giving hearts, giving hope

“GIVING HEARTS,
GIVING HOPE”
2015 Campaign
Coordinator’s Guide
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Thank you for the job you are about to undertake. There are two things you should know right off the bat.
First, you should feel proud that you have been asked to serve in this capacity. Not everyone has the
opportunity to directly help their community and serving as a Campaign Coordinator for your company
allows you to do just that! Second, the Schuylkill United Way is here to help you. If there is anything you
need, please do not hesitate to call us anytime at 570.622.6421 or email Michelle Halabura, Director of
Community Relations, at [email protected].
Here are some ideas and instructions that will make your Schuylkill United Way employee campaign a success.
At the end of this list is a checklist you can use to help you keep track of these proven practices.
 Set a goal for your campaign and announce it to your employees. This does not necessarily have to be a
dollar goal – you can raise the bar for increased participation.
 Dedicate a meeting to the United Way campaign. Announce the date in advance and give the
employees examples of what is supported by their donation by providing information from our
brochure or by sending a link to our website (www.schuylkillunitedway.org).
 Create a fun theme for your campaign and carry it throughout all of your communications. For
example, if you selected a football theme, you could send messages in the days leading up to the
employee campaign meeting that use football references. This is an easy way to add a little fun to your
campaign!
 Obtain support from the management team. A word of support from the person in charge or a note
they provide to employees usually works well. The word of support or the note should not make the
employee feel like they have to give in order to please the boss, but instead should simply tell the
employee this is something the employer supports and that he or she wants the employees to consider
supporting it as well. A sample letter can be provided if needed.
 Invite a representative from the Schuylkill United Way to attend your campaign meeting to tell
employees what the Schuylkill United Way is all about. If you would also like a representative from a
United Way partner agency to address employees, please ask someone at the Schuylkill United Way
office to coordinate this for you. All partner agency speakers have been trained to give their talk in five
minutes or less.
 Available upon request, the Schuylkill United Way can schedule the grand prize vehicle to make an
appearance during the employee meetings. In some cases, the vehicle can be left on company
grounds for an extended period of time. This is a great opportunity for donors to see what is up for
grabs! Also, keep in mind that the Schuylkill United Way does have a short campaign video that can be
presented during the meeting or borrowed and shown at your own convenience.
 Send a group of employees on a tour of a couple different Schuylkill United Way partner agencies.
Complete lists of the agencies that the Schuylkill United Way helps to support are on the back of this
guide. This is a great way to expose employees to see what programs and services are offered by each
of the agencies. Have them share their experiences at an employee meeting.
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 Try to find employees who have personally benefited from the services of a Schuylkill United Way
partner agency. If someone has used a partner agency to help them at one time or another, and is
willing to talk about their experience in a positive way, ask them to speak at the employee meeting.
This is the MOST effective way to get employees to give.
 Offer incentives to employees who give. See the list of incentives later in this guide for ideas.
Incentives offered by the company and given internally are above and beyond those offered by the
Schuylkill United Way prize giveaways.
 Distribute brochures and pledge cards to all employees whether they plan to give or not. The pledge
cards provide valuable information that can be tucked away for future reference.
 Set a deadline for the pledge forms to be submitted. Some employees will undoubtedly want to think
about it before deciding whether or not to give. Others will fill out their pledge form during the
meeting and submit immediately. Ideally, you should give employees no more than two weeks to
complete and submit their form.
 At the employee meeting, help introduce the Schuylkill United Way staff and partner agency
representative. Also, remind employees of the deadline, your campaign goal, and of any incentives you
are offering.
 After the meeting/deadline, collect completed pledge cards and separate the prize stubs by $1.50,
$3.00, $6.00, and $10.00. If the employee chooses payroll deduction, keep the pledge card for the
human resources department. Please note: Payroll deduction for pledges made during the 2015
campaign (in the year of 2014) starts in January of 2015.
 At the end of your employee campaign, send all non-payroll deduction pledge cards along with the
cash or check in the amount of the donation and all separated prize stubs in an envelope and either
mail or call for pick up no later than 2 PM on Thursday, November 20, 2014:
Schuylkill United Way
Attn: Kelly K. Malone
9 North Centre Street, Suite 301
Pottsville, PA 17901
 Share your final total with your employees and compare it to the goal you set at the beginning of your
campaign kick-off. Even if you did not hit your goal, you still want to thank employees for their support
and make them feel proud that they gave what they could.
 Attend the Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, November 21st at Penn State Schuylkill at 8:00 AM. This
event serves as the wrap up event for the campaign and the total raised in Schuylkill County is
announced. Awards are given to the top campaigns as well as all prize incentives are raffled off
including this year’s grand prize, the ALL NEW 2014 Ford Focus, courtesy of Sands Ford Suzuki of
Pottsville!
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 Invite the Schuylkill United Way back next spring to thank employees for their donations. United Way
will bring an agency speaker along to again share a success story illustrating how donations are helping
people in need right here in our community.
Schuylkill United Way
Kick-Nic (replaces the Kick-off breakfast)
Friday, August 15, 2014
Barefield Park, Pottsville, 4:00p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Mid Campaign Luncheon
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Dimaggio’s La Dolce Casa, 12:00 p.m.
Pacesetters’ Reception
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Bob Weaver GM Chrysler, 5:00 p.m.
Appreciation Breakfast
Friday, November 21, 2014
Penn State Schuylkill, 8:00 a.m.
Like us as www.facebook.com/SchuylkillUnitedWay
Follow us @SchUnitedWay
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Prize Incentives Offered by the Schuylkill United Way –
This year's grand prize, the ALL NEW 2014 Ford Focus, valued at $17,000 is being donated by Sands Ford
Suzuki of Pottsville. Participating dealers include Rinaldi Family Dealership; Bob Weaver GM Chrysler; Sands
Ford of Pottsville; J. Bertolet Volkswagen; and the Law Firm of Williamson, Friedberg and Jones, LLC.
Other prizes include:
(Four) $1,000 Gift Certificates from Boyer's Food Markets, Inc.
$1,600 Vacation Package from AAA Travel
$1,600 Home Improvement Package from Lowe's RDC 961
$500 Weber Gas Grill from Hadesty's Ace Hardware
$500 IPAD sponsored by Hidden River Credit Union
All prizes that are used as incentives for the campaign are donated by community minded companies and
corporations. It's important to know that when giving to the Schuylkill United Way, your donations are not
then spent to purchase prize incentives; your money goes straight to the agencies that provide programs and
services to county residence at little or no charge. Every penny that is raised in Schuylkill County STAYS in
Schuylkill County!
By contributing to the 2015 Schuylkill United Way campaign, you are eligible for prizes based on the amount of
the donation. For a minimum of $1.50 per week or $78 per year, you will receive one ticket stub for all
prizes. For a minimum of $3 per week or $156 per year, you are eligible to fill out two ticket stubs for all
prizes. For a minimum of $6 per week or $312 per year, you are eligible to fill out three ticket stubs for all
prizes. For $10 per week or $520 per year, you are eligible to fill out four ticket stubs for all prizes and will
have reached the Pacesetter Level.
The first ticket drawn wins the vehicle, the second, third, fourth, and fifth names drawn each win the $1,000
grocery gift certificate, the sixth name drawn wins the Travel Package donated by AAA Travel, the seventh
name drawn $1,600 Home Improvement Package from Lowe’s RDC, the eighth name drawn wins the Weber
Gas Grill, and the ninth name drawn wins the IPad.
The prize stubs for the drawing can be found in the pledge brochure, which gives the details on the promotion,
lists the rules and regulations, and provides important tax information.
A contributor is eligible to win only one prize and a past winner is not eligible to win a similar prize in any
future year.
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Prize Incentive Ideas Here are some fun ideas for incentives you can provide that help to encourage employees to give.
 An extra day or half-day off for a certain level of donation. Most companies set the minimum donation
for this incentive equal to one day’s pay for the employee. If you would like the formula for “Give-ADay, Get-A-Day” please contact the Schuylkill United Way office for the worksheet.
 Give a small gift of appreciation to all employees who turn in their completed pledge card. A company
t-shirt or hat goes a long way.
 Hold a drawing for all employees who donate. Usually bigger prizes result in more donations.
 Hold an ice cream social or pizza party after the campaign is complete for all who participated. Do it on
a Friday as a way to get the weekend started early.
 Offer free food at employee meetings where employees are asked to give. If the employee isn’t there
to be asked, most likely they will not give. Free food is a proven method to boost attendance at these
meetings.
 If your boss is willing, consider setting a challenge for employees that if met would result in the boss
having to do something embarrassing. For example, the boss could dye his/her hair a funny color for a
day if the employees meet a dollar goal or a participation goal. Or, the boss could take a pie in the face
if the goal is met. Anything that is harmless and fun is a way for the boss to show the employees that
he/she supports the Schuylkill United Way on a personal level.
 Offer a “Sleep-In” or “Long-lunch” pass
 Raffle off lottery, sports, or movie tickets or give away a special parking spot closest to the building.
 Hold an auction. Encourage employees to donate unique items of value or plan a yard sale. Have
employees clean out their closets and set up a company-wide garage sale to benefit the Schuylkill
United Way.
 Host a chili or kielbasa cook off contest. Employees cook their favorite recipe and enter it into the
contest. Participants pay to sample all of the entries during lunch.
 Pet or baby picture contest. See who can match the most staff members with their pet or baby
pictures. With the pets, co-workers can pay an amount to vote for the cutest, most unusual, and
funniest.
The Schuylkill United Way staff has TONS of other ideas. Please touch base with Michelle Halabura before you
begin to plan your campaign. Remember, we are always here to help!
“Giving Hearts, Giving Hope”
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Best Practice
Set goal for campaign
Notes
Create theme for campaign
Management supports campaign
Hold employee meeting(s) to ask employees to give
Invite UW to employee meetings
 Do we want the campaign vehicle to show
employees?
 Do we want to show the campaign video?
Invite UW partner agency to employee meetings
Offer incentives to encourage employee donations
Distribute UW brochure and pledge cards to
employees
Set deadline for pledge cards to be submitted
Offer payroll deduction
Find employee who benefited from UW partner
agencies and ask to tell story
Send group of employees on tour of three or four
UW partner agencies and have them report back to
other employees
Support other UW fundraising events
Create internal fundraising events as part of
campaign
Thank employees and report final giving totals to
them.
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Schuylkill United Way
Mission Statement: The Schuylkill United Way is dedicated to providing funding, guidance and encouragement to the 15
partner agencies that provide a variety of programs and services to the residents of Schuylkill County for little or no
charge.
Areas of Impact:
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Developing Children & Youth
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Strengthening Families
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Supporting Older Adults
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Assisting with Disaster and Emergency Relief
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Promoting Health, Healing and Crisis Intervention
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Caring for Individuals with Physical or Mental Challenges
Program Activities:
Annual Campaign – All donations are raised from September till November through the generosity of corporate,
employee and individual giving. Campaign helps donors to increase their knowledge and understanding of, access to
and involvement with the Schuylkill United Way and its 15 partner agencies.
Stuff the Bus – A month long school supply drive held each July. In 2013, Stuff the Bus collected over 1200 backpacks,
stuffed them with school supplies and delivered them to each of the 15 partner agencies to be distributed to children in
need throughout Schuylkill County.
Day of Caring – Day of Caring was developed to help connect donors to a meaningful volunteer experience by giving
them the opportunity to learn more about the agencies that they monetarily support. In May 2014, over 150 volunteers
rolled their sleeves up and completed numerous community service projects for 12 of the 15 partner agencies.
Pacesetters – Pacesetters “set the pace” for the Annual Campaign and finish their portion of the donation drive before
Campaign Kick-Off officially begins. Members of the Pacesetters Club are individuals throughout Schuylkill County who
contribute a minimum of $500 towards the Annual Campaign. Levels of giving range from Copper through Platinum
depending on contribution amount.
Prescription Assistance –The FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card (www.familywize.org) is available to anyone who
does not currently have prescription coverage. Since the program launched in 2008, Schuylkill County residents have
saved $1,000,000 on the cost of prescriptions.
Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) – The Schuylkill United Way serves as the local administrator for the FEMA
program which provides funds to supplement and extend current available resources for emergency needs including
rent, food and energy assistance. For the year 2014, the local Emergency Food and Shelter Board was awarded $21,562
in federal funds to distribute to five local organizations: Catholic Charities, Pottsville Salvation Army, Tamaqua Salvation
Army, Schuylkill Women in Crisis, and Schuylkill Community Action.
The Schuylkill United Way participates in the following committees for the betterment of Schuylkill County: Capital
Campaign Coordination Committee, State Employee Combined Appeal (SECA), United Way of Pennsylvania Board of
Directors, and Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
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Fast Facts
 99% of every dollar raised during the Annual Campaign stays in Schuylkill County. 1% is directed to United Way
Worldwide and United Way of Pennsylvania for membership dues, branding, and support services.
 In the last five decades, the Schuylkill United Way returned over $24 million in allocations to partner agencies
that provide programs and services at little or no cost.
 Administrative costs for the Schuylkill United Way are less than 17%, well below the state average of 25%.
 The Schuylkill United Way is an independent nonprofit organization that is governed by a 30-member volunteer
Board of Directors.
 Schuylkill United Way member agencies served over 100,000 people last year throughout Schuylkill County.
That number represents over ¾ of the county’s entire population.
 All prizes used as incentives for the campaign are donated by local community minded companies.
 During the 2013 Stuff the Bus event, over 1200 backpacks were collected and stuffed with school supplies.
Those backpacks were then distributed to each of the 15 partner agencies and delivered to local children and
families.
 The Schuylkill United Way, in conjunction with FamilyWize, offers a prescription discount card that has saved
Schuylkill County residents $1,000,000 since 2008 on the cost of prescriptions.
Did You Know?
 For every dollar invested in a Head Start child, society gets back a return of anywhere from $7 to $18. From
birth to five years of age, one thousand children were eligible for the Head Start program here in Schuylkill
County.
 In the county for over 32 years, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Schuylkill County has mentoring programs in 7 school
districts and service over 300 youth each year.
 Schuylkill Women in Crisis (SWIC) offers free and confidential services including 24-hour hotline, individual and
group counseling, children’s advocacy, shelter, transitional housing, case management, civil representation,
medical advocacy, court accompaniment, and community awareness and prevention education programs.
 Salvation Army in Tamaqua has a wide variety of programs ranging from computer classes to after school
programs. However, their biggest help to the community is their food bank and financial assistance which
provides assistance to needy families.
 Tamaqua Area Meals on Wheels served 26,000 meals to residents of Tamaqua last year.
 In 2013, the Schuylkill YMCA offered over $65,500 in scholarships for various programs throughout the year.
 Schuylkill YMCA offers over 90 programs a year including pre-school, youth sports, after school, teen center,
adult wellness, and senior exercise.
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 Lessie’s Garden Greenhouse and Gift Shop, a division of Avenues, is operated by trained individuals who have an
acquired or developmental disability. The people who attend the greenhouse work program have the
opportunity to learn various types of planting skills or create one-of-a-kind products for our Trash to Treasures
section of our gift shop.
 Schuylkill County Society for Crippled Children has provided 55,234 free pediatric orthopedic evaluations since
1927.
 Last year, approximately 36 Schuylkill County Senior Citizens had the opportunity to participate in weekly
community trips which offered transportation and companionship to various restaurants, shopping malls and
community activities through Avenues Senior Recreation program.
 According to the American Red Cross in Schuylkill County, the average individual is able to donate blood every
56 days and up to 6 times a year. If every single person who donated blood once a year would donate twice,
there would be less of a shortage.
 Schuylkill Wellness Services provides critical care, treatment, and prevention services for HIV/AIDS and other
sexually transmitted diseases to hundreds of people in Schuylkill County.
 The majority of the youth referred to the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Schuylkill County come from single parent
homes due to divorce, death, or incarceration of one or both of the parents. It is proven that these youth are at
a higher risk to drop out of school, use drugs and alcohol, and have poor relations with peers and adults. Those
enrolled in the program were 46% less likely to initiate drug use, 33% less likely to hit someone and increased
their school attendance by 50%.
 Child Development, Inc. has been providing high quality, comprehensive, school readiness programs for young
children and their families since 1965 that prepare children for kindergarten and a lifetime of learning.
Pre-kindergarten programs include: Head Start serving 404 children (3 to 5 years old) and their families in a
center base option for 4.5 hours/day and 168 -180 days/year and 33 children (3 to 5 years) in a home base
option with 32 home visits and 16 center days. PA PreK Counts serving 80 children (3 to 5 years old) and their
families in a center base option for 5 hours/day and 180 days/year. Child Care – Keystone STAR 4 serving 80+
children (infant to 6 years) and their families in a center base option for 5 or more hours/day and 252 days/year.
 The Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA serves nearly 1,500 Schuylkill County girl members, ages 5-17.
 The Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA recruit more than 12,000 adult volunteers who serve as troop leaders,
mentors, board members, and adult education trainers. 54% of parents of a Girl Scout in Schuylkill County
reported an improvement in their relationship since starting in the Scouting program.
 Each year the 8,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff members of the Boy Scouts of America, Hawk Mountain Council
provide over 400,000 hours of service to our communities including: Food collection and distribution, litter
cleanup/community beautification, Conservation projects, Military support/appreciation, Serving food.
 The Eagle Scout rank is the highest rank that a Scout can achieve, taking years of dedication and hard work to
achieve. Nationally, only about 5% of Scouts earn the Eagle rank. In 2013, the Hawk Mountain Council of the
Boy Scouts in America had over 136 scouts achieve the Eagle Scout rank.
 In 2012 and 2013, SARCC provided 809 educational programs to 20,814 people.
 In 2012 and 2013, SARCC served 493 clients.
 The Tamaqua YMCA serves over 3,000 individuals through its programs each year.
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Mini Articles
One Is Not Like the Other
The Schuylkill United Way is governed by its own individual bylaws, constitution, and code of ethics.
While United Way Worldwide and United Way of Pennsylvania provide branding and support services,
it’s the 30-member Board of Directors who are dedicated to providing funding, guidance, and
encouragement to the 15 partner agencies that provide programs and services to residents of Schuylkill
County for little to no charge. Board members and officers are comprised of businessmen and women
who live and work in Schuylkill County and the immediate surrounding area. All board members
volunteer their time and are elected for a term of three years with the option to serve two consecutive
terms. Regular meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 4:00 PM in the Susquehanna Bank
Building, Third Floor Conference Room, Pottsville.
What’s Raised Here Stays Here
When donating to the Schuylkill United Way campaign, each and every dollar raised stays right here in
Schuylkill County. Need proof? Available on our website is the current financial statement which lists
allocation amounts to each of the 15 partner agencies who provide programs and services to residents of
Schuylkill County. Monthly allocations are decided upon by the Schuylkill United Way Budget Committee.
Members of this committee are appointed by the Schuylkill United Way Board President, with approval
by the Board of Directors. The committee meets once a year to review the funding requests of each
agency. An extensive ten-page packet requests various information including; the number of residents,
income, and age of those within the community who are served by the agency. This information is a good
indication and helps the committee decide which programs and services need additional funding and
support in the year to come.
Your One Gift Does It All
Corporate, employee, and individual donors in Schuylkill County are able to give to several different
agencies in one convenient contribution through the Schuylkill United Way. Your one gift does it all!
Donations can be split up among any number of agencies as designated by a three digit number to signify
the desired agencies. Every dollar that comes into the Schuylkill United Way office, located in Pottsville,
is tracked and carefully handled as to respect the wishes of the donor. Keep in mind, by giving to the
Schuylkill United Way; you are supporting programs in many different service fields whether it’s
providing emergency shelter, health care, family counseling, youth programming, drug prevention, or
disaster relief. This wide array of programs helps to solve the challenges that one agency alone may not
be able to meet.
No One Wants to Deny Services
In most cases, agencies are multi-faceted organizations that provide a large number of services to meet a
multitude of needs. Funding from the Schuylkill United Way can only fund a small portion of those
services, so costs must be met elsewhere from other sources. Agencies may ask their clients to help meet
those expenses so that no services are lost. No one wants to deny a service to anyone in need.
Unfortunately, in many cases, the total cost for those services well exceeds the dollars that the Schuylkill
United Way can provide. This means that sometimes a service cannot be provided as often as needed,
unless there is another funding source to cover the costs. Usually, those additional funding sources come
in the form of federal and state funding, but with local cutbacks, even that source is oftentimes limited.
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Rules are Rules
In order to be a participating agency of the Schuylkill United Way, agencies must adhere to strict rules
and regulations as set by the Board of Directors. Each year, every agency must submit a copy of their
annual report, most recent audit, list of current board of directors and officers, IRS 990 Form, and the
Bureau of Charitable Organizations Certificate. Agencies must be compliant with all requests so that the
Schuylkill United Way can be assured that residents of Schuylkill County are properly being taken care of
and appropriate programs and services are being offered. When one agency comes up short and is
unable to offer a certain program or service, rest assure there is another agency that is able to offer you a
program or service that meets your needs. The Schuylkill United Way is proud to have a hands on
relationship with each partner agency and that each agency works well with one another to conquer a
common goal…serve the community at large.
We Went Down In History
In January of 1936, a small committee met to discuss the possibility of starting a Community Chest here
in Schuylkill County. Several years later, the first Community Chest campaign was held raising $72,000
for the community and used to support various local human service agencies. In the early 1970s, the
Community Chest became the Schuylkill United Way and has since raised more than $24 million for the
residents in our community. Today, the Schuylkill United Way is independently run by a volunteer 30member Board of Directors. Board members and officers are comprised of businessmen and women who
live and work in Schuylkill County and the immediate surrounding area and allows the Schuylkill United
Way to stay in touch with the needs of our community. Members of the board, committee, and volunteers
are focused on meeting the needs by supporting and providing programs and services to member of our
community who need help the most – whether its emergency shelter, health care, family counseling,
youth programming, drug prevention, or disaster relief.
Separate but One
Because of the overwhelming support the community of Tamaqua has shown over the last few years,
Tamaqua has its own campaign goal which is counted towards the overall county goal. For the 2015
Campaign, the Tamaqua Area is set to raise $115,000 which is part of the overall campaign goal of
$1,015,000 for Schuylkill County agencies who offer programs and services to residents in our
community. While the Tamaqua Area has its very own campaign goal, they are very much a part of the
Schuylkill United Way.
9 N. Centre Street, Suite 301, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570.622.6421 Fax: 570.622.7424
[email protected] | www.schuylkil lunitedway.org |
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PARTNER AGENCIES
Schuylkill United Way (000)
Mrs. Kelly K. Malone, Executive Director
9 N. Centre Street, Suite 301
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.6421 PHONE
570.622.7424 FAX
American Red Cross in Schuylkill County (001)
1402 Laurel Blvd
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.9550 PHONE
570.622.9654 FAX
Avenues, Founded as UCP in 1952 (002)
Mr. Peter Keitsock, Executive Director
2 Park St, Agricultural Park
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.7920 PHONE
570.622.9271 FAX
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Schuylkill County (003)
Mr. Doug Allen, Executive Director
111 East Norwegian Street, Suite 200
Pottsville, Pa 17901
570.622.0174 PHONE
570.622.1638 FAX
Boy Scouts of America/Hawk Mountain Council (004)
Mr. William Garrett, Executive Director
5027 Pottsville Pike
Reading, PA 19605
610.926.3406 PHONE
610.926.4965 FAX
Child Development, Inc. (005)
Mrs. Mary Ann Devlin, Executive Director
2880 Pottsville-Minersville Highway, Ste 210
Minersville, PA 17954
1.800.433.3370 PHONE
Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA (006)
Ms. Ann Goropoulos, VP of Community Development
350 Hale Ave
PO BOX 2837
Harrisburg, PA 17105
717.233.1656 PHONE
717.234.5097 FAX
The Salvation Army, Pottsville Corps (007)
Major Tammy Hench
400 Sanderson St
PO BOX 107
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.5252 PHONE
570.622.2262 FAX
The Salvation Army, Tamaqua Corps (008)
Major Sharon Whispell
105 W Broad St
PO BOX 229
Tamaqua, PA 18252
570.668.0410 or 570.668.7845 PHONE
570.668.4350 FAX
SARCC – Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center of
Schuylkill County (009)
Mrs. Jenny Murphy-Shifflet, President and CEO
17 Westwood Centre
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.628.2965 PHONE
570.628.2001 FAX
Schuylkill County Society for Crippled Children (010)
Mrs. Sharon Kimmel, Executive Director
121 N. Progress Ave., Suite 330
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.7170 PHONE
570.628.0877 FAX
Schuylkill Wellness Services (011)
Ms. Carolyn Bazik, Executive Director
512 N Centre St
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.3980 PHONE
570.622.8591 FAX
Schuylkill Women in Crisis (012)
Mrs. Sally T. Casey, Executive Director
PO BOX 96
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.3991 or 1.800.282.0634 PHONE
570.628.1836 FAX
Schuylkill YMCA (013)
Mr. Bob Oravitz, CEO
520 N Centre St
Pottsville, PA 17901
570.622.7850 PHONE
570.622.3211 FAX
Tamaqua Area Meals on Wheels, Inc. (014)
Ms. Samantha Gibbons, Program Coordinator
Trinity Church
22 Lafayette Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252
570.668.6954 PHONE
Tamaqua YMCA (015)
Mr. Nick Zigmant, Branch Executive
105 West Broad Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252
570.668.1447 PHONE
570.669.2916 FAX
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Kelly Austin, Penn State - Schuylkill
Jack Bertolet Jr., J. Bertolet Volkswagen, Orwigsburg - 570.366.0501
Attorney Jeff Bowe, Bowe, Lisella & Bowe, Tamaqua - 570.668.1241
Mike Byrne, Lowe's, Pottsville Tom Cara, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Tamaqua - 570.467.2981
Brian Connely, Kovatch, Nesquehoning - 570.656.0970
Charles Dodson, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Tamaqua – 570.467.4350
Eric Dreyfus, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Tamaqua - 570.467.4350
Ryan Dunkle, Wal-Mart DC #7030, Pottsville
Susan Fegley, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Tamaqua - 570.467.4105
Dr. Scott Fellows, Fellows & Smink Dental Associates, Pottsville - 570.622.4080
Anthony Harbison, Gordon Food Service, Pottsville - 570.544.8552
Wayne Holben, Mrs. T's Pierogies, Shenandoah - 570.462.2745
Eli Hostetter, Jones & Company, Pottsville - 570.622.5010
Edward P. Johnson, PPL Electric Utilities, Allentown - 610.774.6803
Bill Jones III, Jones & Co., Pottsville - 570.622.5010
Patrick Kane, ETA Benefits Group, Tamaqua - 570.573.0708
Allen Keich, Bob Weaver Chevrolet, Buick, & GMC, Pottsville -570.622.7191
Karen Kenderdine, First National Trust, Pottsville - 570.622.8200
Henry Nyce, Republican-Herald, Pottsville - 570.621.3388
Naomi Ost, Pottsville – 570.622.0673
Billie Payne, Pottsville Housing Authority, Pottsville - 570.628.2702
Joseph Pilla, ETA Benefits Group, Tamaqua - 570.668.6822
Jeanne Boyer Porter, Boyer’s Food Markets, Inc., Orwigsburg - 570.366.1477
Ed Redding, R&D Communications, Pine Grove - 570.345.5427
Denise Ressler, Susquehanna Bank, Pottsville – 570.622.7730
Dominic Sylvester, Bob Weaver Chevrolet, Buick, & GMC, Pottsville - 570.622.7191
Attorney Rick Thornburg, Lipkin, Marshall, Bohorad and Thornburg, Pottsville - 570.622.1811
Kris Verba, Wegmans Retail Service Center, Pottsville - 570.544.8400
Jeff Wessner, M&T Bank, Pottsville - 570.628.6525
2014 OFFICERS
President -Patrick Kane
First Vice President - Kris Verba
Second Vice President - Atty. Rick Thornburg
Treasurer - Naomi Ost
Assistant Treasurer - Henry H. Nyce
Secretary - Kelly K. Malone
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jack Bertolet, Jr.
Dr. Scott Fellows
Bill Jones III
Patrick Kane
Henry Nyce
Naomi Ost
Billie Payne
Jeanne Boyer Porter
Attorney Rick Thornburg
Kris Verba
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