Annual Community Breakfast
Honoring
2019 Community Champion
2019 Community Champion
Dr. Pamela R. Edington
Dr. Kristine M. Young
Dutchess Community College
SUNY Orange
President
President
Two Champion Nonprofits: The Art Effect Cornerstone Family Healthcare Tuesday, September 24, 2019 THE POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND HOTEL / POUGHKEEPSIE, NY www.UWDOR.org
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Welcome! We are so delighted that you are joining us bright and early on this Tuesday morning to celebrate the start of our 2019 Workplace Campaign. We have so much exciting news to share with you as we enter our 82nd campaign to positively impact our community. Today you will hear from our two amazing Community Champions — Dr. Pamela R. Edington, President of Dutchess Community College and Dr. Kristine M. Young, President of SUNY Orange. They will share real life stories of college students who are struggling to survive while working hard to attain their degree. Last year we learned about this critical issue directly from students facing financial hardship right here in our community. Unfortunately, students in our community experience homelessness, utility shutoff, food insecurity, transportation issues and other barriers that limit their financial stability. At United Way, we are committed to helping our community through establishing key partnerships and leveraging every dollar we can. In order to help college students who are struggling, we have set up a College Student Emergency Fund. We will be working with local schools (with a focus on our Community Colleges) to remove barriers to success, so that these hard-working students can continue focusing on their education. We are thrilled to honor two Champion Nonprofits this morning: The Art Effect and Cornerstone Family Healthcare. With support from United Way, The Art Effect is able to train Poughkeepsie students in the filmmaking trade, providing a stipend so students have a way of both learning a tangible skill while helping their families financially. Through our partnership, Cornerstone Family Healthcare is able to help homeless individuals and families in Orange County with prescription costs and medical transportation services. We are also celebrating the grand reopening of our nationally recognized Day of Sharing program. Thanks to Senator Sue Serino and the RL Baxter Building Corporation (as well as many other foundations and donors), the Day of Sharing and Louis Greenspan Children’s Corner spaces have been completely renovated. In addition, the exterior of our historic Market Street building received some crucial exterior improvements. With your support United Way touched the lives of 188,622 people last year. Each year we continue to expand what we do by listening to you. When you bring a need to our attention, we make a difference. That is why we have the Louis Greenspan Children’s Corner, the new College Student Emergency Fund, a new Crisis Fund, and our partnership with local school districts to fight opioid abuse. We hope to continue to expand and develop programs that will serve as a resource for our nonprofit partners, faithbased organizations and schools. I hope you will accept our invitation to get more involved in our essential community work. We hope to work together in the coming year! Thank you again for your support of United Way and our mission to fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community.
Sincerely, Jeannie Montano President & CEO
Kevin Cleary Chairman of the Board of Directors 1
Mission . . . United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community.
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UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNITED WAY STAFF
EXECUTIVE BOARD Kevin Cleary, Chair Retired, IBM Amy Bildzok, Vice Chair Retired, IBM Susan Howell, Treasurer RBT CPAs, LLP Mike Mazzuca, Secretary Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan David Jolly, Immediate Past Chair Cornerstone Family Healthcare Board Members Fred Clarke, Esq Law Firm of Fred Clarke Arthur DeDominicis* Certified Public Accountant & Consultants Phil Derasmo TD Bank Melissa Gaeke, Ph.D. Marist College Michael J. Gilfeather Orange Bank & Trust Maureen Halahan* Orange County Partnership Julia Kammerer CareMount Medical Philip Lekanides Rhinebeck Bank Richard Mayfield United States Department of Agriculture Sharon McGinnis Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. Timothy Murphy Orange County Government Michelle O’Reilly PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP Matthew Paquet Abilities First / Dutchess Community College Barry Rothfeld* Focus Media Scott Sweeney Marshall & Sterling Insurance Brian Waldron Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Jeannie Montano President & CEO
*Advisory Board.
*Associates from other organizations & VISTAS placed at United Way.
Annette Sullivan Executive Assistant to the President & Office Manager RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Rachel Johnson Vice President of Resource Development Elizabeth Manning Campaign Director Michelle Nepton Development Manager Emily Sassano Development Coordinator Colleen McKenna SEFA Coordinator Susan Marchewka Events Coordinator Fausta Kolko* Development Assistant, Pathstone COMMUNITY IMPACT Melissa Clark, MA Director of Community Impact and ESPRI Newburgh Sarah Donnatien* ESPRI VISTA Rebecca Lull Community Information Specialist Candace Nicoletti Community Impact Coordinator Shannon Myers* Financial Empowerment VISTA Sharon Shah Data Entry Assistant FINANCE DEPARTMENT Sue Manning Director of Finance & Administration Jane Johnson Finance Manager MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Emily Darrow Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
Program Denise Doring VanBuren, Master of Ceremonies Joe Daily and Michelle Taylor from Q92, iHeartMedia, Broadcasting Live Pledge of Allegiance Invocation Reverend Jody Spiak, Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church
UNITED WAY OF THE DUTCHESS-ORANGE REGION
ANNUAL
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Welcome: Chairman & President’s Introductions United Way Chairman: Kevin Cleary United Way President & CEO: Jeannie Montano 2019 Campaign Chair Tim Eisentraut, UPS Nonprofit Champion The Art Effect, Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt Nonprofit Champion Cornerstone Family Healthcare, Linda Muller
The Poughkeepsie Grand / Poughkeepsie, NY
7:30AM – 9:00AM Breakfast, Awards, FUN!
Orange County Community Champion Introduction: Steve Neuhaus, Orange County Executive Champion: Dr. Kristine M. Young President, SUNY Orange Dutchess County Community Champion Introduction: Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive Champion: Dr. Pamela R. Edington President, Dutchess Community College Key Bank Presentation David Lewing, Market President of the Hudson Valley & Metro New York area Door Prize & Raffle Drawing! Closing
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With deepest thanks to our 2019 Community Breakfast Sponsors. SILVER SPONSORS
Adams Fairacre Farms Cornerstone Family Healthcare Dutchess Community College/Dutchess Community College Foundation IBM Corporation Orange Bank & Trust Company SUNY Orange Th!nk Dutchess
BRONZE SPONSORS
ArtCPA: Art DeDominicus Accountant and Consultants Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp Crown Maple D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Lakeland Bank Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Mackey Butts & Wise LLP Marshall & Sterling Insurance Merrill Lynch Petro Home Services Poughkeepsie Galleria RBT CPAs, LLP TD Bank Vassar College Wells Fargo
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BUSINESS SUPPORTERS
The Art Effect The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie Corbally, Gartland and Rappleyea, LLP Day Seckler DSL Financial Fox Hill Bruderhof Herb Redl Properties/Guardian Self Storage McCabe & Mack LLP Mid-Hudson Region Group of Northwestern Mutual Minuteman Press of Hyde Park Mobile Life Support Mutual of America PKF O’Connor Davies Accountants and Advisors Rose & Kiernan, Inc TEG Federal Credit Union Tompkins Mahopac Bank
CENTERPIECE SPONSORS Barton Orchards Fishkill Farms
GIFT SPONSORS
Crown Maple Poughkeepsie Journal / LocaliQ
MEDIA SPONSORS
Poughkeepsie Journal / LocaliQ Q92 / iHeart Media
VIDEO SPONSOR
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Community Champion Dr. Pamela R. Edington President
Dutchess Community College An educator with more than 35 years of service at community colleges in the northeast, Pamela R. Edington, Ed.D. became Dutchess Community College’s fifth – and first female – president in August 2014. Dr. Edington’s professional life has been dedicated to making a difference, particularly through higher education that is accessible, equitable and inclusive. She began her association with community colleges as a faculty member teaching sociology, transitioning to leadership positions as a dean, provost and now president. Key educational initiatives that Dr. Edington is committed to advancing as president include increasing the number of Dutchess students who complete a degree, developing additional programs of study to meet emerging workforce needs in the Mid-Hudson Valley, growing service and applied learning opportunities, and enhancing strategic relationships with local partners to enhance the educational pathway in Dutchess County. Reducing barriers to post-secondary education has been a hallmark of Dr. Edington’s work. Under her leadership, the College opened a site at the Family Partnership Center to serve the needs of the residents of the City of Poughkeepsie, and an on-campus food pantry and DCC CARES center were established to provide wraparound support to students. Dr. Edington has distinguished herself in both the community and on the DCC campus as an accessible, engaged and passionate visionary gifted in creating linkages between people and organizations to leverage resources and facilitate positive change. She was awarded an Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal in 2018.
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Community Champion Dr. Kristine M. Young President
SUNY Orange Over the initial four years of her tenure as President of SUNY Orange, Dr. Kristine Young has begun to significantly reshape the student experience, while at the same time expanding access to the College and cementing public-private partnerships that place SUNY Orange in the midst of academic and workforce training innovation. Seeking to better retain and graduate students, the College is now into its third year of a “SUNY Orange Experience” initiative that is revamping student onboarding, advising, course scheduling and curriculum mapping. At the same time, SUNY Orange is creating targeted workforce training partnerships across a variety of business sectors that are generating pipelines of talented and skilled employees while at the same time sparking economic development within Orange County. In order to support an increasingly diverse student population, the College has initiated a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program as well as an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). TRIO enhances the persistence, retention, graduation and transfer rates of low-income first generation students and students with disabilities while EOP provides access, academic support and financial aid counseling to low-income and academically underprepared students. SUNY Orange is recognized as a HispanicServing Institution and has been named a “Veteran Friendly” college for four of the past six years. In July 2019, Young began a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges. Locally, she sits on the boards of directors for the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council, Orange County Chamber of Commerce, the Westchester Medical Center HealthReach Council, and the Orange County Citizens Foundation. Young came to SUNY Orange following a 17-year tenure at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill.
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Nonprofit Champions The Art Effect The Art Effect empowers youth to develop their artistic voice to shape their futures and bring about positive social change. The Art Effect helps youth in the Hudson Valley explore, experience, and excel in the arts, introducing them to visual arts and media, giving them the opportunity to develop real skills in these fields, and guiding them towards achieving their academic and career goals. Visit www.feelthearteffect.com, and follow The Art Effect on social media to see work by their students and learn about upcoming events. #feelthearteffect
Cornerstone Family Healthcare Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center providing quality affordable health care to  the whole community for over 52 years. Cornerstone offers comprehensive primary medical and dental services, woman’s health services, behavioral health services, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, health education and health coverage enrollment assistance to the uninsured and underinsured. Cornerstone provides services through 16 sites in Orange, Ulster, Rockland and Broome Counties in NY. Last year, Cornerstone provided care and ancillary services to over 50,000 individuals with over 250,000 patient visits. To learn more, go to cornerstonefamilyhealthcare.org.
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MASTER OF CEREMONY DENISE DORING VANBUREN
Denise Doring VanBuren is celebrating 26 years of service at Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, which she joined in 1993 and for which she has served as an executive officer since 1999. Currently Vice President of Public Relations, VanBuren has supervised Corporate Communications, Economic Development, Marketing, Energy Efficiency and Governmental Affairs through a series of promotions during her quarter-century career with the electric and gas utility. Prior to coming to Central Hudson, she was a local radio and television anchor. Throughout her career with Central Hudson, Denise has been a strong supporter of United Way, including two terms on the board of United Way of Dutchess County, chairing of its 2005 County Campaign and service on the campaign cabinet of the Orange County United Way. She has been a Leadership Supporter of United Way for the last 26 years and was last year’s recipient of the Distinguished Leadership Award. This year, Denise was elected to the position of President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Denise volunteers for many other local causes as well, and currently serves on the following community boards: Boscobel, Dutchess Tourism Inc., MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center, Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Fishkill Rural Cemetery and the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College. She is the immediate Past President of the Exchange Club of Southern Dutchess, and has been an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution since 1988, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of its award-winning American Spirit magazine (2004–present) and its elected First Vice President General (2016-2019). Denise holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary College. She has written four books, including two celebrating the history of Beacon. A native of Troy, NY, she currently resides in the hamlet of Chelsea, with her husband Christopher G. Barclay; she has three sons: Schuyler, Troy and Brett VanBuren.
SURPRISE PERFORMANCE Students from the Dutchess Community College (DCC) Performing Arts A.S. Degree Program perform “You Can’t Stop the Beat.” This rousing finale of the Broadway Musical Hairspray, celebrates diversity and inclusion through the show’s toe-tapping tribute to 1960s Baltimore soul. Performers include: Melissa Ansari (DCC Student Government Association President), Hailey Gallinari, Angel Hernandez, Benjamin Simonetty. Jonah Woodcock (DCC Student Government Association Vice President) and Samantha Vega About the DCC Performing Arts Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree Program This program lets students develop their individual skills in several performing arts course areas, especially Theatre, Music and Dance. It allows for coherent combinations of these courses to be taken to meet special interests such as training in musical theatre. Upon completion of the degree, students may wish to seek professional employment in the performing arts, transfer to a college or conservatory for more advanced study or participate in local performing arts organizations. This is a good foundation not only for the student planning on transferring in the performing arts, but also for those who may ultimately pursue a B.A. or B.S. degree in another field and wish to be active in community performances. 9
Q92 IS BROADCASTING LIVE THIS MORNING JOE DAILY Joe, known by many as the “Morning Mayor of the Hudson Valley” has been entertaining audiences, both on air and in person, for over 40 years. For his many loyal listeners of all ages, his warmth and quick wit have become a happy part of their morning routine. And Joe enjoys his audience just as much, as he considers himself privileged to be part of people’s lives and, besides providing music, information and lots of chuckles every morning, hopes to encourage and support the wonderful individuals, families, community organizations and businesses that, with him, call the Hudson Valley home. Joe is a firm believer in the power of radio to entertain, inform, encourage and motivate. Besides his on-air hours, Joe participates in a wide variety of community events, lending his on and off-air support to many local organizations working to improve the lives of the residents of the Hudson Valley. You can hear Joe and his co-host, Michelle Taylor, on Q92 at 92.1 FM every weekday morning from 5:00 to 10:30.
MICHELLE TAYLOR Michelle Taylor landed in the Hudson Valley during the summer of 1998. Originally from Westchester County, she now calls the Hudson Valley home with her family in Wallkill. Michelle, can be heard locally on Hudson Valley radio during the mornings and mid-days in Sussex, NJ. With entertainment in her blood, Michelle’s grandfather was the host of ‘Coy’s Corner’ on WNBC-AM in the 1940’s. As far back as she can remember, Michelle has always wanted to ‘be on the radio’. Given the gift of gab, she set her sights on her communications training and development and received her start in radio on WEBK-FM in Killington, Vermont in an extraordinary situation, as co-host for a female morning show. After co-hosting the show and wearing the News Director hat for five years, Michelle wanted to come home to her roots of New York State. When she arrived home, Michelle worked for WRNN-TV as their Bureau Chief for the Fairfield / Westchester / Rockland Bureau. Following this task, it was time for Michelle to get back into radio, learning of a position with Straus Media in Poughkeepsie, she became the part time Board Op for ‘The Cat’ on 96.1 / 98.5. With many hours and days of commitment, dedication and taking each challenge she was faced with, Michelle moved up through Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartRadio, running the Promotions Department for four years before throwing her hat to be the Program Director of LITE 92.1, in addition to Director of Community Relations. With just a brief hiatus, Michelle is back on the air on Q92.1 / WRNQ-FM, Poughkeepsie, NY featuring “Joe and Michelle in The Morning” and hosting mid-days on 102.3 / WSUS-FM, Sussex, NJ, and couldn’t be happier! Michelle has ventured into being ‘her own boss,’ during her free time. She heads Taylor Entertainment with her mobile DJ business, voice over service and is an Ordained Minister.
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2019
United Way Campaign
Resource Development Committee Tim Eisentraut 2019 Campaign Chair UPS Maureen Halahan Member of United Way Advisory Board Orange County Partnership Kevin Cleary Chair of United Way Board of Directors Retired, IBM Corporation Phillip Lekanides Member of United Way Board of Directors Rhinebeck Bank Denise Doring VanBuren Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp
Thank you to our Loaned Executives and the organizations that share them with us. The workplace campaign is a monumental fundraising effort, and we couldn’t do it without the many hours of work these talented individuals invest in making our community a stronger, healthier place to live and work!
Loaned Executives Joanne Crimi IBM Corporation
Jane Rodd Cornell Cooperative Extension
Amy Dittmar Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
Mary Jean Skelly-Miller Rhinebeck Bank
Lori Downing Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Carmen Soto Precision Pipeline Solutions
Diane Mench IBM Corporation
Loretta Spence Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Employee Campaign Managers We want to extend our gratitude to the more than 200 individuals who have committed to manage the campaigns for your workplace. We know the hard work and commitment it takes to run a great campaign and share the work of United Way within your organization. You are the backbone of our workplace campaign.
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2019 Adams Fairacre Farms* Allstate Insurance Amazon Smile American Express Anthem Arlington Central School District The Art Effect Associated Aircraft Group AT&T Ball Corp Bank of America Bank of Millbrook Berkshire Bank Best Buy Company, Inc Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Inc Bloomingdales BNY Mellon Bon Secours Health System C&S Wholesale Grocers* Cardinal Health Carpenter & Smith Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.* The Chazen Companies Chester Union Free School District The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County Con Edison Cooley Group, Inc Corbally, Gartland and Rappleyea, LLP Crystal Run Village, Inc D’Arcangelo & Company, LLP* Do It Best Corp* Dutchess Community College Dutchess County BOCES Dutchess County Government Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Dutchess Day School Dutchess Outreach, Inc Dutchess Tourism, Inc EFCO Products, Inc* Emery and Webb, Inc Enlarged City School District of Middletown Enterprise Holdings* Ethan Allen Staffing Family Services, Inc Federal Reserve Bank of New York FedEx Corporation* Frontier Communications 12
CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
*Corporate Gift
Global Foundries Goldstein Karlewicz & Goldstein Goshen Central School District Grace Smith House Hannaford Supermarkets* Hickey Finn and Company Insurance* High Industries HONORehg, Inc Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union* IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works* Independent Telecommunications Corp. James L Taylor Manufacturing Company* Jewish Family Service of Orange County JP Morgan Chase John G. Ullman & Associates Kal Pac Corporation KeyBank Kiewit Infrastructure Company* Kirshon & Company, PC Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District Lakeland Bank Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages Liberty Mutual Insurance* Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP Literacy Connections of the Hudson Valley M&T Bank* Macy’s, Inc Marist College Marshall and Sterling Insurance* Masci and Hale Family Dentistry McCabe and Mack LLP Merrill Lynch Metal Container Corporation* Mid-Hudson Library System Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Mid-Hudson Works Millbrook Central School District Monro Muffler MVP Health Care Nationwide* New York Life Insurance Newburgh Enlarged City School District Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc* Orange Bank & Trust Company* Orange County AHRC Orange County Government
Orange County Partnership Orange Regional Medical Center* Orange Ulster BOCES Package Pavement Company, Inc* Pawling Corporation Paychex People’s United Bank Pepsico Pine Bush Central School District Pine Plains Central School District Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc. Port Jervis City School District Poughkeepsie Journal* Poughkeepsie Public Library District Pratt & Whitney Advanced Coating Technologies Precision Pipeline Solutions Price Chopper Prime Wealth Management Principal Financial Group RBT CPAs, LLP Red Hook Central School District Rhinebeck Bank* Rhinebeck Central School District Riverside Bank Rose and Kiernan, Inc* Safe Homes of Orange County Shop Rite SP Richards Company Spackenkill Union Free School District Sprint
Staffline Inc. State Farm Insurance Stop & Shop* Sun Trust Bank SUNY Orange Takasago International Corp* Target TD Bank Corporation TEG Federal Credit Union Th!nk Dutchess Alliance for Business Tompkins Mahopac Bank TOPS Markets Town of Blooming Grove Town of Chester Town of Hyde Park Ulster Savings Bank* United Health Group United Parcel Service* United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region USAA Valley Central School District Verizon Walmart Wappingers Central School District Washingtonville Central School District Welltower Westage Corporation Xerox
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United Way supports its nonprofit Community Partners through funding, volunteers and basic needs. Together, we are working to fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community.
NONPROFIT COMMUNITY PARTNERS 2019 – 2020 HEALTH
The Art Effect DROP Studios Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County One to One Mentoring Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse Personal Safety Program Common Ground Farm Beacon Farm to School Community Project Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Green Teen Community Gardening-Growing Healthy Dutchess Outreach Fresh Market Family Services Teen Resource Activity Center (TRAC) and Sexual Violence Prevention Program
EDUCATION
Boys & Girls Club of Newburgh The Afterschool Project CultureConnect Life Learning and Language (LLL) Program Grace Smith House Parents As Caregivers Literacy Connections of the Hudson Valley Book Buddies
Food For Kids Washingtonville Food For Kids Grace Smith House Inc. Healthy Teen Relationships HONOR A Friend’s House Hudson River Housing River Haven Hudson Valley Seed Beacon/Newburgh School Garden Education NAMI Ending the Silence Northeast Community Council Teen Team Leadership Program Poughkeepsie Farm Project City FRESH Safe Homes of Orange County Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program Newburgh Armory Unity Center Comprehensive Kindergarten Through Career Program Safe Homes of Orange County Nurturing Families Program Vassar College Urban Education Initiative Vassar English Language Learners Outreach Program
FINANCIAL STABILITY Catholic Charities Community Services of Dutchess County Financial Stability Strategy Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange County Case Management & Crisis Intervention Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County Case Management & Dress for Success Cornerstone Family Healthcare Healthy Connections Dutchess Outreach Emergency Assistance Program Exodus Transitional Community Newburgh Community Re Entry Program Grace Smith House Meets Basic Needs
Hudson River Housing Housing Navigation Program & Follow Through Program Hudson Valley CA$H Coalition Free Tax Preparation Jewish Family Services Financial Empowerment Program Legal Services of the Hudson Valley LSHV Homelessness Prevention and Income Stabilization Services Pawling Resource Center Transportation Program Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley Food for Dutchess & Orange County Feeding Program Safe Homes of Orange County Financial Assistance Program United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region Crisis Fund
MISSION UNITED™: VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES Hudson River Housing Veteran Impact Program
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Veterans & Military Families Services for Dutchess and Orange
KEY COMMUNITY RESOURCES Hudson Valley 2-1-1 Helpline
Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profiles
PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY WHO RECEIVED HELP WITH EVERYDAY NEEDS (2018–2019) Abilities First, Inc. Adelphi University Alzheimer’s Association American Red Cross Archdiocese of New York The ARC Community League Arlington Central School District Astor Services for Children & Families Baptist Temple Bard College Barrett Art Center C.O.L.O.R.S. FOUNDATION Cee Cee’s Food Pantry Center of Compassion Food Pantry Child Care Council Orange County Inc. Child Protective Services Children’s Rights The City of Beacon Housing Authority Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Community Housing Innovations Community Matters 2 Cove Care Center
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Crystal Run Village Deacon Jack Seymour Pantry Denizen Theatre Dutchess Community College Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Dutchess County Healthy Families Easter Seals Food Pantry Eileen Hickey Holiday Dinner Engaging People in Change Enlarged City School District of Middletown Faith House Fostering Hope Together Genesis Academy Grace Episcopal Church Green Chimneys Greenwood Lake Food Pantry Harmony Baptist Food Pantry The Hasbrouck Street Park Project Head Start of Eastern Orange County Healthy Connections Hudson Valley Community Services Hudson Valley House of Hope
I Am Beacon Independent Living The Institute for Family Health Jewish Federation of Dutchess County John Flowers Community Life Restoration Church Love INC Marist College Maternal and Infant Community Health Collaborative Maternal-Infant Services Network Mental Health America of Dutchess County Mid-Hudson Heritage Center Mid-Hudson Works Montgomery Food Pantry Mount Saint Mary College MVP Healthcare Newburgh Community Photo Project Newburgh Enlarged City School District Newburgh Housing Authority Newburgh Ministry New York Civic Engagement Table - Newburgh
New Vision Church Open Arms Inc. Orange County Innovator The Osbourne Association Pathstone Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary Pine Bush Central School District Poughkeepsie City School District Poughkeepsie Public Library District Project LIFE Protect Students Abroad R.E.A.L. Skills Network Rebuilding Together Dutchess County Red Hook Community Center RECAP Rhinebeck Central School District RUPCO Safe Harbors of the Hudson Saint Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Salvation Army: Middletown, Newburgh, Port Jervis, Poughkeepsie Shepherd’s Kitchen St. Dominic’s Home
St. George’s Food Pantry St. Joseph’s Church St. Paul’s Poughkeepsie Food Pantry The Star Project SUNY New Paltz Taconic Resources for Independence Inc. Together Our Unity Can Heal Toys for Tots Hudson Valley Trinity Temple Food Pantry Union Church Vision Community Church Wappingers Central School District Warwick Valley Ecumenical Council Wassaic Adopt A Family Wassaic Ladies Auxiliary We Are Newburgh WESTCOP Youth Advocate Programs Inc. Youth Mission Outreach, Inc.
The mission of Young Leaders United is to support the work of United Way and foster a spirit of community involvement among the next generation of leaders. Young Leaders United members are committed, compassionate and generous individuals who are dedicated to making a positive impact throughout our community. Get involved today! Go to: www.uwdor.org/ylu Joyneia Joyner, Chair Berkshire Farms and Services for Youth Rebecca Reynolds, Chair RBT CPAs, LLP Michelle Bissett McEnroe Farm Solomon Chouicha Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Brett Colbert Community Volunteer Megan Deichler Helmsley Charitable Trust Amanda Gisonni IBM Corporation Julia Kammerer Member of United Way Board of Directors CareMount Medical Vibhavari Kondapuram RBT CPAs, LLP Steph Kortesis Community Volunteer
Garrett Marshall The Culinary Institute of America Michaella Matthews MHA Ulster Casper Owuor Bard College Liz Proscia The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Mallika Rao Astor Services for Children and Families Jenny Sanchez The Sentinel of Port Jervis Adrienne Watts Geodis Sarah Weikel The ARC of Dutchess Thomas Weikel Poughkeepsie Journal Media
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UNITED WAY IS MAKING AN IMPACT! Days of Caring and Volunteerism United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is proud to be a recognized as a regional volunteer center of New York State. We have a network of approximately 1,600 volunteers working together to donate their time and efforts to making our community a better place. We operate a volunteer portal which offers hundreds of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. United Way hosts seven signature volunteer events throughout the year called our Days of Caring. Our Days of Caring are Martin Luther King Day of Service in January, National Volunteer Week in April, New York Parks Day in May, National Hunger Awareness Day & Day of Action in June, 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance in September and Make A Difference Week (sponsored by Ulster Savings Bank) in October. With the help of our nonprofit partners, and generous volunteer groups, we are able to complete close to 50 capacity building projects throughout the year. volunteer.uwdor.org Days of Sharing and The Louis Greenspan Children’s Corner Four times a year United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region opens the basement of our Poughkeepsie office to offer donations to representatives from nonprofits, faith-based organizations and schools that serve families in Dutchess & Orange counties. The “shoppers” arrive with a list of items they need to best serve their client’s families. We offer clothing, bedding, home goods, books, office supplies and an entire room designated for children’s items called The Louis Greenspan Children’s Corner. This special space has all the basic items that families need to raise healthy, happy children. Last year, more than $200,000 in goods was distributed to 7,466 families. This year, our goal is to help 10,000 families with $300,000 in goods.The next Day of Sharing is on December 6th. www.uwdor.org/dayofsharing Economic Mobility United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is one of the few United Ways across the country to be selected to have an AmeriCorps VISTA focusing on economic mobility in our community. Through this VISTA supported program, United Way is able to coordinate financial literacy workshops and support free tax preparation programming in an effort to alleviate poverty. The VISTA also works to expand the Gift-In-Kind program to increase donations for underserved people in our community. www.hv-cash.org ESPRI Newburgh Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative was awarded to the City of Newburgh in 2016; United Way of DutchessOrange Region is the coordinating agency. The focus of the initiative is to impact intergenerational poverty through engaging the voices of the most impacted people living in poverty. Newburgh ESPRI has a focus to inform systems change to better serve the needs of the most vulnerable communities, while granting funding to impact the cycle that keeps people in poverty. www.uwdor.org/espri-newburgh
Thank you to our Raffle Donors!
Emerson Resort & Spa, Martha Miller, Jeannie Montano, Mohonk Mountain House, Mount Peter, Sierra Lily, Erika Schell, and Walt Disney World
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UNITED WAY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONGRATULATES OUR 2019
COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AND NONPROFIT CHAMPIONS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY STRONG!
DR. PAMELA EDINGTON
Amy Bildzok Fred Clarke Kevin Cleary Art DeDominicis Phil Derasmo Melissa Gaeke Michael Gilfeather Maureen Halahan Susan Howell Dave Jolly Phil Lekanides Julia Kammerer Richard Mayfield Mike Mazzuca Sharon McGinnis Tim Murphy Michelle O’Reilly Matt Paquet Barry Rothfeld Scott Sweeney Brian Waldron
DR. KRISTINE YOUNG
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Media Sponsor
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Silver Sponsor
Cornerstone Family Healthcare proudly supports
United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region
Congratulations 2019 Community Champions Pamela R. Edington President, Dutchess Community College
Dr. Kristine M. Young President, SUNY Orange
2019 Champion Non-Profits The Art Effect Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Keeping You Healthy Since 1967
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Silver Sponsor
Proud to support United Way and to honor Dutchess Community College President
dr. Pamela Edington for her life’s work of strengthening communities through education and social justice advocacy.
Congratulations to fellow honorees Dr. Kristine Young, The Art Effect and Cornerstone Family Healthcare.
Our community. Our College. Our Future.
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Silver Sponsor
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Silver Sponsor
Congratulations to This Morning’s Honorees
Dr. Kristine Young Dr. Pamela Edington The Art Effect & Cornerstone Family Healthcare SUNY Orange & the SUNY Orange Foundation would like to especially thank Dr. Young & Dr. Edington for advancing higher education, strengthening our communities, and supporting the students of today as they pursue their academic and career goals. Congratulations on today’s well-deserved honor as a Community Champion Renita Johnson, SUNY Orange ’17 currently studying neuroscience at Brown University
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CONGRATULATES
Silver Sponsor
T HI N K D UTC H E S S A L L I A N C E F O R BU S I NE S S
Community Champions Dr. Pamela R. Edington President, Dutchess Community College and
Dr. Kristine M. Young President, SUNY Orange
Champion Nonprofits The Art Effect and
Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Thank you for your contribution to making our region a great place to live, work, play and learn.
3 Neptune Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 www.thinkdutchess.com
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Bronze Sponsor
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We are proud to partner with United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and we congratulate today’s Champions:
Dr. Pamela R. Edington, Dr. Kristine M. Young, The Art Effect & Cornerstone Family Healthcare
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Proud Supporters of the United Way's Annual Breakfast!
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It’s an honor to celebrate the things that bring our community together.
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Dr. Pamela Edington
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President Dutches Community College
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We thank United Way for your service to Dutchess and Orange Counties.
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United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region andjoins them in honoring 2019 Community Champions
Dr. Pamela Edington
Dr. Kristine Young
President Dutchess Community College
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Congratulations to each of today’s honorees, whose dedication, professionalism and excellence enrich lives throughout our region!
Dr. Pamela R. Edington Dr. Kristine M. Young
The Art Effect Cornerstone Family Healthcare
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Saluting Dr. Pamela R. Edington and
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THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HELP TO ALMOST 183,000 PEOPLE! WE’RE ABLE TO DO T HIS WORK BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE DR. PAMELA EDINGTON & DR. KRISTINE YOUNG AND PARTNERS LIKE THE ART EFFECT & CORNERSTONE FAMILY HEALTHCARE. FROM THE UNITED WAY STAFF
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Celebrating 50 Years’ Serving Businesses in the Hudson Valley Ethan Allen Recruitment Direct Hire Placement
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CONGRATULATIONS PAMELA EDINGTON, I SALUTE YOU! JOHN O’SHEA
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We are proud to support the United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region. Congratulations! Dr. Kristine Young and Dr. Pamela Edington
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Congratulations to Pamela Edington, EdD, and Kristine Young, EdD, true community champions. Learn about our bachelor’s and master’s programs in social work at hudson-valley.adelphi.edu.
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WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR DONATIONS TO THE LOUIS GREENSPAN CHILDREN’S CORNER. Thank You!
Congratulations to the two honorees Pamela Edington of Dutchess Community College and Kristine Young of SUNY Orange. Danny & Nancy Aronzon
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Congratulations to Pamela R. Edington, Kristine Young and all the honorees! Lou & Candy Lewis
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, OCT 9
Copresented with Rhinebeck Bank, Rhinebeck Bank’s Vincent Aurigemma, Vice President of Residential Mortgage Lending, and representatives from Hudson River Housing, will discuss available community housing grants for first-time homebuyers. Refreshments are served. Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, 8 North Cherry Street, Poughkeepsie, 5:30–7:30pm. For more information and to register, go to www.uwdor.org/register-oct9.
SCHOOL LUNCH & LEARN: RESILIENT COMMUNITIES—CHALLENGING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, OCT 17
Presented through a grant with AmerisourceBergen, this presentation for nonprofit and primary and secondary school personnel features a keynote address , “Changing the Conversation: The Role of Prevention, Treatment, Recovery and Youth in a Time of National Crisis,” by Carlton Hall. Mount Saint Mary College, Hudson Hall, 3:00pm. For more information and to register, go to www.uwdor.org/resilientcommunities.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE WEEK, OCT 20 – 26
Sponsored by Ulster Savings Bank, United Way is coordinating a week of volunteer activities to Make A Difference in our community. For information on this and other volunteer opportunities, go to our volunteer portal at http://volunteer.uwdor.org.
DAY OF SHARING: DEC 6, MAR 6, JUNE 5
United Way’s nationally-recognized, gift-in-kind program is open to representatives from nonprofits, schools and faith-based organizations from 10:00am – 12:00noon every quarter. For more information, go to www.uwdor.org/dayofsharing or contact Rebecca Lull at rlull@uwdor.org or 845-471-1900 ext 3113.
CELEBRATION OF SERVICE AWARDS EVENT 2020, DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Join United Way for our annual evening benefit that will include a silent and live auction of amazing items followed by an awards ceremony - and lots of fun too! Anthony’s Pier 9, New Windsor, 5:30 – 9:00pm. For more information, go to www.uwdor.org/celebration2020.
PULL THE PLANE 2020, DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Join United Way for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pull a Boeing 757! This is a FUNdraiser. For more information, go to www.uwdor.org/ptp.
For further information about these events, visit our website at www.uwdor. org. To sign up to volunteer or to register a volunteer project, go to volunteer.uwdor.org.
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Congratulations to the
2019 Community Champions: Dr. Pamela R. Edington President Dutchess Community College
Dr. Kristine M. Young President Orange County Community College
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2019 Champion Nonprofits: The Art Effect Cornerstone Family Healthcare proud media sponsor