A successful Pacesetter campaign and Bruce Pearl helped to launch annual efforts
On September 1st, United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) held its annual campaign kickoff, with a packed house of approximately 600 guests, to announce both the results of the Pacesetter Campaign and the goal of the Annual Campaign. The Pacesetter Campaign jumpstarts donations to the annual fall campaign and accounts for approximately one-third of donations overall. This year’s Pacesetter Campaign had a lofty goal of $10.5 million. Bill Connor, President and CEO of AmFirst Credit Union, served as Pacesetter Chair and led his team to go above and beyond, raising a total of $10,647,653.
The goal for the Annual Campaign is set at $36,500,000. Based on the historic generosity and community-spirit demonstrated over and over by individuals and businesses in Birmingham, UWCA is confident the goal will be met.
Bruce Pearl, Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at Auburn University and featured speaker at the campaign kickoff, delivered a powerful message the importance of service and giving. He said, “When we are looking to help and serve the least of us, whether it’s about mental health, basic food needs or the trauma and the tragedy of what’s happened to so many children, women, elderly, or poor, United Way is that bridge.”
Campaign Chair Emmett McLean, who is the Executive Vice President and COO of Medical Properties Trust, announced that Medical Properties Trust will commit up to $1 million in matching funds as a challenge and incentive to current Tocqueville Society members to increase their donations. (Members of the Tocqueville Society are UWCA donors who give $10,000 or more annually.)
Learn how you, too, can make a difference in countless lives throughout our community by supporting United Way of Central Alabama -> Give – United Way of Central Alabama (uwca.org)
UWCA expresses its sincere gratitude to the following Campaign Kickoff supporters:
Platinum Champion Sponsors
Alabama Power Foundation
Brasfield & Gorrie
Medical Properties Trust
Regions
Gold Partner Sponsors
AmFirst
Baker Donelson
Behavioral Health Systems
Drummond Company Inc.
Encompass Health
First Horizon
Ford Meter Box
Hibbett | City Gear
Luckie
Protective
Spire
Valley Banks
Friends of United Way Sponsors
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Power
Altec
American Red Cross – Mid Alabama Region
Arc of Central Alabama
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Cobbs Allen
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
EBSCO Industries
Fairway Investments
Kamtek Inc.
Kinder Morgan
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
O’Neal Industries
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Robins & Morton
Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command
Specification Rubber Products
Supporting the campaign are the Loaned Executives listed below. They will spend the next 13 weeks making presentations to potential and current donors:
Jasmine Germany – Alabama Power Company
Kenny Keenan – Alabama Power Company
Kaylon Mikula – Alabama Power Company
Chad Quattlebaum – Alabama Power Company
James Williams – Alabama Power Company
Lisa Johnson – American Red Cross – Mid Alabama Region
Christina Powell – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Pam Foster – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Isabel Morgan – Brasfield & Gorrie
Michael Savela – Children’s of Alabama
Nancy Harbison – Drummond Company
Azeem Qadeer – Encompass Health Corporation
John O’Neal – O’Neal Industries
Asa Crawford – Protective Life
Chuck Self – Regions Financial Corporation
Charles McCalley – Regions Financial Corporation
Tammy Ridley – Regions Financial Corporation
Greg Smith – Regions Financial Corporation
Cody Blackman – Regions Financial Corporation
Latronda Riley – Southern Company
John Scott Vowell – Sponsored
Chris Williams – Sponsored
Garrett Summers – United Way of Central Alabama
Lindsey Sauder – United Way of Central Alabama
Victoria White – United Way of Central Alabama
Pacesetter Loaned Executives:
Cleo Crawford – Regions Financial Corporation
Lizzie French – United Way of Central Alabama
On September 1st, United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) held its annual campaign kickoff, with a packed house of approximately 600 guests, to announce both the results of the Pacesetter Campaign and the goal of the Annual Campaign. The Pacesetter Campaign jumpstarts donations to the annual fall campaign and accounts for approximately one-third of donations overall. This year’s Pacesetter Campaign had a lofty goal of $10.5 million. Bill Connor, President and CEO of AmFirst Credit Union, served as Pacesetter Chair and led his team to go above and beyond, raising a total of $10,647,653.
The goal for the Annual Campaign is set at $36,500,000. Based on the historic generosity and community-spirit demonstrated over and over by individuals and businesses in Birmingham, UWCA is confident the goal will be met.
Bruce Pearl, Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at Auburn University and featured speaker at the campaign kickoff, delivered a powerful message the importance of service and giving. He said, “When we are looking to help and serve the least of us, whether it’s about mental health, basic food needs or the trauma and the tragedy of what’s happened to so many children, women, elderly, or poor, United Way is that bridge.”
Campaign Chair Emmett McLean, who is the Executive Vice President and COO of Medical Properties Trust, announced that Medical Properties Trust will commit up to $1 million in matching funds as a challenge and incentive to current Tocqueville Society members to increase their donations. (Members of the Tocqueville Society are UWCA donors who give $10,000 or more annually.)
Learn how you, too, can make a difference in countless lives throughout our community by supporting United Way of Central Alabama -> Give – United Way of Central Alabama (uwca.org)
UWCA expresses its sincere gratitude to the following Campaign Kickoff supporters:
Platinum Champion Sponsors
Alabama Power Foundation
Brasfield & Gorrie
Medical Properties Trust
Regions
Gold Partner Sponsors
AmFirst
Baker Donelson
Behavioral Health Systems
Drummond Company Inc.
Encompass Health
First Horizon
Ford Meter Box
Hibbett | City Gear
Luckie
Protective
Spire
Valley Banks
Friends of United Way Sponsors
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Power
Altec
American Red Cross – Mid Alabama Region
Arc of Central Alabama
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Cobbs Allen
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
EBSCO Industries
Fairway Investments
Kamtek Inc.
Kinder Morgan
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
O’Neal Industries
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Robins & Morton
Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command
Specification Rubber Products
Supporting the campaign are the Loaned Executives listed below. They will spend the next 13 weeks making presentations to potential and current donors:
Jasmine Germany – Alabama Power Company
Kenny Keenan – Alabama Power Company
Kaylon Mikula – Alabama Power Company
Chad Quattlebaum – Alabama Power Company
James Williams – Alabama Power Company
Lisa Johnson – American Red Cross – Mid Alabama Region
Christina Powell – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Pam Foster – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Isabel Morgan – Brasfield & Gorrie
Michael Savela – Children’s of Alabama
Nancy Harbison – Drummond Company
Azeem Qadeer – Encompass Health Corporation
John O’Neal – O’Neal Industries
Asa Crawford – Protective Life
Chuck Self – Regions Financial Corporation
Charles McCalley – Regions Financial Corporation
Tammy Ridley – Regions Financial Corporation
Greg Smith – Regions Financial Corporation
Cody Blackman – Regions Financial Corporation
Latronda Riley – Southern Company
John Scott Vowell – Sponsored
Chris Williams – Sponsored
Garrett Summers – United Way of Central Alabama
Lindsey Sauder – United Way of Central Alabama
Victoria White – United Way of Central Alabama
Pacesetter Loaned Executives:
Cleo Crawford – Regions Financial Corporation
Lizzie French – United Way of Central Alabama