United Way of Inner Wiscoinsin Thanks Campaign Supporters

• United Way of Inner Wisconsin thanked its many supporters Thursday, December 15, 2011 during the Thank You and Recognition Celebration at the Hotel Mead and Conference Center.
• All campaign volunteers – from Loaned Executives and Division Chairs, to Employee Company Coordinators – were recognized for their important roles during the campaign.  Outstanding company campaigns were also acknowledged.
• The Community Service Award, United Way of Inner Wisconsin’s highest honor, recognizes campaigns that experience a 10% increase in giving over the prior year, 75% employee participation and have at least 25 employees.  Community Service Award winners receive a plaque and year tag for the first year they achieve this status, and a year tag for each subsequent year.  This year the recipients of the Community Service Award are:  ERCO Worldwide, Rapids Ford-Lincoln-Mercury and Wood County Health Department.
• The Per Capita Awards are given to companies that have high per-capita giving during their United Way campaigns, and have at least 10 employees.  They are awarded at three different levels:  Gold ($150+), Silver ($100 - $149) and Bronze ($70 - $99). 
• This year’s Gold Per Capita Award recipients are:  Enbridge Energy and ERCO Worldwide.  The Silver Per Capita Award recipients are:  Alliant Energy, the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County, McMillan Memorial Library, Paper City Savings Association, River Cities Bank, River Cities High School, Solarus, Wisconsin Rapids Police Department, Wood County Health Department, and WoodTrust Bank.  The Bronze Per Capita Award recipients are:  Mid-State Technical College, Rapids Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, The Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids City Hall, Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department, Wisconsin Valley Concrete, and Wood County Systems Department.
• The Participation Awards are given to companies that experience high employee participation during their campaigns.  These are also distributed in three different levels:  Gold (95% – 100%), Silver (90% – 94%) and Bronze 85% – 89%).
• This year’s Gold Participation Award recipients are:  Child Care Resource & Referral – 100%, Doorworks, Inc. – 100%, Enbridge Energy – 100%, Fey Printing Co. – 100%, Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce – 100%, KeySavings Bank – 100%, Literacy Council of Wood County – 100%, Mead Witter Foundation – 100%, Nekoosa Academy – 100%, River Cities Bank – 100%, United Way of Inner Wisconsin – 100%, USDA Center – Wood County – 100%, Wisconsin Flowgate & Culvert – 100%, Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department – 100%, Wisconsin Rapids Police Department – 95%, Wood County Corporation Council – 100%   , Wood County  Finance Department – 100%, Wood County Health Department – 100%, Wood County Purchasing – 100%, and Wood County Register of Deeds – 100%.
• This year’s Silver Participation Award recipients are:  Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County – 90% and WoodTrust Bank – 90%.  This year’s Bronze Participation Award recipients are:  ERCO Worldwide – 86%, Paul Gross Jewelers – 89%, Rapids Ford-Lincoln-Mercury – 87% and The Family Center – 88%. 
• There was special acknowledgement for our Leadership Givers - supporters whose combined household gift is $500 or more per year.  Leadership Givers receive a plaque and a year tag the first year and a year tag for each subsequent year that they achieve Leadership Giving status. 
• We also recognized our Loyal Contributors - individuals who have been donating to United Way for 10 or more years; Quality Plus Printing and NewPage Corp., for donating the printing/paper for our newsletter “Inner Focus”;  and the local media who have donated United Way campaign promotions:  the Daily Tribune, NRG Media, the Voice and WFHR/WRCW.
• Thanks to our sponsors, Thursday’s event was free and at no cost to United Way of Inner Wisconsin.  This year’s sponsors were:  Dale Bikowski, Tom Cahill, Rob and Holly Goggins, Ann Marie Krause, Paper City Savings Association, Riverview Family Clinic.  United Way of Inner Wisconsin also thanks the Hotel Mead and Conference Center for hosting the event.
• For those who missed the Thank You and Recognition Celebration, it will be aired on River Cities Community Access (Solarus Channel 3; Charter Channel 985) on Tuesday, December 20 at 1:30pm and 5:00pm; and on Friday, December 23 at 7:30pm.