Mission accomplished. 12,000 people helped

NEWS RELEASE

UNITED WAY

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Campaign Co Chairs Dr. Richard Myers and Dr. Michelle Atkin and the 2014 Campaign Cabinet hosted the 2014 Campaign Achievement Awards Tuesday March 24, 2015 at the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront.

2014 Campaign successes were celebrated with the presentation of results from various workplace campaigns, a special financial award from Derek Patterson & Rogers and the Campaign Spirit Awards.

Co-Chairs Dr. Richard Myers and Dr. Michelle Atkin were thrilled to announce that the goal set by their Cabinet in September to raise enough funds to support 12,000 people had been achieved!

In fact, we raised enough to support 12,045 people.

“We’re very pleased that this year’s campaign has met and exceeded its goal. It’s a confirmation for us that people here genuinely care about their community and fully appreciate how United Way supports it,” said Co-Chair, Dr. Michelle Atkin.

“While we were pleased to lead this year’s campaign, Michelle and I know that the heavy lifting is done by the volunteers who organize and execute the workplace campaigns across the community. We’re grateful to all of those volunteers, and particularly glad to be able to recognize a few of them for their particularly good work,” said Co-Chair, Dr. Richard Myers.

Campaign Presentations were made by:

• Agero – Tammy Flammia, HR Administrative Assistant - $ 18,245 Corporate & Employee Campaign
• Essar Steel Algoma – Natalie Plastino, Communication Specialist , HR - $351,210 – Corporate, Employee & Retiree Campaign
• Sault College – Jill Pateman, Academic Quality Assurance Manager, $13,926 Employee Campaign
• Algoma University – Dr. Richard Myers & Dr. Michelle Atkin - $18,3843 Employee Campaign

2014 Spirit Award Presentations

The United Way “Spirit Award” recognizes businesses, organizations, employees and volunteers that provide support to the United Way all year long and especially during our annual fundraising.

Each award has specific criteria that must be met before being considered for the award.

The Spirit Award Advisory Committee is made up of community volunteers from the Campaign Cabinet who review nominations and select the recipients to be recognized.