United Way of Baldwin County 2014 Annual Report

2014 Board of Directors

Mission Statement

Katherine Wills Chariman PangeaTWO Glen Kaiser Vice-Chairman Kaiser Realty Daniel Galbraith Treasurer Farmer’s Insurance Carla Stewart Secretary Edward Jones Tom Boggs Ascend Performance Materials LLC Tudy Broz CenturyLink Patrick Bussey Bussey Capital Management, LLC Tina Covington City of Bay Minette Patrice Davis Baldwin Co. Board of Education Ed Hammele BBVA Compass Leon Hill Bancorp South Christi Koehle MetLife Herb Malone AL Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau Will Murray Publix Supermarkets Kerry O’Connor Bancorp South Wes Phillips UTC Aerospace Systems Harry Still III Attorney at Law Melissa Vaughn Baldwin EMC

The mission of United Way is to advance the common good and mobilize the caring power of communities around the world. United Way of Baldwin County is committed to “Goals for the Common Good”- lowering the county’s high school dropout rate, promoting financial independence for families and improving the health of individuals in our community.

Staff Marina Simpson, Executive Director Lana Mummah, Campaign & Program Director

United Way of Baldwin County P.O. Box 244 700 N. McKenzie Street Foley, Al 36536/36535 251.943.2110 www.unitedway-bc.org

2014 At A Glance April Floods- Our county experienced record breaking flooding that left many Baldwin County citizens without their homes and vehicles. United Way of Baldwin County stepped in and deployed more than $25,000 of emergency aid to flood victims. Day of Caring- Our annual Day of caring was held in October. More than 150 volunteers deployed across Baldwin County and completed 10 service projects at area agencies and schools. Youth Board- The first ever United Way of Baldwin County Youth Board was formed in 2014 and consisted of 7 high school seniors from each public high school in Baldwin County. The Youth Board members conducted services projects throughout the school year with an effort to raise awareness about community service among their peers. Young Leaders Society (YLS)- The YLS continued to service Baldwin County with mutliple service projects throughout the year including stuffing 10,000 Easter eggs for the Lighthouse Egg Hunt, work days at Fairhope Rotary Youth Club and a Thanksgiving volunteer day at Bay Area Food Bank. Santa For Seniors- We launched our 1st Annual Santa For Seniors program in December with the goal of ensuring our elderly were thought of at Christmas. The donation drive provided blankets, socks, sweatshirts and toiletries to more than 300 residents at four nursing homes in Baldwin County.

Community Partners

2014 Partner Grant Recipients

Alabama Sheriff’s Boys Ranch American Red Cross Association for Retarded Citizens Baldwin Youth Services Bay Area Food Bank, Inc Boy Scouts, Mobile Area CARE House Catholic Social Services Christian Service Center Drug Education Council Ecumenical Ministries Fairhope Point Clear Rotary Youth Club Family Promise Family Service Center Girl Scouts, Southern Alabama Goodwill Easter Seals Home of Grace for Women Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation Mobile Preschool for the Deaf and Blind North Baldwin Ecumenical Association Ruff Wilson Youth Club Snook Youth Club South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program The Lighthouse The MRDD Board The Shoulder YMCA of South Alabama

In 2014, the UWBC Board of Directors voted to award one-time partner grants in addition to the traditional program based annual funding. The recipients were:

United Medical Partnership For Children (UMPC) Children with no insurance are less likely to receive proper medical care which often leads to excessive absences from school. The United Medical Partnership for Children was formed more than 20 years ago and is a unique program provided by UWBC that enables under-insured and un-insured children in Baldwin County public schools to receive proper medical care. By keeping children healthy, we keep children in the classroom and on a pathway towards success.

CARE House CARE House was awarded the grant to build a medical exam room at their facility in Summerdale. Baldwin County did not have a facility conducting exams for children that are physically or sexually abused and,as a result, children had to travel to Mobile for an exam. The time delays in getting a child seen can be critical to an investigation. By providing this room at CAREHouse, children and families will have access to this service at no cost while having a passionate, caring and committed medical professional helping to reduce the anxiety felt by the child. The ideal goal for children who have been abused is to receive all of their services at one child friendly location. With the completion of the Medical Exam room, children in Baldwin County will have just that. Ecumenical Ministries Repair Baldwin, a collaborative project by Ecumenical Ministries and Habitat for Humanity, works to repair and replace damaged roofs of low-income homeowners in Baldwin County. UWBC was proud to partner with Repair Baldwin and provide funds to replace 7 roofs of low-income homeowners which will give them many more years of life to their home, thereby keeping them housed.

CARE House

Ecumenical Ministries

Alex De Tocqueville Society A gift of $10,000 or more

Frances Holk-Jones & Carl Jones

Silver Feather

Gold Feather A gift of $5,000 to $9,999 Louis Mapp

A gift of $2,500 to $4,999 Clifton C. Inge, Sr. Jennie and Frank Rikard

Bronze Feather A gift of $1,500 to $2,4999 Tom & Fran Clement William T. & Carol Cleverdon Alan H. Curtis John “Bennie” Dalzell

Andrew Dufresne Herb & Bessie Malone Tanya & Will Murray Stephen Palko

Jim & Ann Stewart Brian Todd Rev & Mrs. Julian Walthall

Red Feather A gift of $1,000 to $1,499 Clyde & Brenda Abrams Charles & Jean Beasley Allan Beck Joline Beedy Bryan Blanchet Tom Boggs Bill & Becky Bolling Wade Bradford Tudy & Frank Broz Thor Buckingham Jennifer & Eric Busby Helen Bush Thomas R. Byrne Bradley & Rebecca Byrne Christopher Campbell Paul & Rebecca Canale Danielle Canfield Robert A. Clark Pat & Phillip Colquette Daniel & Michelle Cramer Henry & Jo-Anne Crawford Samuel Crosby Brian & Sharon Dearing Phillip Edge Robert Edge J. Gary Ellis Carnell Elmore John Fields

Nicole Fillion Jimmy Fisher Robin & Chris Fly Alicia Funk Daniel Galbraith Michael Gayheart Ed Goodbold Nancy Grace Courtney Greener Richard Halstead A.R. “Abby” Hamilton Ed Hammele Xavier Hartmann Delbert Hess Christopher & Angie Kaiser Glen Kaiser Todd Kaiser Marlena Kelley Jacob Kelly Marcy Kichler Kim & Todd Koniar Thomas Lee Heather Lindsey Steve & Debbie Love Huey “Hoss” Mack Betty Mitchell Robert & Melanie Moore Debra Morgan

Kristin Morris Kevin Nayman W. Wade & Linda Neth Cindy Northcutt Kay Nunnery Kerry J. O’Connor Toni Ogden Joey Parker Grey Redditt, Jr. Tim Russell John & Mary Schaff Chase Schmidt Alan Schott Robert Seaborn, Jr. Paula Shrimplin Mike Sica Steven G. Slaughter Susan Smith Todd & Carla Stewart Brian Still John Stone, Jr. Jody Taylor Richard & Susie Wallace Erica White Larry White Katherine & Roberts Wills Randy & Elizabeth Wood Contina Woods