O’Fallon’s United Way Campaign is Top Government Campaign in Illinois
O’Fallon, Illinois – Mayor Gary L. Graham is pleased to announce that the City of O’Fallon’s United Way Campaign was recently recognized by United Way as the 2015 Illinois Division Top Government Campaign.
“Our City employees and elected officials really deserve this award. They truly earned it, and I am so proud of all of them,” said Mayor Graham. “The City of O’Fallon has the highest participation rate of all of the government campaigns in the Illinois Division. The O’Fallon model is so successful, The United Way uses it to help other agencies set up their campaigns.”
This is the 13th year the City has conducted an active United Way Campaign and the focus this year was one of education about what United Way is and how donations to the organization are used. The United Way of Greater St. Louis is a local, non-profit organization that serves nine Illinois counties, six Missouri counties and the city of St. Louis.
O’Fallon residents benefit from the many services that local United Way funded agencies provide. For example, the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, the Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois, the Illinois Center for Autism, the Salvation Army, and the YMCA of Southwest Illinois all receive funding from the United Way. Without this important funding, many of these agencies would not be able to provide the number of programs nor the level of service that is currently provided.
Thanks to great employee and elected official participation, the 2015 United Way campaign was a smashing success. Campaign coordinators Pam Funk and April Mitchell want to sincerely thank O’Fallon employees and elected officials who responded so generously with donations and O’Fallon resident (and campaign representative) Betsy Layfield for attending all O’Fallon United Way campaign rallies.
For more information about the O’Fallon United Way Campaign, please contact April Mitchell at 618.624.4500 Ext. 8740.