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“GIVING HEARTS, GIVING HOPE”

2015 Campaign

C o o r d i n a t o r ’ s G u i d e

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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 mhalabura@schuylkillunitedway.org. 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.

Like us as www.facebook.com/SchuylkillUnitedWay

Follow us @SchUnitedWay

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.

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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-A-Day, 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!

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Best Practice Notes

Set goal for campaign

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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S c h u y l k i l l U n i t e d W a y

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:

Developing Children & Youth

Strengthening Families

Supporting Older Adults

Assisting with Disaster and Emergency Relief

Promoting Health, Healing and Crisis Intervention

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 30-member 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.

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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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