2018 Campaign highlights
Always there for you!
For the second year in a row the United Way of Fostoria Campaign broke through $200,000! This year’s campaign even raised $3,500 more than last year.
Lead by Chairwoman Wendy Foss, the campaign not only rocked the goal, three of the five divisions exceeded expectations as well as 16 of the 30 workplace campaigns. As often happens, the two divisions that did exceptionally well last year, struggled a bit with higher expectations this year. Division IV, while not reaching its goal, actually increased its giving over last year.
Leadership gifts are a subdivision found in all five divisions. They are gifts of $500 and more to the annual campaign. This year 87 donors in the leadership category donated gifts of up to $10,000. The leadership subcategory is chaired by Frank Kinn.
A fun new addition to the campaign publicity this year was a two-minute video narrated by Wendy and featuring members of the campaign cabinet.
Every dollar donated to the 2018 campaign is being used to provide services for the people of Fostoria in 2019. Campaign dollars support services of the 15 Partner Agencies including, but not limited to, programs for youth, senior citizens, families in crisis, decent housing, care for persons with dementia, local victims of disasters, assistance for cancer patients, workforce development, public transportation and aid for the neediest in our community.
A great big THANK YOU! to the Campaign Cabinet and the Workplace Campaign Chairs who plan, direct, manage and conduct the campaign. They are wonderful, deeply appreciated friends to United Way.
Gifts of all sizes and all contributions of time, talent and money work together to help friends, neighbors and family members build better lives through the care and services of the United Way Partner Agencies. Together, we are there for each other!
$205,022 raised!
Employee workplace campaign honor roll
Additional Information
Thirty local companies hosted United Way Workplace Campaigns in 2018. We appreciate their generosity and community spirit! The following companies met or exceeded their goals.
Division I - Large Corporations
Raised $80,826, 100% of goal
Pacesetter Company
Good Shepherd Home
Reached or Exceeded the Goal
Callies Performance Products, Gloria Oakley, 100%
The Mennel Milling Company, Mandi Ball, 121%
Morgan Advanced Materials, Mike Foss, 120%
NSI Crankshaft, Ida Holguin and Sarah Scherger, 128%
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital, Janet Dickman, 106%
Division II - Mid-size Corporations
Raised $39,351, 88% of goal
Pacesetter Company
Geary Family YMCA
Reached or Exceeded the Goal
Alpha Coatings, Amanda Jordan, 114%
City of Fostoria, Andrea Cole, 112%
Geary Family YMCA, Kim Rickle, 114%
Division III - Small Corporations
Raised $26,065, 104% of goal
Pacesetter Company
First Insurance Group
Reached or Exceeded the Goal
First Federal Bank, Andrea Cress, 109%
First Insurance Group, Lori Hall, 112%
Fruth and Company, LLP, Sue Williams, 104%
Goddard Murphy Realty, Diane Goddard, 150%
Kaubisch Memorial Public Library, Diane Zigman-Nye, 123%
MMC Transport, Stephanie Durst, 107%
Reineke Ford, William Squire, 124%
Review Times, Scott Scherf, 100%
St Wendelin Parish, Lorena Perez, 173%
Division IV - Small Businesses
Raised $17,378, 93% of goal
Division V - Individuals
Raised $41,487, 115% of goal
2018 Campaign Cabinet
General Campaign Chairwoman
Wendy Foss, Good Shepherd Home
General Co-Chairwoman
Sandy Hatfield, St. Catherine's Manor
Assistant Chairwoman
Hailee Hill, Good Shepherd Home
Division I Co-Chairs
Mandi Ball, The Mennel Milling Company
Janet Dickman, ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital
Division II Co-chairs
Sandy Hatfield, St. Catherine's Manor
Tim Tiell, Charter Steel
Division III Chair
Robin Bates, First Federal Bank
Divisions IV and V Chair
Matt Green, UIS Insurance and Investments
Leadership Chair
Frank Kinn, retired, bank executive
Publicity Chair
Scott Scherf, Review Times