Fundraising

Each year, from September through December, we run fundraising drives at companies throughout Ulster County.  Loaned Executives and Employee Campaign Managers often arrange presentations with agency speakers to kick off their campaigns.  Employees are given updates on United Way funded programs and asked to contribute to the Community Fund.

"Every fall, the many businesses and professional groups of Ulster County, hear the call to lend our cooperative support for the many member agencies of the United Way that make such a difference in the lives of our friends and neighbors. From single mothers to senior citizens, from Scouting to United Cerebral Palsy, from rehab services to daycare, the United Way is local people helping local people. The associates of Johnson Auto Group and I are proud of our long history of supporting the mission and goals of the United Way here in Ulster County, recognizing that the United Way is the way to extend a helping hand to our people in need - right here at home."
—R. Wayne Johnson, President & CEO, Johnson Auto Group, Inc.

Our Goal

This year, with our partner, Prestige Toyota, our campaign goal is $900,000.

Take the Prestige Toyota Challenge and Support the United Way’s Community Fund!

$1/ week or $52/year
For a new $1/week gift or $1/week increase in your current gift to the Community Fund, you’ll be entered to win a 2-year lease on a 2008 Toyota Camry.

$2/week or $104/year
For a new $2/week gift or increase, enter to with the Prestige Toyota lease or a $1,000 Gift Card courtesy of Lowe’s of Kingston. (You’ll be entered in both drawings!)

$3/week or $156/year
For a new $3/week gift or increase, enter to win the Prestige Toyota lease, the Lowe’s Gift Card, or one week in a Naples, Florida condo or a 1-night, mid-week stay at the Emerson Resort and Spa. (Enter all 4 drawings!)

BONUS ($5/week or $260/year)
For a new $5/week gift or increase, double your chances to win each prize. (2 chances in each of the 4 drawings!)

Winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Luncheon in March 2008.

Prestige Toyota Challenge Rules

How to Give

Payroll Deduction:  78% of United Way donations come from employees in the workplace, through payroll deductions.  Contact your human resources or payroll department for more information. Download Pledge Form (PDF)

Cash, Check, Credit Card:  We accept donations by cash, check, MasterCard or Visa.  Please mail your contribution to United Way of Ulster County, 450 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. 

Stocks/Securities:  If you wish to donate gifts of stock or securities, please contact Cathy Cooper at 331-4199, x3 or cooperc@hvc.rr.com.

"Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union is proud of its longstanding relationship with the United Way. As a lifelong resident of Ulster County, I’ve personally witnessed the breadth and depth of the United Way’s services to the residents of our community and I’m happy that MHV, as a community credit union, has played a part in supporting those efforts. In addition to our contribution, our employees have been most generous in donating funds through payroll deductions, contributing time and effort at the annual Day of Caring, serving as loaned executives and board members to further the goals of the organization. I look forward to our continued collaboration with the United Way to serve the needs of our friends and neighbors."
—William L. Spearman, CCE, President/CEO, Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

List of Participating Companies

Alcoa Fastening Systems Always There American Red Cross Ametek-Rotron Anaconda Sports Arthur Lauer Bank of America Benedictine Hospital Benefits Counseling Associates Best Buy Big Brothers Big Sisters Campers’ Barn of Kingston Campus Auxiliary Services CH Energy Group, Inc. Chase Bank The Children’s Annex The Children’s Home of Kingston Cingular Wireless Citizen’s Bank City of Kingston Colony Liquors Daily Freeman DeForest Group Dynegy Northeast Generation Dyno-Nobel Ellenville Central Schools Ellenville Regional Hospital Family of Woodstock Gander Mountain Gateway Community Industries HSBC Hannaford Supermarkets Highland Central Schools HITS, Inc.

Hospice, Inc. JC Penney Johnson Auto Group Johnson Ford Key Bank Kingston City Schools The Kingston Hospital Kohl’s Lowe’s M&T Bank Macy’s Marlboro Central Schools Mental Health Association Merck CPA’s & Consultants Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union New Paltz Central Schools Northeast Center for Special Care Onteora Central Schools Panasonic Plasma Display Laboratories of America Pardee’s Agency Pearson Education/Active Learning Technologies Price Chopper Provident Savings Bank Pyramid Management The Reis Group Resource Center for Accessible Living River Radiology Rondout Savings Bank Rondout Valley Central Schools Rose & Kiernan RUPCO

Sam’s Club Saugerties Central Schools Sawyer Savings Bank Shop-Rite Sickler, Torchia, Allen & Churchill Smith Barney SP Industries Sono-Tek Corporation SUNY Ulster Target TenBroeck Commons Town of Ulster Ulster County Ulster BOCES Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Ulster County Community Action Committee Ulster County Development Corporation Ulster Federal Credit Union Ulster Literacy Association Ulster Savings Bank Ulster-Greene ARC Ulster-Sullivan Mediation United Cerebral Palsy Uniprise United Way of Ulster County The Valley Group Viking Industries Wachovia Wallkill Central Schools Wal-Mart West Park Union Free Schools YMCA YWCA

In 1991, the United Way of Ulster County raised $1.4 million with 72% or $1,008,000 in corporate gifts and 28% ($392,000) from individual donations.  In 2005, we raised $830,000 with only 28% ($230,000) coming from corporate gifts and 72% ($600,000) coming from individuals.