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A publication for workplace CEOs and Campaign Coordinators
The Corning Museum of Glass received
the Retail Division Award at the Campaign
Celebration on December 15.
Pictured above: Violet Wilson
Winter 2011 Issue
Inside:
An exceptional community
New Board members
Save the date for annual dinner
Campaign results and history
Campaign spotlight: RSVP
Campaign awards
CA$H tax assistance program
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
“Exceptional”
YOUR support drives 2010 campaign success 1
United Way is pleased to welcome
the newest members of the Board
of Directors:
•Larry Bates, community
volunteer
•Ted Dates, City of Corning Fire
Department
•Mike Ginalski, CorningPainted Post Area School
District
•Phillip Gorham, Corning
Incorporated
•Mike Gracia, Kraft Foods
•Sky Moss, Corning Community
College
•Joel Ordway, Steuben County
Sheriff’s Office
•Dan Rourke, First Heritage
Federal Credit Union
•Will Shaffer, Sikorsky Military
Completion Center
Many thanks to the Board’s
Nominating Committee for its work
to recruit new Board members.
Annual dinner:
April 27, 2011
Watch your mailbox for an
invitation to the 2011 annual
dinner on April 27 at the Radisson
Hotel Corning.
In addition to the presentation
of the Errol Shand Award for
community volunteerism, this
year’s event will include the
introduction and presentation of
the GAV Awards to recognize those
who Give to, Advocate on behalf
of, or Volunteer for United Way of
the Southern Tier.
Keynote speaker Robert Egger,
founder of the DC Central Kitchen
and author of “Begging for
Change,” will discuss the changing
face of philanthropy and the role of
non-profits as New York struggles
with a budget deficit.
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A message from the Vice President of Resource Development
An Exceptional Community ...
The 2010 United Way of the Southern Tier annual fundraising campaign
celebrates a return to positive growth this year – and what a remarkable
achievement that is! Thanks to your collective effort, we expect the total
amount raised this year to top $4.45 million – a 1.1 percent increase over
2009. This result and the support of the local community deserve all our
praise and a healthy dose of perspective.
Consider where the nation and local economy have been since the housing
and financial markets collapsed in the fall of 2008, triggering the most severe
economic crisis in America since the Great Depression. These events have had
historic consequences on tens of millions of Americans, including thousands
of people right here in the Southern Tier. And yet when it comes to people
helping others when things get tough ... there’s no other community I’d rather
live in than this one. Think about this …
The previous economic recession to confront our nation began in late 2000
and was profoundly impacted by the disaster of September 11, 2001. United
Ways across the county, big and small, experienced material losses in their
respective campaigns. Many, including United Way of the Southern Tier, went
several years before seeing growth in their campaigns. While devastating
and horrific were those events some 10 years ago, on an economic scale they
pale in comparison to the recent recession. Your loyalty to United Way of the
Southern Tier has propelled us to positive growth just one year following what
many now describe as the Great Recession.
Again, I say ... there is no other place I’d rather be than here in the Southern
Tier alongside people who truly care about others – especially when the need
to help is greatest! On behalf of the staff and leadership of United Way, thank
you for your remarkable commitment to an exceptional community.
Stephen M. Hughes
Vice President of Resource Development
A celebration of YOU
In December, United Way hosted its annual
celebration to thank those who make
campaign success possible – YOU! Look
for 2010 Campaign award recipients and
photos from the celebration throughout
this issue of Campaign Corner.
Randy Reid, general manager at
WETM-TV, poses with the station’s
2010 Media Award.
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Welcome, new
Board members!
Campaign Results & History
Overall campaign: Five-year history
$4,528,665
$4,450,000 *
$4,406,750
$4,400,692
$4,324,942
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
* Projected
2010 results by division (as of February 7)
Eastern Steuben:
$2,727,287
Chemung County:
$1,240,451
Western Steuben:
$255,741
Central Steuben:
$208,290
Campaign Spotlight
RSVP employees continues
tradition of leadership
Agency partners help United Way achieve its mission by
delivering programs that improve lives. They also help
by running their own workplace campaigns.
The employees of RSVP of Chemung County continually
support the Community Campaign. For the fifth
consecutive year, RSVP earned an Admiral Society Award
in recognition of the percentage of employees who are
leadership donors.
“Even is these turbulent times the committed staff at
RSVP achieved Admiral Society recognition,” Steve
Hughes said. “The staff might be small in numbers, but
their generosity is mighty impressive.”
Thank you, RSVP!
Employees at RSVP of Chemung County continued their
tradition of generosity in 2010.
Front row: Connie Shelford, Steve Pitcher and April Semel.
Back row: Mary-Lynn Rourke, Carol Houssock and Chet
Coddington.
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Campaign Awards
Special Award
Winners
Outstanding Company
Coordinators of the Year
Pat Barber, Kennedy Valve
Chris Goll,
Cameron Manufacturing & Design
Dave Chester, right, was named Pat Lesso
Volunteer of the Year.
Also pictured are Charlie Craig, who
presented the award, and Corning
Incorporated campaign chair Marty
Curran. Corning Incorporated received the
Dan Mathers Community Spirit Award.
Rick Emerson, Tops (Bath)
Pat Lesso Volunteer of the Year
Dave Chester
Spirit of Labor Award
United Steel Workers, Local 1000
United Steel Workers Local 1000
received the Spirit of Labor Award.
President Mike Walker, left, advocated
tirelessly on behalf of United Way,
giving workplace presentations and
encouraging Local 1000 members to
contribute.
Exceptional
Media Awards
Magic FM
Star-Gazette
WETM-TV
Outstanding Pacesetter
of the Year
Target
Outstanding Early Runner
of the Year
Cameron Manufacturing & Design
Star Performer
Dresser-Rand Co.
Dan Mathers Community Spirit
Award
Corning Incorporated
Wegmans
Pinnacle Award
Arnot Health
Division Awards
Corning Community College
Corning Community College received the
Education Division Award.
The CCC campaign grew 13 percent,
and employee participation rose 5
percent. Pictured above are Campaign
Coordinators Alicia Strupp McNett and
Barbara Squires.
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Corning Museum of Glass
First Heritage Federal Credit
Union
Kennedy Valve
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kennedy Valve received the
Manufacturing Division Award and Pat
Barber, left, was named an Outstanding
Company Coordinator of the Year.
The Kennedy Valve campaign grew an
amazing 65 percent in 2010.
Campaign Awards
Employee Giving Awards
Platinum
American Red Cross, Greater Steuben
Arnot Health
Automated Cells & Equipment, Inc.
Burns Matteson Capital Management
Center for Dispute Settlement
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Chemung County Neighborhood
Legal Services
Chemung Chamber of Commerce
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Steuben
Corning Community College
Corning Incorporated
Corning Museum of Glass
CSS Workforce NY
Stephen Cunningham, CPA
Davidson & O’Mara, PC
Elm Chevrolet Co., Inc.
FirstAIR
G.O. Wick, Inc.
Gough Holding Corporation
Health Ministry of the Southern Tier
HUNT
lnternational Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning
Kimble, Inc.
Market Street Trust Company
Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP
Multi Media Services, Inc.
Perry & Carroll, Inc.
RBC Wealth Management
Nancy A. Socha & Associates, LLC
Southern Tier Legal Services
Steuben County IDA
Swan & Sons-Morss Co., Inc.
Three Rivers Development
John G. Ullman and Associates
United Parcel Service
Wallin Insurance Agency, Inc.
Yunis Realty
Gold
American Express
Bath Building Company
The Bon-Ton
CASA of the Southern Tier
Catholic Charities of Steuben
Central Recycling Co-Op, Inc.
Child Care Center at Christ Church
CIDS
Community Dispute Resolution
Center
EFP Rotenberg, LLP
Elmira Savings Bank
Faith in Action
Family Service Society, Inc.
W. J. Farmer Insurance
Five Rivers Boy Scout Council
Hardinge, Inc.
F. M. Howell & Co.
Institute For Human Services
Joint Education & Training, Inc.
Kinship Family & Youth Services
Meals On Wheels of Chemung Co.
RSVP of Chemung County
The Senior Center, Inc.
Southern Tier Economic Growth
Southern Tier Health Care Credit
Southside Community Center
Swift Glass Company
Travelers
Wells Fargo Advisors
World Kitchen, Inc.
YWCA of Elmira & the Twin Tiers
Silver
Addison Central School District
Bellohusen Orthodontic Associates
Chemung County Child Care Council
Chemung County Government
Corning City Fire Department
Dresser-Rand Co.
Elmira Real Properties, Inc.
First Heritage Federal Credit Union
Griffith Energy
The Gunlocke Company
Home & Health Care Services
Hornell Area Concern For Youth
Hornell Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy Valve
Lang Agency, Inc.
Macy’s
Mirion Technologies (I.S.T.)
Monro Muffler Brake
Pollio Dairy-Kraft Foods, Inc.
RE/MAX Realty
Salvation Army – Corning
Seneca Beverage Corporation
Target
Visions Federal Credit Union
Wegmans – Corning
Wegmans – Elmira
Bronze
Arbor Housing and Development, Inc.
All Saints Academy
Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc.
Citizens & Northern Bank
Community Bank, N.A.
Corning Building Company
Corning Community YMCA
Corning Hospital
Elmira City School District
The Evening Tribune
GST BOCES
Guthrie Medical Group, P.C.
Hornell Area Family YMCA
HSBC Bank, USA
Linn S. Chapel Company, Inc.
Maple City Savings Bank
Monro Muffler Brake
Philips Lighting Company
The Radisson Hotel Corning
Salvation Army, Elmira
Sikorsky Military Completion Center
Southern Tier Custom Fabricators
Southern Tier Logistics
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Steuben County Government
Steuben Trust Company
Thomas & Betts Corp.
Wegmans – Hornell
Welliver McGuire, Inc.
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Campaign Awards
State, Federal
Employee Awards
State Employees Federated
Appeal (SEFA)
Platinum
Elmira Psychiatric Center
Gold
NYS Police – Chemung County
NYS Police – Steuben & Yates Counties
Silver
Elmira Correctional Facility
NYS Department of Labor
NYS Department of Transportation
NYS Office of General Services
NYS VESID
Bronze
NYS Courts
NYS Division of Parole
Southport Correctional Facility
Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC)
Gold
Small Business Administration
Silver
Bath VA Medical Center
Social Security Administration
– Corning
Social Security Administration
– Elmira
United States Postal Service
Bronze
Federal Aviation Administration
Internal Revenue Service
The Star-Gazette earned a bronze Corporate Giving Award and was also recognized
with a Media Award for its employee campaign, foundation support and providing
in-kind advertising space during the campaign.
Pictured above are Managing Editor Lois Wilson, Kate Slattery and Jennifer Pirozzolo.
Corporate Giving Awards
Platinum
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Corning Incorporated
Elmira Real Properties, Inc.
Elmira Savings Bank
Evans Roofing Company, Inc.
Leigh Ann Evans Interior Design
RBC Wealth Management
Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc.
Wilson Rental Center, Inc.
Gold
Dresser-Rand Co.
The Gunlocke Company
Steuben Trust Company
Silver
Arnot Realty
Stephen Cunningham, CPA
Eaton Corporation
Elm Chevrolet Co., Inc.
Gough Holding Corporation
Guthrie Medical Group, P.C.
Hardinge, Inc.
Haughey Funeral Home
Kennedy Valve
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Maple City Savings Bank
The Radisson Hotel Corning
Seneca Beverage Corporation
Stamped Fittings, Inc.
Streeter Associates, Inc.
Swan & Sons-Morss Co., Inc.
Swift Glass Company
Wells Fargo Advisors
World Kitchen, Inc.
Bronze
Bath Building Company
Bellohusen Orthodontic Associates
Cameron Manufacturing & Design
Community Bank, N.A.
Corning Natural Gas
First Heritage Federal Credit Union
Foor & Associates Architects
F. M. Howell & Co.
Mercury Aircraft
Satori Group, LLC
Southern Tier Custom Fabricators
Star-Gazette
Subway of Hornell
Welliver McGuire, Inc.
Campaign Awards
Hundreds of campaign and investment volunteers attended the December
15 Campaign Celebration.
Pictured at left are campaign volunteer Helen Burke and Brenda Copeland,
incoming Board Chair.
Pictured above are Joyce Hyatt (Chemung Valley Health Network), Carol
Houssock (RSVP of Chemung County), Kelli Mannon (Steuben Rural
Health Network) and Linda Tetor (Steuben County Office for the Aging).
Admiral Society Awards
American Red Cross,
Greater Steuben Chapter
American Red Cross, Sullivan Trail
Chapter
Automated Cells & Equipment, Inc
Burns Matteson Capital Management
Carbonic Systems, Inc.
Center for Dispute Settlement
Chemung Canal Trust Company
Chemung County Neighborhood
Legal Services
Chemung County Chamber of
Commerce
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Steuben
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning Natural Gas
Davidson & O’Mara, P.C.
EFP Rotenberg, LLP
G.O. Wick, Inc.
Gough Holding Corporation
Hornell Chamber of Commerce
Institute For Human Services
John G. Ullman and Associates
Kimble, Inc.
Market Street Trust Co.
Meals On Wheels of Chemung
County, Inc.
Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP
Microtech Design Corporation
Moore & Woodhouse, LLP
Nancy A. Socha & Associates, LLC
Perry & Carroll, Inc.
RBC Wealth Management
RSVP of Chemung County
Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc.
Southern Tier Legal Services
Stephen Cunningham, CPA
Swan & Sons-Morss Co., Inc.
Three Rivers Development
United Way of the Southern Tier
Wallin Insurance Agency, Inc.
Foundation
and grant
supporters
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Anderson Evans Foundation
Gannett Foundation
Pratt Trust
Meade Foundation
Lindau Foundation
New Campaign
Awards
FirstAIR
Gaffer District
Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning
Pembrook Pines, Inc.
RE/MAX Realty
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Board of Directors
Peter Wallin, Chair
Daniel Bower, Immediate Past Chair
Larry Bates
Dave Chester
Robert G. Colucci, Jr.
Brenda Copeland
Catherine Crandall
Ted Dates
Dr. Fred Farley
Mike Ginalski
Phillip Gorham
Mike Gracia
Ernest Hartman
Sarah Heineman
Joseph Hochreiter
Anne Kenlon
Anne Kiley
Hilda Lando
Mary LaRowe
Dr. Ralph Marino, Jr.
Sky Moss
Joel Ordway
Robert Pichette
Rebecca Price
Claire Rhodes
Phil Roche
Dan Rourke
Will Shaffer
Matt Shick
Dr. Mark Vaughn
United Way Staff
Ron Hatch, President
Curtis Bailey, Director,
Finance and Administration
United Way furthers financial health
efforts with new collaboration
United Way has taken the
next step in its efforts to help
families become economically
self-sufficient, through a new
partnership with Consumer Credit
Counseling Service of Central New
York (CCCS).
CCCS is a non-profit organization
that offers financial counseling,
budget planning and debt repayment assistance to families across
New York State. Most services are free, regardless of income level.
Although these services have been available to residents of Chemung
and Steuben counties in the past, United Way has joined forces with
CCCS to help residents find out about these services and to provide
financial information that can help all families, not just CCCS clients.
CCCS currently offers monthly appointments at Cornell Cooperative
Extension in Elmira, and United Way is making plans to offer space for
regular appointments in Steuben County as well.
As part of this collaboration, United Way will periodically share financial
tips with you via e-mail, newsletters, Facebook and Twitter. Please
share this information with your co-workers, family and friends.
More information about CCCS is available through 2-1-1 Helpline.
Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 346-2211.
Financial tip: Don’t wait until it’s too late to get financial help!
Paula Borden, Administrative Assistant
Share the news about free tax assistance
Kristin Butler, Manager,
The Creating Assets, Savings and
Hope (CA$H) program is up and
running for the 2011 season!
If your family makes $49,000
a year or less, you can get your
taxes done fast and free. CA$H
volunteers are IRS-trained and
certified to complete both federal
and state returns, and can help
you find all the tax credits for
which you are eligible. Most
returns are e-filed, meaning you
can get your refund faster.
CA$H appointments are held
during the day, at night and on
some Saturdays, and at numerous
sites across Steuben, Chemung
and Schuyler counties.
To schedule an appointment,
dial 2-1-1 or (800) 346-2211. 2-11 Helpline can help you find the
Marketing & Communications
Carol Dassance, Finance Assistant
Laura Deyo, Resource Development
Coordinator
Barbara Hubbell, Director,
Community Solutions
Stephen M. Hughes, Vice President,
Resource Development
Marilyn Preston, Receptionist
Shelley VanAlstine, Manager,
Workplace Campaigns
Find us online:
www.uwst.org
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appointment time and location
that are most convenient for you,
and will tell you what to bring to
your appointment.
If you know other families that
could benefit from free tax
assistance, please tell them about
the CA$H program. A program
flyer with more information is
available at http://www.uwst.
org/CA_H_Site_Coordinators.
asp, under “Promote CA$H.”