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United Way Campaign Tops $8 Million | Chairman's Award Series Winners l Alternative Spring Break 2007

United Way Campaign Tops $8 Million
Electric Boat/EBECSA receives Chairman's Award
of Excellence for the fourth time

United Way Campaign Chair Bill Hakkinen, a Pfizer Retiree, announced the exciting results of this year’s United Way campaign for Southeastern Connecticut on December 14th. More than 200 campaign supporters, agency representatives, and volunteers gathered to learn that the campaign raised $8,190,000. That money will be invested locally in 83 health and human service programs that help nearly 150,000 people in need throughout the year.

Among the event highlights was Electric Boat/Electric Boat Employee Community Service Association receiving United Way’s most prestigious honor, the Chairman’s Award of Excellence. This award recognizes one company that stands out in several areas of excellence when running a United Way campaign including volunteerism, CEO support, year-round communication and education, and overall employee giving. The company has received this prestigious honor three times previously in 2002, 2003, and 2005.

Other companies and organizations received Chairman’s Awards for specific areas of excellence including Pfizer Inc, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Citizens Bank, UPS & Teamsters Local 493, New London County Mutual Insurance, and Chelsea Groton Bank. The Chairman’s Award Series recognizes companies and organizations of all sizes, based on number of employees, that excel in their efforts to raise funds for the community. View all of the Chairman's Award winners.

Notable gifts to the campaign include:

• Pfizer Inc employees, Pfizer Inc, and Retirees who donated $4,406,708;
• Electric Boat and the EB Employee Community Services Association contributed $1,246,535 to United Way;
• Dominion Nuclear Connecticut and its employees contributed more than $334,000;
• A generous contribution of $90,000 from Laurence P. (Jim) and Marjorie Smith;
• Charter Oak Federal Credit Union and its <r>employees donated more than $41,000;
• UPS and its employees gave a total of $43,000; and
• New London County Mutual and their employees contributed $48,000.

In addition to the campaign results, Mr. Hakkinen introduced the incoming 2007 Campaign Chair, Bill Stanley, Vice President of Development & Community Relations at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stanley has volunteered with United Way for many years including serving as Leadership Giving Chair of the Campaign Cabinet.

View photos from the Victory event.