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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
VALLEY UNITED WAY STAFF
Jack Walsh
Sara Aylward
Patricia Tarasovic
Nancy Roshka
Allissa Dempsey
Victoria Martins
Joyce Saltes
President & C.O.O.
Director, Resource Development
Director, Volunteer Center
Accounting & IS Coordinator
Chief Storyteller & Graphic Designer
Campaign Assistant
Office Volunteer
Valley United Way would like to take a moment to thank Carol Anzidei for her lifetime of service to our organization and our local community! A lifelong Valley resident, Carol served as the Administrative Assistant for Valley United Way for 48 years! “Carol was the one constant for Valley United Way,” says President and C.O.O. Jack Walsh. “She was here from the day the doors opened until the day she retired.” Carol retired in October of 2015 to enjoy spending time with her husband, friends and family and to travel. Valley United Way will miss seeing Carol in the office every day, but wishes her all the best for a happy, healthy retirement.
CONGRATULATIONS CAROL!
THANK YOU!
YOUR DONATIONS ALLOWED UNITED WAY & OUR PARTNERS TO HELP
107,964
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VALLEY RESIDENTS * Duplication possible if helped in multiple services; numbers are based on agency reporting.
ABOUT VALLEY UNITED WAY Valley United Way is on a mission to improve lives. We mobilize the caring power of our community through philanthropy, volunteerism and collaboration. Each year we work to raise, invest and leverage funds to support our 24 partner agencies and our volunteer center that are hard at work preparing youth to succeed, strengthening families and helping people in crisis.
EDUCATION: Building Successful Youth Valley United Way is home to both the High School Volunteer Council and Youth Leadership Program. Both of these initiatives serve students in the five Valley towns and teach them the skills to make a postive impact in our community. It encourages them to learn about the need in the Valley and to give back with their time and talents to those facing hardship. In addition to our own initiatives, Valley United Way helps fund a variety of nonprofit programs in early childhood education and mentoring.
INCOME: Increasing Self-Sufficiency Through programs such as the Grow Your Own Garden and Financial Literacy Series, Valley United Way is putting a stake in the ground to help people become more self-sufficient. We understand that people land on tough times and we offer a hand-up, not a hand-out. Learning critical skills in budgeting, saving for retirement and planning for college can be a huge money-saver, while learning the art of gardening and canning can help supplement the donations from local food banks to families in need.
HEALTH: Creating a Healthier Community
Physical, mental and emotional health are all vital in building a healthy person and a healthy community. Valley United Way understands the need for a healthier community and that is why we invest our time and funding to support programs that help children through adults with behavioral and mental health disorders, provide counseling and get people up and active to make healthy lifestyle choices.
PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR We are pleased to submit this annual report to the community showing the pivotal role that United Way plays, starting with the Annual Community Campaign which makes every thing we do possible. As you thumb through this report, you will have a chance to see exactly what we do, how we do it, who does it and who benefits from it. It is the story of how a community comes together for the common good of all. The Annual Report is the story of how the dollars are raised and allocated and then enhanced by so many other things that United Way does to stretch those dollars even further to have the greatest positive impact. The Annual Report gives us an opportunity to recognize and thank those people involved with Valley United Way as donors, volunteers, partner agencies and beneficiaries of services. We all work together to make the Valley the special place that it is to live and work.
Jack Walsh, President & C.O.O. Valley United Way
Janice Sheehy, Board Chair & SVP of Business & Professional Banking Webster Bank
VOLUNTEER CENTER “The Volunteer Center celebrated a truly exceptional year! It continues to inspire, mobilize and equip individuals to make a difference in the Valley community. Connecting people to meaningful volunteer opportunities that effectively make a difference is woven through the brilliant mission of Valley United Way’s Volunteer Center.”
Patricia Tarasovic Director, Volunteer Center Valley United Way
CVC
20
YEARS OF SERVICE
$1,330,429
The Volunteer Center has mobilized these programs to another level of outstanding accomplishment:
COMMUNITY VALUE
• The High School Volunteer Council – uniting the six Valley high schools to meet several times throughout the year to share a bond of community impact and leadership – designed their first Community Day to educate A.L.I.C.E. families while providing a day of fun for their children. • The Corporate Volunteer Council – built Harvest House VI, providing thousands of meals for Valley families in need and outfitted 112 Shelton school children, spending $22,400. The CVC is celebrating twenty years! • Serving in a leadership role as Co-Chair of the Food Task Force and Vice Chair of the Valley Council for Health and Human Services, I help promote the Volunteer Center’s mission, to convene and build capacity for lasting change.
3,305
HOURS OF
SERVICE
7500
VOLUNTEERS
Weeks of Caring 1996 - 2016: Impacting the Valley
1996
CVC members renovate the Rec Camp, as one of the 1st projects
1999
Back to School helps 130 students at Ansonia Public Schools
from local companies, clubs, services, schools & other organizations
2003
Volunteers renovate Derby Day Care creating a fun place to learn
CORPORATE VOLUNTEER COUNCIL CVC Co-Chairs
Carolyn Cutaneo, Katie Scinto, Lynn Kieley
The Corporate Volunteer Council is a coalition of more than 50 Valley businesses who give back to our community through the spirit of volunteerism. The CVC coordinates food and clothing drives, plans and provides resources for large scale community projects and shares best practices for corporate social responsibility. The CVC believes in the value of giving back to the communities where they do business and promoting volunteerism among their employees. The Corporate Volunteer Council strives to make the greatest community impact possible.
2005
First Harvest House is built collecting 100,000 food items
2010
Umbrella Domestic Violence Shelter gets a complete makeover
2015
Harvest House VI continues to stock shelves at food banks
WEEK OF CARING - HARVEST HOUSE VI HARVEST HOUSE VI – RESPONDING TO THE NEED TO FEED OUR VALLEY…EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS! The Corporate Volunteer Council once again built a house of food to help alleviate hunger
$97,375 Value to Community Imcludes in-kind, sponsorships and food donations
in the Valley by assembling Harvest House VI. Over one hundred volunteers of all ages joined together to build this one-of-a-kind, very special house, built and designed by Emmett O’Brien Technical High School. Hundreds of cans and boxes of food made up the walls of the house. Prudential was once again the Marquee Sponsor. Valley food banks were brought into the process of learning about their greatest food needs. With each build, the CVC learns more on how to make the greatest impact. The Harvest House
110,00 Estimated Food Items
committee met diligently to examine the strategy of lessons learned and setting the structure for engaging other companies and the entire community. This year was the most efficient food build…save the date for the Harvest House VII September 23, 2017!
3,125 Volunteer Hours
40 Companies & Volunteer Groups
MEMBERS OF THE CVC Cheryl Amicone Edgewell Personal Care
Denise Fantorella The Nielsen Company
Kellie Hayden BIC Corporation
Kayleigh Apicerno R.D. Scinto
Gina Ferreri Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Johanne Henderson BIC Corporation
Tara Barbieri CDW-G Laura Bellows BIC Corporation Julie Belval Courtyard by Marriott Shelton Lisa Brewster Courtyard by Marriott Shelton Harry Burlakoff Minuteman Press of Shelton Dana Cackowski People’s United Bank Carolyn Cargnel Prudential John Corraro Barnum Financial Group, An office of MetLife Hilary Daley Edgewell Personal Care Ashley Dearborn Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock
Brooke Fitzgerald Unilever Trish Fontes First Niagara Bank Jessa Francis Sikorsky Aircraft Arlene Gardella Altair Global Relocation Katrina Gehrmann Edgewell Personal Care Nancie Gray Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Jill Griffin CDW-G Michelangelo Guerrera Focaccia’s Cafe & Catery Antonietta Hallet Community Volunteer Christine Hare Altair Global Relocation Kris Harrison Turner Construction
Libby Hitchcock Sikorsky Aircraft Linda Holmes-Hannon Homewood Suites by Hilton Linda Hvizdo Homewood Suites by Hilton Lynn Kieley Newtown Savings Bank Rochelle Liska Sikorsky Aerospace Services Kate Marks Marks of Design Michael Marques Hilton Garden Inn Jennifer Martone Sikorsky Aircraft Tom Matthews Basement Systems Deborah McGuigan Prudential
Ned Miller Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Ins. Sue Millican Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Pam Petro Unilever Emily Piedmont Lex Products Mark Rasmussen Prudential
Mary Ann Miskowicz Better Packages, Inc.
Kellie Santiago Basement Systems
Megan Mulrooney Prudential
Gina Scarpa Spataro Construction
Ashley Orsi Sikorsky Aircraft
Katie Scinto R.D. Scinto
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Joseph Pagliaro Jr. Edward F. Adzima & Riverview Funeral Homes
Kathleen Turk BPA Worldwide, Inc.
Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Rene Patino Prudential David Pendagast Keller Williams Realty Carol Pendagast Serra & DelVecchio Insurance Ramon Peralta Peralta Design
Erin Turner Peralta Design Rob VanEgghen DRS Seismic Consultants, LLC Robert VanEgghen PerkinElmer
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Top Row: Charlie Sampson, Co-Chairs Scott Walkinshaw and Liam Flannery, Michael Shortell, Communications Chair Christian Armistead, Advisor Scot Lang Middle Row: Akshaw Patel, Haley Arruda, Sejal Bhargara, Lauren Pawloski, Payton Westine, Katherine Wajik, Thomas Komar, Anand Vaish Bottom Row: Advisor Colleen Holt, Catherine Simonetti, Kristen Speaker, Truc Minh Nguyen, David Ortiz, Taylor Queen, Courtney Salinsky and Matthew Salinsky Youth Leadership Director Patricia Tarasovic
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS Letter Carriers Food Drive Back to School Prudential Leadership Training Special Olympics Bowling Holiday Singing & Toys for Kids Allocations
The Youth Leadership Program unites Valley teens who have a desire to get involved with their community and learn the skills needed to become future leaders. The students learn about community needs in the Valley, the importance of nonprofit agencies and the role volunteerism plays in addressing those needs. At the conclusion of their year, Youth Leaders are given the opportunity to allocate funds to teen-focused community programs. Applications are accepted annually from students either attending high schools in the Valley or residing in the Valley and attending schools outside the Valley.
23 total volunteers 1650 total hours Missing from picture: Bethany Catlin, Alyssa Orlofsky, Advisor Michael Gnibus
CORPORATE CUP
The 25th Anniversary Community Corporate Cup resulted in the second tie in the history of the event as BIC and defending champion CDW finished with the same total 202.64 points. BIC had finished second for three straight years, so this was a very special win for them. Though BIC and CDW finished at the top, the real winners were all those who competed and improved their health and wellness at the same time. Our partners in this event, Griffin Hospital, the Valley YMCA and the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, work hard to ensure a spirit of fun and sportsmanship to go along with the enthusiasm and dedication needed to win. Though all the events are important, the Healthy Team event which includes health screenings, educational programs, a free membership to the Y and three healthy meals prepared by the chefs at Griffin Hospital has always been the core event.
2014 FINAL STANDINGS 1. Bic Corporation & CDW - G 2. Griffin Hospital 3. PerkinElmer
202.64 185.75 174.68
4. NPI Medical 5. BHcare 6. EDR 7. DiMatteo Insurance
139.39 136.14 106.93 94.50
8. TEAM, Inc. 9. People’s United Bank 10. Valley YMCA
84.18 75.25 24.21
GROW YOUR OWN In another effort to take action based on the Valley Hunger Study, Valley United Way offered the Grow Your Own gardening program, an effort to help individuals help themselves by growing their own fruits and vegetables. We want to thank our participants and the Prudential Foundation, Massaro Community Farm, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the DerbyShelton Rotary Club, Home Depot and the Food Security Task Force of the Valley Council for Health & Human Services for making this unique self-help program possible.
THOUGH GRATEFUL FOR THE ASSISTANCE ONE LOCAL FOOD BANK CLIENT WHO IS FEEDING A FAMILY OF 5 SAYS,
“SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE WHEN CREATING A MEAL--SOMETIMES I WILL GET PASTA WITH NO SAUCE, MEAT OR ANYTHING I KNOW HOW TO PAIR WITH IT.” THE GROW YOUR OWN GARDEN PROGRAM WILL NOT ONLY TEACH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUAL SKILLS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, BUT WILL HELP SUPPLEMENT THE DONATIONS FROM THE FOOD BANK TO COMPLETE A HEALTHY MEAL. * Information is based on the Valley Hunger Study
HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER COUNCIL
Ansonia: Jillian Durante (Advisor), Aaron Minopoli, Tina Person, Will Phipps, Quentesa Robinson Derby: Brian Nutcher (Advisor), Jen Ostrosky (Advisor), Andrea Albarella, Anthony Gonzalez, Mike Kreiger, Charlie Sampson, Ben Slowik, Katrina Turnqist Emmett O’Brien: Kimberly Feher (Advisor), Allison Kinard (Advisor), Adelia Gandy, Felicia Moore, Owen Pawlak, Kayla Sciarretti, Christina Victoria Oxford: Cathy Hall (Advisor), Deyja Gentile, Praneeth Hewathanthri, Kristen Speaker, Jim Winger Seymour: Erin Scozzafava (Advisor) David Willadsen (Advisor), Matt Cosciello, Emily Curino, Julian Falcioni, Liam Flannery, Justine Inzero, Daniel Robinson Shelton: Jerry Kelley (Advisor), Megan Byrne, Haley Danowski, Charles O’Keefe, Jill Ortoli, Michele Siu, Jack Wise
The purpose of the High School Volunteer Council is to unite Valley high schools which include Ansonia, Derby, Emmett O’Brien, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton, to work together on community service projects that will meet the needs of our community. The goal is to provide the opportunity for high school students to learn and practice leadership skills, develop a wider knowledge of community needs and implement one major volunteer project a year that will make a great impact on the community, all while interacting with students from other schools.
May 30th Community Fun Day at Shelton Rotary Pavilion Students designed this special project in response to the many Valley families who are A.L.I.C.E. They invited families to enjoy a day of fun with student coordinated games for kids, a mini agency fair for parents and lunch and refreshments for all.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Each August, members of the Corporate Volunteer Council join together for the Back to School Clothes for Kids Project. This project selects one town in the Valley (on a rotating basis) and provides lowincome children from that town’s elementary schools with brand new clothes & school supplies to gear up for the first day. The goal of this project is to provide new clothing ans supplies to children in need at the start of the school year in an effort to improve attendance on the first days of school and boost confidence. On August 27, 2015, 115 children at Shelton’s Long Hill and Sunnyside schools were presented with bins filled with two complete outfits, underwear, socks, sneakers, a winter coat and a backpack overflowing with school supplies for the year. Thirty -four CVC companies ensured these children that they would have new clothes to begin their brand new year of learning. Since the programs start, the CVC has outfitted a total of 2,853 Valley students and invested $578,140 in our Valley youth!
VALUE TO COMPANIES STUDENTS SPENT PER $23,000 COMMUNITY 34 PARTICIPATED 115 OUTFITTED $200 STUDENT
CAMPAIGN KICKOFF 8
Edgewell Personal Care sponsors the 2015-2016 Annual Community Campaign Kickoff at the Rotary Pavilion on the Shelton Riverwalk Valley United Way kicked off their 48th Annual Community Campaign with a fun-filled carnival! Close to 200 community leaders, residents and volunteers gathered under the “big top” with excitement and energy for the year ahead. Tag teaming this year’s campaign was Campaign Chair, Freeman Burr and Campaign Vice Chair, Jimmy Tickey, who shared their plans to raise $1,050,000! Guests spent the night enjoying all the treats of a carnival, cotton candy, pretzles, popcorn and participated in games run by our Youth Leaders. As a prize for winning the games participants received a raffle ticket for a chance to win a Lenovo Tablet*, which was happily taken home by our winner, Patrice Baldwin of SONCCA. *Lenovo Tablet donated by Thomas A. Steeves Jr., American IT Solutions, Inc.
CAMPAIGN “I have been involved in the Valley United Way campaigns since the Fall of 2009. I am proud that Shelton Public Schools staff has been one of the top givers over the last six years. For me it has been an honor to chair the 2015-2016 campaign. This year has also Freeman Burr Valley United Way been a great challenge to the campaign as our Campaign Chair state and local economy is showing signs of slipping back to the crisis times of 2008. Despite this challenge it is exciting to work with a Board of Directors committed to maintaining services to those families in need throughout the Valley. It is important work and it yields important benefits to the community at large.”
Sara Aylward Director, Resource Development Valley United Way
“Valley United Way’s work is vital to the well-being of our community. The dollars we raise allow us to partner with 24 local nonprofits that work together to prepare students to succeed, help families become financially stable, ensure seniors live in a Jimmy Tickey Valley United Way Campaign Vice Chair safe community and plan for a coordinated response to emergencies. I have a very personal connection to the Valley United Way, having begun my involvement as a Youth Leader while in high school, and now serving as Vice Chair of our Community Campaign. It has been my pleasure to bring our message to the community and encourage others to get involved. By making a contribution to the Valley United Way, you give once but help many.”
“Valley United Way has been an essential player in the Valley for the past 48 years and continues to grow and evolve with the needs of our community. Our organization has the capability to leverage resources and holds the expertise to bring the right people together at our table, to rally around an issue and make change happen. Each year we raise nearly $1 million to devote to our partner agencies and our volunteer center who are passionate about helping our youth succeed, strenghtening local families, providing basic needs and serving as a safety net to prevent crises. This campaign was a challenge - and while we didn’t reach the numbers we needed, we will continue to do everything we can to serve our community. I am so grateful to the donors, companies and volunteers for their dedication and support of our campaign.”
TASK FORCE Jennifer Bull
Michael Gnibus
Eileen Lopez-Cordone
Richard Rosen
Thomas A. Steeves, Jr.
Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte &Sterczala, P.C.
GE Global Patent Operation
UIL Holdings Corp.
The RH Rosen Group
American IT Solutions, Inc.
EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS ACT Spooner House Kate Pipa
Blum Shaprio Ellen Sansevero
Ansonia Public Schools Carol Merlone Fran Perrotti
Boys and Girls Club of the LNV Shaye Roscoe
Better Packages, Inc. MaryAnn Miskowicz Phil White
Catholic Charities Diane D’Amato
BHcare Joyce Macauda BIC Corporation Elaine Bataille Laura Bellows Don Castaldi Leslie Cullen Jo-Anne DeRosa Laura Doyle Kevin Dunn Susan Feher Karen Georgia David Gray Kaley Hagen Kellie Hayden Johanne Henderson Bill Hoagland Bonnie Jones Christian Keator Danette Kennedy Mary-Ellen Lacasse Jennifer Lysik Doris Main Frank O’Connor Maeve Rothman
Curtiss Ryan Inc. Jennifer Keever Derby Day Care Center Gladys Lazurek Derby Public Schools Dr. Matthew Conway Dina Gotowala Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Jennifer Bull Sarah Burke Energizer Personal Care Cheryl Amicone Steven Charles Lisa Cook Katrina Gehrmann Mona Kadiwar Melanie Martin Elizabeth Parady Angela Sijuwade Jennifer Yomoah
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Nancie Gray
LNV Parent Child Resource Center Susan Kelly
Serra & Delvecchio Insurance Carol Pendagast
Griffin Hospital Oona Burke Laura Cianciolo Christian Meagher
Merit Insurance Edward Buckmir
Seymour Public Schools Pat Boyle
Naugatuck Valley Health District Colleen Lindholm
Seymour, Town of Michele Wasikowski
NPI Medical Jacqueline Godbout
Shelton Public Schools Kathy Riddle Freeman Burr
People’s United Bank Joseph Perun
SONCCA Patrice Baldwin
Pitney Bowes Aladin Abu-Obaid Gillann Blunschi Lori Butcher Danielle Carlucci Maryane Chapman Angela Cordery James Flood Elysa Jacobs Demitra Jones Liz Justesen Kashif Khan Misty Morgan Mel Ohl Angela Paulus Laura Xia
TEAM, Inc. Marie Belletti Silvia Paytas Diane Stroman Sue Westine
HR Consulting/ Staffworks Leslie Junko Hubbell Incorporated Jill Capra Nicole Clark Pat Close Vic Flagello Chris McCarthy John McFarland Lisa Szuch Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Tom Bashaw Sooz DeLeon Patricia Desautels Alan Grassia Jennifer Kalasardo Brenda Stablein Carol Takacs Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten Sharon Kelly
Vishay Americas Kim Boveri Paula Scinto Webster Bank Michael Sciamanna
We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted a committee member or have misspelled a name. Please accept our apologies. Thank you!
LEADERSHIP GIVING THE COMMODORE ISAAC HULL SOCIETY Valley United Way’s leadership giving program, The Commodore Isaac Hull Society, recognizes those caring individuals who commit themselves to providing substantial support to our United Way. Members of the Hull Society are caring and generous people who lead by example in the community by ensuring that needed human and social services continue to be made available to all citizens of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. These are the people who are in the forefront of the struggle to provide a better way of life to every age and generation.
TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY* United Way of America established this prestigious society as a national leadership recognition program to recognize individual donors who contribute $10,000 or more to their local United Way.
William C. and Judy Bassett James Lane Nicholas & Ernie Luise Ned Miller David Nord Ron and Peggy Villani
2015-2016 COMMODORE ISAAC HULL SOCIETY MEMBERS (This list is accurate as of 3/31/2016): Admiral’s Circle*
Annual gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Raymond Blanchette Ping & Sarah Hsieh William Sperry
Commodore’s Circle*
Annual gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Jeffrey Bruner Richard L. Matthies Joseph Pagliaro, Jr. William Tolley Jack Walsh Phil White
Captain’s Circle*
Annual gifts of $1,000-$2,499
Michael Barber Bertha Belden Richard Berardino James Braun Jennifer Bull Freeman Burr Wayne Cable Joe Capozzoli
Patrick Charmel William Chiarelli James Cohen Patrick Cordle Virginia Costigan Patricia Desautels Gregory and Diane DeStefano Laura J. Donahue Robert Fiscus Fitzmaurice Family Elizabeth Gibson David Gray Mario Guevara Rodriquez Johanne Henderson Barry Johnson III David Kimball Timothy Koletsos Ellen Kritemeyer Lisa Krohne John McFarland Francis H. Michaud, Jr. Bill and Stephanie Miller Mary Ann Miller Christopher Mills
Timothy Nelson Ruth Parkins Frank Pickman Walter Pirog William Purcell John Putorti Kristie Raines Hector Rosario Scott E. Rupff Kenneth Schaible Michelle Spader Thomas Sutnik and Lynn Miller Nicholas and Patricia Tarasovic Dominick J. Thomas, Jr. Carl Vensel Michelle Wieler *This level has anonymous donors
The following companies have one or more leadership givers in the Commodore Isaac Hull Society: Better Packages BIC Corporation Blanchette Sporting Goods Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Edward F. Adzima & Riverview Funeral Homes General Electric Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Hubbell Incorporated Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Miller Investment Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Ins. People’s United Bank Shelton Public Schools United Parcel Service Valley United Way
If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies.
THANK YOU DONORS! A Quick Pick Crane Service Inc. • Abbott & Shapiro LLC • ACT – Spooner House • AD-Merica Corp. • Airway Driving School • Alberti Realty Associates • Alexanders Hardware • Andreana, Joseph • Anheuser Busch • Ansonia, City of • Ansonia Public Schools • Anthem • Apicella, Testa & Company PC • Augusta, Judith • Averill, Richard • Bank of America • Basement Systems • Bassett Family Fund • Bassett, William C. and Judy • Belden, Bertha • Duchess Bertie, Gerald • Better Packages, Inc. • BHcare Family Restaurants • Dunlop, Bill • • BIC Corporation • Big Y Supermarket, Dworkin, Hillman, LaMorte, Sterczala • Dworkin, Jay • #99 • Blanchette Sporting Goods • Dyer, Bill • Dziedzic, Charles • Earthworks Excavating, Inc. • Blanck, Anne • Blum Shapiro • Edgewell Personal Care • Edward F. Boys & Girls Club of LNV • Bradley, Adzima & Riverview Funeral Henry • Bragg, Wayne • Buchta, Homes • Eversource • • IBM Cable, Violet • Rosemary • FedEx Ground • First Corporation & Retirees • Illinois Niagara Bank • Fiscus, Calvert Safe and Lock • Capitol Tool Works • Industrial Wood Products Co, Inc. • Robert • Flynn, Barber Shop • Carey & Guarrera ION Bank • Iroquois Joseph • Fred Ortoli • Catholic Charities • Pipeline Operating Photograpy • The Cavagnuolo, Emma • Company • Izzo, Friend A. Russ Fund Charles Dickgiesser Markant hony • • Frontier Communic Luise, Nick & Company • Clorox Company Janofsky , Gerald ations • Gabianelli, Ernie • Macy’s • • Cohen, James • Comcast • • JenkinsThomas • Gambacini Magellan Conti Associates • King Funeral , Nelson • Ganz, Mary • MakyMidstream Coppola, Eugene • Home • Jones Glenn • Garofalo, miw, Michael • Mario Partners, L.P. • Cormack, Marilyn • Family Farms Barbara • General D’Addario Buick, Inc. • Mahoney, Costigan, Virginia • • Julia Day Electric • Ghilardi, Mascolo, Louise • Cota, Andrew • Courtyard by Madelyn • Nurser y • Matthies, Richard • Marriott • Crave • Giardina, Joan • JWN Online Merrill Lynch Wealth Crosby Commons • Girl Scouts of • Kligfel Management • Michaud, CT • Glover, CTWestMA CFC • Curtiss Ryan d, Michae Francis H. • Miller Investment • Leroy • Grassy Inc. • Dabkowski, l •Knoll, Miller, Joyce • Miller Ward Hill Lodge • Kathleen • Daniell, John • Richar d • Greater Valley Funeral Home • David M. Grant Caterers • Kromb erg, Chamber of Minuteman Press DeAngelis, Richard • Paul • Kuzma, Commerc e • • Moir, Floyd • DeGray, John • Derby, City of Alice • Liberty Griffin Hospital Moll, David • • Derby Day Care Center • Bank/ NVSL • HR Consultin MonroMuffler Derby Football Club • Derby • Literac g/Staffwo rks • • Murphy, Public Schools • DeStefano, y Volunt Hubbell Incorpora Maureen • Gregory • Dib, Donald • eers of GNH • ted • Hull • Ned Miller Dirienzo, Angelo • Funeral Home • Agency, A Donahue, Laura • Huntingto n Electric Division of Donohue, John • Double R Inc. • Ianniello, Starkweather • Drennan, Joseph • Daniel New & Shepley Ins. Dripchak, Stephen • DSA Haven Legal Assistance • Nimons, William • Companies • Noack, Deb • NPI Medical • Opticare • Orchid Orthopedic Design • Ortoli, Josephine • Oxford Public Schools • Parent Child Resource Center • People’s United Bank • Pepe, Mary • Peralta Design • PerkinElmer Precisely • Philips Medical Systems • Pitney Bowes • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP • Principal Financial Group • Prudential • PSEG • Pucci, William • R.D. Scinto Inc. • Real Estate Two • Remlin, Roy • Retina Systems • Reynolds, Patricia • Rite Aid • Rosen, Richard • Rte 67 Self Storage • Ryan & Tyma LLP • Sampieri, Robert • Schiable, Kenneth • Shwartz, Kennith • Serra & DelVecchio Insurance • Seymour Public Schools • Seymour, Town of • Shady Knoll Health Center • Shaffer, Beverly • Shelton, City of • Shelton Economic Development Corp. • Shelton Public Schools • Siemens • SONCCA • Sous, Ramon • Splan, Shawn • Stamos, Gregory • Stankye, Anne • Stern, Samuel • Sutnik, Thomas • Sweeney, Joyce • Tamis, Donald • Target • TD Bank • The Workplace • Thomas, Dominick • Tomasella, Schlitter & Burrell, PC • Town Line Self Storage, LLC • True Value • Turner Construction Company • Turski, Stanley • UIL Holdings Corporation • United Methodist Homes, Inc. • United Parcel Service-East New England • United Technologies • United Way of Coastal Fairfield County • UnitedHealth Group • Valla, Dominic • Valley United Way • Valley YMCS • Viadella, Shirleyanne • Villani, Ron • Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. • VNA of South Central Connecticut • Walmart • Webster Bank • Wells Fargo/Wachovia • Wells, Thomas • Wesley Heights • Wheeler, Wesley • White Hills Express Inc. • Xerox • The Yudkin Family Fund • Zarro, James • *Plus the hundreds of employees who generously
contributed through their workplace. If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies. (Accurate as of 3/18/2016)
CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS 63 Leadership Donors
43 Individual Donors plus the hundreds of corporate employees
Be Part of the
SOLUTION
The 2015-2016 Annual Community Campaign was not our best year, but we still have a lot to be proud of! The campaign revenue this year was down, but our top three campaigns were up! Edgewell Personal Care, BIC Corporation and Hubbell Incorporated once again came in each with over $100,000 and together raised an additional $21,000 for Valley United Way.
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We earned a new Tocqueville Society Member, a person so comitted to the organization and passionate about our work, that their annual contribution is $10,000 or more.
Companies
We raised over $2000 from 9 small businesses new to the Valley United Way donor list. Every single donor and dollar is part of the solution and the money generously contributed to our campaign will be allocated this spring!
CAMPAIGN AWARDS 2014-2015 SPECIAL AWARDS #1 Overall Campaign Edgewell Personal Care
CEO Leadership Patrick Charmel Griffin Hospital
CVC Corporate Citizen of the Year BIC Corporation
Highest Corporate Giving (per capita)
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Highest Participation Better Packages, Inc.
Leadership Giving Hubbell Incorporated
Lifetime Campaign Support Webster Bank
Mildred A. Davey Partner Agency Team, Inc.
Top Dollars Raised Campaigns (Combined Corporate and Employee Giving of $10,000 or more)
Bassett Family Fund BIC Corporation Edgewell Personal Care General Electric Griffin Hospital Hubbell Corporation Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Ins. People’s United Bank Shelton Public Schools The Friend A. Russ Fund Webster Bank Employee Giving Awards Gold
Silver
Silver
(Employee per capita giving of $75 - $124.99)
(Employee participation of 50%-74%)
Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten
ACT - Spooner House BIC Corporation Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten Serra & DelVecchio Insurance
Bronze (Employee per capita giving of $50 - $74.99)
ACT–Spooner House Blum Shapiro Derby Day Care Center General Electric People’s United Bank Serra & DelVecchio Insurance United Parcel Service - East New England Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Employee Participation Awards Gold
Bronze (Employee participation of 25%-49%)
Derby Day Care Center General Electric Hubbell Incorporated NPI Medical SONCCA United Parcel Service - East New England
Multiple Awards BIC Corporation Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Gold Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Silver Edgewell Personal Care Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Gold Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Gold Hubbell Incorporated Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Bronze Employee Giving – Silver Employee Participation – Bronze
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Top Dollars Raised Better Packages, Inc. Corporate Giving – Gold BIC Corporation Employee Giving – Silver Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte Greater Valley Chamber of BIC Corporation Employee Participation – & Sterczala, P.C. Commerce Iroquois Pipeline Operating Gold Greater Valley Chamber of Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Commerce Company *Awards are based on data Hubbell Incorporated Ned Miller Agency, A Bronze provided by each company (Corporate per capita gifts of Iroquois Pipeline Operating Division of Starkweather to Valley United Way and are $40 - $59.99 per employee) calculated as of 3/31/15. We Company & Shepley Insurance apologize for any errors. Hubbell Incorporated Ned Miller Agency, A Valley United Way Division of Starkweather Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. & Shepley Ins. NPI Medical Valley United Way (Employee per capita giving of $125 or more)
(Employee participation of 75% Corporate Giving Awards or more) Gold Better Packages, Inc. (Corporate per capita gifts of Boys & Girls Club of the LNV $75 or more per employee)
CHARLES H. FLYNN HUMANITARIAN AWARD NED MILLER
Ned Miller is the 46th Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award winner, the Valley’s oldest and most prestigious community service award named for the late editor of The Evening Sentinel. The award is presented for a lifetime of service to the community, encompassing more that one town or organization. Ned is currently a member of the Board at Valley United Way and co-chair of its allocations committee. In the past, he served as chairman of the board and also served twice as the Chairman of the Annual Community campaign. Ned’s distinguished record of service includes involvement with the Shelton Jaycees (President), Ansonia Rotary Club (President), Housatonic Council Boy Scouts of America (President), Parent Child Resource Center (Vice President) and Mason Temple Association (Treasurer).
His other Board affiliations include Griffin Hospital, the Recreation Camp, Shelton Economic Development Corporation, and the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. He is also currently an alternate member of Shelton’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Ned’s work has not gone unrecognized as he has been the recipient of several major awards including the Chamber’s Gold Seal Award, PCRC’s Joseph A. Pagliaro Award, Valley United Way’s Volunteer Center Volunteer of the Year, the Derby Historical Society’s Dr. John Ireland Howe Award, and the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver and Good Scout awards. Ned is a graduate of St. Bernard College and resides in Shelton with his wife Marianne. He is the proud father of Nick Miller of Denver, Colorado and Erica Laudano of Manahattan, as well as two grandchildren.
PAST RECIPIENTS 2015-- Ron Villani 2014-- Joseph Andreana 2013-- Nick and Ernie Luise 2012-- David M. Grant 2011-- Harry DiAdamo, Jr. 2010-- Domminick J. Thomas, Jr. 2009-- Fred Ortoli 2008-- Jack Ribas 2007-- Diane Stroman 2006-- William C. Nimons 2005-- David M. Rifkin 2004-- Janice Sheehy
2003-- Kenneth E. Schabile 2002-- Joseph A. Pagliaro, Sr. 2001-- Norman Santa 2000-- William C. Bassett 1999-- William D. Coffey 1998-- William M. Miller 1997-- Julius I. Douglas 1996-- Mary L. Pepe 1995-- Madeleine Sobin 1994-- John F. Costigan 1993-- Raymond P. Lavietes 1992-- John W. Gatison, Jr.
1991-- Doris L. and G. Bush Clark 1990-- G. Jeffery Reynolds 1989-- Bartholomew J. Hennessey 1988-- Rev. Francis M. McKenna 1987-- Edward Cowey 1986-- Frank Casalveri 1985-- George Berman 1984-- Helen T. Ragusa 1983-- Richard L. Schuster 1982-- Edmund P. Strang 1981-- Anna L. LoPresti 1980-- Joseph A. Doyle
1979-- Edward W. Miller 1978-- Franklin S. Harris 1977-- Margaret C. Belden 1976-- Audrey E. Heusser 1975-- Irene G. Smith 1974-- Edward J. Cotter, Jr. 1973-- Donald W. Mark 1972-- L. Raymond Darling 1971-- Alice Russ Cochran
VALLEY UNITED WAY 2-1-1 RECEIVED
6,235 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE * Information is based on 2-1-1 CT call center report 2015
FOOD IS A PRIORITY Since the publishing of the A.L.I.C.E. and the Valley Hunger Study, we have continued to work with other United Ways in Connecticut to shed a light on the plight of a population of hard working individuals who struggle to have a decent quality of life. During the year, we hosted a meeting between regional United Ways and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro to discuss ways that we can work together on the issue. That was followed in December with the Valley Council for Health & Human Services focusing their annual meeting on the A.L.I.C.E. issue with an eye-opening simulation about life as A.L.I.C.E. entitled “Making Choices.� On the local level we have had a major focus on hunger. As you can see elsewhere in this report, the CVC once again did a phenomenal job with the Harvest House VI project, in addition to the monthly food drives that they have been doing for years now. We also coordinated a very special effort by the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club to deliver 13,000 pre-packaged meals to area food banks who continue to work together on the Valley Food Security Task Force. Currently, we are working with the Task Force and local area postal workers to expand the scope of the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive.
To read the report visit www.valleyunitedway.org/index.php/valley-hunger-study-2/
To read the report visit www.valleyunitedway.org/index.php/a-l-i-c-e-report/
LEADERSHIP GREATER VALLEY
A joint program of Valley United Way, the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Valley Council for Health & Human Services, Leadership Greater Valley combines leadership skill building with community education. During the nine-week program, participants get a bird’s-eye view of the issues facing the community, begin developing the skills necessary to assume leadership roles and are exposed to involvement opportunities in the Valley. The class is limited to selected individuals who have the personal opportunity to learn from the leaders of many local organizations and associations. Leadership Greater Valley is unlike other programs because it goes beyond corporate to develop the vision and drive for community change– it builds a better tomorrow for all of us.
2015 GRADUATING CLASS Laura Bellows
Rashida Cundiff
Sue Bero
Pamela Ellsworth
BIC Corporation
Benchmark Senior Living
Rory Burke
Town of Seymour
Harry Burlakoff
Minuteman Press of Shelton
Elizabeth Cantas PerkinElmer, Inc.
People’s United Bank
Debbie LeClerc
Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan
Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan
Melissa Mahon
Michaelangelo Guerrera
Mary Ann Miskowicz
Focaccia’s Cafe & Catery
Ralph Khrone
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Webster Bank
Better Packages
Barbara Moore Valley YMCA
David Morgan
Angelina Stackpole
Edward Mwelwa
Carol Takacs
TEAM, Inc.
EDM Accounting & Taxes
Ramon Peralta Peralta Design
Kate Pipa
Spooner House
John Ready
Valley Community Foundation
American Heart Association Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Seneca Todd UIL Holdings
Theresa Waldron-Yancoskie Benchmark Senior Living
HOLIDAY GIVING
214 people from Valley families received gifts this holiday season thanks to the generosity of our corporate partners: A. Albert Salon Altair Global Relocation AMS WINS Barnum Financial, An office of MetLife Dayton T. Brown Focaccia’s Cafe & Catery Fuss & O’Neil Inc.
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Lex Products Minuteman Press of Shelton Navigant NPI Medical People’s United Bank Peralta Design
Pitney Bowes Prudential R.D. Scinto Sikorsky Spataro Construction Valley United Way Webster Bank
COMMUNITY GALA
In an unexpected turn of events Winter Storm Jonas dropped over a foot of snow in the Valley area the day of our 2nd Annual Community Gala, but that didn’t stop the party! Those who braved the storm and ventured out to the Trumbull Marriott enjoyed a night of excellent food, a fantastic performance from Keys to the City Dueling Pianos and amazing auction items including everything from gorgeous jewelry and artwork to mountain bikes and gift cards. Thank you to our guests, auction donors and sponsors who made this event happen!
95
AUCTION ITEMS
257
TICKETS SOLD
$20,000
NET PROFIT
ALLOCATIONS CHAIR & COMMITTEE The Allocations Committee is charged with examining all requests for funding and making recommendations to the Board of Directors for final action. I want to thank a very dedicated group of volunteers who spent a significant amount of time examining budgets and visiting agencies to view funded programs in action. There is never enough funding to meet all of the needs in the community, but our volunteers make their recommendations to the Board of Directors based on a solid footing of facts and careful review – and a lot of thoughtful and compassionate debate.
Ron Villani Allocations Chair
You can see the result of their work on the listing of allocations and donor designations elsewhere in the report, I want to thank the committee members (see below) for their hard work this year. I also want to thank both the volunteers and the agencies for their cooperation as we began the move to a new on-line platform for the allocations process.
I should point out that in addition to the regular allocations, a total of $29,493 was made through Special Needs Grants and an additional $123,285 was distributed through donor designated funds during the last fiscal year.
ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ronald Villani- Chair University of New Haven
James Geissler Community Volunteer
Mary McNelis Town of Seymour
Thomas Christiano Community Volunteer
David J. Grant David M. Grant Caterer’s
Mark Daconto Basement Systems
Jennifer Kalasardo Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Ned Miller Ned Miller Agency, A Division Cindy Rinaldi of Starkweather & Shepley Webster Bank Ins. Brian Sexton Mary Ann Miskowicz Community Volunteer Better Packages, Inc. Michele Siu Valley United Way Youth Leadership
John DeGray Budderfly, LLC
Robert Lesko DiMatteo Group
Allie Rafferty Valley United Way Youth Leadership
Phyllis Sochrin Community Volunteer Bob VanEgghen PerkinElmer Rob VanEgghen DRS Seismic Consultants LLC Thomas Welch Welch, Teodosio, Stanek & Blake
PARTNER AGENCIES 2015-2016 2-1-1
$11,026
LNV Parent Child Resource Center
American Red Cross - CT Region
$18.320
New Haven Legal
$2,000
Area Congregations Together - Spooner House
$26,562
Meals on Wheels - TEAM Inc.
$9,500
BHcare - Center for Domestic Violence Services
$32,884
Rape Crisis Center of Milford
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern CT
$4,244
Recreation Camp
$52,183
$9,120
Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley
$90,745
SONCCA
Boy Scouts - Housatonic Council
$42,851
United Services Organization
$1,745
Catholic Charities
$36,851
Valley Family Resource Center - TEAM Inc.
$9,000
$617
Christian Counseling & Family Life Center
$6,000
Valley YMCA
$40,305
Derby Day Care Center
$3,700
Visiting Nurse Association of South Central CT
$10.300
Father McKenna St. Vincent de Paul Society
$7,519
Wellmore Behavioral Health
Girl Scouts of CT
$4,676
International Institute
$1,400
Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten
$1,675
$9,014
These numbers are a combined totals of allocations, designations & special allocations paid during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016
MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER The audited figures for the period ending June 30, 2015 resulted in a small growth in reserves reversing a two year decline. Our cash position has remained strong, and our reserves at $482,575 remain within the prudent three to six month operating reserve guidelines established by the Board of Directors. Our challenge Greg DeStefano continues to be to increase and Cherubina & Company P.C. diversify our revenue stream during a period of major change in the philanthropic arena. The Finance Committee continues to work very closely with the Board to ensure the economic health of the organization. As always, it is important to note that the audited figures do not show the full financial impact of Valley United Way. Many of the activities conducted by Valley United Way - and highlighted throughout this annual report - bring in significant additional resources benefitting the community. Those activities primarily carried out by our Corporate Volunteer Council included clothing children for the new school year, the Harvest House VI food project, conducting monthly food and clothing drives and carrying out a wide array of special holiday projects that benefit the neediest in our community. The value of those efforts is enormous even though not reported as part of the audited figures. It is an honor to serve as Treasurer and to work very closely with a very talented and devoted Finance Committee that has remained together for a number of years now.
(Per audit 6/30/15) June 30, UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT Campaign contributions-current Less donor fields of service-current Less donor designations-current Provision for noncollectable pledges TOTAL CAMPAIGN
2015
2014
$1,040,394 (25,659) (123,801) (60,809) 830,125
$965,397 (31,929) (123,337) (57,519) 752,612
205,403 Foundation grants 70,475 Special events and other 51 Investment income 4,733 In-kind TOTAL UNRESTRICTED REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT $1,110,787
188,722 96,042 51 10,494 $1,047,921
ALLOCATIONS AND FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Allocations (including Special Needs of $25,000 in 2014) Functional expenses (including donated services,
422,576
478,124
and facilities of $7,733 and $10,494)
Community program services Management and general Fund raising Total functional expenses TOTAL ALLOCATIONS & FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES INCREASE (DECREASE) IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS -contributions Released to unrestricted net assets INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS NET ASSETS at beginning of year
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
359,896 370,433 106,407 114,708 200,267 196,909 666,570 682,050 $1,089,146 $1,160,174 29,899 (112,253)
5,150 (8,258) (3,108) 26,791
8,258 8,258 (103,995)
455,784
559,779
$482,575
$455,784
FINANCIAL POSITION (Per audit 6/30/15) ASSETS
FINANCE COMMITTEE Gregory P. DeStefano – Chair Cherubina & Company P.C.
Jennifer Bull Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C.
Michael Marcinek Fletcher-Thompson
William M. Miller Jr. Miller Investment
June 30,
2015
CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Contributions receivable, less allowance for uncollectable amounts of $118,842 and $87,773 Grants receivable Prepaid expenses
2014
$467,833 -
$385,061 3,597
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
228,165 5,000 18,249 719,247
261,604 40,000 18,462 708,724
TOTAL ASSETS
88,832 $808,079
91,359 $800,083
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
$8,661 121,191 120,826 74,826 325,504
$10,146 128,882 159,960 45,311 344,299
447,425 5,150 482,575
447,526 8,258 455,784
$808,079
$800,083
Equipment less allowance for depreciation of $121,456 and $97,858 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accruals Designations and allocations payable Deferred revenue – grants Deferred revenue – other NET ASSETS- UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Special Needs/Fields of Service $29,493
5
%
Allocations/Designations/ Fields of Service Payouts
4%
Designations- Partner Agencies $24,385
73
%
17%
Designations- Non-Partner Agencies $98,900
Allocations $422,576 per audit 6/30/2015
GRANTS & HERITAGE FUND Valley United Way is fortunate to have the support and cooperation of several other funders in carrying out much of our work in the community. We want to acknowledge the following funders:
Raymond P. Lavietes Foundation:
Katharine Matthies Foundation:
This generous funding helped to support the Volunteer Center and the Youth Leadership Program as well as to fund the technology that is the backbone for our operations and some of our marketing and communications efforts.
Provided significant funding for the Ansonia Early Childhood Initiative.
The Prudential Foundation: The Prudential Foundation funded the Valley Hunger Study & Valley United Way’s participation in the ALICE Report. The Prudential Foundation has also made a generous grant to support the Youth Leadership Program.
Graustein Memorial Fund: Supported Early Childhood Initiatives in Ansonia and Shelton through regular and matching grant programs.
The Friend A. Russ Fund: Made an annual contribution that supports the full range of community programs supported by Valley United Way.
Webster Bank: Provided a special grant for a campaign assistant to help us with our most important work – the Annual Community Campaign.
The Valley Community Foundation: Provided support for the Valley United Way’s technology upgrades and training. The Foundation also provided funding to the Ansonia Early Childhood initiative.
Thanks to your generosity during our annual campaigns, Valley United Way has been able to fund health and human services programs that touch thousands of people in our community. But annual gifts alone cannot fund the future. As our community continues to change and grow, our Annual Campaign may be hard pressed to keep pace with emerging needs. It is for this reason – to prepare for our community’s future, that the Heritage Fund has been created. The Heritage Fund is a special fund, separate from our annual campaign that serves as Valley United Way’s permanent endowment. It is our promise to the community that we will always be here to help those in need. The Heritage Fund is your opportunity to leave your mark and to invest in your community’s future, by making a gift that will be remembered for its enduring benefits toward our community. Your attorney or financial advisor can help guide you in selecting what’s best for you. Gift Opportunities Include: • A bequest through your will • Gifts of cash, stocks, or real estate • Life income gifts • Memorial & tribute gifts For more information, please contact Valley United Way.
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BOARD & CORPORATORS Officers Janice Sheehy* Chair Webster Bank Jennifer Bull* Vice-Chair Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte, & Sterczala, P.C. Gregory P. DeStefano* Treasurer Cherubina & Company, P.C. Jimmy Tickey* Secretary JWN Online
Mona Kadiwar Edgewell Personal Care John McFarland Hubbell Incorporated Deborah McGuigan Prudential Carol Merlone Ansonia Board of Education Edward W. Miller, Jr.* Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance
Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION
Joseph Perun People’s United Bank
Joseph Andreana Judith W. Augusta Jean Axtell Kenneth Baldyga William C. Bassett William H. Bassett Bertha M. Belden Rick Belden Trish Bruder Richard Bshara Jennifer Bull Freeman Burr Adrienne Cabral William Carlson Lauren Casalveri David Cassetti Patrick Charmel Sharon Closius Maureen Coffey James E. Cohen Theresa Conroy Matthew Conway Eugene Coppola Eileen LopezCordone Marilyn Cormack Virginia Costigan Susan Coyle Joseph Crisco John Daniell Charlene DeFilippo James DellaVolpe John DeGray Ed DeMarseilles Gregory P. DeStefano Harry DiAdamo Angelo Dirienzo Julius Douglas** Anita Dugatto William Dunlop Eleanor M. Duplese Frederick J. Elmy
William Purcell Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Richard Rosen The R.H. Rosen Group Thomas A. Steeves, Jr. American IT Solutions, Inc.
Mary Ann Miskowicz Better Packages, Inc.
Thomas Sutnik Attorney-at-Law
Freeman Burr* Retired Superintendent of Shelton Public Schools
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Dominick Thomas Cohen & Thomas
Patrick Charmel Griffin Hospital
Joseph Pagliaro Edward F. Adzima & Riverview Funeral Homes
Kristen Urso-Rio* GE Corporate
Members of the Board
Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings
*Executive Committee
John DeGray Budderfly, LLC Michael Gnibus GE Global Patent Operation Johanne Henderson BIC Corporation Valley United Way Board Members
Richard Feher Jo-Lynn Flaherty Chris Gallo James Geissler Linda Gentile Michael M. Gnibus David J. Grant David M. Grant Thomas I. Greene James Guerrera* Josephine Hasfal* Johanne Henderson Rob Kane Kevin Kelly M. Elizabeth Kennard Themis Klarides Richard Knoll David Labriola Mark A. Lauretti Ernestine Luise Nicholas Luise Michael S. Marcinek John McFarland Deborah McGuigan Carol Merlone Edward W. Miller Jr. W. Kurt Miller William M. Miller Jr. Sue Millican David Morgan William C. Nimons Deborah Noack Ana V. Ortiz Joseph Pagliaro Jr.* Ruth Parkins Al Patuzzi* Mary L. Pepe Jason Perrillo Lynne Perry William C. Powanda Melissa Pucci William Purcell
Jack Ribas Arthur C. Rider Kathleen Riddle David M. Rifkin Kristen Urso-Rio Richard Rosen George J. Ryan Kenneth V. Schwartz Katie Scinto Paula Scinto Brian Sexton Janice Sheehy Caroline Sloat* Maria A. Smith Karen Spargo Colleen Spooner Gregory J. Stamos Charles M. Stankye, Jr. Thomas Steeves Diane Stroman Thomas Sutnik Christine Syriak Nicholas Tarasovic George R. Temple Dominick J. Thomas Jimmy Tickey Roseanna Tufano* Robert C. VanEgghen Robert J. VanEgghen Ronald Villani Thomas J. Welch Philip L. White Michael Wynne *2015 Agency Representatives to the Corporation ** Deceased
COMMITTEES FLYNN AWARD COMMITTEE Joseph Andreana Community Volunteer Bill Nimmons Community Volunteer
MARKETING COMMITTEE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Chair – Richard Rosen
William Purcell- Chair
The R.H. Rosen Group
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
Tom Colville Colville Insurance
Jennifer Bull Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C.
Dan Iannello Sacred Heart University
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Martha Z. Denstedt Griffin Hospital
Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings Corporation
Diane Stroman TEAM, Inc.
Gail Catlin Seymour Board of Education
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Tim Koletsos BIC Corporation
Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Deb Noack Sacred Heart University
Jimmy Tickey Jimmy’s World Network, LLC
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
VOLUNTEER CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Terri Houghton Community Volunteer Carol Kirby Community Volunteer Reina Marasco Valley Regional Adult Education Barbara Quinn United Methodist Homes Suzanne Reilly TEAM, Inc.
Board of Directors
Shaye Roscoe Boys and Girls Club of the LNV Executive Committee
Allocation Committee
Finance Committee
Sue Westine TEAM, Inc.
President & COO
Director of Development
Campaign Cabinet
Accounting & IS Coordinator
Marketing Committee
Administrative Assistant
High School Volunteer Council
Volunteer Center Director
Corporate Volunteer Council
Youth Leadership
Volunteer Center Advisory Committee
Valley United Way 54 Grove Street, Shelton, CT 06484 203-926-9478 • www.valleyunitedway.org