{"id":111786,"date":"2022-04-13T22:01:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T02:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111786"},"modified":"2022-04-13T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T02:01:52","slug":"united-way-of-the-greater-lehigh-valley-raises-19741940-to-meet-critical-community-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111786","title":{"rendered":"United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Raises $19,741,940 to Meet Critical Community Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 20,000 donors unite to advance education, healthy aging and community stability during campaign chaired by Air Products and Laurie\u00a0Gostley\u00a0Hackett.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Allentown, PA, April 13, 2022 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>More than 20,000 donors and partners united to raise a record-breaking $19,741,940 during United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley\u2019s (UWGLV) annual fundraising campaign. Contributions will provide\u00a0critical services in the areas of education, healthy\u00a0aging\u00a0and community stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany in our community are still struggling with the devastating effects of the pandemic. More than ever, our families, our kids and our older adults need help to meet some very basic needs like healthy food, a safe and warm place to live and economic security. We came together like the true community that we are,\u201d said Laurie\u00a0Gostley\u00a0Hackett, Air Products Director of Community Relations and Philanthropy, who chaired the annual campaign on behalf of Air Products.<\/p>\n

With an increasing number of area residents experiencing food insecurity, Air Products and United Way partnered to create the Air Products Fresh Food Promise.\u00a0\u00a0In honor of every new donor to United Way, Air Products Foundation made an additional contribution to provide fresh, healthy food for local families.\u00a0As a result, over 9,000 more donors joined the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of caring supporters, up to 45,000 people will have access to healthy and nutritious food; more than 20,000 people will receive emergency services such as housing and disaster relief; almost 30,000 students will have better opportunities to succeed in school,\u201d said David Lewis, President, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful for each and every person who stepped up to become part of the solution, and we\u2019d especially like to thank Laurie\u00a0Gostley\u00a0Hackett and Air Products for leading this community campaign,\u201d added Lewis.<\/p>\n

In all, more than 20,000 individual donors and 400 partners contributed to the annual campaign, which ran from April 2021 to March 2022. Air Products\u2019 and PPL Corporation\u2019s employees,\u00a0retirees\u00a0and corporate foundations each contributed more than $5,000,000; City Center Allentown and Crayola each donated more than $1,000,000. This represents the largest annual campaign in the UWGLV\u2019s 100+ year history and 12 consecutive years of growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnited Way represents the ideal way to leverage your giving to the maximum extent and thus help the most people possible. By building sustainable programs and solutions that lift our communities, United Way delivers real results on meaningful bold goals and is truly making a difference thanks to donors and partners who invest in the work,\u201d\u00a0said UWGLV Board Chair Joanne Raphael, retired Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of PPL Corp.<\/p>\n

United Way announced the results today during Celebration of Caring, presented by Crayola.\u00a0The event celebrates and honors organizations and individuals who have made a significant impact in the community in partnership with United Way. Award recipients included:<\/p>\n

Air Products Leonard Pool\u00a0Impact Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<\/p>\n

Campaign Chair\u2019s Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Just Born Quality Confections<\/p>\n

Community Builder Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 G. Dean Young, Boys & Girls Club of Easton<\/p>\n

Lifetime Achievement Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– David Noel, Dual Temp Company Inc.<\/p>\n

PPL LIVE UNITED Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Crayola<\/p>\n

Valued community partners in sponsorship for this year\u2019s Celebration of Caring include:
\nPresenting sponsor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Crayola
\nPlatinum sponsor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Dual Temp\u00a0Company Inc.
\nBronze sponsors<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Capital Blue Cross, Fulton Bank, Just Born\u00a0Quality Confections<\/p>\n

Pearl sponsor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BSI Corporate Benefits
\nIn-kind sponsors<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ASR Media Productions,\u00a0RichMar\u00a0Florist, Working Dog Press<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nLaura McHugh
\nVice President, Marketing and Communications
\nUnited Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
\n1110 American Parkway NE Suite F-120 Allentown, PA 18109
\nwww.unitedwayglv.org <\/a><\/p>\n

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