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Leaders in Giving A Special Thank You to BB&T A Special Thank You to BB&T In an unprecedented expression of admiration and commitment to community, BB&T honored Betty and John Allison with a gift of $250,000 to the Tarheel Triad Girl Scouts, a United Way partner agency. Betty Allison is a longtime Girl Scout adviser, supporter, and leader who has served on the agency’s board for ten years. Her husband, John Allison, chairs BB&T Corporation’s board of directors and is the bank’s former CEO. His commitment to improving communities where BB&T has a presence is well-known. United Way of Forsyth County offers a special thank you to the Allisons and BB&T for their support. During a difficult economic period that limited campaign growth in the vast majority of companies, BB&T took the lead from its own mission of “making the communities in which we work better places to be.” Steve Wiggs, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, served as 2008 United Way Campaign Chair and led an outstanding effort despite severe economic challenges. Under his leadership, BB&T sponsored an innovative matching program that provided a $100,000 challenge grant to incent first-time corporate gifts at 44 organizations and contributed the resources to develop our 2008 campaign video and advertising campaign. In addition, BB&T ran an outstanding employee campaign, increasing employee gifts by 11 percent and winning a Spirit of North Carolina Award. Overall, the 2009 United Way Campaign at BB&T produced more than $1.3 million. BB&T’s support of United Way has been outstanding for many years. In 2008, it was nothing short of exceptional and has allowed United Way to take even greater strides in advancing the common good in Forsyth County. 4
The Leadership Circle Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., then president of Wake Forest University, initiated the Leadership Circle in 1986. His goal was to increase the involvement of professionals in addressing human service needs through United Way of Forsyth County. In its first year, the Leadership Circle had 400 members and gave $550,000 to United Way. In 2008, over 4,100 members gave $8.4 million, 48 percent of the campaign total. United Way of Forsyth County is pleased to acknowledge the philanthropy of our Leadership Circle givers. Their substantial investment in our community is advancing the common good by creating real, long-lasting change that will prevent many problems from occurring in the first place. The Women’s Leadership Council In 2008, the Women’s Leadership Council built on its charter year successes. Forsyth Medical Center’s Sallye A. Liner served as chair, Hanesbrands’ Nadine Hall served as vice chair, and Reynolds American’s Susan Ivey served as the honorary chair. The mission of the Women’s Leadership Council is to engage, educate and empower women to make a positive impact in Forsyth County. The Women’s Leadership Council’s mission is generously supported by a $1 million grant from the R. J. Reynolds Foundation which allows new members access to matching funds totaling $200,000 annually for five years. In 2008, the Women’s Leadership Council grew to 815 members and raised $320,000 in addition to the $200,000 R.J. Reynolds Foundation match. The Women’s Leadership Council is aligned with Graduating Our Future, United Way’s “breakthrough initiative” to improve the high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2018 and supports three successful programs at Philo Magnet Academy. While the United Way benefits each year from the women in this community who support all of our work, the Women’s Leadership Council provides a more focused approach designed to deal with specific issues. To acknowledge their support, members are listed in the Women’s Leadership Council booklet and are also identified in Leaders in Giving by the w following their names. We are most grateful to them for their generous, caring spirit demonstrated by joining us in this new endeavor to improve the quality of life for all in our community. 5 Leaders in Giving The Leadership Circle The Women’s Leadership Council
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