Volunteer Committees
Fund Raising Committee
Approximatly 200 volunteers participate in raising money for the United Way Community Campaign, the Oregon Employees Charitable Fund Drive, and the Klamath & Lake Counties Combined Federal Campaign.These volunteers serve as campaign coordinators at their workplace, and others assist by volunteering to be part of the campaign leadership team. The 2011 United Way Community Campaign raised $751,000. The 2012 campaign goal will be set in May, and will be chaired by Jeff Daniels. Contact United Way at 882-5558 if you wish to help.
(See community campaign link for more details)
Fund Distribution Committee
This committee enlists the help of 40 to 50 volunteers each year from April 5 through May 5th of each year. Volunteers each contribute about 20 hours during this time. After a thorough review of all the agency programs seeking funds these volunteers make a funding recommendation to the 36-member United Way board of directors.
Volunteers for the 2012 process are being recruited now. Call us. Sheri Hargrave is the chairperson of the fund distribution committee.
The fund distribution volunteers for 2011 included:
Heidi Anderson Sterling Savings Bank Kris Bailey Retired Margaret Bailey Klamath Ranger District SMSgt. Todd Berndt ORANG, Kingsley Field Mike Cheeseman Lithia Klamath Falls Auto Center Stacy Collins First American Title Company Taylor Crawford High School Student Jeff Daniels Avista Utilities Stephanie Downing U S Bank Joan Gamache Novak Auto Parts Theresa Ganong Retired Christy Gestvang Retired Bridgitte Griffin South Valley Bank & Trust Caisey Griffith KU High School student Sheri Hargrave, Chairperson Carter-Jones Collections Service Tom Hennecke Retired Renee Hernandez Retired Don Hoffheins Bureau of Land Management Lt. Monty Holloway Klamath County Sheriff's Office Betsy Honzel Retired Chuck Jackson Columbia Forest Products Kathy Jordan Pacific Klamath Energy Tammy McDaniel First American Title Company Tessa Koch South Valley Bank & Trust Kit Lupinski Sterling Savings Bank Tammy McDaniel First American Title Company Captain Dean McHugh ORANG, Kingsley Field Stephanie Emert McVey South Valley Bank & Trust Major Robert Mitchell ORANG, Kingsley Field Christy Northrup Sky Lakes Medical Center Kelsey Roark South Valley Bank & Trust Ken Simpson Sky Lakes Medical Center Kendra Santiago Jeld Wen Chris Stone Columbia Forest Products Jenine Stuedli South Valley Bank & Trust Doug Wilson Chiloquin High School
Marketing & Communications Committee
These volunteers are responsible to assist United Way staff with development of various communications tools such as brochures, tabloid inserts into the local newspaper, print and radio advertisement, local campaign video, annual report, and web page design/updates.
Volunteers include: Rob Siems, Basin Mediactive; Lyle Ahrens,
KOTI-TV; Marcia McGonigle, Herald and News; Bob Hanson, Wynne Broadcasting; Tom Hottman, Committee Chairman with Sky Lakes Medical Center, and Kirk Oakes, Oregon Web Design.Special thanks to the Herald and News and both radio stations for donating a public service advertising campaign each year to the United Way (in-kind value of $20,000).
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