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PRESS RELEASE
Alicia Richards
Associate Director of Marketing
909. 697.4720
For Immediate Release
UNITED
WAY PACESETTER COMPANIES
KICKOFF FOR 2002
Riverside, California (September 10, 2002)
— The 2002 United Way Pacesetter Companies are off and
running! Susie Leivas-Sturner, Pacesetter Chair, announced
a $593,000 Pacesetter goal, a 10% increase over the prior
year.
"We are so excited about this year’s
goal," said Leivas-Sturner. "The Pacesetter Companies
started a great campaign that supports human and health care
programs and services in Western Riverside County."
The Pacesetter Kickoff was held at the Old
Spaghetti Factory in Riverside on Friday, September 6, 2002.
Eliza Danielly-Woolfolk from Alternatives
to Domestic Violence delivered a compelling message to coordinators,
CEOs, and volunteers about the programs and services her agency
offers with the funds from United Way of the Inland Valleys.
Donna Fults and Dave Poling from Guidant Corporation
presented a $50,000 corporate check from the United Way/Guidant
golf tournament to Debbi Huffman Guthrie, Board of Directors
Chair, Susie Leivas-Sturner, Pacesetter Chair, and Ray Humphrey,
President of United Way of the Inland Valleys. Bill Nietschmann
from Bank of America also presented a $20,000 corporate check
to United Way of the Inland Valleys.
The Pacesetter Companies shared ideas, good
news, and goals for their campaigns. Kim Laliberte, coordinator
for Roy O. Huffman Roof Company, announced their campaign
finished at a 20% increase over last year. Coordinators from
Jaime Zoeller from Wal-Mart, Perris and Cecilia Saldana from
Flowserve shared exciting news about their campaigns.
The criteria for being a Pacesetter company
is to set a goal of 10% or more over prior giving, run the
campaign in September, and be prepared to report at the General
Kickoff Thursday, October 3, 5:30 PM, at Riverside County’s
Credit Union.
The 2002 Pacesetter Companies are: Flowserve
Corporation, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, Guidant
Corporation, Hudson RCI, Inland Empire National Bank, McGladrey
& Pullen (RSM), Provident Bank, Riverside Area Rape Crisis
Center, Riverside County's Credit Union, Riverside Employees
Credit Union, Riverside Medical Clinic, Roy O. Huffman Roof
Company, Stronghold Engineering, Southwest Healthcare Systems,
Thompson & Colegate, THORCalifornia, United Way of the
Inland Valleys, Wal-Mart, Lake Elsinore, Wal-Mart, Murrieta,
Wal-Mart, Riverside, Wal-Mart, Moreno Valley, and Wal-Mart,
Perris.
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