2014 United Way | 50th Anniversary

Community Celebration Thursday, April 24, 2014 • 11:15 am-1:30 pm Swinomish Casino & Lodge Event Center

United Way of Skagit County has served this community for 50 years. This special publication highlights our work. Join us at our Community Celebration to recognize past and present success, applaud key partners, and learn about the power of Collective Impact.

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Give. Advocate. volunteer.

Table of Contents Page 3.................................. Message from the Executive Director Page 4..................................... Mission, Cores, Values & Strategies Page 5.................................................. Give, Advocate, Volunteer Page 6.................................................. Board of Directors & Staff Page 7................... Corporate Donors & Top Workplace Campaigns Pages 8 & 9 ��������������������������������������������������������Leadership Gifts Pages 10 & 11............................... Allocations & Partner Agencies Page 11.............................Skagit Legacy Planned Giving Program Page 12 �������������������������������������������������������������Lasting Solutions Page 13............................... Youth United: Varsity in Volunteerism Page 14...............................................Loaned Executive Program Page 15...................................Thank You United Way Supporters!

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1963 was a very good year for Skagit County.

That was the year United Good Neighbors started serving the County. Today, as United Way, they are celebrating 50 years of making this a better place to live and work.

Congratulations from your friends at Peoples Bank.

(360) 424-3319 • www.peoplesbank-wa.com

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From the Executive Director’s Desk Celebrating the Past, the Present and the Future – on this, our 50th anniversary, United Way of Skagit County is taking time to do all three. In 1963, a group of business people founded this agency with the mission to make a “Single annual appeal to help people through people.” Over $22.5 million later, our mission has evolved: “To focus the community’s investment to create sustainable, positive change in people’s lives.”

Take a look through this booklet – please! Examine our donor list – the people and businesses who make sustainable change possible. Understand Collective Impact – and how it has the power to change our future in terms of Education, Income & Health. Appreciate the nonprofits who deliver services to thousands of Skagit County residents. Consider the meaning and value of Give, Advocate and Volunteer. Reflect on how you might leave a Skagit Legacy. Discover how young people are picking up the “Volunteer” baton for our future.

Debra Lancaster

Join us for the 2014 Community Celebration on April 24th. It will be inspiring and exciting – and there is no charge for the fabulous salmon lunch!! Help us recognize the Pacesetter and Leadership organizations that are the backbone of our campaign. Be there to celebrate the recipients of our volunteer awards. And be among the first to learn the Power of Collective Impact from our Keynote Speaker, Allen Alexander.

We invite you to connect and commit to working collectively to create sustainable, positive change in people’s lives. United Way recruits people and organizations from all across the community who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. We all have a stake and responsibility to our community. Join us – LIVE UNITED!

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50 Years of United Way in Skagit County Generous community members and businesses have donated $22.5 million through United Way since 1963. In 2014 equivalent dollars, that’s over $44 million! Volunteers have contributed thousands of hours building houses; repairing, cleaning and painting nonprofit facilities; mentoring teens; and aiding the aged. Advocates have changed lives by speaking up for policies to help our community grow.

Why United Way? Donations support infants, children, families and seniors. Collectively we:

➤ Put dinner on the table for working families and the elderly

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➤ Shelter kids and adults without a home

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➤ Provide scholarships for early learning and youth leadership programs

➤ Assist in fire and flood emergencies

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➤ Create life-changing skill opportunities

LIVE UNITED It’s a credo. A mission. A goal. A constant reminder that when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. We build the strength of our neighborhoods. We bolster the health of our communities. And we change the lives of friends, family, neighbors, those with whom we work, and all of Skagit County.

How do you LIVE UNITED? You can Give.

You can Advocate.

You can Volunteer.

GIVE: Give a little – give a lot – give what you can. Your donation creates positive change in Skagit Valley. United Way and our partners tackle economic and physical health issues, improve educational opportunities, reduce poverty and homelessness, and ensure more access to critical services.

ADVOCATE: Speak out – be informed – engage in our community. You don’t have to call Olympia or Washington, DC to advocate.

Talk with your neighbors, friends, and colleagues about challenges and solutions that can create positive changes in people’s lives.

VOLUNTEER: We all have special talents. Things we can do to help. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. www.UnitedWaySkagit.org

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Officers

Jennifer Kingsley Skagit County

Kari Ranten Skagit Regional Health

Sue Krienen Shell Global Manufacturing

Greg Reed United General Hospital

Jennifer Larson Mount Vernon School District

Kyle Reep D. A. Davidson & Company

Suzy Ames Skagit Valley College

Julie Di Meo KAPS/KBRC Radio

Barb Lowery Retired, Banking

Will Reichardt Skagit County

Bill Aslett Sanofi-Aventis

Marie Erbstoeszer Health Care Planning & Administration

Andrea Martin Opus Bank

Tom Rizzo Shell Puget Sound Refinery

Dan Berentson Skagit County

Pam Estvold Conway School District

Darlene Mindrum Think Solutions Consulting

Kevin Tate Skagit Public Utilities District

Deb Davis Bundy Skagit Publishing

Cory Ertel Puget Sound Energy

Kevin Paul Swinomish Tribe

Les Tokarchuk Retired, RV Repair

Ann Caldwell NW Washington Region, US Bank

Nan Hough Retired, Media Consultant

Greg Peck Washington Federal

Tiffany Urland Cascade Natural Gas

Connie Davis Skagit Regional Health

Lisa Janicki Janicki Industries

Kristia Poppe Skagit State Bank

George Welch Shell Puget Sound Refinery USW 12-591

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President Maureen Lama Vice-President /Secretary Dan Cameron Treasurer/Finance Chair Terry Belcoe Fund Development Chair Ken Bergsma Personnel Chair Mike Hunskor Program Chair Carla Tucker Past-President/Strategic Planning Ken Dahlstedt

staff Debra Lancaster Executive Director Lynne Blanford Finance Manager Philip Prud’homme Resource Development Manager Bret Turner Volunteer Services

2013-14 top 25 workplace campaigns Top 25 Workplace Campaigns

Corporate Donation

Employee Donations

Total Donation

Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company Shell Puget Sound Refinery and Foundation The Boeing Company & Employees Community Fund PACCAR Inc. Employees & Foundation Costco Wholesale Skagit State Bank Mount Vernon School District Skagit Regional Health Sedro-Woolley School District Puget Sound Energy Employees & Foundation Sea Mar Community Health Centers US Bank Employees & Foundation Skagit County Government United Parcel Service Northwest Educational Service District #189 Burlington-Edison School District Northwest Clean Air Agency Cascade Natural Gas Corporation Community Action of Skagit County FedEx Target United General Hospital Draper Valley Farms Washington Federal Wells Fargo

$105,231.26 $88,170.12 $36,000.00 $16,000.00 $9,603.00 $9,500.00

$105,880.71 $88,946.08 $39,567.00 $33,559.25 $19,206.00 $17,137.00 $26,213.82 $21,615.04 $20,626.08 Results Not In $13,911.00 $7,547.00 $12,954.72 $9,014.00 $6,499.00 $6,355.00 $6,120.00 $6,075.00 $6,005.00 $5,868.04 $4,225.70 $5,047.00 Results Not In $4,956.08 $4,880.00

$211,111.97 $177,116.20 $75,567.00 $49,559.25 $28,809.00 $26,637.00 $26,213.82 $21,615.04 $20,626.08 $20,000.00 $13,911.00 $13,581.00 $12,954.72 $9,774.20 $6,499.00 $6,355.00 $6,120.00 $6,075.00 $6,005.00 $5,868.04 $5,225.70 $5,047.00 $5,000.00 $4,956.08 $4,880.00

$6,034.00 $760.20

$1,000.00 $5,000.00

In-Kind & Sponsorships

Business & Organization Leadership Gifts

$10,000 - $30,000

$100,000 +

KAPS/KBRC

$1,000 - $9,999

Cascade Natural Gas Corp.

Padgett & Padgett, PLLC Skagit Publishing Swinomish Casino & Lodge The Boeing Company William Bounds Company $500-$999

$20,000.00

Sue Krienen PROforma Creative Printing Solutions US Bank

$1,000 - $9,999

Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company Costco Wholesale Draper Valley Farms $35,000 - $99,999 LTI, Inc. Employees Community Fund of Boeing North Coast Credit Union Puget Sound Peoples Bank Shell Foundation Skagit Farmers Supply The Boeing Company Skagit State Bank Target $10,000 - $34,999 US Bank Foundation PACCAR Foundation United Steel Workers Local 12-591 Puget Sound Energy Foundation Williams Companies Fund ~ All data as of March 2014 www.UnitedWaySkagit.org

$500-$999

Barrett Financial, LTD Best Buy BNSF Foundation Cascade Dental Comcast Foundation jcpenney Macy’s PROforma Creative Printing Solutions Sanofi US Stowes Shoes and Clothing Swinomish Tribe The Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, Inc. United Parcel Service United Way of Skagit County

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2013-14 individual leadership Givers

Alexis de Tocqueville ($10,000 +)

Trumpeter Swan ($1,000 - $2,499)

Dr. Carl Berliner The Blackburn Family Dan and Chris Cameron Susan Krienen Anonymous (2)

Christine Anderson Sig and Steve Barnett Terry Belcoe Sherri Benedict Richard Bergstrand Cheryl Bishop Patrice & Phillip Blakeway Dr. Patti & Mr. Michael Brettell Richard Clasen Dr. Robert Coffey & Dr. Deborah North Theodore Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Curry Jennifer Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Dye Julie Elsbree Marc & Pam Estvold Jeffrey Francis Loyd & Joan Frazier Bruce & Sylvia Gillett Robert Gruber Cindy Hamming Mark D. Hansen Steve & Trish Henery Stephen Johnson Kurt & Julie Kolmos Henk & Sue Kruithof Will & Jennifer Larson Douglas & Dena Lien Kirk Loy Donald Manuel Andrea & Terry Martin Anita & Charles McCarthy Michael McClure Kyle McNair William Mercer

Bald Eagle ($7,500 - $9,999) Don & Maija Sorensen

Red-Tailed Hawk ($5,000 - $7,499) Judy & Lyall Bishop Robert & Tracey Huntley Debra & Doug Lancaster Thomas Rizzo Mark & Cecilia Spahr

Peregrine Falcon ($2,500 - $4,999) Ann Caldwell Mike & Roberta Carlson Lea and Gregg Davidson Mike & Lisa Janicki Mike & Mary Killien Guy Masters Richard Moldenhauer Pepper Family Fund Herbert Rubin Diane Rusher Paul & Rene Vance George Welch Chris & Helen Zimmerman Anonymous (1)

Irene Millay Elizabeth Morgan Richard Morrison Anne Marie Morse Scott Nelson Tara Dowd & Steve Nelson Mark & Gayle Nilson Timothy O`Toole Greg Peck Daniel Peek Ricky Pina Brian & Kristia Poppe William & Wendy Rabel Kari & Steve Ranten Elizabeth Rathbun Rick & Wendy Reavill Richard & Nancy Robblee Michelle & Wayne Roberson Danny & Kim Sanford Kate Scott Dave Shields Janet Simpson Dale & Lindy Smith Philip Stephenson Kevin & Ann Tate John & Allison White John & Diane Wilkinson Stephen Williams Susan Wilson & Eric Hall Chet Yeo Val & Rob Zwick Anonymous (12)

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Blue Heron

($750 - $999) Jim & Debbie Allen Jody Ayon Ken & Laure Bergsma Lynne & Joe Blanford Matthew Breland Sandy & Mary Carter Ken & Flo Dahlstedt Alan & Yaneth Daniels Deb Davis Bundy John & Marie Erbstoeszer Ina Feenstra Tim & Linda Fitzgerald Bill & Amanda Henkel Therese Holm Jeff & Diana Holmes Gerald Jenkins Thomas Johnson Hoagy & Cheri Kerr James Kopkowski Joseph Luciano Michael Lytton Cyndie & Ted McCammant James Mulder John New Nispel Family Tim Quiggle Kyle & Kelly Reep Martha Roberson Robert & Rebecca Rosenfeld Ray & Jeanie Schemm Ryan Schmidt Michael Schweigert Robb & Carrie Stewart Tiffany & Tom Urland Robert & Bonnie Warnecke Ron & Jan Wesen Anonymous (2)

2013-14 individual leadership givers

Snow Goose ($500 - $749) Berniece Aarstad Susan & Jon T. Aarstad Mark & Karen Backman Meredith Baker John Baldwin Liz & Tony Barge Steve Beaner David Billings Dan & Patsy Martin Bowhay Family Brian Bressler Phil Brockman Jim & Carol Browder Peter & Laurel Browning Carl & Carmen Bruner Victor & Deanna Brzeg Michael & Ashley Burke Mark Burris Tom Byers Laura Cailloux & Andrew Ross Heather Calvin Jerry Carr John H. Carr Eric Shen & Betty Carteret Derek Chan Hyesoon Choi Dr. Pauline Cline Terri & Lorry Cook Cecile Cooper Mike & Dianne Crawford Sheri Croll Dennis Cross Mark Crowe Jay Cullup Kathleen Darrow-Joiner Jake Davidson Connie Davis Kevin & Julie Dawson Leanne Dillaway Sharon & Jim Dillon Paul Dixon

Mary Ann Douglas James Dowrey Steven Dundin Kirk Dunn Mark & Sandra Eaton Rory Eaton David & Aree Entenmann Darren Erickson Clifford Finkbohner Mark Fischer Lance & CJ Fisher Brett Fontes Jim Ford John & Gail Fotheringham Jeff Gabert Jeff & Jaci Gallagher John Gallagher Randy Gates James Gosciniak Audrey Gravley Wendell Griggs Jack & Claudette Gubrud Sharon Hale The Rt. Rev. Sanford & Mari Hampton Paul Hancock Bryan & Carol Harrison Rod & Susan Hibma Tom & Sherrie Hilliard Kay Hoffman Tim & Pat Halloran Betsy & Rich Humphrey Terry Jackson Steven Jahns Cecilia Johnson Steven & Robyn Johnson Paul Johnston Scott Johnston Melissa & Daniel Keener Gail & Glenn King Jennifer Kingsley Steven Koeffler Caleb Koorn Thomas LaCroix Eric Landon

Amber Larsen Dr. Jerry Sells & Rev. Linda Larson Nona Larson Barbara Leander Cindy Lint Jim Lippert Lively Family James Lowe Barb Lowery Patrick Maddox Deborah Martin Robert Martin Mason Family Gary Mattson Linda McAdams Kimberly McCarn Michael & Belinda McDowell Alan McIntyre Amanda & Mike Medcalf Laurie Miller Darlene Mindrum & Roger Kelley Wade Nelson Judy Norton Shon Nystrom Randy Otto Sandi Paciotti Martin Paietta Gary & Karen Parnell Kenneth Patnode Sharon Pawlowicz Roel Pedroza Joe & Mary Perron Kathleen Peterson Bill Poppee Brett Powers Samuel Pritchett Philip Prud’homme & Michelle Stahl José Puerto Randy & Lynn Rabenstein Greg & Lou Ann Reed Will & Diane Reichardt Stacy Rice William Rietzel Terence & Mary Rios

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Shane Robley Denise Runyan Jeanne Rupert DO Joshua Russell Ryan Sanford Kristi Schumacher Kevin & Kaela Schwitter Rick & Jean Seater Ivon Sharp Mike Shea Tom & Tina Shields Rose Silsbee Maryl Skjei Patricia Small Keith & Cyndi Sorestad The Spurling Family John & Merry Sullivan Ron & Joni Swanson John & Becky Taft Chad & Tracy Tesarik Cecil & June Thomas Matthew Thomas Rhonda Tingley Clark & Sally Todd Lin & Carla Tucker Bertrand Turgeon, Jr. Mark Van Pelt Jim VanderMey Michael Verburg Robert Waite Bob & Jennifer Walton Brian Webster Don Wick Tim Williamson Linda Wise-Miller Les Tokarchuk Donald Wolf Brian Wolfe Mike & Jeanne Youngquist Jonna L. Zieber Anonymous (24) ~ All data as of March 2014

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A contribution to the United Way’s Local Community Fund goes far, but never far away. It stays right here in Skagit County, empowering people and advancing the common good. We partner with exemplary local non-profit organizations whose programs focus on building a good quality of life for all. Together we build a stronger community.

partner Agencies American Red Cross - Islands Chapter American Red Cross - Mount Baker Chapter Boy Scouts of America - Mount Baker Council Bread of Life Food Bank Brigid Collins Skagit Valley Family Support Center Camp Fire USA Samish Council Catholic Community Services WW-NW Chinook Enterprises Community Action of Skagit County Concrete Food Bank Girl Scouts of Western Washington Ideas for Living/WSU Ext. Skagit County Mount Vernon Community Wellness Council

North Cascades Health Council Northwest Youth Services Reverie Outreach Sea Mar Community Health Centers Skagit Adult Day Program Skagit Council on Aging Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Skagit Habitat for Humanity Skagit Valley Family YMCA SPARC (Skagit Preschool and Resource Center) The Landing Volunteers of America WW Youthnet

Thank you Y! A W D E T I UN For 50 years creating sustainable positive changes in our community.

- UNITED WAY DISASTER RECOVERY FUND FOR MUDSLIDE RELIEF

Impact Tomorrow

Endowment and Planned Giving Program

Create Your Legacy

The time is now to support a community-wide endowment program to help improve lives, strengthen families, build economic independence and address emerging needs in our community.

Gifts can be immediate or deferred.

Some of the ways you can make a Legacy Gift include: • A Bequest in your will.

• Life Insurance that leverages your contribution with possible matching funds available.

• Stocks or bonds that can give you a tax deduction the year you make your Legacy Gift.

• other assets Every donor has different priorities. Skagit Legacy offers you the opportunity to direct your gift to an area of interest that best reflects your vision and passion.

For more information contact Debra at debra@unitedwayskagit.org.

All North Coast Credit Union Branches are currently accepting relief donations.

100% of contributions go to current and long term recovery efforts for families, community, and community service agencies affected by the March 22nd landslide disaster in Oso, Washington.

We’re here to help.

Community minded. Member focused.

Mount Vernon • Sedro-Woolley Academy Branch at NWCTA Bellingham • Ferndale northcoastcu.com 1.800.696.8830

Lasting Solutions We are committed to lasting solutions that build opportunity for all.

Education

is a cornerstone for success in school, work and life. We look at the big picture: what resources are lacking or need strengthening, and how we can address those gaps to keep kids on track to graduation. Only by working together can we help every child unlock their full potential and empower the workforce of tomorrow.

Income:

The whole community benefits when more working individuals and families are able to stop walking a financial tightrope and get on solid ground. That’s why we focus on lasting solutions, because financially stable people are more likely to have access to quality health care, provide a good education for their children, and contribute to their local economies.

Congratulations United Way!

USE is proud to support

Skagit County in providing solutions that will increase and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for the region.

Williams owns and operates Northwest Pipeline, a 3,900-

hosting open housesgas from 6-8 p.m. at from the San Juan mile natural pipeline extending Basin in northwestern New Mexico ovide information about our proposed and southwestern Colorado through the states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to a point on the Canadian border near Sumas, Washington. Northwest’s bi-directional system provides access to British Columbia, Alberta, order to meet a request Rocky Mountain, andby SanOregon Juan Basin gas supplies.

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l 750 million cubic feet of natural gas the proposed Oregon Pipeline near

Good

Health

is an essential ingredient for individual success and a thriving community.

Healthy kids are more likely to succeed in school. The whole community will flourish when all of our residents have access to public parks, playgrounds, healthy foods and quality healthcare.

Varsity in Volunteerism Program makes a Positive Impact on Local High School Students!

Cassidy was a shy student. She told her friends she lacked the confidence to take on a leadership position at her high school. Even so, she chose to join Youth United: Varsity in Volunteerism. The program has helped her forge unexpected friendships, cultivate new-found talents, and motivate others to become active in the community. And now she’s taken on a leadership position as vice president of Youth United at Sedro-Woolley High School.

Youth United: Varsity in Volunteerism is providing 60 students at Sedro-Woolley and Concrete High Schools the opportunity to be recognized for their service. By completing at least 100 volunteer hours during the school year, each student will earn a Varsity Letter. Program participants have worked with the Humane Society, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Skagit County, the Sedro-Woolley Library, the Lion’s Club and other agencies.

The Youth United: Varsity in Volunteerism program encourages students to become stewards of their community now and into the future, making Skagit County a better place for all.

Congratulations United Way on 50 years of making a difference in Skagit County!

Youth United:

Loaned Executive program

Thank You 2013-14 Loaned Executives!

Develop key staff, promote your business and create opportunities for a better life for all through the Loaned Executive program at United Way of Skagit County.

This program is a win for the employee as he/she develops: • Public speaking skills • Awareness and commitment in the community • Beneficial business-to-business relationships • Volunteer experience in the community

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The program is great for a business or sponsor: • High visibility in newspaper ads, United Way publications, and workplace campaign visits • Increased goodwill between businesses and the community • Workforce development through enhanced skills in public speaking, leadership, and community awareness • Opportunities for a staff person to excel in a different environment Interested in developing key staff, promoting your business and creating opportunities for a better life for all? Contact Philip Prud’homme at 360.755.9521 or email Philip@UnitedWaySkagit.org.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations United Way of Skagit County on your 50th anniversary and your tremendous service to the county.

Cascade Natural Gas also takes pride in the volunteer efforts of our employees and our company motto of In the Community to Serve®.

Mark Dye Tesoro Refinery Jeff Gabert Shell Puget Sound Refinery Elizabeth Jennings Community Action of Skagit County Lucy Kesterson Community Action of Skagit County Justin Krupa Volunteers of America Rob Martin Chinook Enterprises Kara Ney Washington Federal Wendy Reavill Camp Fire USA Samish Council Angie Strunk North Coast Credit Union

For information on how to convert your home to clean, affordable natural gas, check out our website at www.cngc.com or call us at 1-888-522-1130.

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United Way of Skagit County thanks:

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PEOPLE

have powered the United Way of Skagit County in building a better community, and the Puget Sound Refinery proudly recognizes all those Shell people who played a role.

THANK YOU

to all donors and volunteers over the last 50 years for building the strong and vibrant community that we call home.

Skagit is a better place because we