Impact by numbers: |
Join us in taking a moment to reflect on the impact of the 2022 - 2023 Community Campaign now that the 2023 Community Investment cycle has concluded. Funds raised throughout our Community Campaign each fall/winter are then strategically allocated to local nonprofits through a competitive process in the spring. This begins our annual Community Investment cycle, where we support our local nonprofits with funding that is critical to the services they provide throughout our community.
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Success Stories:Learn more about the incredible community impact that was made possible through your generosity. Explore more stories like theirs by clicking the button below!
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2023 - 2024
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When you give to United Way of Mower County, you're not just giving to a good cause, you're causing something good to happen. As a United Way supporter, the lives you impact may be those of a neighbor, friend, or even a family member. Whether in day-to-day activities or times of crisis, the impact is real. UWMC's Community Campaign raises funds to support social service programs in four focus areas: quality education, financial stability, access to health care, and meeting basic needs.
UWMC concludes its annual campaign having raised $1.209 million thanks to more than 2,500 charitable contributions. Read on to learn where funds have been invested and why; but first, check out the supporters who make this work possible: |
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Scott Aakre
Sharon Alms Kristina Bartleson Kellie Benning Larry Brown Molly Cahill Greg Chelberg Nicole Cizik Dan Day Marty Demro Nikki Dudycha Mikayla Emanuel Kellie Evenson Zach Fadness Jennifer Finlinson Kirsten Fuerstenberg Mary Grace Welte |
Arkaysia Hampton
Rebecca Heller Leslie Hendrickson Maria Hernandez Rodriguez Jake Holum Rhonda Ihrke Jessica Johnson Rochelle Kalvig Lori Kelly Steve King Sheila Louks Bill Mclain Chris McManus Joe Mellenbruch Dove Mullins Holly Newman |
Mark Nibaur
Amy Notermann Jacob Pittner Stacy Raymond Sandra Reed Jennifer Riggs Amy Robertson Jessica Schmidt Nicole Shute Melissa Sprau Eric Tupy Valerie Villafane Ashley Walton Gary Westland Trish Wiechmann Dan Wiechmann |
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Workplace & Employee Campaigns
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Accentra Credit Union
Austin Public Schools Austin Utilities Cedar Valley Services City of Austin CliftonLarsonAllen Grand Meadow Public Schools Hormel Foods - Austin Plant |
Hormel Foods - Corporate Office
IBM Employees Independent Management Services International Paper Mayo Clinic Health System MBT Bank McFarland Truck Lines Minnesota Historical Society |
Mower Council for the Handicapped
Mower County Nexus-Gerard Family Healing O`Reilly Auto Parts Quality Pork Processors State Combined Charities US Bank |
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Businesses, Service Organizations, & Foundations
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Accentra Credit Union
AmazonSmile Foundation Ankeny`s Mini Mart #5 Bollingberg Chiropractic Clinic Bremer Bank CoBank |
Cooperative Response Center
Fawver Agency Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative Great River Energy Hormel Foundation IBM |
International Paper
Mayo Clinic Health System McFarland Truck Lines Nelson Dental PLLC State Combined Charities Xcel Energy |
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Tocqueville - $10,000+
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Scott & Kristin Aakre
Deanna & Kevin Brady |
Alverne Diekman
Jeff & LeeAnn Ettinger |
Belita Schindler
Jim & Tammy Snee |
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Pioneers - $5,000 - $9,999
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Nathan & Jaime Annis
Jeff & Diane Baker Glenn & Sally Baker Amy & Greg Baskin |
Gary Corcoran
Katie & Evan Larson Dove Mullins |
Kevin & Aleta Myers
Chad & Laura Sayles Mark & Annemarie Vaupel |
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Visionaries - $2,500 - $4,999
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Jill & Brian Andrews
Geoff & Diane Baker Paul & Kathy Bartemes Richard & Laura Carlson Darren & Michele Carter Mark & Tammy Coffee PJ Connor Lynn & Burke Egner Jennifer Ehresmann |
Cindy & Rollie Gentzler
Jeff & Chris Grev Brian & Rita Hendrickson Dan & Cathy Hirst Tyler & Christine Hulsebus Randy & Wendy Kramer Paul & Kari Kuehneman Michelle & Pierre Lilly Darsisio Lorenso |
Mark & Hiedy Morey
Jeff & Amy Morrison Swen & Heather Neufeldt Mark & Tracy Ourada Mark & Jamie Schulz Pat & Beth Schwab Peter & Bonnie Tangren Dan & Acacia Wiechmann 4 Anonymous Donors |
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Pillars - $2,000 - $2,499
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Margaret Andree
Joel & Marty Demro John & Sherri Forsythe |
Corey & Lauren Hegna
Len & Karina Mensink |
Tommy Pretrick
Bonnie & Tim Rietz |
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Champions - $1,500 - $1,999
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Nadia & Chad Braaten
Tom & Lynelle Brown Kris & Bill Carroll Mathew & Nicole Cizik Tom & Sheri Dankert David Feierer Peter & Katie Ferrell Harry & Lacey Gabrielson Nate Jansen |
Kristin Johnson
Don & Marsha Leathers Allison & Jacqueline LeDoux Brian & Monica Lillis Scott & Holly Long Darryl & Deborah Mickelsen Daniel & Kelli Miller Mark & Lori Nibaur Nathaniel Olson |
Eric & Sarah Ostlie
Joel Reiman & Craig Altman Joni & Tony Toehl Chad & Melissa Swenson Heather & Ryan Vossler Mark & Sheri Willrodt Daniel & Jamie Zielke 5 Anonymous Donors |
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Partners - $1,000 - $1,499
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Nicole & Dave Anderson
Jason & Katie Baskin Joey & Renee Billat Cory & Mary Bollum Timothy Bortner Judy Callahan Julie & Jeremy Clinefelter David & Lindsey Dahlstrom Daniel & Rita Darveaux Dan & Noelle Day Chad & Ashley Donicht Timothy & Tracy Garry Sue & Vern Grove Ward & Dixie Halvorson Michal Hanson |
Teresa Harren Gjersvik
Chad & Sherry Heard Karen Herreid Jennifer & Dan Hilkin Jeremiah Johnson Brian & Ann Johnson Ken & Sue Kay Don & Jen Lanke James Locke Jerome & Carrie Miller Roger & InaSue Morrison Jennifer & Ryan Nolander Amy Notermann Tonia & Jeff Zadow |
Kari & Lance Pollak
Claude & Danielle Pulliam Eldon & Lisa Quam John Rogers Jeff & Tammy Schultz Paul & Amy Sheehan Jacinth Smiley & Fabrice DeGlaude Sally & Mike Staben Robert & Wendy Stratton Joy & Mark Tamke Taylor Family Brian Wacholz Richard & Carol Young 4 Anonymous Donors |
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Advocates - $500 - $999
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Christopher Aho
Jimmy Akemann Ochala & Oguta Gang Akwai Timothy Anderson Jewel Andree Austere Apolo Alino Atem Michelle Baker Jason & Niki Bartlett Suzanne Bartley Merrilyn & Thor Berg Ryan & Robyn Bickler Kevin Bigalk Charlene Blanchard Elia Bocanegra Laura & Rhoderick Brown Harold Burden David Burrows Jerry & Macey Cannon Mario Chavez Andy & Sherry Chesak Mark Christopherson Tom & Jean Clark Ryan & Missy Cline David & Joan Hanson Dillon Cordes Daniel Cortez Douglas & Ardith Craven Zuleyka Crespo Ramos Jaceb Crews Daniel & Susan DeSart Senda Dickepa Donovan Drake Jesse & Jennifer Duholm Brandon Espe Kacie Eyler Zach Fadness Scott & Erin Felten James Fleming Jon Folk Michael & Jennifer Forbes Michael & Christine Frederick Alan Frederickson Marco Garcia Michael Garry John & Joanne Gedker Peyton Gillispie Samuel Glasbrenner Reynaldo Gonzalez Anna & Brian Good John Gray Julie Grundel |
John & Joyce Halvorson
John Hays Justin & Aimee Heine Dawn Helgeson IMO Roger Bowers Miguel Hernandez Jeremy & Shannon Herrick Janet Hokanson Al & Alice Holst Jeffrey Holt Samantha Hovland Jacob & Katie Hunerdosse Dominic Janing Scott Jensen Lori Johnson Robert Jones Daniel Joseph Eh Kaw Sinbad Kete Michelle King Steve & Shelley King Jill & Peter King Randy Knutson Michael Koontz Dan & Wendy Kosel Travis Krebsbach Sara & Eric Lee Isaac & Elizabeth Leyk Neal Lohn Austin & Allie Long Robert Maddock Jean Luc Malano Andrea & Kane Malo Clarence Maricle Holli & Mark Mayer Jason & Lyn Merritt Todd & Maria Mickelson Nathan Mills Manuel Molina Melissa Molina Heather Moses Jacob Murphy Joshua Nease Sarah Nelsen Thi Thuy Nguyen Dale Nicholson Thomas Nordeng Karen & Bradley Oldenburg Marc Oleson Susan Olson Russ & Vicki Osier Jessie Padron Marty Paris |
Natalie Perry
Ralph & Judith Pesonen Heather & Micah Peterson Branson Ponens Benjamin Provost Rae Dawn & Chet Rao Jerry & Linda Reinartz Heath Renfro Patty & Ryan Riedl Angie & Tim Ross William Rowcliffe Nicholas Rozalez Steven Sampson Amy Sand Michelle & Matthew Schultz Timothy & Jennifer Severson Moses Solomon Laurie Squier Price Nathaniel Stahl Mari & David Stanek Maureen Steenblock Sara & Jordan Steinhoff Andrea Stetzer Andrew Stier Tommy Swearingen Douglas Swenson Kari & Matthew Swigerd David Sylte David & Beth Thompson Lindsay & Tyler Tweeten Deborah Twiet Tyler Underdahl Seth & Holly VanPelt Daniel & Karleen Vierkandt Michael Vogt Derek & Joelle Voth Hser Wah Elizabeth Walls Natosha & Jeff Walsh David & Colleen Weber Scott & Catherine Weisenbeck Todd Weisinger David & Milda Weness Wendy Whalen Jake Wiegert Elaine Williamson Karen Wolf Courtney Young Danielle & Chad Youngberg Jesus Zarate Laurie Zoecklein 26 Anonymous Donors |
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2024 Community Investment: |
United Way of Mower County has a competitive allocation process that identifies which organizations have the potential to make the greatest difference in the communities we serve. See the steps of a Community Investment cycle and results of our 2023 Community Investment process below:
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Education
Programs |
Health
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Financial Stability
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Basic Needs
Programs |
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Community Investment Volunteers
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Michelle Baker
Amy Baskin Katie Baskin Nicole Cizik Ryan Cline Sheri Dankert Zach Fadness Sally Garry |
Jayne Gibson
Trish Harren Holly Johnson Paul Kuehneman Sara Lee Allie Long Savile Lord |
Lyn Merritt
Crystal Peterson Cindy Raney Jennifer Riggs Chad Sayles Monika Vargas Dan Wiechmann |
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