2008 ANNUAL REPORT
HOW TO LIVE UNITED.
Board of Directors
Letter to the Community
Robert Sutcliffe, Chair Rudman & Winchell Deborah Sanford, Vice Chair Eastern Maine Medical Center
The fiscal year 2007/2008 can best be described as a year of change. As you read our annual report to the community, you will notice a different look. Our volunteers, our donors, our community partners and our staff are featured wearing shirts emblazoned with the words LIVE UNITED. We introduced this new theme locally to Eastern Maine in the spring of 2008 and it was featured at this fall’s Campaign Kickoff event. At the same time, it was carried forward on a national scale and featured in national public service announcements in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television.
Michael Jones, Treasurer Beatham, Bernier, Seekins & Colpritt
With this new theme, we have also introduced a call to action and outlined a simple way that members of our community can help. Give. Advocate. Volunteer.
Andrew Hamilton, Secretary Eaton Peabody George Eaton , 2008 Campaign Chair Rudman & Winchell Stephanie Cotsirilos Stephanie Cotsirilos , LLC Amy Cotton RossCare, EMHS John Diamond University of Maine System Robert Hanf Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Nichi Farnham Community Member Robert Foster R.H. Foster Energy John Hanson Maine Building and Construction Kenneth Hews EMHS, Retired Jim Miller Wooden Boat Publications Robert Montgomery-Rice Bangor Savings Bank
A portion of this report is dedicated to Give. In it, we spotlight the various volunteers, employee groups, corporations, leadership donors and area foundations that have contributed resources and efforts to make the annual fund raising campaign a success. Dollars are important, but only if we take them in the context of the good they do for our fellow citizens. Those dollars are used to support and offer needed services to children, young adults, seniors and individuals in need of help through regional program and services. This report outlines the investments made in our community during 2007 and early 2008. Another portion transforms the verb Advocate. In this section, we spotlight Kay, a local resident and former member of the state legislature who has worked tirelessly for citizens of eastern Maine. She has been a troop greeter since the first Gulf War, a friendly, calming host to the impatient at the Department of Motor Vehicles, recipient of countless community awards and an inexhaustible advocate for hundreds of Maine people. Advocacy is at the heart of community change, and change begins with one voice—make yours heard. The third call to action is Volunteer. Here, we spotlight Stephanie and recognize all our volunteers who have given thousands of hours of their time to make eastern Maine a better place to live, work and raise a family. These people serve on our councils that make hard decisions setting priorities and deciding upon funding. They are the 1000 plus volunteers that serve on agency boards, deliver meals, work on collaborative efforts like weatherization projects, reading to children and keeping seniors safe. They give of their time in countless ways to make our community a better place. Although the theme is new, it has a rich history dating back 121 years to 1887. Then, in Denver, community and religious leaders came together to address their community’s problems. They encouraged their community to give money, they advocated for change and they volunteered their time to start the international movement that we now call the United Way.
Thank you for your support.
Rob Sutcliffe
Chair, United Way Board of Directors Attorney, Rudman & Winchell
Kassie Zeigler Hydro Photon, Inc. Don Sturgeon Community Member
John Kuropchak
President, United Way
Community Impact Mission: Improving lives through mobilizing the caring power of people and communities. United Way’s mission is achieved through three key goals: Improving
Health, Education and Income for members of our communities. Everyone wins when a child
succeeds in school and community members have resources to stay healthy and financially stable. To accomplish this positive change we must all LIVE UNITED.
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.
United Way of Eastern Maine Staff John Kuropchak President Kate Beale Director, Campaign Kathy Crossman Vice President, Community Impact Suzanne Farley Director, Community Impact Edward French Director, Community Impact Jennifer Hazelwood Finance Associate Erich Hunter Director, Combined Federal Campaign of Maine Janice Keith Resource Development Associate Karla McDougold Vice President, Finance & Administration Emma Pope-Welch Director, Communications & Marketing Pam Levesque 2-1-1 Maine Resource Coordinator Lynda Strout Administrative Assistant Karen Tolstrup Community Impact Support Sara Yasner Community Impact Associate
2007-2008 Investments in Community Partners Bangor Area Visiting Nurses Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Nursing
$3,300
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Day Program
$37,840
Community Health and Counseling Services Homemaker Program
$14 ,000
Eastern Maine AIDS Network Community Education, Outreach and Case Management Program
$7,826
Ed Bouchea Center for Communication and Learning Multiple Handicap Center
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$50,000
Literacy Volunteers of Bangor Adult Literacy
$14 ,000
Literacy Volunteers Waldo County Adult Literacy
$6,500
Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center Crisis Care in Core Clinical Service Areas $10,664 Maine Mental Health Connections Together Place Social Club
$25,000
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New Hope For Women - Waldo County DomesticViolence Outreach $4,000 The Next Step Domestic Violence Project Client Services & Advocacy
$26,488
Penquis Penquis Health Services
$11 ,352
Penquis Penquis Law Project Family Self-Sufficiency
$18,000 $9,000
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Improving Income. In Maine, there are more than 130,000 people living in poverty - including
more than 14 percent of all children. Maine’s poverty rate for 2005-06 was 11.4% and with current economic conditions, the future for many more is bleak. The consequences of poverty are well documented: generational challenges to education, health and future financial stability. Our Basic Needs and Self-Sufficiency Impact Council understands the need for services to manage times of crisis, to help achieve stability and to maintain self-sufficiency. These services include programs that support healthy families, solutions that remove barriers to economic security, and systems to provide for individuals and families in times of crisis.
United Way is proud to fund many programs in our community that provide safety nets and first steps toward selfsufficiency. The issues that fall under the Basic Needs Impact Council are not restricted to a particular population – families, individuals, adults, and children – none are exempt from the hardships that this impact area focuses on. With programs such as Shaw House’s Youth Emergency Shelter and Streetlight Outreach Programs, systems are in place providing a safe shelter and environment, creating first steps towards a better life. Other important and proven strategies that move families to self-sufficiency include access to benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The United Way of Eastern Maine is pleased to be part of the Eastern Maine Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) Coalition – a group of diverse stakeholders working together to achieve the goal of addressing the financial stability of families in Eastern Maine through free tax preparation and asset building services. Statistics from tax year ’07 efforts show that more than 2,800 individuals or families were provided with free tax services, provided through 16 locations by certified AARP or VITA volunteers in Eastern Maine. Based on the accumulated value of the service, federal return, and critical poverty fighting incentives such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Dependent Care Credit and the economic stimulus return – the Eastern Maine CA$H Coalition can document a benefit to Eastern Maine in excess of $2,000,000. While we know that providing eligible families with their legal tax benefits is critical, we recognize the equally important work of financial counseling to build assets for the family. Each person that receives free tax prep services also receives information on free educational opportunities to learn how to use their benefits wisely, based on the current needs and goals of the family.
Meeting basic needs through safety nets, asset building, savings, and education. Improving lives through the caring power of people and communities.
2007-2008 Investments in Community Partners Pine Tree Legal Assistance Homeless Advocacy Program
$5,200
Shaw House Youth Emergency Shelter Streetlight Outreach
$28,280 $35,002
Spruce Run Association 24-Hour Hotline
$31,218
Spruce Run Association Domestic Violence Support and Education
$23,650
Washington Hancock Community Agency Helping Hands Garage
$25,000
Wellspring Outpatient Services Program
$38,00
Meeting Basic Needs & Promoting Self-Sufficiency Council Ben Haskell, Chair Mike Bush Ken Colpritt Rev. Mark Doty Susan Faloon Carla Ganiel
John Gause Patty Hamilton John Hanson Dan Hurley Carroll Lee Jamie Moreau
Eastern Maine CA$H Coalition Partners (Creating Assets, $avings and Hope)
AARP Calais Weed and Seed/NADA Coalition Casey Family Services HUD IRS Penobscot Federal Credit Union Penquis Pine Tree Legal Assistance United Way of Eastern Maine Washington Hancock Community Agency Women, Work and Community
2007-2008 Investments in Community Partners Bangor Y Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab
$10,000
Center on Aging, Univ. of Maine RSVP
$16,900
Eastern Agency on Aging Community Services Meals for Me
$15,000 $28,000
Faith in Action Community Connections Transportation & other services $9,000 My Friend’s Place My Friend’s Place Penquis Foster Grandparent Program Coastal RSVP
$5,000
Univ. of Maine Cooperative Extension Senior Companion Program $8,000 The Warren Center Regional Hearing Aid Bank
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ore than 1 in 3 citizens age 65 and over fall each year in Maine; 40% of people hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home and are not capable of living independently again; 25% of those who have fallen die each year; falls not resulting in death may lead to a loss of independence, psychological trauma, and consequent social isolation. The good news is that with adequate knowledge, falls can be prevented. Research shows that the most effective fall prevention programs have many components: understanding what may put one at risk for falling; medical providers helping to identify risks and develop targeted and individualized fall prevention plans; specific physical activity to increase balance and mobility skills; changes to the home and community environment to reduce hazards and community-based efforts to raise awareness about fall prevention as a public health problem. The United Way Seniors Impact Council defined two initiatives they believed would most significantly and positively improve the likelihood of our Eastern Maine seniors staying active and independent: Senior Health Transportation, targeting improved, affordable, and safe access to healthcare; and Senior Falls Prevention, targeting strategies that prevent falls from happening and improve the treatment for those who have experienced a fall. Presently, ad hoc committees of key stakeholders and topic experts are exploring multiple and diverse strategies necessary to provide the layered solutions that build to positive impact. Our funded partner programs remain one of the most critical strategies in achieving our goal. Through such funded programs as the Eastern Area Agency on Aging’s - Matter of Balance and Falls Prevention Program, and the University of Maine Center on Aging’s - RSVP Bone Builders, Eastern Maine citizens have learned life-saving ways to prevent falls through education and exercise. These successful programs, in conjunction with other fall prevention strategies such as improving access to healthcare related appointments, raising awareness through services such as 2-1-1 Maine and advocating for improved pharmaceutical labeling will mean more seniors will live active and independent lives - in their own homes.
The Senior Falls Prevention Initiative combines proven techniques with new strategies to improve lives through improved health.
Supporting Seniors Council Reita Abbott, Chair Colleen Adams Suzanne Ambrose-Thomas Arthur Comstock Amy Cotton Roberta Downey Nelson Durgin Helen Genco Robert Farrar Len Kaye Tim King John Lord Kay Lebowitz Russ Lumley Noelle Merrill Glen Porter Barbara Stellar Mike Tapper
2007-2008 Investments in Community Partners Bangor Area Visiting Nurses Pathfinders: Bangor Y Discovery House Preschool Capehart Outreach JumpStart Kids Connection: Opportunity for Teens & K-Club Youthworks Y-Works Programs
$8,000 $9,000 $28,000 $15,000 $7,890 $33,000 $19,000 $24,890
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Mentoring $5,000 Bucksport Area Child Care Center Childcare Progra $12,000 Charlotte White Center Life Jackets Program
$20,000
Downeast AIDS Network Education Program
$25,000
Down East Family YMCA Leadership, Volunteerism and Employment Program
$22,000
Downeast Health Service Big Brothers Big Sisters Baby Think it Over
$89,000 $15,000
Down East Family YMCA Preschool Program
$8,000
Girl Scouts of Maine Studio 2B Program
$10,000
Good Samaritan Agency Childcare Program Single Parent Program
$25,000 $31,400
The Housing Foundation The Sharing Place
$16,000
Strengthening Children and Families Council Stephanie Cotsirilos, Chair Peter Arno Elaine Cale Candy Eaton Nichi Farnham Debbie Giguere Eileen McAvoy
Jim Miller Tony Pellegrini Rob Reeves Joyce Schelling Judy Stickles Don Sturgeon
Improving Education.
What if every child had five years of education before kindergarten? The reality is that children are learning
constantly, right from birth. What they learn during those first five years depends on the experiences they have each day. This is our greatest challenge – this is our greatest opportunity. United Way of Eastern Maine’s Strengthening Children and Families Impact Council created a vision of a community-based program that convened community leaders, business people, educators, and advocates – each bringing their individual and organizational resources, targeting one goal: every child in that community would be ready – socially, emotionally, mentally and physically – to start school. Furthermore, this program, when documented, will provide a model for other communities to customize and implement. In October of 2008, United Way of Eastern Maine embarked on new territory - signing an agreement with the Bucksport Bay Area Early Childhood Network (BAECN) to launch a long-term pilot program to improve school readiness in the Bucksport Bay area. Bucksport Bay Early Childhood Network was chosen as the pilot partner due to their commitment and demonstrated ability to affect positive community change through coalition building targeting health, education and income as a means toward improving school readiness.
Above: a mothe r plays with he r child and encourages he r to discover ne w shapes, fini puzzles and ex sh new plore her envir onment.
The work of the partnership centers on the research showing that when adults interact with young children – talking, singing, and playing rhyming games – they stimulate language and vocabulary development and build important foundations for learning to read; that families must have basic needs met in order to focus on these everyday educational moments; that children’s environments must be safe from mental and physical abuse; that caring for a child is not only a parent’s responsibility, it is also that of the communities. Through strategies such as parenting programs, quality childcare, access to medical services, opportunities related to financial stability and the passing of laws that emphasize the importance of investing in early childhood education – children are more likely to enter school ready to meet the challenges of kindergarten and beyond.
The Born Learning™ School Readiness Pilot in the Bucksport Bay area will improve lives, ensuring success in kindergarten and success in life.
2007-2008 Investments in Community Partners Maine Adoption Placement Service Shelter Services
$7,000
The Next Step Youth Education Program
$20,000
Old Town/Orono YMCA After School Activity Program YMCA Daycare Program
$20,000 $12,000
Open Door Recovery Center Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention
$16,000
Rape Response Services In-School Education & Prevention
$7,500
Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center In-School Education & Prevention $2,500 Shaw House Day Program Basic Center
$30,000
UCP of Maine Peace Pals Program
$29,500
UMaine Cooperative Extension - Waldo Parents Are Teachers Too $7,000 Waldo County Preschool & Family Services Early Childhood Inclusive Program $8,500 Parent Education Program $2,500 Waldo County YMCA Teen Center/Teen Program Childcare/Preschool Program
$5,000 $5,000
The Warren Center Pragmatic Skills Group Program $7,500 Preschool Language Development $30,000 Washington County Children’s Program Childhood Development Therapy $10,000 Washington Hancock Community Agency Reader in ME Program $9,000 Womancare/Aegis Association School-Based Services Program
$19,000
Eastern Maine Funders Anonymous Individual Anonymous Foundation Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Bangor Savings Bank C.F. Adams Charitable Trust Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Jasper Wyman & Son JTG Foundation Leonard C. and Mildred F. Ferguson Foundation Maine Community Foundation Belvedere General Charitable Grant Making Fund H. King and Jean Cummings Charitable Fund Joan P. and David O. Maxwell Fund Ralph and Allison Keef Fund Robert N. Haskell and Gladys M. Stetson Fund
Maine Health Access Foundation Melissa W. Burch and James T.H. Bulteel Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation The Betterment Fund United Way of Eastern Maine
In-Kind Donors Dead River Company R.H. Foster Energy Webber Energy Fuel
Partners Penquis Washington Hancock Community Agency Waldo Community Action Program
EMF Energy Initiative Advisory Committee Carroll Lee, Chair Energy & Business Consultant Robert W. Foster President, R.H. Foster Shawn St. Jean Project Manager, Cianbro, Corp. Peter Taylor Maine Community Foundation Harris Madison Project Coordinator and Consultant Kathy Crossman United Way of Eastern Maine
Improving Lives. Basic needs, strengthening children and families, and supporting seniors – three impact areas with one vision of improved lives. At times the work to achieve the vision moves us in different directions . . . but other times, it brings us together. The basic needs for food and warmth transcend our impact areas. Parents will not be looking for a book when their child d Samaritan a stroll at Goo y jo en n is shivering from the cold and a Senior will not be purchasing needed re ild rs Above: Ch ung mothe ogram gives yo . te ua ad medicine if they are without fuel in their oil tank. With the challenges of gr Agency. The pr to ills and credits valuable life sk rising costs in fuel, food, and housing – many families in Eastern Maine are facing what may well be the most devastating winter of their lives. No one answer is the solution to this problem – rather, it is the combination of strategies, efforts and resources that will bring assistance and maybe even a warmer home for winters to come. United Way of Eastern Maine has been privileged to participate, both as a funder and an administrator, in the Eastern Maine Funders’ Energy Initiatives. The Eastern Maine Funders’ include organizations, individuals, corporate donors and foundations that share the philosophy that philanthropy should provide meaningful results for our community members. To date, funders have invested in excess of $1,150,000 in strategies that met both the need for emergency fuel assistance as well as long term fuel savings in weatherization – leveraging dollars through maximizing the return to the recipient families. Through these efforts, thousands of families have been provided with fuel, furnace cleanings, furnace repairs and/or home weatherization. In September 2008, a new energy initiative strategy was added – the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Small Community Grant Fund. The fund provides grants to community groups that mobilize area agencies, businesses, schools, faithbased organizations, and municipalities in administering community specific projects related to the challenges they face as a result of heating costs. Grant funds may be used for energy related educational and awareness materials, food pantries, warming centers, watch groups, and any number of other strategies that are most important for the particular community applicants. Our first small grant of $2,500 was awarded to the community of Dexter for a project that brought their high school Key Club, members of Kiwanis, the Dexter Energy Committee and others together to winterize homes. Above: A volunt eer loads weat herization supplies in an effort to help 45 Dexter homes .
In one day, 45 homes in the Dexter area were winterized. This project’s value in dollars, approximately $10,000. The value in understanding the power of community impact – priceless.
2008 Campaign Cabinet George Eaton, Campaign Chair Rudman & Winchell Starboard Leadership Consulting Jerry Whalen, Campaign Vice-Chair Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
How does Sargent Corporation LIVE UNITED?
Deb Sanford, Leaders’ Circle Chair Eastern Maine Medical Center
Sargent Corporation LIVES UNITED through enthusiastic support, outstanding employee participation and thorough, dedicated involvement in the community. When a company like Sargent acts on its commitment to the community, the results are powerful.
Campaign Division Chairs
Sargent Corporation has been a community partner with United Way for ten years. Their role as our partner plays out through 77% employee participation in the United Way Campaign. How do they accomplish this? A core team of Unied Way Campaign volunteers ensures that every Sargent Corporation employee - be it in a construction office, payroll office or atop a bulldozer - is offered education about United Way, and the opportunity to support the campaign. Their employees are committed volunteers in the communities their business serves from throughout New England to the Mid-Atlantic. To Give, Advocate and Volunteer is part of the culture at Sargent Corporation. Their outstanding dedication to, and support of community is manifested by their employees’ 98% unrestricted support of the United Way Community Fund—the best way to help the most people. Contributions to the Community Fund ensure Sargent Corporation employees’ gifts have real impact on the communities where they live. Sargent Corporation, in partnership with United Way and Old Town Parks and Recreation will assist in the development of a Born Learning™ Trail in the Old Town Riverside Park. The Born Learning™ campaign shows parents and caregivers how to turn everyday activities into educational opportunities. The Born Learning™ Trail fosters creativity when parents and children compare shapes, play hopscotch and discover colors and textures. Simple, easy to do activities that turn into crucial learning moments. “Sargent Corporation sees great value in the work of United Way and the outstanding dedication to improving our communities,” says George Thomas, CFO and former Chair of the United Way Board of Directors. “This dedication also inspires us to get involved by volunteering to make our community a better place for everyone to live.”
Tony Caruso Bangor International Airport Brent Hartley Lafayette Hotels Clyde Lewis Morrison Chevrolet Jay Muth Camden National Bank Tony Paratore Macy’s Jon Plummer Bangor Savings Bank David Whitney Whitney’s Tool Shed Craig Worcester Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
GIVE.
Through advocacy for issues that matter right here in Maine, Kay Lebowitz is a true example of how to LIVE UNITED through sharing her passions with others.
Thank you, Kay.
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Kay is a truly magnificent community member and advocate
United Way of Eastern Maine recognizes Kay Lebowitz’s commitment to her community in many roles: as a dedicated advocate, civic leader and community volunteer. Kay, who has served City Council and 5 terms as a State Representative, has been recognized for outstanding leadership by countless organizations. This 93-year-old advocate works daily to raise awareness around the issues affecting Maine’s seniors. Most recently, the Bangor Chamber renamed their public service award in honor of Kay. The first “Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service” was awarded to Senator Susan Collins. “I keep moving,” says Kay, who believes that when individuals are active they are more likely to live better lives. “Volunteering is the best thing to do because you can choose what you like to do.” It comes as no surprise that Kay’s retirement activities are in service to the public, as her first jobs were part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs for social and economic reform. At the beginning of World War II, Kay wanted to enlist, but found that the Armed Forces were only accepting nurses, so she went to work at the Portland Port as a naval operations civilian. Among her many volunteer activities, Kay serves as a member of the University of Maine Center on Aging’s advisory board working to help improve issues affecting seniors’ access to healthcare and housing. Kay also serves on the Supporting Seniors council of United Way of Eastern Maine where the issues in focus are senior falls prevention and senior health transportation. “We’re making good progress,” says Kay of the council. “Working hard to achieve results in the community, one goal at a time.” Though she humbly shrugs her shoulders and doesn’t understand how she is different than anyone else, she leads by example, encouraging others to get involved. If you have seen Kay in action, you know that she is the warm, friendly and dedicated face ideal for advocacy. “Kay is a truly magnificent community member,” says Edward French, Community Impact Director. “We appreciate her time advocating for the health and wellbeing of seniors.”
ADVOCATE.
As United Way focuses on the building blocks for a good life, Maine’s seniors are in the forefront of improving health, education and income. With programs that provide access to healthcare by offering transportation; educational opportunities teaching seniors about falls prevention and improving income by providing, and being provided tax assistance.
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Stephanie’s high energy and commitment to working on community change is inspirational
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“Dedicated.” “Energetic.” “Supportive.” “One of the most interesting women I have had the pleasure of working with.” “A real asset.” These statements are how staff at United Way describe Stephanie Cotsirilos - a volunteer, a strong voice and a passionate advocate. Stephanie is a member of the United Way Board of Directors and is serving in her fifth year on the Children and Families Impact Council, accepting the role of Council Chair in 2007. “Stephanie’s high energy and commitment to working on community change is inspirational,” says Suzanne Farley, Director of Community Impact. “I value her input and admire her willingness to research and understand core issues affecting children and families.” As an attorney and consultant, Stephanie takes her pro bono responsibilities seriously, and you can find her in many volunteer roles -- whether donating consulting time to new nonprofits serving youth or drafting bipartisan election reform legislation. One role Stephanie is most proud of is assisting at her son’s school, Orono High School. Stephanie has utilized her talents towards strengthening a marketing proposal, identifying strengths and weaknesses in consolidation work and searching for a new chess coach. Stephanie cites her experience as a widowed parent as motivation for her community involvement. She feels her position as a single parent has informed her of challenges her neighbors may face. Stephanie has many commitments, but continues on the Board of Directors, seeing value in the work of United Way and Community Impact, an approach that encourages community partners to come together in collaborative efforts to improve health, education and income, the building blocks for a good life. Stephanie has done exactly that through her assistance to community organizations and schools tackling issues in education, health and rights awareness.
Through advocacy, through volunteerism, and through everyday moments, Stephanie Cotsirilos portrays what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Thank you, Stephanie.
2008-2009 AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers Meredith Eaton Volunteer Maine VISTA Leader Anna Libby Born Learning/School Readiness VISTA Sandy Tardiff Senior Sense VISTA
VOLUNTEER
Leaders’ Circle Committee Deb Sanford, Chair Eastern Maine Medical Center Don Becker CES Willie Bradford Community Volunteer Carol Colson Bangor Savings Bank Heather Parent Eaton & Peabody Dick Rollins WBRC Architects
What better way to celebrate how we LIVE UNITED, than to join with friends
and supporters for a summer sunset looking over beautiful Penobscot Bay? That was the setting for the August 28, 2008 Leaders Circle Reception held at Point Lookout Resort in Northport. As spokesperson for the event sponsor, Bangor Savings Bank, Sr. Vice President Yellow Light Breen announced renewal of their corporate gift for 2008 and issued United Way of Eastern Maine and our Leaders’ Circle donors the following exciting Above: Jim Ra challenge: if, by the end of the campaign, zcek and Sher ry Winchester our Leaders’ Circle can raise $10,000 over and above what was raised last year, Bangor Savings Bank will match that amount, increasing their corporate support by $10,000. This challenge is in response to the economic stressors facing our most vulnerable citizens. The Leaders’ Circle is poised to make sure that the challenge is met.
Cheryl Russell Competetive Edge Consulting Chris Winstead Bangor Savings Bank
esident Breen, Vice Pr Above: Yellow es a su Is nk Ba gs of Bangor Savin aders’ Le to t an nge Gr $10,000 Challe Circle Donors.
George Eaton, United Way of Eastern Maine’s Campaign Cabinet Chair, has urged the cabinet to step up by encouraging their colleagues and workplace campaigns to join in the effort to meet the Bangor Savings Bank challenge. They have accepted, and though they realize there are concerns about how the price of fuel, heating oil and general economic malaise will affect the 2008 campaign, they are working hard, and determined to fulfill the commitments made to our agencies and community impact initiatives. It has never been more important.
Raising the money needed to meet our commitments to the community each year is no small undertaking, and the help we receive from our “Loaned Executives” makes it all possible. These campaign team members make workplace presentations, and do whatever is asked of them to make each annual drive a success. The following are generous corporate sponsors of our Loaned Executive Program: Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems Hannaford Dead River TD Bank Bangor Hydro Electric Sargent Corporation
Above: Patty Ha milton, Lisa W ahlstrom, Beck Pratt, Kathy Cr y ossman and Ca rolyn Eaton.
Financials
Where Contributions Come From
United Way of Eastern Maine is committed to ensuring that our donors’ generous contributions are well spent and overhead remains low.
Assets Cash & Cash Equivalents Pledges Receivable, Net Accounts Receivable & Other Assets Investments Property & Equipment Beneficial Interests in Trusts Total Assets
2008
2007
$899,798 1,225249 132,084 622,476 67,901 630,995
$562,915 1,181,869 302,702 669,162 85,181 624,031
$3,578,503
$3,425,860
Individuals 5.7%
Total Liabilities
$370,218 35,095 602,702 572,268 4,706 6,833
$234,643 12,163 603,501 330,686 4,000 8,922
$1,591,822
$1,193,915
Bob Foster R.H. Foster Energy Tracy Harding, CPA Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker Brent Hartley, CPA Lafayette Hotels
Energy Initiative Grants 10.5%
Ken Hews EMHS, Retired
Other Grants & Scholarships 3.6%
$116,259 831,749 562,300 476,373
$248,788 919,033 603,431 460,693
Total Net Assets
$1,986,681
$2,231,945
Total Assets and Liabilities
$3,578,503
$3,425,860
Based on United Way’s annual audit for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008 as prepared by Loiselle, Goodwin & Hinds. For a complete copy, please call United Way or visit our website.
In-Kind Contributions Investments & Miscellaneous 4.2% 2.5%
Employee Campaigns 48.7%
Energy Initiative 10.7% Basic Needs & Self-Sufficiency 11.8%
Supporting Seniors 3.9%
211 Maine 1.2%
Donor Directed Gifts Partner Agencies 4.9% Donor Directed Gifts - Other 14.3% United Way of America Dues 0.5%
Admin & Fundraising 16.8%
General Community Support 5.5% Children & Families 16.8%
Bob Montgomery-Rice Bangor Savings Bank George Thomas Sargent Corporation
Where Investments Are Made
Net Assets Undesignated Board Designated Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted
Michael Jones, CPA Treasurer Beatham, Bernier, Seekins & Colpritt
Camp Bangor Scholarship Grant 14.4%
Liabilities & Net Assets Accounts Payable Accrued Payables Allocations Payable Designations Payable Deferred Revenue Capital Lease Obligation
Finance Committee
Company Gifts 10.3%
Camp Bangor Scholarships 13.5%
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LIVE UNITED Photography generously donated by James Daigle