Le Mars Campaign
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009-2010 Campaign News

 

 

 

The Le Mars United Way's 2009-2010 campaign has exceeded $100,000; an increase of over $10,000 from last year! The following companies had double digit percentage increases in their employee campaigns: Dean Foods, Frontier Communications, Gehlen Catholic Schools, NIPCO, PrimeBank, Schuster Trucking, and Wells' Dairy.

 

 

First-time employee campaigns were held at BoDeans Baking Company and NorAm Cold Storage.

 

 

 

Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the campaign! Your donation ensures that resources will be available to continue ensuring that children grow into successful adults and safety net services are able to provide care to those in need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Your Donation Can Accomplish
 
 $1 per week:
 
·         Provides a victim of domestic violence counseling and advice 24/7 through the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
·         Can provide transportation to 17 shut-in senior citizens for one year, allowing them to go to the doctor, buy groceries, and live independently.
·         Allows 6 children to participate in art and music classes offered by the Le Mars Arts Council that otherwise wouldn’t have this opportunity.
 
 
$5 per week:
 
·         Allows Life Skills Training Center to buy needed laundry equipment to keep their clients with disabilities employed and living more independently. 
·         Provides 6 youths from low-income, single parent homes the opportunity to learn about and experience with positive mentors from Pheasants Forever, outdoor activities like camping and hunting, that they would not otherwise get to experience.
·         Can provide for low-income working families, 15 days of Transitional Kindergarten instruction at Gehlen Transitional Kindergarten, or 4-star quality pre-school instruction at Le Mars Day Care.
·         Buys a family of 4, groceries for a month along with counseling services from The Living Center.
·         Can prevent an at-risk middle school student from failing or dropping out of school through intervention from YFC’s Asylum Teen Center or LCS’s Summer Program.
 
 
$10 per week:
 
·         Gives disaster relief services from the Red Cross to a family of 4.
·         Allows a person with severe and persistent mental illness to receive weekend and evening programming to avoid isolation or crisis situations.