United Way Workplace Campaign Raises More Than $2M For Community

June 20, 2014

Nearly 200 partner agencies, donors and friends joined United Way of Escambia County at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Center  to celebrate the results of the 2013-14 workplace campaign and the announcement of United Way grant recipients.

Thanks to the generosity of 10,000 United Way donors and giving led by three top workplace campaigns, Ascend Performance Materials ($290,177), Gulf Power Company ($221,134) and Publix Supermarkets ($186,933), United Way awarded one and three-year grants totaling $2,151,794 to 43 programs from 30 agencies making a difference in our community.

The following agencies received United Way grants. They were selected based on their ability to return promised outcomes that can create measurable change in our community:

EDUCATION

Three-year funding ($504,064):

Autism Pensacola, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Children’s Home Society of Florida, Pace Center for Girls, YMCA of Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($113,702):

Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Chain Reaction, Every Child A Reader in Escambia, Gulf Coast Kids House, Independence for the Blind, The Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida.

HEALTH

Three-year funding ($829,631):

ARC Gateway, Council on Aging of West Florida, Lutheran Services of Florida, Manna Food Bank, Inc., New Beginnings, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida, YMCA of Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($63,895):

Baptist Healthcare Foundation, Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Children’s Home Society of Florida, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Gulf Coast Kids House, Independence for the Blind, Lakeview Center, Learning Post Ranch, SEASTARS Aquatics.

FINANCIAL STABILITY

Three-year funding ($491,807):

Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, United Way 2-1-1 Northwest Florida.

One-year funding ($148,695):

Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, Legal Services of North Florida, Northwest Florida Legal Services, The Salvation Army.

United Way also recognized several of the 300 outstanding businesses and campaign volunteers whose employee giving and corporate support made these grants possible.

Special recognition was given to the following individuals and organizations:

CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS OF THE YEAR

Agency Division

Trish Morales, The Salvation Army

Small Business Division

Susi Miles, Pensacola Animal Hospital

Education Division

Jennifer McSherdon, Virginia College

Financial Division

Susi Franklin, ServisFirst Bank

Government Division

Carolyn Roberts, Escambia Clerk of the Court

Professional Division

Joni Humphreys, Landrum Human Resource Companies

Retail Division

Chuck Fair, Publix – Nine Mile location

Corporation Division

Kay Singleton, International Paper

SCHOOL SPIRIT OF GIVING AWARDS

Elementary

Oakcrest Elementary

Middle

Ernest Ward Middle School

High

Pine Forest High School

Department

Professional Learning Department

Center

McMillan Pre-K Center

BUSINESS RECOGNITION BY COMPANY SIZE

1-99 Employees

Atkins

100-399 Employees

Armstrong World Industries

400+ Employees

Publix

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News