You trust United Way of Story County (UWSC) to continuously monitor the changing landscape of human service needs in our communities and respond for the betterment of Story County. When we are United together, we can find solutions that change lives.

UNITED TOGETHER. More than 6,000 donors in Story County took action to help their neighbors by investing in UWSC. This includes 600+ special gifts in our affinity groups and leadership circles. UWSC is in the position to bring community members together with partner agencies, subject matter experts, school districts, and other community groups to create lasting community change.

FINDING SOLUTIONS. UWSC builds partnerships to find new solutions to old problems. Our donors rely on United Way to be the expert on matters that are important to our community. In the last year, UWSC has invested in a software system that will elevate our ability to provide outcome reporting to the community. This data from UWSC funded programs will help identify strengths and showcase best practices.

CHANGING LIVES. UWSC is leading the fight for the education, income, and health of every person in our community.

Our cutting-edge community impact work touches individuals and families. Education: UWSC funds prevention strategies, outreach and advocacy services, and building blocks for academic success. Over $282,000 is allocated for prevention and development programs, including understanding other cultures.

Income: UWSC makes sure basic and emergency needs are met and builds self-sufficiency. UWSC funds a sliding fee scale at four childcare centers in Story County. This helps low to moderate income families afford high-quality childcare, enabling them to maintain employment or continue their education.

Health: UWSC supports affordable and accessible essential services that are key to establishing healthy lifestyles. UWSC contributions enhance the quality of life for more than 300 people with intellectual disabilities by funding physical activity opportunities.

Investing in these areas builds a stronger community for everyone. United Way invites you to join the fight. Because your passion, expertise, and resources will help the fight become a win. A win that is not just a short-term contribution, but a long-term solution.

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UNITED TOGETHER. FINDING SOLUTIONS, CHANGING LIVES.

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August 2017

Education • Prevention strategies

• Outreach/advocacy services

• Access to building blocks for academic success

Income • Basic/emergency

needs met

• Movement toward self-sufficiency

Health • Affordable/accessible

essential services

United Way of Story Countyuwstory.org

LEADING THE FIGHT FOR THE EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH OF EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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UWSC announces Dan Culhane as 2017 Campaign Chair. Dan has seen the evolution of our work through his six years as a UWSC board member. As the President and CEO of the Ames Chamber of Commerce and the Ames Economic Development Commission, he is passionate about making Story County a great place to live and work.

Following Dan will be 2018 Campaign Chairs, Bill and Deb Fennelly. Over the coming months, they will head the leadership portion of the drive.

Campaign Leadership

315 Clark AvenueAmes, IA 50010(515) 268-5142unitedway@uwstory.org

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United Way Has Continued Tocqueville Campaign Success Every gift to UWSC is meaningful and put to work to help others. Those gifts within the Tocqueville Society have a profound impact on how UWSC can act on its mission. Since 2007, UWSC has had at least one Tocqueville donor each year. However, over the last four campaigns, UWSC’s Tocqueville Campaign has been transformed.

As we head into the 2017 campaign, David Spalding, Dean of the College of Business, will continue in the role of Tocqueville Campaign Chair. David and other volunteers will reach out to loyal supporters to invite them to make a plan for Tocqueville giving. His passion for the mission of UWSC is inspiring.

2016 Tocqueville Society Members – $20,000+ $10,000-19,999Becker Family FoundationYvonne and Kevin Kinzler*Marianne and David Spalding*Connie and Roger Underwood

*Endowment Builders contributing $1,000 or more to the United Way Endowment

2016 United Way Leadership

Tocqueville Society is a national giving circle named after Alexis de Tocqueville, a French philanthropist who was moved at the spirit of giving he found amongst Americans. Tocqueville Society members give $10,000 or more annually to a local United Way.

Heather and Gary Botine*Sue and William BurkeBurke Family FoundationErica and Matt CampbellMary and Alan ChristyJoel FainDeb and Bill FennellyDarlene and Dean Hunziker

Carolyn and Chuck JonsMarie and Ken McCuskeyRandi and Steven Peters*Ellen and Jamie PollardKatie and Steve ProhmPam and Dan SargentSherry and Lee SargentCosette and Louis ScallonGeorge White Family

«Having worked with UWSC for a number of years, I have seen the lasting impact this organization is making in Story County,» Dan said.

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2016 United Way Leadership Continued

Irene Beavers*Ann Campbell*Sharon and Joe CollettiJennifer and Brian DieterAmy and Jerry FranklJuliana and Tony Hogan*Willa and David HolgerMarge HunzikerJulie and Mitchell JensenGene JohnsonCathann KressJean and Marion Kresse*Teresa and Jami LarsonBeverly and Warren Madden*Tricia and Tom PohlmanPenny and Rob SoatAmber and Todd Sommerfeld

$5,000 – $9,999Kathie SommerfeldRuth and Clayton Swenson*Marty VanderploegKim and Scott Zahnle

Jane and David AckerMithun BanarjeeDenise and Scott BauerCindy and Matthew BaughmanDawn and Ray Bratsch-PrinceChris and Arnold CowanPhyllis CrouseStacey and Dan CulhaneBarbara and John Dalhoff*Rachel Derscheid and Jon StaronJane and William EdwardsAnn and Mike EspesetKathleen Foster-Wendel and Jonathan WendelJersai GandariaLesley and Pat GearyKate Gregory

Mary and John HailaDarlene and Neil HarlSuzanne HendrichLiz and Randy HertzThomas HertzBrenda and Keith HobsonCathy and Derek KrebsMiles LackeyBecky and Kendall LamkeyMarsha Lampe and Timothy LupardusLinda LehmanBeth and Craig MarrsRose and Philip MartinNancy and Stephen McGillJami and Gary MirkaAllen MyersFrankee and Jim Oleson*

Jo Anne Powell Coffman and Clark CoffmanMary and D. Raj RamanRuth Ann RobsonDiane and Craig RoverCindy and John RussellPatrice SayreSuzan and John ShierholzKaren and Bob ShirkAnn and Roy SnyderSusan and Roy TeasToni and Bill WhitmanKaren and Jonathan WickertWendy Wintersteen and Robert WaggonerMaggie and Brent WynjaAmy and Chad Zmolek (1 Anonymous Donor)

$2,500 – $4,999

$1,500 – $2,499Vicki and Bryce AbelJaNelle and Lloyd AndersonNancy and Iver AndersonMartha Anderson and George BurnetClaire AndreasenElizabeth and Robert AngeliciKatie and Jon AugustusPat and Louis Banitt*Mark BathieBetty Baudler Horras and Chuck HorrasKristen BauerBonnie Beer and David OrthHolly and Donald BeermannSue and Dave BensonJohn BertrandJudy and Mark BohlmannChris and Kevin BrooksSarah and J. Ben BuckDiana and Sang CamKathy and Steven CarterMichelle and Steve CassabaumPeggy and Mark ChidisterLaura and Daniel ClousePatricia Cotter and Peter OrazemVenita and Robert Currie

Jason CurryCathy and Stan CurtisCarolyn Cutrona and Daniel RussellElizabeth Dahm*Amber and Lucas DeardorffJames DicksonMarsha and Darren DiesDrena L. DobbsMaureen and Scott DockstaderJim DohrmannLori and Roger EidePamela Elliott Cain and Ron CainCatherine and Dave ElsenbastBecky and Peter EnglinPhyllis and Tim FevoldBryan FoggRhonda and Lance GardnerLinda Glantz-Ward and Doug WardKathleen and Charles GlatzShelley and William GoeckeStephanie GottRuth and Jake GravesMarilyn GreenBarb and Jerry GroepperJill and Michael Guffy

Ray GustafsonPam and Ron HallenbeckConnie Hardy and Charles HurburghMartino HarmonLynn and Dale HenricksKaren and Alan Hermanson*Janet and Pete Hermanson*Anne and Maynard HogbergElizabeth and Stephen HowellJanice and Richard JohansenCarla and Dan JohnsonRoberta and Alan JohnsonKaren Kiel Rosser and Lewis RosserChristine and Alexander KingEmily and Tanner KinzlerMary Jo and Roger KluesnerAnne and Mike KrapflSharon and Dan KriegerAnn and Tracy LawsTodd LeeJanelle and Eric LehmkuhlMarta and Sergio LencePatricia and Nels LerstenBrad LilienthalCarroll Marty

Sherry and Michael McCoyRon McMillenBeth McNeil and Wes WelchDouglas MeyerLaura MoglerCarol Ann and David MorrisShelli and Erik MunnCarol and John NelsonGary NunnSarah Nusser and Michael KingDorothy Ohl Lewis and Donald LewisJohn PeelerCori and Mike PhillipsSteven PhillipsDr. Sarah Rajala and Jim AanstoosDorothy and Thomas SallyRuth and Vern SchaeferCandy and Steven SchainkerBeate SchmittmannKatharine and Patrick SchnableNancy and Rick SchreierColleen and Adam SchwartzBrian SchwartzeCathy and Raymond Schwichtenberg

Autumn and Andrew SeilerJill and Larry ShefflerAmy and Mark SlagellCathy and Gary SmelserGail and David SporlederCindy and Thomas StarkMary Kay and Clint SteeleMindy and Steve TenneyJanet and Gary ThompsonDebra and Leo TimmsSusan and David TuckerJacquelyn and Michael UlmerKristina and Dustin WalkupJanice WalterScott WamackKatie and Gregory WhitePaul White (6 Anonymous Donors, incl. 1 Endowment Builder)

$1,000 – $1,499Jill and Jacob AlexanderHollie and Andrew AllenMichelle and John AmatoRupal AminLynn and Rodney BagleyJanet and Marvin BakkerLisa Banitt and William BarryJudith and Donald BeitzRick BentrottChristine and Todd BerryhillLori Biederman and Dave PetersonDiane and Kenneth BirtKristy and David BlahaAngela and Scott BleichNancy and Dan BlumeJanet and Don BorcherdingCheryl BraggsJanice Breitling and Ken TalbertJanet and Rick BrimeyerJay BrownPatricia BrownSue and Loyd Brown

Shannon and Garey BryanJo and Verle BurgasonJon BurnsBrenda BurroughDianne and Keith BystromElizabeth and Mark CahillKristy CallandMary Ellen and Richard CaranoAngela and Jarod CarlNancy and Jon CarlsonDavid CarlyleLynn and Michael CarrNancy CarrollSally and Gerald ChaseStuart ChristensonBarbara and Scott ClarkDonna and John CleasbyEdna and Wayne ClintonRichard CobbsC. Sue and Michael CrumJohn CunnallyVeronica and Frederick DarkCrystal Davis

Michael DellacaCathy and Neal DietzJean and David DirksRobyn DoddKim and James DownardSarah and Allen DvorakAdam EgelandCarol ElbertElizabeth and Gary ErbesAlyce and Glenn FanslowJeremy FieldsDouglas FinnemoreSherri FlugradCarol and Keith FolkmannThomas FowlerChristy and Matt FrancoAlisa and Matt FrandsenJoanne and Charles FrederiksenClare and Jim FrevertPaula and James FriederichMaureen and Reiny FriedrichSindy and Kurt FriedrichDaniel Fulton

Kurt FunkeAnne and Jim GibbonsLora and Joe GibsonKerry and Charles GilarskiTami and Steve GoodhueJoy and Bryan GravelineJosephine and Shane GrayAllison and Thomas GreenwaldDolores GronemeyerGarry GruhnLee HagelbargerKaren and Steven HallbergJohnie HammondDina and Nicolas HamoucheBarbara and Harlan Hanson*Margy and Mark HansonBruce HarmonDenise and Russell HarperCheryl Hedlund*Ann and Robert HeinKathryn and William HendersonNancy Hibbs-Good and Donald Good

Cynthia HicksNancy and Daniel HobtNicholas HoffmanSandy and Dick HortonDonald HotchkissAmy and Brian HowardDeb and Darrell HughesChris HunzikerJodi and Tim HurnJane JacksonCynthia and Frank JeffreyCally and John JennettTeri and Kurt JensenMadonna and Danny JohnsonIda and Alan JohnsonAlecia and Chris JohnsonDebbie and Thomas JohnsonPeggy and Jeffery JohnsonChristy Johnson-Lynch and Joe LynchLaura JollyBradley JordisonKeri Kain

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*Endowment Builders contributing $1,000 or more to the United Way Endowment

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$1,000 – $1,499 CONTINUEDKevin KaneArthi and Anumantha KanthasamySrikanth KatragaddaVictoria and Fritz KeinertJennifer KillionChris and John KinleyMary and Mike KitchellArthur KleinGarrett KorrectAnnette and Darryl KoudelkaBeverly and Ken KruempelJean Krusi and Ed BraunKathleen and Russell LaczniakDouglas LakeMartha LamoureuxJeanne and John LangelandLynn LanningKathy and John LawrenceSara and Brad LehmanJulie and Douglas LenhartAmy LenniePhyllis and Larry LepkeSuzanne and Richard LeSarDeb and John LinchJane LohnesLisa Lorenzen Dahl and Scott DahlGlenys and David LynchWayne MacalRuth and John MacDonald

Olivia Madison and Gregory PalermoAdin Mann and Suzanne ZilberSteven MartenGerald MartinsonWanda and Doug McCayIlissaSue McClellandDiane McDonaldMichael McDonaldGuadalupe MejiaBarbara and William MengelingMary and Joseph MerchantNatalie MerrillAmy and Chad MesenbrinkElizabeth and Wyatt MillerLynn MillerAmy and Charles MooneyKathy and David MooreSuzanne and Jon MullenbachEd NassifLeona and Bradley NauChris and James NearyAnne and Chris NelsonCarol and Thomas NeumannCheryl and Frank NogelSarah NostwichLori and Dan OhCarole and Larry OttemanBenjamin PaoliJon ParkesBrian Parks

Corrie and Brandon PattenCarla PetersonDarlene and Thomas PhillipsJoan and Pete PiscitelloJennifer Plagman-Galvin and Jeremy GalvinMonica and Max PorterRobert PrestonLoni and Richard PringnitzJo Ellen and Doug PyleTina and Doug RagallerNicole and Chad RandickAdam RashAllen RaushelMarsha and Paul ReadheadHarriet and Robert RinggenbergTodd RognesJill and Mike RoofJose RosaJeanne and James RothDenise and Max RothschildShane RourkeDavid RoyerDiane and Lantz RuggSarah RyanVicki and Scott SaiengaValentina Salotti and Mark LooneyGerardo SanchezEllen and Drue SanderCalli and Rick Sanders

Karen and Brad SargentKris and Jon ScharingsonTrisha and James SchlickJohn SchroeterPam and Charles SchwabJoAnn and Jerry SellKarin SevdeJoel SeveringhausRobert ShapiroTraci Shogren-KnaakRichard SmithJeanette and Leland SmithsonMaureen and Christopher SnyderArun and Manju SomaniJessica and David SosnouskiJean and Selden SpencerVirginia StaffordJodi and Ed SteyerAllen StoyeMarlene Strathe and John LowthianBrandi and Troy StrotherAngie and Joe StrotmanJay SwansonMaryJo and Jack SwansonMargaret and John TaitPatricia Thiel and James EvansMichelle and Joel ThilgesHeidi ThompsonElizabeth Ann ThompsonJanice and Harold Thompson

Cherie and Brian TorresiMelissa TritschPatty Trom-Bird and Michael BirdJohn TwedtBarbara and Gregory UteschChristine and Gary VanSickelWilliam VogelJames Von ArbDeidre and Michael WahlinBarbara and Allen WeberJulie and Craig WeeksLaura and Brian WestDoug WetrichJamie WeydertLacy Wheat-HitchingsPam and Scott WhiteGail and Gary WiersonCorey WilliamsonElizabeth Wilt-Cable and Jim CableDeb and Charles WinkleblackKatherine and Terry WipfDianne and Terry WycoffJacob ZimmermanJan and Thomas ZimmermanQijing Zhang

(14 Anonymous Donors)

WOMEN UNITED

Tanya AndersonJulia BadenhopeElizabeth BairdIrene BeaversHeather BotineSarah BuckMichelle CassabaumMary ChristySamantha CrossPhyllis CrouseElizabeth Dahm

Amber DeardorffLisa EslingerNancy FranzAnn Gansemer-Topf Donna GilliganStephanie GottSuzanne HendrichKelly HendrickLiz HertzCynthia HicksLarissa Holtmyer Jones

Yvonne KinzlerCathy KrebsJean KresseJanet LovellBeverly MaddenMarie McCuskeyMelissa McGarryBeth McNeilChristine MondakDiane MuncriefFrankee Oleson

Randi PetersJeri PrescottEllen RasmussenNicole RasmussenMelissa RowanSherry SargentDeb SchildrothKarin SevdeSuzan ShierholzKaren ShirkKathie Sommerfeld

Sarah SwansonRuth SwensonHeidi ThompsonJanice WalterJulie WeeksLaura WestLynn WhislerElizabeth Wilt-CableKim Zahnle

Members of Women with Initiative contribute a minimum $1,000 annually to improve financial literacy among at-risk women in Story County.

YOUNG LEADERS SOCIETY

Chelsey and Cameron AisenbreyZachary A. AllenJaclyn and Brian AnderzhonJenny ArendsErin BaldwinShannon Bardole-FoleyLindsey and Bret BartholomewTimothy BeaversJenny and Brett BenedictBrooke and Steve BensemaJill Bidwell Penny BlackburnNathan BogemaNikki BoockBilly BouldenMegan BraaksmaKyle BrieseChristin BurbeySarah and Nathan BussKelsey and Josh CarperBonnie CastroRhonda ClarkBruce CollinsAmber and Damien CorrieriAngie and Jon DeWaardChelsie DicksonJennifer Ellis

Kris and Eric EvansDavid FauxKevin FeeneyTara FisherLauren FrandsenJenny and Tom GallagherBrent GantenbeinTillie and Steve GoodVanessa and Joshua GravedoniSara and Matthew HackbartJohn HallKatherine HallenbeckAndrea Hammes Dodge and Justin DodgeMichele and Jonathan HandKim HannaJennifer and Cory HansonJasen HarmelinkAkelo HarrisCourtney HartwigChrystel HatcherAlicia HenryHeidi and Neil HollandHeidi and Taylor HopperRockey HugeeCourtney and Joel JacobsenTrent Jacobson

Emily and Nick JohnsonKatharine Johnson-Suski and Roger SuskiNick JohnsonSue JohnsonAnn JonesChad KellnerCasey KerkmannStephen KesterJames and Emily LahartSarah and Jay LettowJessie LiebenguthMV LLoydAlex and Rusty LundbergKim MackKristin and Trey MasonMatthew MasonBrittany McCallCassandra McConkey and Daniel LippardMichael McCoolKolton McDonaldGeorge MicaloneYonas MichaelEdward MoranJoe Morphew-RappJessica and Jason Mortvedt

William O’ConnorLisa and Brandon OxleyZachary ParrishKristin and Bryan PatesJennifer PavlovecRichard PetersBrian PhillipsFelly PhommalinhDani and Glen PigmanMatthew PistilliAllie and Jason PrusaAmanda and Ted RasmussonGaila and John RearickElizabeth and James RichardsAndrew RicklefsAllison and Cory RiglerKimberly Riley-AdamsJared RingusJessica RiserMelanie RogotzkeAmy RosenbergJenna and Chris RoyerTeresa and Tim RummerKaitlin SandineJon SargentJames SchaafChris Schmale

Danielle SchmittHayley SchumacherLaura and Nathan ScottMegan and Josh SeversonAndre SilvaCora SondgerothLisa SpencerJana and Troy StaudtJeff StrothcampTyler SunkleJenni and Jake TalbottTodd TjadenLeslie and Jake Van DykeAshley and John VaughnMatthew VaughnLindsey and Paul WanderscheidJenniffer Westfall and Rick PetersKaylinn WillsonSara and Travis WIlsonMolly WolfTheodore WolffMelissa and Austin Woodin (1 Anonymous Donor)

Members of the Young Leaders Society, an affinity group for donors age 40 and younger, contribute $250-$999 annually.