way.  Become a part of a movement to LIVE UNITED and energize and inspire the people around you to make a difference.

To make a donation online, please click here.

Sincerely,

Marla DeHart

Executive Director, Corporate Operations

Clabber Girl Corporation

2008 Campaign Co-Chair for

United Way of the Wabash Valley

Gary Morris

President and COO

Clabber Girl Corporation

2008 Campaign Co-Chair for

United Way of the Wabash Valley

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Campaign Information

Pilot Campaign

The United Way of the Wabash Valley typically conducts two campaigns on a yearly basis, the Pilot Campaign and the General Campaign. The Pilot Campaign takes place in the months of July and August and ends on the morning of the General Campaign kickoff. The Pilot Campaign is by invitation only and usually includes companies from various industries and sizes.  

The Pilot Campaign Companies for 2008 are:

Aisin Brake & Chassis; Duke Energy; Clabber Girl; Eli Lilly Company; Fifth Third Bank; Old National Bank; Unison Engine Components; Terre Haute Savings Bank; TRW; United Way of the Wabash Valley; Bemis Company; Forrest Sherer; First Financial Bank; Morris Plan; Novelis; Macy's Department Store; Riddell National Bank; Columbian Home Products; Ampacet Corporation; Hamilton Center; Tribune Star; Pepsi; City of Terre Haute; Vectren Energy; and A P & S Clinic.

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General Campaign

The 2008 General Campaign Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, September 5, 2007, 7:00-8:30 A.M., at the Ohio Building in Terre Haute.  The General Campaign typically runs from the Campaign Kickoff until the end of the calendar year.

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