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United Way Announces Largest Campaign Results in history Volunteers, organizations receive top honors at
campaign finale celebration
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas announced the largest total raised in its
84-year history and recognized champions of the this year's campaign at the
Heroes of Hope celebration held at the Adolphus Hotel.
2007-08 campaign pledges totaled $58,156,304.
Additionally, Energy Future Holdings Corp. (formerly TXU Corp.) pledged $1
million to match a special gift from the John and Susan Wilder Foundation,
bringing total contributions to $60,156,304.
"The campaign goal announced in September was $56.6
million," said Debbie Taylor, UWMD Campaign Chairman and
Regional Director of Southwest Community Relations at Citi. "However, due to
the
hard work of our campaign cabinet, and a gift from the John and Susan
Wilder Foundation that was matched by Energy
Future Holdings Corp. (formerly TXU Corp.), we have been able to surpass our goal beyond our
wildest expectations."
John and Susan Wilder have been long time supporters of United Way. This year,
the Wilders gave a $1 million gift through the campaign at (former) TXU Corp.
where Wilder was Chairman and CEO. Energy Future Holdings Corp. (formerly TXU
Corp.), has also matched the Wilders' gift of $1 million. A previous United Way
gift from the Wilders' foundation enabled 140 children and teens displaced by
Hurricane Katrina to attend the Texas-Louisiana Camp for Youth in 2006. In
2007, camp participation swelled to more than 300.
Corporations who boasted million-dollar campaigns this
year are: AT&T/CWA 6215; Bank of America; Citi; Combined Federal
Campaign of North Central Texas; Deloitte LLP; Energy Future Holdings Corp.
(formerly TXU Corp.); Exxon Mobil Corporation; Frito-Lay, Inc.; IBM Corporation; JCPenney;
Microsoft; State Employee Charitable Campaign; Texas Health Resources; Texas
Instruments Incorporated; U.S. Postal Service, Dallas District; and
UPS-Southwest Region and North Texas District
The Heroes of Hope celebration featured the
singer-songwriter performance of national recording artists Lauren Jalencovich
and WT Greer. The original song LIVE UNITED, recently written and recorded by
Greer was premiered at the event, which was sponsored by
Celanese Corporation.
"Celanese is proud to help United Way and our colleagues
in the business community celebrate such an outstanding campaign", said
Celanese
CEO David Weidman. "We are thrilled that this year's campaign
was a tremendous success
and look forward to playing a part in the effort to build on that success in
the coming years."
Honored at Heroes of Hope
J. Erik Jonsson Award for Volunteerism
William D. White, Jr. UWMD Board of Directors Of Counsel Locke Lord
Bissell & Liddell LLP
Spirit of Caring Award
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Agency Executive Director of the Year
Susan Hoff President and CEO ChildCareGroup
Highest Employee Giving Per Capita
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Exxon
Mobil
Corporation Deloitte LLP
Highest Corporate Giving Per Capita
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Energy Future Holdings Corp. (formerly TXU Corp.)
New Campaign of the Year
Hitachi Consulting
Outstanding Use of United Way Best Practices
La Quinta Inns & Suites Baker Botts L.L.P. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ernst
& Young LLP Texas Instruments Incorporated
Outstanding Campaign Growth Award
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Comerica Energy
Future Holdings Corp. (formerly TXU Corp.) Special Mention _ Frito-Lay,
Inc.
