2007 Campaign Poster

The 2007 campaign generated $750,000 in pledges and donations, a record high for United Way! This total exceeded the campaign goal of $725,000 and is the fourth straight year of record fundraising totals. United Way’s campaign goal and results are divided by the regions of Southwest Colorado so that money stays in the community it was donated from. Each region’s results are provided below.

99% of the funds generated stay here in Southwest Colorado one way or another,
unless the donor designates his or her gift to a nonprofit outside our community.
For a list of all recipients of campaign donations, click on Community Partners and/or
Programs on the left side of any page on this website. Scroll down to your community
to see the local nonprofit organizations that are supported with donations to the 2007
campaign.

2007 Campaign Award Winners

La Plata & San Juan Counties
Pace Setter Awards
City Market South, LPEA, XTO Energy, Wal-Mart

Highest Percent of Participation – Small Business
Del Alma, Women’s Resource Center, Volunteers of America, Durango Adult Education Center, Sexual Assault Services Organization, Alternative Horizons, La Plata Youth Services

Highest Percent of Participation – Large Business
UPS

Highest Employee Per Capita Gift
Dawes & Harriss

Highest Average Gift
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund

Highest Percentage Increase
City Market South

Highest Corporate Gift Per Capita
Qwest

Combined Federal Campaign Awards
San Juan Public Lands, US Forest Service

Leadership Awards
Pat Stull, Bev deGraw, Anna-Maria Quintana, Bill Zimsky

Jim Child Excellence Award
Jim and Shari Dyer

Outstanding Partner Agency
Volunteers of America

First National Bank’s Sip to Soup-port Awards
Red Snapper, Matt Kelly

Silent Hero Award – Individual
Don Mapel, Coca Cola Bottling

Silent Hero Award – Business
Bob’s Johns, Skyway Auto

Spirit Award – Individual
Brian Sheffield

Spirit Award – Business
BP, First National Bank

Board President’s Award
John Francis, Wells Fargo Bank

Special Recognition
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, JC Penney

Click here for an article in the Durango Herald about this event.
Scroll down to the third listing in this column to see the news about United Way.

Archuleta County
Coming soon!!!

Montezuma & Dolores Counties
Highest Average Gift Per Donor
Empire Electric Association

Highest Average Gift Per Employee
Empire Electric Association

Highest Percentage Increase in Total Gift
Hospice of Montezuma

Highest Percentage Employee Participation
Empire Electric Association

Most Total Dollars Given
Empire Electric Association

President’s Award
Empire Electric Association

Spirit Award, Business
Four Seasons Greenhouse And Nursery

Lifetime Spirit Award, Individual
Elena Prickett, Empire Electric Association

Spirit Award, New Business
Four Corners Community Bank

Click here for an editorial in the Cortez Journal about this event.

All donations to the campaign are invested back into the community where they originated. Your money stays at home in your community. United Way has pre-qualified local nonprofit organizations to be recipients of this year’s campaign proceeds.
View a complete list of United Way’s: Community Partner Agencies;
See a list of the specific programs these agencies are able to operate with your support.

Download a CEO Case Statement by clicking here. This document is designed for decision makers at local businesses. It educates about United Way, then offers several specific ways a business can support United Way. Use this to help convince the boss United Way is a good option for local community support.

Download a Campaign Coordinator’s Guide by clicking here. This guide will help you run a top-notch United Way campaign at your workplace. This document offers standard ideas that have a track record of success in all types of workplace environments, plus it includes new ideas to really spice up your drive for United Way.

If you need any assistance or have any questions about United Way, contact your local staff person Contact Us.

Past Campaigns
Click here for 2006 Campaign information
Click here for 2005 Campaign information