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Dear United Way supporter,
THANK YOU for your support and for the positive impact you’re making on lives in the Valley every day. Valley of the Sun United Way has big aspirations for this community and for every person who lives here: a safe place to live, food on the table, a good education for our kids and the stability of financial independence. These are aspirations we all share for our families and by supporting United Way, you’re making these aspirations a reality for thousands of families across the Valley. That’s one of the hallmarks of United Way: providing meaningful, impactful and convenient ways for businesses and individuals to transform lives and our entire community. What other organization could bring together:
• 700 business partners • 90,000 individual donors
• 6,000 volunteers • 8,300 affinity group members
By coming together through United Way, this year alone you’ve contributed $25,235,000 to help achieve our Community Objectives: 1) Ensure Children and Youth Succeed; 2) End Hunger and Homelessness; and, 3) Increase the Financial Stability of Families. This is only the beginning. Many of you have told us you’d like more opportunities to engage even more — so whether you want to volunteer with your kids, network with young professionals, tutor a child or join an action team focused on high school graduation, United Way offers many ways for you, your business and your employees to make a difference. You’ll see examples throughout this publication. None of them would be possible without your support. On behalf of United Way, the Board of Directors and, most importantly, the many kids, adults and families you’ve helped, we say, “Thank you.”
Live United,
Pamela Conboy
Donald P. Smith, Jr., CPCU
Board Chair 2013-2015 Lead Region President, Arizona/Idaho, Wells Fargo
Incoming Board Chair 2015-2017 President and CEO, CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company
“When businesses, caring individuals and non-profits come together, powerful things happen. That’s what it means to Live United.” Merl Waschler, President and CEO, Valley of the Sun United Way
United For Our Students With your support, we’re staffing the workplace of the future. We will have the biggest impact on our community by focusing on our children from pre-K to career success. Research cites four key benchmarks for student success: readiness to begin kindergarten, ability to read at grade level by the fourth grade, the skill levels in math to transition smoothly from middle school to high school, and the skills training needed to pursue continuing education and a career. Your support is providing our students with the tools they need to succeed at each of these educational benchmarks and beyond.
Pre-K
Third Grade
•S cholarships to provide access to high-quality childcare
• 1-to-1 virtual tutoring
•S chool readiness tools for parents and early childcare providers • Comprehensive developmental screening • Early literacy programs
•S cholarships and training for educators passionate about student reading success •S ummer reading programs
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Thanks to partners like Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, we packed and distributed more than 8,200 School Readiness Kits to families in 2014. And thank you to UPS for sponsoring the first Born Learning Trail in the City of Phoenix.
Middle School through High School
High School Graduation & Beyond • Advanced and occupational skills training
•E arly identification and intervention for students at risk of dropping out of high school
• Interview preparation
• 1-to-1 and classroom mentors
• Career search assistance
• J ob shadowing and work experience opportunities
• Continuous monitoring of progress
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United For Our Students Teaching Jaffet to Read Our Virtual Tutoring program ensures that children like Jaffet will be reading at grade level by the fourth grade—one of the key factors in long-term success in school. Virtual Tutoring allows volunteers to work with students from remote locations. Jaffet’s volunteer tutor provides weekly 1-to-1 attention so that Jaffet is ready to move from learning to read, to reading to learn. In the first year, 176 volunteers from 12 companies worked to ensure our children reach this important benchmark.
“ This generation will be the future decision makers. Let each of us do our part to make certain they have full access to education. As business leaders join United Way to support early childhood education, we are investing in our communities and our future workforce.” — Ken Cherry President / Chief Operating Officer, UPS Chair, 2014-2015 Valley of the Sun United Way Campaign Cabinet
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Luis Graduates “ I want to be educated. I want to have something to offer, to do something good. Otherwise, why am I here?” —Luis
Because of you, this spring Luis graduated high school—all while working to earn his own money and overcoming the voice inside that told him graduation was out of his reach. Luis is among the inaugural class of United Way’s Destination Graduation, an innovative strategy to improve graduation rates by: • I dentifying students who are falling behind • Providing the right intervention at the right time • Consistently monitoring student progress Thanks to you and Destination Graduation, Luis is now preparing for college and planning for a career.
“ University of Phoenix strives to be an engaged and trusted education and community partner across Phoenix and Arizona. We are proud to work with Valley of the Sun United Way, which has opened opportunities for our employees, students, faculty and alumni to show their commitment through volunteerism that is making a difference in local public schools like the J.R. Davis School.” — Tim Slottow President, University of Phoenix
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THRIVING TOGETHER Uniting Communities for Student Success
United Way is leading the effort to bring together community resources to prepare 250,000 Valley children for success in our community’s workforce. Thriving Together is a collaborative, long-term, data-driven movement—modeled after the national initiative StriveTogether—focused on key educational benchmarks from birth to career: • • • • • •
School readiness Third-grade reading Transition into high school College readiness College degree or advanced career training Career readiness
“ This initiative is about being willing to come together, bringing all these partners together, and then using the data for improvement. I’m not kidding when I say that I’m seeing Phoenix emerge as a national leader because of those actions.” — Jeff Edmondson Managing Director, StriveTogether
“ Years ago, the ‘Three R’s’ of instruction were Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. But in this day and age, in addition to academic content, the Three R’s of education are Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. Rigor ensures that our curriculum is challenging. Relevance reminds us to prepare children for life beyond schooling. Relationships between teachers, students and parents are critical for success. Thriving Together focuses on the new ‘Three R’s’ in everything it does.” — Dr. Kent P. Scribner Superintendent, Phoenix Union High School District, Valley of the Sun United Way Board of Directors
“ I’m most excited about the work to be done with Thriving Together because it will give us objective feedback from an outside perspective. Our hope is to have a fresh look at how effectively our current programs are working and an opportunity to make the changes that will have the most powerful, positive impact on student achievement.” — Stephanie Acosta Principal, Ed and Verma Pastor Elementary School, Roosevelt School District
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BIRTH TO CAREER CONTINUUM BIRTH TO CAREER CONTINUUM
Young adults enter a career. Young adults complete college or advanced career training. 2 & 4-year Degree or Certificate. High school graduates are college-ready. 4-year Graduate & ACT.
Successful transition from middle school to high school. 8th grade math.
Children read at grade level by the end of 3rd grade. State Assessment Reading Score.
Children enter school ready to succeed.
Resiliency, Persistency, Skill-Building
RESILIENCY, PERSISTENCY, SKILL-BUILDING
All children, youth and young adults reach their full potential in school, career and life. All children, youth & young adults reach their full potential in school, career & life.
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United to End Hunger You’ve demonstrated there’s a hunger for change in our community. More than 80,000 households in the Valley are affected by hunger. Together, caring businesses and individuals are working to end hunger by creating and implementing community action plans and supporting United Way programs like WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks, Breakfast in the Classroom and Summer Meals.
Together, We Broke a World Record to End Hunger Thanks to thousands of volunteers and funding and donated services from Gannett, Safeway, SRP, American Express, Waste Management, The Arizona Republic, 12News and ASU Student United Way, we broke the Guinness World Record to End Hunger by packing 1,993 food bags in three minutes. This broke the old record by nearly 100%! United Way’s WeekEnd Hunger Backpack program provides 15,000 meals for students who may not have a reliable source of food over the weekend.
A Generation Hunts for Solutions Generation United’s 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt drew 18 teams who competed in Downtown Phoenix and raised more than $8,500 for the WeekEnd Hunger Backpack program.
Music to Feed the Soul— and Hungry Children Members of the Phoenix-based rock band, The Senators, have been donating half the sales of their new single to help end childhood hunger. Listen to “Hummingbird” at thesenatorsmusic.com.
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United to End Homelessness Because of you, we are ending homelessness In 2014, Phoenix became the first city in the United States to end chronic homelessness for our veteran population.
Permanent Supportive Housing offers key solutions Together with our community partners, we moved closer to our goal of ending homelessness for every individual and family in our community, surpassing our goal of 1,000 units of Permanent Supportive Housing. By moving the chronically homeless into Permanent Supportive Housing, families have access to services to help them avoid or move quickly out of homelessness. You also supported homelessness prevention and intervention with one million nights of emergency shelter.
“Target’s partnership with United Way has given our Target team members the opportunity to take part in building a better community in the cities where they live and work.” — Sousan Saberi General Manager, Target Distribution Center, 2014-2015 Valley of the Sun United Way Campaign Cabinet Member
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You Gave Chris a New Beginning After 18 months on the streets, Chris turned to United Way’s
Permanent Supportive Housing program for help. In addition to getting a place to call home, she got the treatment she needed to overcome some serious medical issues. Chris is rebuilding her life and even volunteers to help others at United Way’s Project Connect events.
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Connecting People to Services Project Connect provides life-changing services for people in our community who are experiencing, or on the brink of, homelessness. We are grateful for the hundreds of volunteers from Wells Fargo, Target and other community partners who volunteer as guest guides at Project Connect events around the Valley.
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This graphic is an historic view of the response to homelessness in the Valley. With 80% of all community resources going into emergency, transitional housing, and with 20% of the homeless population over-utilizing these resources, there was a backlog in this complex housing system. Now, by focusing on the highest-need group — chronically homeless individuals — we are increasing prevention and outreach at one end, and Permanent Supportive Housing at the other. This way, United Way and our community partners are reducing the amount of time that individuals and families experience homelessness. 11
United for Financial Stability Your support is helping families to make ends meet by providing tools and coaching to get them on the path to financial independence.
VITA gifts yield maximum returns The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to individuals and families with low or limited income, individuals with disabilities, and senior citizens. Our trained volunteers ensure families receive the maximum benefits available and save them hundreds of dollars in preparer fees — money that goes right back into our community.
“ Financial stability is central to Wells Fargo’s Vision & Values and aligns with our focus of helping our customers and communities succeed financially. We believe that by delivering financial education in classrooms, community organizations and nonprofits, and providing volunteer tax preparation services, we are helping families develop good financial habits that will prepare them for a successful future.” — Lisa Everhart
You gave Mike and Sandra a second chance For families struggling to make ends meet, one car repair, medical bill or other unexpected expense can be devastating. Mike and Sandra faced such a challenge when they lost their jobs and found themselves on the streets. “I felt worthless,” Mike recalls. “I didn’t feel like I was providing for my family in the way that I was supposed to.” You and United Way provided Mike and Sandra with transitional housing, résumé coaching, clothing for interviews, financial education and other assistance. They’re now working again and saving for a home. “We didn’t have anything and now we have a chance,” says Mike. “What can you say for that? ‘Thank you’ is not enough.”
Community Development Officer, Community Relations Wells Fargo Government and Community Relations Group, Valley of the Sun United Way Financial Advisory Council
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United for our community Give, Volunteer, Join a Group, Advocate There are many ways to BE THE ONE to make a difference in another person’s life.
Workforce Campaigns When your place of business partners with United Way, you play a huge role in achieving Community Objectives that impact every person, family and business in the community. Visit vsuw.org to learn more about our work or email partnerships@vsuw.org.
Volunteers Making a Difference The hundreds of community members who volunteer with Valley of the Sun United Way share our goals to transform individual lives and the entire community. And they’re doing it every day in ways big and small and in every corner of the Valley. Visit vsuw.org/volunteer or email volunteer@vsuw.org.
Join Women Leaders The Women’s Leadership Council is always looking for women with a passion for improving the community. Join this powerful network by visiting vsuw.org/wlc or emailing wlc@vsuw.org.
Women’s Leadership Council
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Be Among a Generation United Join this group of philanthropic young leaders to network and learn about crucial health and human service issues facing Maricopa County. Visit vsuw.org/genU or email genunited@vsuw.org.
Student United Way at ASU If you’re an ASU student, you have the opportunity to join this dynamic group that this year earned the prestigious Campus Organization of the Year Award from United Way Worldwide, and the Arizona Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Their exceptional year of giving, advocating and volunteering generated:
• 5,000 pounds of non-perishable food • 1,300 children’s books • $12,000 through an all-student fundraising event
Visit vsuw.org/asu or email liveunitedasu@gmail.com.
Follow us on social media Keep up with our work in the community by following us on social media or visiting our website vsuw.org or our blog vsuw.org/blog
“ Being a member of the Women’s Leadership Council allows me to serve hand in hand with amazing women leaders who are similarly devoted to improving education for youth in our community. Our goal is to make a difference, not simply by increasing financial assistance, but also through encouraging Council members and individuals in the community to extend their time, energy and hearts to this valuable cause.” — Meridyth M. Andresen Partner, Bryan Cave LLP, Member, Valley of the Sun United Way WLC Steering Committee
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Builds Community Year-Round When it comes to making a difference, there is no better example than Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. The company provides significant resources and volunteer time toward creating a stronger community for us all to live, work and raise our families. Staunch supporters of United Way’s community objectives, BCBSAZ and its employees had a vital impact on the success of: • School Readiness Kit and WeekEnd Hunger Backpack assemblies • The Fitness Trail built at the National Guard Armory • The Guinness World Record event to end hunger • Affinity Groups that provide leadership to our initiatives: Generation United and the Women’s Leadership Council • Annual workforce fundraising campaign Thank you, Blue Cross Blue Shield, for illustrating what it means to LIVE UNITED.
“ Our partnership with United Way is helping us reach deeper into the community to raise awareness about the importance of good nutrition. Together we are focused on educating Arizonans how to make better choices, where to go for help and ways to get involved.” — Matthew Wandoloski Vice President, Strategy and Informatics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc., Valley of the Sun United Way Board of Directors
APS and Vanguard put Top Talent on Loan As Co-Chairs and sponsors of United Way’s Loaned Executive Program, APS and Vanguard accelerate the work of United Way by loaning the talents and abilities of the best employees from Valley companies for four months per year. In addition, employees from both companies volunteered for Virtual Tutoring, Project Connect and School Readiness Kit assemblies. Their combined partnership made a huge impact on furthering United Way’s efforts to ensure each person has the opportunity to achieve the aspirations we all share: a good education for our kids, a roof over our heads, food on the table and the security that comes with financial stability.
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2014 Top Tocqueville Society Campaigns The following organizations represent the top Tocqueville Society campaigns. Tocqueville Society members invest a minimum of $10,000 annually. 1. Intel Corporation 2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. 3. APS 4. Snell & Wilmer, LLP 5. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 6. Gallagher & Kennedy, PA 7. Arizona State University 8. DMB Associates, Inc. 9. PetSmart, Inc. 10. Helios Education Foundation
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11. EY 12. Desert Schools Federal Credit Union 13. Vanguard 14. Enterprise Holdings Incorporated 15. AAA Arizona 16. Valley of the Sun United Way 17. Wells Fargo 18. Deloitte LLP 19. BMO Harris Bank 20. Lockton Companies, LLC-Phoenix Division 21. Concord Servicing Corporation 22. Delta Diversified Enterprises, Inc. 23. Maricopa County Community Colleges 24. Scottsdale Insurance Company 25. Bank of America 26. Edward Jones Investments 27. KPMG LLP
2014 Top Leadership Giving Campaigns The following organizations represent the top five campaigns with the highest achievement in total Leadership Giving, not including Tocqueville Society, for each category based on the number of employees. Leadership Givers invest $1,000 to $9,999 annually.
Over 10,000 Employees
1,000 - 1,999 Employees
25 - 99 Employees
1. Intel Corporation 2. Wells Fargo 3. Maricopa County Combined Federal Campaign 4. Arizona State University 5. City of Phoenix
1. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. 2. Scottsdale Insurance Company 3. PetSmart, Inc. 4. Desert Schools Federal Credit Union 5. Orbital Sciences Corporation
1. Bryan Cave LLP 2. TD Industries 3. JE Dunn Construction 4. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. 5. Black & Veatch
7,500 - 9,999 Employees
500 - 999 Employees
1. American Airlines 2. JPMorgan Chase 3. HonorHealth 4. American Express
1. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 2. Enterprise Holdings Incorporated 3. United Blood Services/Blood Systems, Inc 4. TSYS Acquiring Solutions 5. AAA Arizona
5,000 - 7,499 Employees
250 - 499 Employees
1. APS 2. Mayo Clinic 3. Avnet Inc. 4. General Dynamics 5. Target Corporation
1. ACSS 2. CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company 3. Snell & Wilmer, LLP 4. City of Avondale 5. Phoenix Suns
2,000 - 4,999 Employees
100 - 249 Employees
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Salt River Project UPS Vanguard Cox Communications Arizona Microchip Technology, Inc.
1 - 24 Employees 1. Helios Education Foundation 2. Bankers Trust Company 3. The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust 4. New Pathways for Youth, Inc. 5. Arizona Hemophilia Association, Inc.
1. Valley of the Sun United Way 2. Bank of Arizona 3. Arizona Diamondbacks 4. EY 5. PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.
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2014 Top Campaigns The following awards are presented to the top organizations with the highest achievement in employee and corporate giving for each category based on number of employees. An asterisk (*) signifies that 70 percent or more of their total gifts were invested in Valley of the Sun United Way’s work to achieve our Community Objectives.
10,000 or More Employees 1. Intel Corporation 2. Wells Fargo 3. Maricopa County Combined Federal Campaign 4. City of Phoenix 5. Bank of America 6. State of Arizona Government 7. Arizona State University* 8. Maricopa County 9. Maricopa County Community Colleges 10. Banner Health 11. Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club* 12. Fry’s Food Stores*
7,500 - 9,999 Employees 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
American Airlines American Express* Honeywell* JPMorgan Chase* HonorHealth* Bashas’ Family of Stores*
5,000 - 7,499 Employees 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
APS General Dynamics Target Corporation* Costco Wholesale Mayo Clinic* Avnet Inc.*
2,000 - 4,999 Employees 1. Salt River Project 2. USAA* 3. QuikTrip* 4. Vanguard* 5. UPS 6. Cox Communications Arizona 7. Macy’s* 8. Microchip Technology, Inc. 9. CenturyLink* 10. FedEx Corporation* 11. City of Scottsdale 12. Humana Health Care Plan* 13. Gilbert Unified School District 14. Abrazo Health 15. Maricopa Integrated Health System* 16. Chandler Unified School District 17. Washington Elementary School District #6 18. Freescale Semiconductor* 19. JC Penney* 20. Kyrene School District #28
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21. Best Buy* 22. Peoria Unified School District #11* 23. Phoenix Union High School District #210 24. Albertson’s LLC* 25. Paradise Valley Unified School District*
1,000 - 1,999 Employees 1. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.* 2. Scottsdale Insurance Company* 3. PetSmart, Inc.* 4. Desert Schools Federal Credit Union* 5. General Electric Company 6. Nordstrom* 7. Dillard’s* 8. The Arizona Republic* 9. Insight* 10. Orbital Sciences Corporation 11. State Farm Insurance Company* 12. Aetna* 13. CIGNA HealthCare of Arizona* 14. City of Glendale 15. City of Peoria 16. Ricoh* 17. IBM Corporation* 18. Express Scripts Value RX* 19. City of Tempe 20. Tempe Elementary School District #3 21. The TJX Companies* 22. Waste Management of Arizona* 23. JBS USA, LLC* 24. PepsiCo*
500 - 999 Employees 1. Freeport-McMoRan Inc.* 2. Edward Jones Investments* 3. Enterprise Holdings Incorporated* 4. AAA Arizona* 5. Medtronic Tempe Campus* 6. BMO Harris Bank 7. United Healthgroup 8. Team Fishel* 9. U.S. Bank* 10. TSYS Acquiring Solutions* 11. Bard Peripheral Vascular Division of C.R. Bard, Inc. 12. Green Tree Servicing* 13. United Blood Services/Blood Systems, Inc* 14. City of Surprise 15. BBVA Compass* 16. The Tech Group* 17. ON Semiconductor* 18. AT&T Inc.
19. Delta Diversified Enterprises, Inc.* 20. Cable One, Inc.* 21. General Motors Arizona IT Innovation Center* 22. Coca-Cola Refreshments* 23. Western Alliance Bancorporation 24. City of Goodyear* 25. Safelite AutoGlass Corp.
250 - 499 Employees 1. Snell & Wilmer, LLP* 2. CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company 3. ACSS* 4. Henkel Consumer Goods Inc.* 5. Accenture 6. City of Avondale* 7. Fennemore Craig, P.C.* 8. National Bank of Arizona 9. DMB Associates, Inc.* 10. Phoenix Suns 11. General Mills Consumer Foods Sales* 12. Assurant Specialty Property* 13. SUMCO Phoenix Corporation* 14. GM Financial* 15. Epcor 16. Londen Insurance Group, Inc* 17. McLane Sunwest* 18. Bechtel* 19. Climatec, LLC* 20. The Travelers Companies, Inc. 21. UTC Aerospace Systems 22. MidFirst Bank Arizona* 23. Corning Optical Communications* 24. American Family Insurance* 25. Meridian Bank*
100 - 249 Employees 1. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP 2. Deloitte LLP 3. Valley of the Sun United Way* 4. EY 5. Gallagher & Kennedy, PA 6. PCL Civil Constructors, Inc.* 7. Arizona Diamondbacks* 8. Bank of Arizona 9. WL Gore & Associates, Corporate Offices* 10. Ryan Companies US, Inc.* 11. Microsoft Corporation 12. Crafco, Inc.* 13. Schreiber Foods, Inc.* 14. KPMG, LLP 15. Northern Trust Bank of Arizona 16. Association for Supportive Child Care* 17. Perkins Coie* 18. Quarles & Brady, LLP 19. Concord Servicing Corporation* 20. Bar-S Foods Company 21. Border States Electric Supply* 22. Sentry Insurance Co.* 23. The Hartford Insurance Group*
24. Town of Queen Creek* 25. Johnson & Johnson*
25 - 99 Employees 1. GPW and Associates, Inc. 2. Bryan Cave LLP* 3. Lockton Companies, LLCPhoenix Division 4. TD Industries* 5. Mortenson Construction* 6. Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals Inc 7. Grant Thornton 8. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. 9. Kolbe Corporation 10. Johnson Bank Arizona, N.A.* 11. Washington Federal Savings* 12. Chanen Construction Company 13. JE Dunn Construction* 14. Ingram Micro* 15. Cytec Industries, Inc.* 16. Taylor Freezer Sales of Arizona, Inc.* 17. Federated Insurance Company* 18. Community Legal Services, Inc.* 19. Ballard Spahr LLP 20. ITW-Illinois Tool Works Inc.* 21. Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau 22. First Bank of Arizona 23. Black & Veatch* 24. Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK-AZ) 25. American Cancer Society Great West Division, Inc.*
1 - 24 Employees 1. Helios Education Foundation* 2. Bankers Trust Company* 3. The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust* 4. Globe Corporation* 5. McDonough Corporation* 6. New Pathways for Youth, Inc. 7. Phoenix Shanti Group, Inc.* 8. Electrical Reliability Services, Inc.* 9. Labor’s Community Service Agency 10. UMB Bank* 11. Walker & Armstrong* 12. Community Information & Referral* 13. Littlejohn Engineering Associates* 14. MSS Technologies* 15. UNUM Provident Life Insurance* 16. Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, Inc. 17. C & S Companies* 18. Arizona Hemophilia Association, Inc. 19. Tempe Community Council 20. one-n-ten* 21. Duke Realty Corporation 22. Sweet’s Brand, Inc.* 23. Klinger Constructors, LLC 24. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust 25. St. Joseph The Worker
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2014 Loaned Executives Sponsoring Organizations Businesses dedicated to making a difference in our community sponsor Loaned Executives through financial contributions or by lending employees for the campaign. Their support is critical to our success. A special thank you to the following organizations for their support of the Loaned Executive program. If you have a passion for improving lives — and want to sharpen your public speaking, sales and customer service skills — this program could be a great fit for you. If you are an individual or organization interested in participating in the Loaned Executive program, please contact our development team at LE@vsuw.org.
“ Thank you for giving me the tools to help my son succeed in school.” — Katie
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2014 Loaned Executives Alaa Al-Odimian Isaac Alvarez Charles Bradley Adam Hale Brown Bea Brown Amy Caffarello Jeff Carman Lauren Chavez Christopher Cordes Grace Gao Alex Garcia Mike Maniero Graciela Martinez Jan Medeiros Rhonda Pack Corey Payraudeau Sharon Price Dee Dee Tapson Ale Urias Rochelle Welch
Title Sponsors APS/Pinnacle West General Dynamics Vanguard
Program Supporters AAA Arizona American Express Arizona Republic Arizona State University Cox Communications Arizona Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Maricopa County Community Colleges Maricopa County Combined Federal Campaign QuikTrip Salt River Project Scottsdale Insurance Company UPS
Grant Funders and Sponsors 2014-2015 In addition to traditional campaign support, many organizations generously provided Valley of the Sun United Way with grant funding and sponsorship support. These organizations include: American Airlines American Express Apollo Group/University of Phoenix Bank of America BMO Harris Bank Desert Schools Federal Credit Union First Things First Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Helios Education Foundation IBM
IRS JPMorgan Chase Lumina Foundation Medtronic Tempe Campus Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Safeway Salt River Project Season for Sharing, the annual fundraising campaign of the Arizona Republic, azcentral.com and 12News
Siemer Institute for Family Stability/ United Way of Central Ohio Snell & Wilmer, LLP St. Luke’s Health Initiatives Target United Way Worldwide U.S. Bank Walmart Foundation Wells Fargo
2014 New Partners Congratulations to the following companies for joining Valley of the Sun United Way in a new partnership. Your support is transforming lives in our community. Thank you for your commitment. 12News Ace Asphalt AlphaSights Ltd. Bashas’ Family of Stores C & S Companies CASA Academy Celgene Corp. Charles Schwab Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Clear Title Agency of Arizona Climatec, LLC CommScope Enercon Engineering First National Bank of Texas Garmin International The General Insurance Company General Motors Arizona IT Innovation Center HilgartWilson, LLC
Hub International Integra Telecom Jokake Construction Company Kimpton Hotel Korn Ferry Mass Mutual Life Insurance Matson Navigation Meridian Bank Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Co. Peter Piper Pizza Plexus Worldwide ProctorU Republic Bank Summerwind Solar Total Dental Administrators West Valley National Bank White Hat Management
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Community in Action Pro Bowlers United! This year USAA and NFL Pro Bowlers — including Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell and cornerbacks Patrick Peterson, Justin Bethel and Antonio Cromartie—teamed up with dozens of United Way volunteers to build a nine-station fitness trail for the 8,000 soldiers in the Army and Air National Guard in Arizona.
“ Our associates have a passion for giving where they live. Partnering with United Way helps us take meaningful action to end hunger and homelessness, prepare the next generation for success, and help families attain financial stability.” — Michael D. Miller President & CEO, Scottsdale Insurance Company
Golfers United! Bringing together 260 Valley golfers on behalf of United Way, QuikTrip sponsored a golf tournament that raised more than $83,000. The hugely successful event held at the Biltmore Golf Course in Phoenix is an ideal example of how the company and its employees continually create opportunities to make a difference. QuikTrip’s generosity has resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions and a significant impact on our community.
“ AAA was built on the mission of helping people. I’m proud our employees embrace this by giving their time, talent, and financial assistance. I firmly believe we have an obligation to the communities in which we live and work, and ultimately we all are the true benefactors of a more caring and connected Arizona.” — MIKE TULLY President and CEO, AAA Arizona, Valley of the Sun United Way Board of Directors
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Board of Directors 2014-2015 Pamela Conboy, Board Chair Lead Region President, Arizona/Idaho, Wells Fargo
Carl Landrum Community Volunteer
Don Smith, Jr., Board Chair Elect (July 2015) President and CEO, CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company
Hope Levin Arizona Regional President, Johnson Bank
Mary Alexander Executive Vice President & General Counsel, DMB Associates, Inc. Ruben Alvarez Managing Partner, Molera Alvarez, LLC Michael Bielecki Principal, Government Relations Group, Lewis and Roca, LLP John Bouma Chairman, Snell and Wilmer, LLP Gonzalo de la Melena President and CEO, AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Margie Emmermann Community Volunteer Jeff England Vice President, Director of Sales, Hubbard Radio Steve Evans, Secretary Community Volunteer
Mike Miller President and COO, Scottsdale Insurance Company Kevin Moran Senior Director, Environmental Defense Fund Rick Naimark Deputy City Manager, City of Phoenix Bettina Nava Partner, OH Strategic Communications Bridget Olesiewicz Principal, Vanguard Ed Oxford Senior Vice President Human Resources and Chief Talent Officer, Banner Health Steve Purves President and CEO, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems
Juanita “Nita� Francis Community Volunteer
Kathleen Quirk Executive VP, CFO and Treasurer Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Phil Francis Community Volunteer
Vince Roig Chairman, Helios Education Foundation
Susan Frank President and CEO, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Armando Roman Managing Principal, AXIOM Financial Advisory Group, LLC
Thomas Franz, Treasurer President and CEO, Greater Phoenix Leadership
Todd Sanders President and CEO, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Elliot Garbus Vice President, IOTG and General Manager Intel Corporation
Rob Schaffer Vice President and General Manager, USAA
Rufus Glasper, Ph.D. Chancellor, Maricopa County Community Colleges Carlos Gonzalez Senior Vice President, West Region Business Support Executive Bank of America Pete Gorraiz President, United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association John Graham President, Sunbelt Holdings Derrick Hall President and CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks Kathy Hancock Executive Director, Fennemore Craig, P.C. Mernoy Harrison Community Volunteer John Hoopes Vice President, SRP Eileen Klein President, Arizona Board of Regents Rick Kuhle President, Vestar
Mark Schiavoni Executive Vice President and COO, APS Farzana Scofield Senior Staffing Specialist, Honeywell Kent P. Scribner, Ph.D., Superintendent, Phoenix Union High School District Tom Simplot President and CEO, Arizona Multihousing Association Brad Smith Partner, Deloitte Mike Tully President and CEO, AAA Arizona Matthew Wandoloski Vice President, Strategy & Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Steve Wheeler Community Volunteer Candace Wiest President and CEO, West Valley Bancorp, Inc. and West Valley National Bank Christine Wilkinson, Ph.D. Senior VP and Secretary, ASU President, ASU Alumni Association
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