$1.1 million goal achieved, 46 businesses presented with Campaign Awards
United Way of Logan County donors and corporate partners gathered to celebrate a record campaign Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the LIVE UNITED Awards Breakfast.
Officials announced that $1,102,249 was pledged by 198 businesses and 2,597 individual donors this year, a 3 percent increase from last year. Logan County remains the smallest community in Ohio to ever have a $1 million campaign for its local United Way, and it’s now happened five years in a row.
Forty-six local businesses were recognized for their individual and collective philanthropic achievement Tuesday during the event at Green Hills Community in West Liberty.
The United Way’s three Traveling Trophies stay with their respective winners from a year ago. Marker, Inc. and PCPI Plastics retain the Large and Small Businesss Awards, respectively. The Traveling Trophies, United Way’s most prestigious recognition of corporate philanthropic achievement, are awarded to Logan County workplaces with the highest giving per capita.
Marker, Inc. in Bellefontaine has claimed the award for fourth consecutive year in the Large Business Division with a $586 per capita gift. Their staff of 150 raised a whopping $87,929 when combined with a 100 percent corporate match.
PCPI Plastics in DeGraff raised a workplace record $42,359 with just 25 staff, a corporate gift exceeding a 100 percent match of employee giving, and a county-best $1,411 per capita gift.
NX Automotive Logistics in East Liberty is the overall top-giving workplace for the fifth year in a row, also checking in with a record-level combined associate and corporate gift of $209,106.
Money raised is supporting 48 programs of 27 Funded Agencies that serve the health, education, and financial stability of Logan County residents. A complete line-by-line breakdown of allocations is available online at www.uwlogan.org.
The following workplaces earned Gold Campaign Awards, achieving at least 60 percent employee participation, a $200 or higher average employee gift, or a 100 percent corporate match: Belletech Corporation; Benjamin Logan Schools; Choice Properties Real Estate; Citizens Federal Savings & Loan; City of Bellefontaine; Civista Bank; Community Health & Wellness Partners; Daido Metal; Indian Lake Schools; Logan County Chamber of Commerce; Logan County Electric Cooperative; Logan County Government Offices; Lutheran Community Services; Marker, Inc.; Mary Rutan Health; NX Automotive Logistics; PCPI Plastics; PowerBuilt; Riverside Local Schools; Robinson Investments; RTC Services; Smith Smith Montgomery & Chamberlain; Steve Austin’s Auto Group; TDH Law; V-Teck Communications; and World Class Plastics.
The following workplace earned a Silver Campaign Award, achieving at least 50 percent employee participation or a $150 or higher average employee gift: Bellefontaine City Schools.
The following workplaces earned Bronze Campaign Awards, achieving at least 40 percent employee participation or a $100 or higher average employee gift: Green Hills Community, Midwest Regional Education Service Center, and West Liberty-Salem Schools.
The following workplaces earned Good Neighbor Awards, given to select entities that participate with United Way but do not qualify for a Campaign Award: AGC Automotive; Agiliti; American Honda Motor Company; CenterPoint Energy; CoverLink Insurance; Deep Fiber Consulting; Lewis & Dorothy Tamplin Trust; Middlefield Community Bank; Ohio Hi-Point Career Center; Open Road Renewables; Peak Propane; R.D. Holder Oil; RV Wholesalers; Scott Family McDonald’s; Transportation Research Center; and Zimmerman Realty.
Since 1955, United Way of Logan County has raised more than $28 million to support the specific social service needs of our community.
The United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of everyone in Logan County. It does so by facilitating successful agency partnerships that enable a safe, healthy, and caring community. More than just a fundraiser, United Way collaborates with businesses, non-profits, government, and civic organizations to help meet the social service needs of the community.
For more information, visit www.uwlogan.org or call (937) 592-2886.