United Way Surpasses 'Lofty' Fundraising Goal!
United Way and its numerous partners and volunteers surpassed their $920,000 campaign goal, raising $921,000 for the Pueblo Community. $921,000 is the highest community campaign ever raised by Pueblo United Way.
The announcement came Wednesday, March 19th at the United Way Annual Meeting. Over 250 attended the celebration luncheon at Pueblo Community College. United Way took the opportunity to recognize the outstanding campaigns that exhibited excellence in volunteerism, in corporate leadership and as campaign coordinators. The volunteer ambassador awards went to Ken Goodnight, Express Scripts and Team Pueblo Chieftain. The corporate leadership awards went to Xcel Energy and Aquila and the three campaign coordinator awards went to Patti Williams and Jack Johnston of AT&T, Scott Costantini and the Trane Company team, and Michelle Peulen from Parkview Medical Center.
86 awards were given to the numerous companies that support United Way. Click here to see the award of excellence and special achievement awards. Click Here to see the award criteria.
Special Thanks to The Pueblo Chieftain, Parkview and Xcel Energy for coordinating campaigns exceeding $50,000.
Andrea Aragon, President/CEO of United Way says, "I am always amazed at the generosity of people and I'm surrounded by generosity every day. Thank you Pueblo for all you do for our community. I want you to know that your generous donations have touched the lives of over 91,000 people right here in Pueblo County."