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. With your support we’ve been doing just that. Due to the success of the annual campaign and increased endowment donations, individuals and families in Story County are able to help their children continue to learn during the summer months, train locally for in-demand employment, and keep our senior neighbors safe in their homes.

UWSC is in a position to forecast anticipated needs and ready our community to bring solutions. As we look ahead, there will be the opportunity to invest in program expansion and growth that will improve the quality of life for everyone. The total to fund NEW solutions for Story County is in excess of $300,000. This is in addition to continued support for the programs that we know have been working for many years in our community. Here’s a look at some of the things that can be achieved when we work together:

• ExpandingthescopeoftheIowaReadingCorpsbyincreasingthenumberofAmeriCorpsmembersfrom7to12willcostslightlyover$50,000.Trained members will provide daily reading tutoring to over 300 children in grades Kindergarten through third.

During the 2015/16 school year, AmeriCorps members worked with over 160 students. This fall members will be placed in 12 elementary schools representing all 7 school districts in Story County. Ensuring that students are reading proficiently by the end of third grade will equip them with the skills needed to be successful academically.

• Investingover$40,000inhomelesspreventionserviceswillincreasethenumberofindividualsandfamiliesstayingintheirhomes. Families in need will be provided with emergency assistance such as food vouchers, personal items and food from local pantries, and funds for emergency rent and utility assistance. This type of assistance is far less costly than supporting that same individual or family through emergency shelter or transitional living programs.

•Providinganadditional$46,000inpreventivedentalcaretouninsuredandunderinsuredindividualsandchildrenwillhelpkeepthemhealthieroverall.We know that dental pain can cause employees to miss work and children to stay home from school. Families with low incomes can’t afford to take time off from work, and struggling readers need that instructional support that only being in the classroom can offer.

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UWSC announces Yvonne Kinzler as 2016 Campaign Chair. Yvonne’s connection with UWSC spans decades and includes one-to-one mentoring with Women with Initiative, where Yvonne helped at-risk women understand personal finance topics and build self-sufficiency. In her role as campaign chair, Yvonne will work with businesses and community members to build capacity for UWSC’s work. "UWSC is a leader in our community in identifying core issues and building lasting, community-driven solutions. I look forward to building a stronger community effort through the 2016 campaign," said Yvonne.

Following Yvonne will be 2017 Campaign Chair, Dan Culhane. Over the coming months, Dan will head the leadership portion of the drive. Dan just finished his UWSC Board of Directors term of six years. "Having worked with UWSC for a number of years, I have seen the lasting impact this organization is making in Story County. I am excited to continue to build on this momentum over the next couple of years," Dan said.

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UnitedWayHasUnprecedentedTocquevilleCampaignEvery 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 three campaigns, UWSC’s Tocqueville Campaign has been transformed.

As we head into the 2016 campaign, we’re concentrating our volunteer efforts to follow the enthusiasm for the Tocqueville Society. David Spalding, Dean of the College of Business, has accepted the role of Tocqueville Campaign Chair. David and other volunteers will be reaching out to loyal supporters to invite them to make a plan for Tocqueville giving. His passion for the mission of UWSC is inspiring.

2015 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

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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*Burke Family FoundationMary and Alan ChristyMarie and Ken McCuskeyEllen and Jamie Pollard

Vickie and Paul RhoadsPam and Dan SargentSherry and Lee Sargent*George White FamilyKaren and Jonathan Wickert

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Cindy and Matthew BaughmanSue and William BurkeAnn CampbellSharon and Joe CollettiJennifer and Brian DieterAmy and Jerry FranklWilla and David HolgerMarge HunzikerDarlene and Dean HunzikerJulie and Mitchell JensenGene JohnsonCarolyn and Chuck Jons*Teresa and Jami LarsonBeverly and Warren Madden*Randi and Steven Peters

$5,000 – $9,999Tricia and Tom PohlmanMatt RizaiMaureen and Christopher SnyderPenny and Rob SoatAmber and Todd SommerfeldKathie SommerfeldRebecca and Evan StadlmanRuth and Clayton Swenson*Marty VanderploegKim and Scott Zahnle

Jane and David AckerMichelle and John AmatoDenise and Scott BauerIrene Beavers*Chris and Arnold CowanPhyllis CrouseBarbara and John Dalhoff*Ann and Mike EspesetDebra and William FennellyLesley and Pat GearyMary and John HailaDarlene and Neil HarlSuzanne HendrichLiz and Randy HertzBrenda and Keith Hobson

Juliana and Tony HoganJean and Marion Kresse*Linda LehmanBeth and Craig MarrsRose and Philip MartinNancy and Stephen McGillJami and Gary MirkaFrankee and Jim Oleson*Jo Anne Powell Coffman and Clark CoffmanMary and D. Raj RamanEvelyn Richmond and Jeffrey WoltRuth RobsonDiane and Craig RoverCosette and Louis Scallon

Karen and Bob ShirkAnn and Roy SnyderRachel Derscheid and Jon StaronJulie and Chad StoneSusan and Roy TeasJanice WalterToni and Bill WhitmanWendy Wintersteen and Robert WaggonerMaggie and Brent WynjaAmy and Chad Zmolek2 Anonymous Donors (with 1 Endowment Builder)

$2,500 – $4,999

$1,500 – $2,499Vicki and Bryce AbelJaNelle and Lloyd AndersonLinda and Adam AndersonNancy and Iver AndersonMartha Anderson and George BurnetClaire AndreasenElizabeth and Robert AngeliciJon AugustusLynn and Rodney BagleyPat and Louis BanittMark BathieBetty Baudler Horras and Chuck HorrasDonald BearBonnie Beer and David OrthSue and Dave BensonJudy and Mark BohlmannDawn and Ray Bratsch-PrinceJanet and Rick BrimeyerChris and Kevin BrooksSarah and J. Ben BuckGerri Bugg and Jack Winkler

Dianne and Keith BystromKathy and Steven CarterLaura and Daniel ClousePatricia Cotter and Peter OrazemStacey and Dan CulhaneJason CurryCarolyn Cutrona and Daniel RussellAmber and Lucas DeardorffJames DicksonMarsha and Darren DiesJim DohrmannJane and William EdwardsLori and Roger EidePamela Elliott Cain and Ron CainBecky and Peter EnglinBryan FoggCarol and Keith Folkmann*Kathleen Foster-Wendel and Jonathan WendelRhonda and Lance GardnerLinda Glantz-Ward and Doug WardKathleen and Charles Glatz

Shelley and William GoeckeStephanie GottRuth and Jake GravesMarilyn GreenBarb and Jerry GroepperRay GustafsonPam and Ron HallenbeckConnie Hardy and Charles HurburghMary J. HarmsDorothy HeintzLynn and Dale HenricksKaren and Alan Hermanson*Thomas HertzAnne and Maynard HogbergDonald HotchkissCarla and Dan JohnsonChristine and Alexander KingMary Jo and Roger KluesnerAnne and Mike KrapflCathy and Derek KrebsMarlys and George LaddBecky and Kendall Lamkey

Marsha Lampe and Timothy J. LupardusLynn LanningAnn and Tracy LawsJanelle and Eric LehmkuhlMarta and Sergio LencePatricia and Nels LerstenDorothy Ohl Lewis and Donald LewisBrad LilienthalDeb and John LinchOlivia Madison and Gregory PalermoSherry and Michael McCoyTeresa McLaughlinRon McMillenBeth McNeil and Wes WelchCarol Ann and David MorrisShelli and Erik MunnCarol and John NelsonSarah Nusser and Michael KingCora and Mike PhillipsSteven Phillips

Cindy and John RussellDorothy and Thomas SallyRuth and Vern R. SchaeferCandy and Steven SchainkerBeate SchmittmannKatharine and Patrick SchnableNancy and Rick SchreierColleen and Adam SchwartzJill and Larry ShefflerSuzan and John ShierholzRobin ShookCathy and Gary SmelserGail and David SporlederCindy and Thomas StarkMindy and Steve TenneyJanet and Gary ThompsonLeo TimmsSusan and David TuckerJacquelyn and Michael UlmerColleen and David WeberDelphine and Robert WeissMary and James West10 Anonymous Donors (with 1 Endowment Builder)

$1,000 – $1,499Barb AdamsJill and Jacob AlexanderHadi Al-HassanHollie and Andrew AllenRami AlmokayyadRupal AminLisa Banitt and William BarryDonald BeermannJudith and Donald BeitzGeorge Belitsos and Peter WolfePierre BernardChristine and Todd BerryhillJohn BertrandLori Biederman and Dave PetersonPatty Trom-Bird and Michael BirdAngela and Scott BleichNancy and Dan BlumeRoberta BoekeJanet and Don BorcherdingKelli BrendelandSheila and Charles BrightJay BrownPatricia BrownSue and Loyd BrownShannon and Garey BryanMarny and Peter BuckJo and Verle Burgason

Jon BurnsBrenda BurroughElizabeth and Mark CahillMary Ellen and Richard CaranoAngela and Jarod CarlNancy and Jon CarlsonLynn and Michael CarrRobert CarstensSally and Gerald ChaseStuart ChristensonBarbara and Scott ClarkDonna and John CleasbyEdna and Wayne ClintonCedric CollinsKristen and Alan ConstantC. Sue and Michael CrumNicole CummingsJohn CunnallyCathy and Stan CurtisVeronica and Frederick DarkCrystal DavisDonald DickmanBonnie and David DicksonCathy and Neal DietzMary and William DillaJean and David DirksMaureen and Scott Dockstader

Kim and James DownardSarah and Allen DvorakAdam EgelandCarol ElbertCatherine and Dave ElsenbastElizabeth and Gary ErbesAlyce and Glenn FanslowJeremy FieldsFaith and Douglas FinnemoreJon FlemingSherri FlugradThomas FowlerChristy and Matt FrancoAlisa and Matt FrandsenJoanne and Charles FrederiksenClare and Jim FrevertPaula and James FriederichMaureen and Reiny FriedrichSindy and Kurt FriedrichKurt FunkeAnn Gansemer-Topf and Dan TopfCathy and David GerbrachtAnne GibbonsEmily and Ben GibsonLora and Joe GibsonKerry and Charles GilarskiTami and Steve Goodhue

Allison and Thomas GreenwaldDolores and Tom GronemeyerGarry GruhnMelba GschneidnerLee HagelbargerKaren and Steven HallbergJohnie and Earl HammondDina and Nicolas HamoucheMargy and Mark HansonMartino HarmonBruce HarmonRussell HarperKaren and Patrick HashmanCheryl HedlundLynn and Brad HeemstraAaron HeiarKathryn and William HendersonJean HermsenNancy Hibbs-Good and Donald GoodShannon HigdonBillye and Thomas HillNancy and Daniel HobtNicholas HoffmanSandy and Richard HortonAmy and Brian HowardDianne and Rick Hugdahl

Deb HughesCharlene and Larry HulsebusChris and Gary HunzikerKimberly and Chris IiamsJane JacksonCynthia and Frank JeffreyCally and John JennettTeri and Kurt JensenIda and Alan JohnsonAlecia and Chris JohnsonCindy and Duane JohnsonPeggy and Jeffery JohnsonDebbie and Thomas JohnsonChristy Johnson-Lynch and Joe LynchColleen and Robert JollyPamela KahlerKeri and Rob KainKevin KaneSarah and Sam KasparSrikanth KatragaddaVictoria and Fritz KeinertKaren Kiel Rosser and Lewis RosserJennifer KillionChris and John KinleyMary and Mike Kitchell

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

Vickie and Paul RhoadsPam and Dan SargentSherry and Lee Sargent*George White FamilyKaren and Jonathan Wickert

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$1,000 – $1,499 CONTINUEDArthur KleinJill and Todd KlindtCatherine and Terence KlingAnnette and Darryl KoudelkaCathann KressSharon and Dan KriegerBeverly and Ken KruempelJean Krusi and Ed BraunMiles LackeyKathleen and Russell LaczniakMartha LamoureuxLaura LasackKathy and John LawrenceJanet LeathTodd LeeSara and Brad LehmanJulie and Douglas LenhartAmy LenniePhyllis and Larry LepkeSuzanne and Richard LeSarJane LohnesLisa Lorenzen Dahl and Scott DahlColette LotheGlenys and David LynchKenneth LyonsWayne MacalRuth and Ted MacDonaldAdin Mann and Suzanne ZilberSteven P. MartenGerald Martinson

Carroll MartyWanda and Doug McCayIlissaSue McClellandMichael McDonaldJames McQueenBarbara and William MengelingMary and Joseph MerchantNatalie MerrillAmy and Chad MesenbrinkElizabeth and Wyatt MillerLaura and David MillerLynn MillerAmy and Charles MooneyKathy and David MooreSuzanne and Jon MullenbachBalaji NarasimhanEd NassifLeona and Bradley NauChris and James NearyAnne and Chris NelsonErin NelsonMarit Nilsen-Hamilton and Richard HamiltonCheryl and Frank NogelLisa NolanSarah NostwichGary NunnLori and Dan OhMaria OlberdingCarole and Larry Otteman

Katherine OutkaAnne and Todd OwensBenjamin PaoliCorrie and Brandon PattenDr. Carla PetersonDarlene and Thomas PhillipsJennifer Plagman-Galvin and Jeremy GalvinJoseph PollpeterMonica and Max PorterLoni PringnitzJo Ellen and Doug PyleTina and Doug RagallerDr. Sarah Rajala and Jim AanstoosShobana and Aragula RaoEllen RasmussenAllen RaushelMarsha and Paul ReadheadJo and Darrel RensinkSarah RenzeHarriet and Robert RinggenbergJill and Mike RoofChris RoskeJeanne and James RothDenise and Max RothschildShane RourkeDavid RoyerDiane and Lantz RuggVicki and Scott SaiengaEllen and Drue Sander

Darin SandersKaren and Brad SargentKris and Jon ScharingsonTrisha and Jim SchlickJohn SchroeterPam and Charles SchwabCathy and Raymond SchwichtenbergAutumn and Andrew SeilerJoAnn and Jerry SellJoel SeveringhausHoward ShapiroAmy and Mark SlagellMartin SmithRichard SmithJeanette and Leland SmithsonArun and Manju SomaniJessica and David SosnouskiRichard SoukupJean and Seldon SpencerVirginia StaffordMary Kay and Clint SteeleJodi and Ed SteyerMarlene Strathe and John LowthianJan SvecSarah and Brent SwansonMary Jo and Jack SwansonJay SwansonMargaret and John Tait

Janice Breitling and Ken TalbertPatricia Thiel and James EvansWendy ThiessenMichelle and Joel ThilgesHeidi ThompsonElizabeth Ann ThompsonJanice and Harold ThompsonKathleen and John TimmonsCherie and Brian TorresiLydia and Jeff TromAmy and James TwettenBarbara and Gregory UteschLance Van GundyChristine and Gary VanSickelJames Von ArbBarbara and Allen WeberJulie and Craig WeeksJamie WeydertPaul WhiteKatie and Gregory WhitePam and Scott WhiteGail and Gary WiersonCorey WilliamsonDeb and Chuck WinkleblackKatherine and Terry WipfDianne and Terry WycoffQijing ZhangJake ZimmermanJan and Thomas Zimmerman14 Anonymous Donors

WOMEN WITH INITIATIVE

Tanya AndersonJulia BadenhopeElizabeth BairdIrene BeaversHeather BotineSarah BuckAnn CampbellNancy CarrollMichelle CassabaumMary ChristyPhyllis E. Crouse

Amber DeardorffLisa EslingerDebra FennellyDr. Nancy Franz Nicole GebhartAnn GessnerLinda GibbsDonna GilliganStephanie GottBarbara HansonSuzanne Hendrich

Kelly HendrickLiz HertzCynthia HicksLarissa Holtmyer JonesDebra JohnsonYvonne KinzlerCathy KrebsJean KresseJanet LovellBeverly MaddenLouise McCormick

Marie McCuskeyMelissa McGarryChristine MondakDiane MuncriefJulie NuterFrankee OlesonRandi PetersSherry SargentDeb SchildrothKarin SevdeSuzan Shierholz

Karen ShirkKathie SommerfeldGlenda SwegleRuth SwensonHeidi ThompsonJanice WalterLaura 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 AisenbreyJaclyn and Brian AnderzhonAndrew AspelundShannon BardoleLindsey and Bret BartholomewStephanie and Adam BatesTimothy BeaversJenny and Brett BenedictJill BidwellNikki BoockDiane BorcherdingBilly BouldenBrooke BrewingtonJamie and Erik BunkerMadeline BurkhardtSarah and Nathan BussKelsey and Josh CarperBonnie CastroAmber and Damien CorrieriKatie Davidson and Andrew RullestadAngie and Jon DeWaard

Chelsie DicksonRobyn DoddBrynn EitzenJennifer EllisTara FisherNikki and Lloyd FlandersAmber FoleyLauren FrandsenJenny and Tom GallagherBrent GantenbeinTillie and Steve GoodStephanie GrassleyVanessa and Joshua GravedoniCora and Scott GriffenKatherine HallenbeckKayla HamiltonAndrea Hammes Dodge and Justin DodgeKim HannaJennifer and Cory HansonChrystel HatcherSarah Haveman

Alicia HenryHeidi and Neil HollandHeidi and Taylor HopperJesse Craig HouseCourtney and Joel JacobsenTrent JacobsonEmily and Nick JohnsonNick JohnsonKatharine Johnson Suski and Roger SuskiSabreana JohnstonRachael and Locke KarrikerStephen KesterThomas LeifermanSarah and Jay LettowJessie LiebenguthKristin and Trey MasonCassandra McConkey and Daniel LippardMichael McCoolAshley and Andrew McCubbinsJustin Mease

George MicaloneHope MitchellEdward MoranJoe Morphew-RappBailey MorrellJessica and Jason MortvedtJoshua MurrayCamille and Jarad NiemiWilliam O’ConnorLisa and Brandon OxleyKristin and Bryan PatesJenny and AJ PollardAmanda and Ted RasmussonElizabeth and James RichardsJared RingusMelaine RogotzkeLindsey RolfsAmy RosenbergMelissa and Pat RowanTeresa and Tim RummerValentina Salotti and Mark LooneyJon Sargent

Jennifer and Shawn SchnormeierHayley SchumacherLaura and Nathan ScottJarod ShellAndre SilvaAmy SmithRachel SorensenJana and Troy StaudtAngie and Joe StrotmanJenni and Jake TalbottPatricia and Stephan TownsendLeslie and Jake Van DykeMatthew VaughnAshley and John VaughnLindsey and Paul WanderscheidRebekah and Seth WarburtonJenniffer Westfall and Rick PetersJessica WheelerKathrin WilsonSara and Travis WilsonMelissa and Austin Woodin

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