VALLEY UNITED WAY Valley United Way 2014-2015
Annual Report
BRAVO!
THANK YOU!
YOUR DONATIONS ALLOWED UNITED WAY & OUR PARTNERS TO HELP
117,800 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 & our volunteer center who are hard at work preparing youth to succeed, strengthening families and helping people in crisis.
So how do we do it? The answer is simple. We bring together the people & organizations from our local community who bring the passion, expertise and resources to get things done! Throughout the rest of this report you can follow Valley United Way along the past year to see all that we have accomplished for our community with the help from you.
PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR As you thumb through the pages of our Annual Report you will get a sense of the vibrant, community-focused organization that is our Valley United Way. The pictures you see are those of people living, working & volunteering in our Valley and the interactions that they have through Valley United Way. It is the story of a challenging but rewarding year anchored in the work of our Annual Community Campaign, the diligent work of the Allocations Committee and enhanced by all the additional programs & collaborative efforts that United Way brings to the community. The Annual Report recognizes and thanks those people & organizations who support Valley United Way. It also recognizes those who benefit directly & indirectly from financial and other support of Valley United Way & the impact we are having on the community. Of special significance this year are the ALICE Report & the Valley Hunger Study - one done in conjunction with all United Ways in Connecticut and one with our community partners right here in the Valley. The common thread in both reports is the ongoing need for United Way, its funded organizations and it’s programs. On average, the Valley is doing slightly better than the rest of the state yet there are still many struggling that rely on those organizations & programs to help provide the very basics of a good life. In the Valley that’s about 24% of family households. As you will see throughout this report, Valley United Way is deeply involved and committed to making the Valley a better place to live & work. Our donors, volunteers and community partners make that possible, and we are deeply thankful for all the support that we receive.
Jack Walsh, President & C.O.O. Valley United Way
Janice Sheehy, Board Chair & Senior Vice President of Business & Professional Banking at Webster Bank
YOUTH LEADERSHIP: 25 YEARS
Valley United Way’s Youth Leadership Program dates back to 1990 when the Board of Directors saw a need to get students involved in the community and to train them to be future leaders. United Way developed a year long program to accomplish that goal. The students learn about community needs in the Valley, the importance of nonprofit agencies and the role volunteerism plays in addressing those needs. Each Spring, Valley high school students can apply for the program with each new class kicking off in April with a team building weekend at Camp Jewell. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Valley United Way’s Youth Leadership Program. To date over 400 students have participated and over $75,000 have been allocated to teen focused community programs. “For me, the Youth Leadership Program definitely lives up to its name, as I credit my time with the group for helping me break out of my shell and really start developing a lot of the leadership qualities that have helped me on a very exciting career path. I’m lucky enough to now have a job that I love as Managing Editor of Rotoworld.com for the NBC Sports Group, and I owe a lot of that to the Valley United Way Youth Leadership Program.”* -Ed Williams, Former Youth Leader Class of ‘98 *For Ed’s full account of his experience with Youth Leadership, please visit www.valleyunitedway.org/index.php/yl-alum-tell-all/
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Top Row: Co-Secretary Abbrianna MacGregor, Max Wang, Mark Polkowski, Katherine Simonetti, Scott Walkinshaw, Communications Chair Liam Flannery, Anand Vaish, Advisor Scot Lang Middle Row: Thomas Komar, Pablo Suarez, Sanjida Shamim, Deyja Gentile, Michele Siu, Bethany Catlin, Dan Barnard, Advisor Mike Gnibus Bottom Row: Advisors Colleen Holt & Sara Aylward, Alyssa Orlofsky, Truc Minh Nguyen, Co-Presidents Allison Rafferty & Elise Sullivan, Courtney Salinksy, Matthew Salinky, Youth Leadership Director Patricia Tarasovic
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.
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS Letter Carriers Food Drive Back to School Prudential Leadership Training Special Olympics Bowling Holiday Singing & Toys for Kids Allocations
23 total volunteers 1,131.5 total hours Missing from picture: Co-Secretary Andrea Alabarell, Stacie Nolan, Communications Chair Lauren Pettinella
VOLUNTEER CENTER “The Volunteer Center celebrates a year filled with brilliant results and Youth Leadership’s 25th year! The Center has evolved into a hub of community engagement, bringing together community organizations & individuals to create lasting change. Volunteerism is an important value to the Valley community, the people they serve & their outcomes, and it has evolved to a new level. Throughout this report you will read about the extraordinary programs and projects with the VAC at the core. The Volunteer Center has mobilized these programs to an entirely new level of accomplishment: • The High School Volunteer Council - uniting six high schools to meet several times throughout the year to share a bond of community impact and leadership. • The CVC’s core mission - make the greatest impact. This past year banners its success on many levels. • The Volunteer Center’s role as Co Chair of the historic Food Task Force highlights the mission of the VAC, to convene and build capacity for lasting change.”
Patricia Tarasovic Valley United Way Director of Volunteer Center
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3,305 $74,527.75
VOLUNTEERS HOURS OF from local companies, clubs, services, schools & other organizations
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CORPORATE VOLUNTEER COUNCIL
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 & 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.
CVC Co-Chairs Lynn Kieley (Newtown Savings Bank), Katie Scinto (R.D.Scinto) and Kristen Urso-Rio (GE)
DAY OF ACTION - GIVE A DUCK The Valley United Way Corporate Volunteer Council and local Valley companies teamed up to raise money to feed Valley children in need this summer. Food during the summer is critical for children who are part of the supplemental nutritional assistance program, otherwise known as SNAP. During the summer months, these
$15,264 Value to Community
children do not receive meals they would be provided during the school year which places added stress on families currently in need. In an effort to address growing concerns about food insecurity in the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton and Oxford, the Valley United Way Corporate Volunteer Council along with their Marquee Sponsor, Prudential Annuities, sold rubber ducks for $5 each as part of the 2014 Day of Action. For each $5 donation, a local child in need was
3,053 Ducks Purchased
fed for a day. To commemorate the day, the Corporate Volunteer Council, as well as students from Bright Horizons Early Education and Preschool, placed the ducks in the fountain at Corporate Drive in Shelton to represent the children fed.
$5 Per Duck
29 Companies
MEMBERS OF THE CVC Kathy Belanger Market Data Retrieval
Brian Donahue SSC, Inc.
Julie Belval Courtyard by Marriott Shelton
Bryn Doyle Barnum Financial Group, An Office of MetLife
Cheryl Biros Ned Miller Agency A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Lisa Brewster Courtyard by Marriott Shelton
Lori Dunn Great River Golf Club Kevin Elliott The Nielsen Company Denise Fantorella The Nielsen Company
Harry Burlakoff Minuteman Press of Shelton
Kate Feeley Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock
Dana Cackowski People’s United Bank
Gina Ferreri Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Carolyn Cargnel Prudential Diana Cirillo Panache Hair Design Ashley Dearborn Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock Virginia DeDad Royal Service Travel Sharon DeDonato DeDonato Building Contractors, LLC
Arlene Gardella Altair Global Relocation
Rochelle Liska Sikorsky Aerospace Services
Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
David M. Grant David M. Grant Caterer’s
Melissa Magliola The McIntyre Group
Natasha Peavy R.D. Scinto
Kate Marks Marks of Design
David Pendagast Keller Williams Realty
Michael Marques Hilton Garden Inn
Carol Pendagast Serra & DelVecchio Insurance
Nancie Gray Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Jill Griffin CDW-G
Jennifer Martone Sikorsky Aircraft
Antonietta Hallet Community Volunteer
Deborah McGuigan Prudential
Kellie Hayden BIC Corporation
Yliana Miller Wells Fargo Bank
Ivy Hernandez Wells Fargo Bank
Sue Millican Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Amy Fitzgerald Basement Systems
Libby Hitchcock Sikorsky Aircraft
Daniel Fitzgerald* Basement Systems
Linda Hvizdo Homewood Suites by Hilton
Trish Fontes First Niagara Bank Jessa Francis Sikorsky Aircraft Thomas Gallo Sikorsky Aerospace Services
Lynn Kieley Newtown Savings Bank Fran Leach GE Corporate
Ramon Peralta Peralta Design Geraint Phillips PerkinElmer Emily Piedmont Lex Products Mark Rasmussen Prudential
Megan Mulrooney Prudential
Kristen Urso-Rio GE Corporate
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
MaryEllen Samatulski TD Bank
Joseph Pagliaro Jr. Edward F. Adzima & Riverview Funeral Homes Heather Pantaleo BPA Worldwide, Inc.
Kellie Santiago Basement Systems Katie Scinto R.D. Scinto Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Joseph Simone CDW-G Bonnie Sinclair Arson Productions Donnalee Smith Pitney Bowes Fernando Solis Hampton Inn Shelton Thomas A. Steeves, Jr. American IT Solutions, Inc. Alexis Tomczak Pitney Bowes Kathleen Turk BPA Worldwide, Inc. Erin Turner Peralta Design Rob VanEgghen DRS Seismic Consultants, LLC Robert VanEgghen PerkinElmer
CORPORATE CUP It was a wire-to-wire lead for CDW in capturing their second straight Corporate Cup title & third in four years. CDW got off to a blazing start by winning the first three events (bowling, darts & corn hole) before Griffin Hospital slowed them down a bit by splitting the mini-golf title. However, at that point CDW had a commanding lead and they coasted to an easy 20 point win over BIC Corporation who finished second for the third straight year. Griffin tacked on the wiffle ball title to go along with their mini-golf tie, while BHcare won their first individual event in years in horseshoes. BIC continued their bocce mastery & Fletcher Thompson posted a second straight Healthy Team win. BIC’s second place finish was by double figures over PerkinElmer who moved up two spots from a fifth place finish a year ago. Griffin Hospital was fourth for the second straight year as Fletcher Thompson rounded out the top five. With the win, CDW joins Griffin Hospital, Birmingham Group Health Services, Tele-Media and PerkinElmer as companies who gained permanent possession of a Cup with three wins.
2014 FINAL STANDINGS 1. CDW-G 2. BIC Corporation 3. PerkinElmer 4. Griffin Hospital
184.36 164.22 153.60 146.09
5. Fletcher Thompson 6. BHcare 7. TEAM Inc. 8. Valley YMCA
143.24 118.28 109.79 38.76
GROW YOUR OWN
As one response to the Valley Hunger Study, Valley United Way will be partnering with local food banks and shelters to make it a possibility for many of their clients to have access to fresh & healthy foods. The Grow Your Own Gardening Program is a hands-on & unique effort designed to help people grow their own fruits and vegetables during the growing season. The program provides participants with the gardening tools and seeds (at no cost to them) needed for successful community, backyard or container gardens. This year’s program is being jointly funded through a grant from the Prudential Foundation and Valley United Way’s Special Needs funding.
OF PEOPLE SAY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH HEALTHY FOOD AVAILABLE AT THE FOOD PANTRIES * Information is based on the Valley Hunger Study
HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER COUNCIL Ansonia High School Advisor: Jillian Durante Aaron Minopoli Tina Person William Phipps Quentesa Robinson Derby High School Advisors: Brian Nutcher Jen Ostrosky Andrea Alabarell Anthony Gonzalez Michael Kreiger Charles Sampson Benjamin Slowik Katrina Turnquist Emmett O’Brien Advisors: Kimberly Feher Allison Kinard Adelia Gandy Owen Pawlak Kayla Sciaretti Christine Victoria
Seymour High School Advisors: Erin Scozzafava David Willadsen Matthew Cosciello Emily Curina Julian Falcioni Liam Flannery Justine Inzero Daniel Robinson Scott Walkinshaw Shelton High School Advisor: Jerry Kelly Megan Byrne Haley Danowski Charles O’Keefe Jillian Ortoli Michele Siu Jack Wise Oxford High School Advisor: Cathy Hall Deyja Gentile Praneeth Hewathanthri Kristen Speaker James Winger
The High School Volunteer Council held their kickoff event at Camp Jewell
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.
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 low-income 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 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 21st, 2014, 197 children from the Ansonia elementary schools were presented with bins filled with two complete outfits, underwear, socks, sneakers, a winter coat and a backpack filled with school supplies. This program, led by 41 companies from Valley United Way’s Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC), ensures these children will have that extra step in their walk as they begin their year at school. To date, the CVC has outfitted 2,739 Valley children and spent $556,340.00.
VALUE TO COMPANIES STUDENTS SPENT PER $39,400 COMMUNITY 41 PARTICIPATED 197 OUTFITTED $200 STUDENT
CAMPAIGN KICKOFF
BIC Corporation Sponsors the 2014-2015 Annual Community Campaign Kickoff at the Rotary Pavilion on the Shelton Riverwalk Valley United Way kicked off their 47th Annual Community Campaign with a good ol’ fashioned backyard BBQ! Close to 200 community leaders, residents and volunteers gathered under the pavilion with excitement and energy for the year ahead. Thomas A. Steeves, Jr. took on his second year as the Campaign Chair on a mission to raise $1,050,000! To help him reach his goal, attendees donated over $2,500 that night and as a thank you one lucky donor took home a Google Chromebook*. We also celebrated 25 years of Youth Leadership with cake and Italian ice donated by Rita’s and Eddy’s Bakeshop.
*Google Chromebook was donated by Timothy Koletsos
CAMPAIGN “For the past two years I have served as Campaign Chairman for Valley United Way. It has been such a privilege to work with so many tremendous individuals, companies and the community. I would like to thank the staff, fellow board Thomas A. Steeves, Jr. members, the campaign Senior Account Executive of American IT Solutions, Inc. cabinet and most of all, our donors. We could not have done it without your time, efforts, visionary ideas for raising awareness & the funds to support what this organization does to make our Valley such a great place to live and work. ”
“Valley United Way’s work is vital to the well-being of our community and the dollars we raise allow us to partner with 24 local nonprofits, operate an amazing Volunteer Center & gather the expertise in our community to make change Sara Aylward happen. When students are Director, Resource Development Valley United Way ready to learn in school, when families are financially stable & when seniors have a safe community, they thrive; and when individuals thrive, the entire community thrives! Thank you for doing your part to make the Valley a better place to live, work and play!”
CAMPAIGN CABINET
TASK FORCE
Chair – Thomas A. Steeves, Jr.
Bill LaRovera
Jennifer Bull
Richard Rosen
Bill Pucci
The RH Rosen Group
American IT Solutions, Inc.
Robert Gambardella
Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte &Sterczala, P.C.
Sports Writer for Valley Times
Michael Gnibus
American IT Solutions, Inc.
Three 60 Partners
Juan Bonilla
Concierge Tax Services, LLC.
Wireless Zone
Dr. Stacy Chambers Derby Public Schools
LETTER SIGNERS Thomas A. Steeves, Jr.
Philip White Better Packages, Inc.
William Purcell
GE Global Patent Operation
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings Corp.
University of New Haven
Ron Villani
EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS ACT Spooner House Kate Pipa Ansonia Public Schools Fran Perrotti Ansonia, City of Jo-Lynn Flaherty Chris Tymniak Better Packages, Inc. Phil White MaryAnn Miskowicz BHcare Joyce Macauda BIC Corporation Elaine Bataille Don Castaldi Leslie Cullen Tony DeRosa Laura Doyle Sue Feher Karen Georgia James Geraci David Gray Kellie Hayden Johanne Henderson Bill Hoagland Christian Keator Mary-Ellen Lacasse Jennifer Lysik Doris Main
Frank O’Connor Andy Rosato Carl Vensel Mary Wojiski Blum Shaprio Ellen Sansevero Boys and Girls Club of the LNV Shaye Roscoe Catholic Charities Diane D’Amato 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 Eric Bretan Lisa Cook
Katrina Gehrmann Mona Kadiwar Kristine Koehler Melanie Martin Elizabeth Parady Anthony Pietrini Angela Sijuwade Jennifer Yomoah General Electric Bob Smits Francesca Leach Michelle DiNatale Kristen Urso-Rio Natalie Vetro Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Bill Purcell Griffin Hospital Christian Meagher Ken Roberts HR Consulting/ Staffworks Leslie Junko Hubbell Incorporated Nicole Clark Kim Ramalho Chris McCarthy Vic Flagello John McFarland
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Karin Whitley – Chair Tim Barnes Tom Bashaw Sooz DeLeon Patricial Desautels Alan Grassia Jenn Kalasardo Lisa Krohne Brenda Stablein Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten Sharon Kelly LNV Parent Child Resource Center Susan Kelly Merit Insurance Edward Buckmir Naugatuck Valley Health District Colleen Lindholm NPI Medical Jacqueline Godbout People’s United Bank Cathy FerreiraGolino Mark Solorzano
Mylena Vilaverde Joseph Perun Pitney Bowes Tom Focone Angela Cordery Stephen Viores Michelle Hatteyer Mary Corkery Naseema Mustafa Diana Bendik Seymour Public Schools Pat Boyle Seymour, Town of Michele Wasikowski Shelton, City of Jane Dowty Shelton Police Trish Bruder Chief Joel Hurliman Shelton Public Schools Kathy Riddle Freeman Burr Lorraine Rossner Dominic Barone Dan DiVito Carole Pannozzo SONCCA Patrice Baldwin
Stanley Engineered Fastening Jeff Passey TEAM, Inc. Sue Westine Vishay Americas Kim Boveri Paula Scinto Webster Bank Michael Sciamanna
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 David Nord Ron and Peggy Villani Bassett Family Fund The Friend A. Russ Fund The Raymond P. Lavietes Foundation James Van Hoof
2014-2015 COMMODORE ISAAC HULL SOCIETY MEMBERS (This list is accurate as of 3/31/2015): Admiral’s Circle*
Jean Axtell Michael Barber Dominic Barone Corey Barrette Raymond Blanchette Bertha Belden An-Ping Hsieh James Benson Commodore’s Circle* Richard Berardino Annual gifts of $2,500Kevin Bishop $4,999 James Braun James Alsante Jeffrey Allen Bruner Bernard Lavin Jennifer Bull Stephen Mais Freeman Burr Richard L. Matthies Wayne Cable Ned Miller Patrick Charmel Joseph Pagliaro William Chiarelli Louis Pizzoli Kevin Comeau William Sperry Virginia Costigan David Taylor Dawn DeLucia William Tolley Patricia Desautels Jack Walsh Gregory and Diane Phil White DeStefano Laura J. Donahue Captain’s Circle* Annual gifts of $1,000-$2,499 Shane Eddy Lisa and Frederick Elmy Stacey Abbott Annual gifts of $5,000$9,999
Robert and Linda Fiscus John Fitzmaurice Alyssa Flynn Salvatore Graziano Tim Grosskopf Johanne Henderson John Hill Barry Johnson III Rosemary Kelly David Kimball Joseph Klicsu Timothy Koletsos Ellen Kritemeyer Lisa Krohne John McFarland Norman Meldrum Bill and Stephanie Miller Mary Ann Miller Christopher Mills David Morgart Deborah Noack Brian Nocciol Karen Olsen Ruth Parkins
Joseph Perkowski Frank Pickman Walter Pirog Megan Preneta William Purcell John Putorti Kristie Raines Ellen Rinaldi Veronica Rodriguez Hector Rosario Scott E. Rupff Manish Shanbhag Janice Sheehy Michelle Spader Diane Stroman Thomas Sutnik and Lynn Miller Nicholas and Patricia Tarasovic Kevin Thom Dominick J. Thomas, Jr. Carl Vensel Joseph and Laurel Vicidomino
Patricia Webster Keith Wulinsky *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 Blum Shapiro Boy Scouts of America – Housatonic Council Cohen & Thomas Duchess Family Restaurant Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Energizer Personal Care General Electric
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Griffin Hospital Hubbell Incorporated Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Merit Insurance Miller Investment Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Ins. People’s United Bank Shelton Public Schools TEAM, Inc. UIL Holdings Corporation United Parcel Service United Technologies Valley United Way Webster Bank 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 • Alexanders Hardware • Andreana, Joseph • Anheuser Busch • Ansonia, City of • Ansonia Public Schools • Apicella, Testa & Company PC • Aquarion Water Company • AT&T • Augusta, Judith • Averill, Richard • Bank of America • Basement Systems • Bassett Family Fund • Bassett, William C. and Judy • Belden, Bertha • • Bertie, Sara • Better Packages • BHcare • Dworkin, Hillman, LaMorte, Sterczala • BIC Corporation • Big Y Supermarket, #99 • Dyer, Bill • Dziedzic, Charles • Earthworks Excavating, Blanchette Sporting Goods • Blanck, Inc. • Edward F. Adzima & Riverview Funeral Homes • Elmy, Anne • Blum Shapiro • BSA – Frederick and Lisa • Energizer Personal Housatonic Council • Boys & Girls Club Care • FedEx Ground & of LNV • Bradley, Henry • Cable, Package Handlers • • IBM Violet • Calvert Safe and Lock • First Niagra Bank • Corporation & Retirees • Industrial Fiscus, Robert • Capitol Barber Shop • Carey & Wood Products Co, Inc. • ION Bank • Iroquois Flynn, Joseph • Guarrera • Catholic Pipeline Operating Fred Ortoli Photograph Charities • Cavagnuolo, Company • y • The Friend A. Emma • Cigna • Clark, George Jenkins-Ki ng Russ Fund • • • Clark, Merritt • Clorox Funeral Home • Gabianelli, Thomas • Maksymiw, Company • Cocchiola & Jimmy’s World Gambacini , Nelson • Michael • Mario Cocchiola D.M.D., LLC • Network , LLC • Ganz, Glenn • D’Addario Buick, Comcast • Concierge Tax Jones Family Gell, John • General Richard • Inc. • Mascolo, Services, LLC • Conroy, Farms • Julia Electric • Ghilardi, McKane, Charles • Louise • Theresa • Coppola, Day Nurser Madelyn • Merit Insurance • Michaud Matthies, Eugene • Cormack, y • Kligfiel Giardina, Joan • Accavallo Woodbridge & Marilyn • Costigan, Glover, Leroy • d, Michae Cusano, LLC • Miller Virginia • Courtyard by Grant, David M. l •Kuzm Investment • Miller Ward Marriott • Curri, Barbara • Grassy Hill Lodge a, Alice • LNV Funeral Home • Miller, William • Graziano, • Curtiss Ryan Inc. • Parent Child • Minuteman Press • Moll, David Salvatore • Greater Dabkowski, Kathleen • Resour ce • Murphy, Maureen • Valley Chamber Daniell, John • DeGray, John • Center • of Commerc Murphy, Robert • Derby, City of • Derby Day Luise, Nichol e • Griffin Naugatuck Valley Care Center • Derby Football as and Ernie • Hospital • GTI Health District Club • Derby Public Schools Macy’s • Technolo gies Inc. • Naugatuck • DeStefano, Gregory • Magell an • HR Consultin Valley Savings Dirienzo, Angelo • Midstr eam g/Staffwo rks • and Loan • Donahue, Laura • Partne rs, L.P. Hubbell Incorpora Ned Miller Donohue, John • Double R Inc. • Mahon ted • Hull Agency, A • Douglas, Julius • ey, Funeral Home • Division of Drennan, Joseph • Huntingto n Electric Mary Starkweather Dripchak, Stephen • • Iannielo, & Shepley Ins. DSA Companies • Duchess Daniel • New Haven Family Restaurant • Assistance • Nimons, William • Northeast Legal Dunlop, Bill Utilities Company • NPI Medical • Ortoli, Josephine • Oxford Public Schools • Oxford, Town of • People’s United Bank • Pepe Realty Inc. • Pepperidge Farm • PerkinElmer Precisely • Philips Medical Systems • Pitney Bowes • Plastic Molding Technology • Pomeroy • PSEG • Pucci, William • R.D. Scinto Inc. • Real Estate Two • Reynolds, Patricia • R.J. Slowik Consulting • Rogucki, Eileen • Rohwedder, Frederick • Rosen, Richard • Rte 67 Self Storage • Ryan & Tyma LLP • Ryan, George • Sacred Heart University • Sampieri, Robert • Savings Bank of Danbury • Shwartz, Kennith • Schwing, John • Sears Hardware Store #5484 • Serra & DelVecchio Insurance • Seymour Public Schools • Seymour, Town of • Shady Knoll Health Center • Shaffer, Beverly • Shelton, City of • Shelton Public Schools • Sobin, Madeline • SONCCA • Splan, Shawn • Stamos, Gregory • Stankye, Charles • Stanley Engineered Fastening • Stern, Samuel • Sunflower Dental Care • Sutnik, Thomas • Sweeney, Joyce • Talalay Global • Tanis, Donald • Target • TD Bank • TEAM, Inc. • Testa, Andrew • Thomas, Dominick • The Yudkin Family Fund • Torrco • Town Line Self-Storage, LLC • Treasured Time Inc. • Turski, Stanley • UIL Holdings Corporation • United Parcel Service-East New England • United Technologies • UnitedHealth Group • Valla, Dominic • Valley Community Foundation • Valley United Way • Viadella, Shirleyanne • Villani, Ron • Vishay Americas • Visiting Nurse Association • Volpe, Frederick • Walmart • Webster Bank • Welch, Thomas • Wellmore Behavioral Health • Wellpoint Foundation • Wells Fargo • Wells, Thomas • White Hills Express Inc. • Yale New Haven Hospital • *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 3/31/2015)
CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS 90 Leadership Donors
153 Individual Donors
Your Dollars Make A
DIFFERENCE
plus the hundreds of corporate employees
The 2014-2015 Annual Community Campaign has been tough, but it’s not over! Although the economy is still low, community morale is high. Energizer Personal Care, BIC Corporation and Hubbell Incorporated once again came in as our top three companies each raising over $100,000.
128 Companies
Better Packages, Inc. and Ned Miller Agency may be small in employee count but those employees made it count with almost 100% employee participation. City of Shelton employees stepped up to our community challenge and increased their campaign by an impressive 77%. Every single donor and dollar makes a difference & the money generously contributed to our campaign will be allocated this spring!
CAMPAIGN AWARDS 2014-2015 SPECIAL AWARDS #1 Overall Campaign Energizer Personal Care
CEO Leadership Award Jeff Bruner Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Chairman’s Award Valley United Way Task Force
Community Commitment Award Jennifer Bull Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte &Sterczala, P.C.
Consistently Outstanding BIC Corporation
CVC Corporate Citizen of the Year General Electric
Most Creative Campaign Griffin Hospital
Most Improved Campaign City of Shelton
Outstanding Coordinator & Team Hubbell Incorporated
Partner Agency Award Spooner House
Top Dollars Raised Campaigns (Combined Corporate and Employee Giving of $10,000 or more)
Bassett Family Fund BIC Corporation Energizer Personal Care General Electric Griffin Hospital Hubbell Corporation Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company People’s United Bank Shelton, City of Shelton Public Schools Sikorsky Aircraft Webster Bank Employee Giving Awards Gold (Employee per capita giving of $125 or more)
Better Packages, Inc. BIC Corporation Boy Scouts of America – Housatonic Council Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Energizer Personal Care Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Hubbell Incorporated Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Valley United Way
Silver
Silver
(Employee per capita giving of $75 - $124.99)
(Employee participation of 50%-74%)
Blum Shapiro Vishay Americas
BIC Corporation Boy Scouts of America – Housatonic Council Derby Day Care Center Hubbell Incorporated TD Bank
Bronze (Employee per capita giving of $50 - $74.99)
ACT–Spooner House First Niagara Bank Julia Day Nursery NPI Medical TD Bank United Parcel Service Webster Bank
Bronze (Employee participation of 25%-49%)
Blum Shapiro HR Consulting/Staffworks LNV Parent Child Resource Center Employee Participation NPI Medical Awards Shelton Public Schools Gold SONCCA (Employee participation of 75% United Parcel Service or more)
ACT–Spooner House Better Packages, Inc. Boys & Girls Club of the LNV Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C. Energizer Personal Care Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Julia Day Nursery Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Valley United Way Vishay Americas
Corporate Giving Awards Gold (Corporate per capita gifts of $75 or more per employee)
BIC Corporation Energizer Personal Care Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Silver (Corporate per capita gifts of $60-$74.99 per employee)
Hubbell Incorporated
Multiple Awards BIC Corporation Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Gold Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Silver Energizer Personal Care Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Gold Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Gold Hubbell Incorporated Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Silver Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Silver Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Top Dollars Raised Corporate Giving – Gold Employee Giving – Gold Employee Participation – Gold *Awards are based on data provided by each company to Valley United Way and are calculated as of 3/31/15. We apologize for any errors.
CHARLES H. FLYNN HUMANITARIAN AWARD RON VILLANI Ron Villani has been awarded the 45th Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award by Valley United Way. The award is the Valley’s oldest & most prestigious community service award and is named for the late editor of The Evening Sentinel. It has been presented annually since 1971 for a lifetime of service to the community, encompassing more than one town or organization. In addition to being on the Board of Valley United Way and chairing the allocations & planning committees, Ron serves on the Board of Directors of BHcare, as well as being the joint venture with Bridges, communiCare. Ron is a two time Board Chair & member of the Tocqueville Society. He has been on the Board of Police Commissioners for the town of Monroe for 20 years and is currently their Chairman. Ron is a volunteer reader for the School Volunteer Association’s Read Aloud Program in Bridgeport’s Hallen School and mentors a fifth grader at Cesar A. Batalla School. In the past he has also served as a Deacon and Property Chairman for the Monroe Congregational Church.
PAST RECIPIENTS 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
Ron is a graduate of Bucknell University & the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined GE where he completed the Human Resources Leadership Program. During his 35 year career with GE, Ron held leadership assignments in nine different GE businesses and three corporate staff components in seven different geographic locations. His final assignment (the one that brought him to the Valley) was as Chief Human Resource Officer for GE Supply. 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
2-1-1
VALLEY UNITED WAY 2-1-1 RECEIVED
11,883 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE * Information is based on 2-1-1 CT call center report
HUNGER STUDY & ALICE The Valley Hunger Study is published by Valley United Way with the cooperation of the Valley Council Food Security Task Force and funding from the Prudential Foundation in an effort to present the community with a clearer picture of hunger & access to food in the Valley. Working with the Community Results Center at United Way of Connecticut, Valley United Way & the Task Force, the groups researched the extent of hunger in the Valley and the resources currently being directed to alleviate hunger. Included in the study is a comprehensive guide to food resources in the Valley designed to provide those in need with a quick and easy guide to the resources that are available. “United Way has a long history of working on hunger in the Valley but thanks to the generosity of a grant from The Prudential Foundation, this is the first time that we have been able to work with all of the providers to fully identify the needs & resources. The provider agencies have always done an outstanding job in serving the needy in the Valley & their continued collaborative work will only enhance the system.” -Jack Walsh President and C.O.O. at Valley United Way
To read the report visit www.valleyunitedway.org/index.php/valley-hunger-study-2/
ALICE – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed; A study of Financial Hardship places a spotlight on a large population of residents who work hard, but still struggle to make ends meet. A total of 332,817 Connecticut households fall into what the study describes as the ALICE population. These are households earning more than the official U.S. poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living. This is more than double the number of households that fall below the federal poverty level. ALICE and poverty households combined account for 35% of households in the state that struggle to make ends meet. “This report provides the objective data that explains why so many residents are struggling to survive and the challenges they face in attempting to make ends meet. Until now, the true picture of need in local communities and states has been understated and obscured by misleading averages and outdated poverty measures.” -Stephanie Hoopes Halpin Rutgers University Assistant Research Professor
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 community. 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.
2014 GRADUATING CLASS Lidia Ayala
Senior Harbor Care Director Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock
Clarizza Baldonado Sales Manager Hilton Garden Inn
Pete Belval
VP, Wesley Village Operations United Methodist Homes
Cary Carpino
RN - Senior Health Wellness Coordinator Griffin Hospital
Jennifer Chaves
Senior Account Manager Connoisseur Media
Robert Gambardella Owner Concierge Tax Services
Lisa Krohne
Manager, Transportation Services Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Veronica Parsloe
Director of Development & Community Relations Parent Child Resource Center
Jane Lano
Jennifer Parsons
Assistant Vice President Webster Bank
Janet Maurice
Joe Perun
Web & Social Media Specialist Griffin Health
AVP, Customer Service Manager People's United Bank
Robert Kozlowsky
Cassandra O'Hara
Carlene Rhea
Fawad Khan
Lieutenant Shelton Police Department
United Illuminating
Vice Chair/C.O.O. Treasured Time, Inc.
United Illuminating
Director of Mission Development United Methodist Homes
Alex Rojas
Workforce Specialist The WorkPlace Inc
David Scagliarini Practice Manager Griffin Faculty Plan
Rob VanEgghen
Owner DRS Seismic Consultants
HOLIDAY GIVING Over 900 gifts were distributed to over 50 Valley families this holiday season thanks to the generosity of our corporate partners: A. Albert Salon Altair Global Relocation Barnum Financial Basement Systems BPA Worldwide Courtyard by Marriott Shelton Debbie Lewis Deborah Cochran DRS Seismic
Consultants GE Corporate Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Lex Products Merit Insurance Minuteman Press of Shelton Panache Hair Design People’s United Bank Peralta Design
Pitney Bowes Prudential R.D. Scinto Sikorsky Aircraft Spine Wave, Inc. The McIntyre Group Town of Seymour Unilever Wells Fargo Bank
COMMUNITY GALA For the first time ever, Valley United Way hosted a Community Gala. Held in January at the Courtyard by Marriott Shelton, 220 guests dressed to the nines socialized through cocktail hour, bid on a variety of silent auction items, ate dinner & danced the night away to the spectacular sounds of Keys to the City Dueling Pianos. With this audience interactive show, live musicians battled for tips to support our organization with musical styles ranging from Elton John to Taylor Swift and every genre in between! Guests left the party with nothing but smiles and anticipation for next year’s event.
60
ITEMS DONATED
220
TICKETS SOLD
$19,077
NET PROFIT
ALLOCATIONS CHAIR & COMMITTEE Allocations made by Valley United Way address a wide variety of important issues in our community, and the process this year was once again vigorous and thoughtful. Our dedicated volunteers spend a significant amount of time visiting agencies, examining budgets and assessing outcomes to evaluate funded programs in action. There is never enough funding to meet all of the needs in our community, but our volunteers make their recommendations to the Board of Directors based on a solid footing of facts & careful review – and a lot of thoughtful and compassionate debate. You can see a listing of the funded agencies on the following page. I want to thank the committee members for their hard work this year.
Ron Villani Allocations Chair
I should point out that in addition to the regular allocations, an additional $25,259 was made through Special Needs grants in December 2014. Close to 190 agencies also benefitted from another $117,174 in donor designated funds during the last fiscal year.
ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ronald Villani- Chair University of New Haven Thomas Christiano Minuteman Press Mark Daconto Basement Systems John DeGray Budderfly, LLC Ali Dunne Youth Leadership
James Geissler Valley Regional Adult Education David J. Grant David M. Grant Caterer’s Johanne Henderson BIC Corporation Jennifer Kalasardo Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Fran Leach GE Corporate Robert Lesko DiMatteo Group Richard Marazzi Mutual of Omaha Sharon Massafra Home Instead Senior Care Michael Mattox The McIntyre Group
Edward W. Miller Jr. Richard Rosen Ned Miller Agency, The RH Rosen Group A Division of Starkweather Brian Sexton & Shepley Insurance Community Volunteer Kurt Miller Robert Smits Town of Seymour GE Kristie Raines Phyllis Sochrin BIC Corporation Community Volunteer
Rob VanEgghen DRS Seismic Consultants LLC
Patricia Reynolds Conti Associates
Philip White Better Packages, Inc.
Robert VanEgghen PerkinElmer Thomas Welch Welch, Teodosio, Stanek & Blake
PARTNER AGENCIES 2014-2015 2-1-1
$10,824
International Institute
$1,400
American Red Cross - CT Region
$18,136
Julia Day Nursery & Kindergarten
$2,333
Area Congregations Together - Spooner House
$29,695
LNV Parent Child Resource Center
$51,856
BHcare - Center for Domestic Violence Services
$32,604
Meals on Wheels - TEAM Inc.
$10,000
$5,844
Rape Crisis Center of Milford
$22,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern CT Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley
$94,321
Recreation Camp
Boy Scouts - Housatonic Council
$44,211
SONCCA
Catholic Charities
$38,773
United Services Organization
$1,291 $9,500
$9,000 $515
Christian Counseling & Family Life Center
$7,000
Valley Family Resource Center - TEAM Inc.
Derby Day Care Center
$3,000
Valley YMCA
$43,489
Father McKenna St. Vincent de Paul Society
$8,321
Visiting Nurse Association of South Central CT
$11,221
Girl Scouts of CT
$5,750
Wellmore Behavioral Health
$17,025
Numbers include Allocations, Designations & Special Allocations Info listed includes allocations voted in June, 2014 and dispersed July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
MESSAGE FROM TREASURER The audited figures for the period ending June 30, 2014 are reported elsewhere in more detail, but a review will show that it was a challenging year for United Way. It was a difficult year for campaign as overall revenues were down while donor designations continued to grow. Greg DeStefano Marcum LLP
Our cash position has remained strong, and our reserves at $455,784 remain within the prudent three to six month operating reserve guidelines established by the Board of Directors. Our challenge is to increase & diversify our revenue stream, which the Board of Directors & staff are actively progressing in that area during the current fiscal year. 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 (highlighted throughout this annual report) bring in significant additional resources benefiting the community. Those activities, primarily carried out by our Corporate Volunteer Council, included clothing children for the new school year, conducting monthly food & 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 & devoted Finance Committee that has remained together for a number of years now.
(Per audit 6/30/14) 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
2014
2013
$965,397 (31,929) (123,337) (57,519) 752,612
$985,237 (28,319) (96,103) (16,255) 844,560
Foundation grants 188,722 Special events and other 96,042 Investment income 51 In-kind 10,494 TOTAL UNRESTRICTED REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT $1,047,921
173,177 55,818 94 1,625 $1,075,274
ALLOCATIONS AND FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Allocations (including Special Needs of $25,000) Functional expenses (including donated services, and facilities of $10,494 and $1,625) Community program services Management and general Fund raising Total functional expenses TOTAL ALLOCATIONS & FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS-contributions DECREASE IN NET ASSETS NET ASSETS at beginning of year
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
478,124
475,278
370,433 349,784 114,708 106,332 196,909 176,082 682,050 632,198 $1,160,174 $1,107,476 (112,253) (32,202) 8,258
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(103,995)
(32,202)
559,779
591,981
$455,784
$559,779
FINANCIAL POSITION (Per audit 6/30/14) ASSETS
FINANCE COMMITTEE Gregory P. DeStefano – Chair Marcum LLP
Jennifer Bull Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala, P.C.
June 30,
2014
CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Investments Accounts receivable Contributions receivable, less allowance for noncollectable amounts of $87,773 and $111,344 Grants receivable Prepaid expenses
2013
$285,120 99,941 3,597
$297,376 99,941 700
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
261,604 40,000 18,462 708,724
293,052 31,200 18,420 740,689
TOTAL ASSETS
91,359 $800,083
100,555 $841,244
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
$10,146 128,882 159,960 45,311 344,299
$11,734 117,023 123,698 29,010 281,465
NET ASSETS- UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
447,526 8,258 455,784
559,779 559,779
$800,083
$841,244
Equipment less allowance for depreciation of $97,858 and $86,551 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Michael Marcinek Fletcher-Thompson
William M. Miller Jr. Miller Investment
CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses Designations and allocations payable Deferred revenue – grants Deferred revenue – other
Special Needs/Fields of Service $46,533
8
%
Allocations/Designations/ Fields of Service Payouts
4%
Designations- Partner Agencies $22,175
73
%
15%
Designations- Non-Partner Agencies $94,999
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Allocations $453,124 per audit 6/30/2014
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: Children’s Trust Fund of CT:
Provided matching support for the Early Childhood Initiative in Ansonia.
Raymond P. Lavietes 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.
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.
State Department of Education: Provided matching support for the Early Childhood Initiative in Ansonia.
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.
Katharine Matthies Foundation: Provided significant funding for the Ansonia Early Childhood Initiative.
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 loaned executive to help us with our most important work – the Annual Community Campaign.
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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w Date! Valley United Way’s 2nd Annual Community Gala Saturday, January 23, 2016 at our NEW location, the Trumbull Marriott Valley United Way
BOARD & CORPORATORS Officers Janice Sheehy* Chair Webster Bank Jennifer Bull* Vice-Chair Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte, & Sterczala, P.C. Gregory P. DeStefano* Treasurer Marcum LLP Jimmy Tickey* Secretary Jimmy’s World Network, LLC
Members of the Board Jean Axtell** Energizer Personal Care Patrick Charmel Griffin Hospital Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings Corporation
Mona Kadiwar Energizer Personal Care Joseph D. LoPresti** Barnum Financial Group, An Office of MetLife
William Purcell Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce Kristen Urso-Rio* GE Corporate
John McFarland Hubbell Incorporated
Richard Rosen The R.H. Rosen Group
Deborah McGuigan Prudential
Thomas A. Steeves, Jr.* American IT Solutions, Inc.
Carol Merlone Ansonia Board of Education
Thomas Sutnik Attorney-at-Law
Edward W. Miller, Jr. Ned Miller Agency, A Division of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance
Dominick Thomas Cohen & Thomas
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Ron Villani* University of New Haven Philip White Better Packages, Inc. *Executive Committee **Resigned
John DeGray Budderfly, LLC Daniel Fitzgerald** Basement Systems Michael Gnibus GE Global Patent Operation Johanne Henderson BIC Corporation
Valley United Way Board Members
MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION (Terms to Expire 2015) Joseph Andreana Judith W. Augusta Jean Axtell Jessica Ayala* Kenneth Baldyga William C. Bassett William H. Bassett Bertha M. Belden John 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 Nicholas DaPaz* 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 Richard A. Feher Jr.* Daniel Fitzgerald Jo-Lynn Flaherty Chris Gallo James Geissler Linda Gentile Michael M. Gnibus David J. Grant David M. Grant Thomas I. Greene James Guerrera* Richard Haskell* Johanne Henderson Rob Kane Kevin Kelly M. Elizabeth Kennard Themis Klarides Richard Knoll David Labriola Mark A. Lauretti Joseph D. LoPresti 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 H. Tom Nickse William C. Nimons Deborah Noack Fred Ortoli Frank Osak Joseph Pagliaro Jr.* Ruth Parkins William C. Partington Al Patuzzi* Mary L. Pepe Jason Perrillo Lynne Perry
William C. Powanda Melissa Pucci William Purcell Patricia Reynolds* 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 Elsie Scott Brian Sexton Janice Sheehy Maria A. Smith Madeleine M. Sobin Karen Spargo Colleen Spooner Gregory J. Stamos Charles M. Stankye, Jr. Thomas Steeves Diane Stroman Thomas Sutnik Christine Syriak Nicholas Tarasovic Cheryl Tedesco* George R. Temple Dominick J. Thomas Jimmy Tickey Roseanna Tufano* Robert C. VanEgghen Robert J. VanEgghen Ronald Villani Laura Wabno* Thomas J. Welch Philip L. White Michael Wynne Teresa Younger* *2014 Agency Representatives to the Corporation
COMMITTEES EVENT COMMITTEE
FLYNN AWARD COMMITTEE
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Jennifer Bull Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte, & Sterczala, P.C.
Ernie & Nick Luise Community Volunteers
Chair – Richard Rosen William Purcell- Chair
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Tom Colville Colville Insurance
Jack Ribas Community Volunteer
Michael Gnibus GE Global Patent Operation
Dan Ianelo Sacred Heart University
Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Tim Koletsos BIC Corporation
Mona Kadiwar Energizer Personal Care
Diane Stroman TEAM, Inc.
Susan Dripchak Anastasia’s Treasures
Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings Corp.
Dominick Thomas Cohen & Thomas
Deb McGuigan Prudential
The R.H. Rosen Group
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
VOLUNTEER CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Yale School of Nursing Office of Admissions
Joseph Pagliaro Jr. Gail Catlin Edward F. Adzima & Seymour Board of Riverview Funeral Homes Education
Deb Noack Sacred Heart University
Jo-Lynn Flaherty City of Ansonia
Shaye Roscoe Boys and Girls Club of the LNV
Fred Ortoli Fred Ortoli Photography
Philip White Better Packages, Inc.
Terri Houghton Community Volunteer
Sue Westine TEAM, Inc.
Thomas A. Steeves, Jr. American IT Solutions, Inc.
Carol Kirby Community Volunteer
Allocation Committee
Finance Committee
President & COO
Campaign Cabinet
Suzanne Reilly TEAM, Inc.
Jimmy Tickey Jimmy’s World Network, LLC
Eileen Lopez-Cordone UIL Holdings Corporation
Executive Committee
Director of Development
Barbara Quinn United Methodist Homes
Martha Z. Denstedt Griffin Hospital
Board of Directors
Kristen Urso-Rio GE
Valley Regional Adult Education
Janice Sheehy Webster Bank
Ruth Parkins Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Richard Rosen The RH Rosen Group
Chair – Melissa Pucci Reina Marasco
Accounting & IS Coordinator
Marketing Committee
Administrative Assistant
High School Volunteer Council
Volunteer Center Director
Corporate Volunteer Council
Youth Leadership
Volunteer Center Advisory Committee
Jack Walsh President & Chief Operating Officer
Sara Aylward Director, Resource Development
Patricia Tarasovic Director, Volunteer Center
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Nancy Roshka Accounting and Information Systems Coordinator
Valley United Way 2014-2015
Annual Report
Carol Anzidei Administrative Assistant
Joyce Saltes Office Volunteer
Emily Bernson Campaign Assistant
Allissa Rhodes Chief Storyteller & Graphic Designer