WE LIVE UNITED ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 From the CEO... Dear Friends: What a great year this has been for United Way and it has been a pleasure to serve first as Interim Executive Director and now as President/CEO. I cannot say thank you enough to the United Way staff, Board of Directors and all of the United Way volunteers. Our campaign theme for 2014-2015, “Become a Part of our Story,” highlighted how United Way had positively impacted so many in our community. From donors, community partners, volunteers and the business community, it was fun to hear them tell their United Way “story”. The campaign, under the leadership of Billy Browning, Susan Yarrow, along with the entire Campaign cabinet was a great success as was our 12th annual Home Sweet Home raffle. Tracie Fowler, CEO In any community, education, income and health are the building blocks for opportunity. Education is essential to getting and keeping a job with a wage that can sustain a family and has health benefits. An income that can cover today and save for tomorrow builds a family’s solid foundations. Good health helps children stay on track at school and adults be productive at work The money raised from these two campaigns will continue to support initiatives designed to improve education, provide financial stability for families and promote healthy lifestyles. While I am proud of our work in the community, there is much more to be accomplished. The United Way can only be successful with the continued support of a caring community. Thank you for your continued generosity and I hope we can continue to count on you to make next year even better. Tracie Fowler | Chief Executive Officer Board of Directors Russ Hendley Susan Slaughter Billy Browning Chair Past Chair Campaign Chair Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Mississippi Power Company Bottling Co. Susan Yarrow Karen Griffis Samantha Andrus Shawn Harris Richard Topp Pacesetter Secretary/Treasurer Communication Community Impact Audit Committee Campaign Chair Regions Committee Chair Committee Chair Chair Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Regions Nicholson & Co., PLLC Allen Anderson, Anderson Retail Temple Bennett, Community Volunteer Mary Dayne Gregg, Retiree Dr. Scott Hummel, William Carey University Jana Bryant, Georgia Pacific Terrell Grindle, Nicholson & Company, PLLC Gene Owens, Owens Business Machines Dave Bush, The First Greg Hodges, Hancock Bank Wren Hood, Hood Companies Sam Buchanan, MS Center for Legal Services Joe Stevens, Wise, Carter,Child & Patricia Burchell, Forrest/Perry County DA Leahne Lightsey, Petal Education Foundation Caraway, P.A. Nancy Carpenter, Forrest Health Marcia Line, Community Volunteer Greg Thrash, Johnson Controls Mary Moore Conville, Conville and Conville Mike Neuendorf, Merit Health Wesley Leigh Ann Underwood, Southern Troy Daniels, Forrest Health Sarah Newton, Albert & Associates Bone & Joint Roman Galey, SouthGroup Insurance Mike Ratliff, Johnson, Ratliff & Waide PLLC Benny Waddle, BancorpSouth Bill Granberry, Richton Bank & Trust Janice Robinson, SEMRHI Dave Ware, Southern Anesthesia Cassie Hicks, The University of Southern Wes Rouse, Magnolia State Bank Jim Wild, Regions Mississippi Dora Willis, Retiree Valencia Williamson, Area Development Partnership Willie B. Sims, Jr., Willie Sims, CPA, PLLC 2 Committee Members Campaign Cabinet Communication Committee Billy Browning, Chair, Mississippi Power Co. Samantha Andrus, Chair, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Susan Yarrow, Pacesetter Chair, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Emily Bond, Community Volunteer Clyde Bryant, State Farm Insurance Agency Inc. Kathy Bullock, Hattiesburg American Chris Martin, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Meghan Burk, Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Greg Thrash, Johnson Controls Leigh Canoy, Orthopaedic Institute Patricia Burchell, Forrest/Perry County DA Brooke Gortmaker, Raanes Capital Connie Keene, Investigator, Forrest County DA Connie Amber Ross Hartfield, Merit Health Wesley Marcus Robinson, Magnolia State Bank Bill Hickman, Community Volunteer Nadine Coleman, Petal School System Catherine Lott, DuBard School for Language Disorders Roman Galey, SouthGroup Insurance Ann Marie Mapp, Hattiesburg Convention Commision Sarah Case-Price, The Children’s Center for Natasha McLeod, Hattiesburg American Communication & Development Leif Munkel, Southern Pine, Electirc Power Association Linda Nary, Community Bank Zachary Rigby, Regions Community Impact Committee Alexis Smith, Community Volunteer Joy Snowden, The Venue @ The Bakery Building Luis Solis, WHLT/CBS 22 Shawn Harris, Chair, Regions Katie Townsend, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Lora Anderson, Zeon Chemical Liz Cotten, Hattiesburg American David Arnold, Community Volunteer Ione Bond, Community Volunteer Julia Brown, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Dave Bush, The First Nadine Coleman, Petal School System Judi Collins, Community Volunteer Annette Davenport, Community Volunteer Wendy Farrell, Community Volunteer Tina Gibbs, BancorpSouth Mary Dayne Gregg, Community Volunteer UW Staff Debbie Haskin, The University of Southern Mississippi Shawn Harris Richard Topp Tracie Fowler Community Impact Audit Committee Carolyn Karlovich, Lowes Committee Chair Chair Demaris Lee, ServiceMaster of Hattiesburg, Inc. President/CEO Regions Nicholson & Co., PLLC Marcia Line, Community Volunteer Pam Peterman, The First Staci Cox Rev. Steve Ramp, Westminister Presbyterian Church Marketing & Communications Director Julis Russum, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Kemi Simmons, Grand Bank Renita Hatten Susan Yarrow, Hattiesburg Clinic, PA Finance & Administrative Coordinator Finance Committee Amanda Lamb Resource Development Director Karen Griffis, Chair, Regions Elizabeth Winton Troy Daniels, Forrest Health Director, Volunteer Hattiesburg Wes Rouse, Magnola State Bank Willie B. Sims, Jr., Willie Sims, CPA, PLLC 3 Leadership Donors CRYSTAL SOCIETY Gifts of $1,000 to $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. Doug Peterman Mr. and Mrs. Alex H. Agnew Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Harris Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Allen Mr. and Mrs. Barry Haywood Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Phillips Dr. Julian and Heather Allen Dr. Wendell Helveston Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poynter Diane Ashley Arlis Hicks Mr. Edward H. Purcell Dr. and Mrs. Kirk Banquer Mr. Jimmy Hopkins Mary Ann Purvis Dr. and MRs. Rocco Barbieri Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Howard Justice Mike and Kathy Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Rucker Howell Dr. and Mrs. David Richardson Dr. Stephen and Judge Dawn Beam Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Howell, Jr. Dr. Brian and Heather Rifkin Dr. and Mrs. Bill Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Milan Hoze Dr. and Mrs. Paul Rocconi Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Breland Toni Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Wes Rouse Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Brown Angela Huggins Jana Bryant Dr. Wayne A. Hughes Dave Bush Dr. and Mrs. Scott Hummell Dr. Margaret Buttross Brinegar Gwen James Drs. Barbara and George Carter Dr. John Jones Deborah Gambrell Chambers Dr. and Mrs. Tommy King Dr. and Mrs. Richard Conn Mr. and Mrs. Steve Knight Mr. and Mrs. Ward Conville Mrs. Michael Land Mr. and Mrs. Mark Crosby Pati Landrum Mr. and Mrs. Troy Daniels Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lee, Jr. Ms. Martha Dearman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lochhead Dr. Cynthia Easterling Mary M. Loughman Ked N. Eccles-James Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lucus Alexis De Tocqueville Society J. Brad and Lisa Edwards Drs. Alan and Melinda Lucus Gifts of $10,000 or more Dr. ad Mrs. Steven Farrell Dr. Maureen K. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fedric Mr. and Mrs. David Masters Platinum Society Dr. Nollie Felts Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mattson Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Jerry Fenton Mr. Harry McArthur Elizabeth Flynn Dr. and Mrs. Daniel McCall Mr. and Mrs. L.Y. Foote, Jr. George E. McGee, M.D. Diamond Society Mr. and Mrs. Joey Ford Mr. and Mrs. Mike McMahan Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Grace P. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Frank McWhorter Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Messer Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler Sterling Society Mr. and Mrs. W. David Gallaspy Brent Mills Mr. and Mrs. Greg Garraway Chad Newell Gifts of $1,500 to $2,499 Dr. John Gaudet Dr. and Mrs. Joe Paul Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Gibson Crystal Society Ray Gilbert Gifts of $1,000 to $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. John Griffith 4 Crystal Society Leadership Donors Sterling Society STERLING SOCIETY DIAMOND SOCIETY 115 Gifts of $1,500 to $2,499 Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 45 Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Allen Diamond Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Society Mr. and Mrs. James Bacchus Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barrett Hugh Bolton Mr. and Mrs. David Burchel 19 Mr. and Mrs. Billy Browning Mr. and Mrs. Evan Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Gene Carothers Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Galey Mr. and Mrs. Mike Collins Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Galey Platinum Dr. and Mrs. Dean Cromartie Mr. and Mrs. Neal Griffis Tom Duff Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heath Society 1 Quenyatta Echols-Williams Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Jones C.T. Finnegane Mr. and Mrs. Ed Langton Alexis De Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Q. Gilder Mr. and Mrs. Morgan McCarty 3 Dr. Hilton L. Gillespie, Jr. Mrs. Katie Rose McClendon Tocqueville Dr. James W. Griffin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Moore Society Dr. and Mrs. William H. Gullung Mr. and Mrs. Duane Raanes Dr. D. Harry Halliwell Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Shemper Mr. and Mrs. William Highsmith Dr. and Mrs. William B. Strong Dr. and Mrs. Bo Hrom Mrs. Fred Tatum Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hurston Mr. and Mrs. Richard Topp Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lacy Dr. and Mrs. Alphonso Willis CRYSTAL SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laughlin Gifts of $1,000 to $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. W. Holt McMullan Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Mitchell Sarah Morgan Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Rouse Dr. and Mrs. Barry Morris PLATINUM SOCIETY Cynthia K. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Gene Owens Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pace Mr. and Mrs. Lavon Smith Cindy Pennington Lance and Marcia Line Mr. and Mrs. W. Kenneth Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Carey Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Ken Temple Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Robinson Betty Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Ruffin ALEXIS DE Dr. Douglas F. Thomas Mr. and Mrs.