START IT S W I TH 2009-2010 SPIRIT OF CARING AwaRDS Costco Wholesale takes top honors at United Way’s Spirit of Caring Celebration YOU gave generously: Corporations Every year, United Way of King County recognizes outstanding workplace campaigns with the Spirit of Caring Awards. Costco Wholesale received the 2009-2010 Spirit of Puget Sound Award, King County’s highest achievement in corporate philanthropy. It honors outstanding community involvement, sustained campaign excellence and the promotion of volunteerism. For the 2009-2010 campaign season, the employees of Costco Wholesale showed incredible heart and boundless generosity. Chairman Jeff Brotman’s and CEO Jim Sinegal’s strong leadership and commitment to United Way of King County resonated throughout the company, and made this campaign year an exceptional success. Leadership Giving (gifts of $1,000 and above) jumped 7 percent company-wide, and overall participation was 84 percent—a 33 percent increase. Adding to Costco’s campaign success was its innovative new Express Pledge System. This point-of-sale pledge system for employees enabled gifts to go directly to United Way of King County in $5 increments, which generated nearly $60,000. Lauren Kutschka accepted the award on Costco’s behalf In all, Costco’s Northwest region raised $3.7 million for United Way of King County during a superb campaign. Costco employees also gave generously of their time, volunteering on Day of Caring. Executive of the Year Award Most Significant Increase Award Recognizing an exceptional level of support for United Way For exceptional campaign growth of King County by a top executive Charter Bank Sandy Gregory, Seattle Seahawks TOP 40 SUPPORTERS OF UNITED way OF KING COUNTY First Place School Companies listed gave between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 Ambassador of the Year INCA Engineers Inc. For an individual who has demonstrated exceptional dedication as an advocate for United Way of King County United Way of King County is proud to recognize our top 40 supporters and their employees Leadership Giving Award Lucy Pruzan For workplaces that promote giving at the $1,000 level and above PwC 1 The Boeing Company and 14 Expeditors International of 28 Washington Federal Volunteer of the Year Award Employees Community Fund of Washington, Inc. For a United Way of King County volunteer who has shown a level of Sustaining Supporter Award commitment to the mission and priorities of United Way that exceeds Boeing Puget Sound 29 GE Corporation For a demonstrated pattern of giving at a consistent level 15 Physio-Control, Inc. expectations and whose work has had a significant impact on for the past five years 2 Microsoft 30 Holland America Line Inc. advancing United Way’s mission 16 Weyerhaeuser Company Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 3 Nordstrom 31 Ben Bridge Jeweler Elaine Sells 17 Northwest Administrators, Inc. Kent School District 4 Costco Wholesale 32 The Seattle Times Chairman’s Award Washington Federal 18 Perkins Coie LLP For overall campaign excellence 5 Safeco Insurance 33 Deloitte 19 Sellen Construction Company Inc Nordstrom Best New Campaign Award 6 PACCAR Inc 34 Washington State Combined For outstanding first-year campaigns 20 Nintendo of America Inc Fund Drive Physio-Control Inc. 7 AT&T Alaska National Insurance Company 21 Pacific Coast Feather Company 35 K&L Gates Innovative Fundraising Award 8 Bank of America For a new partnership or collaboration that results in greater visibility Campaign Coordinator of the Year Award 22 Wells Fargo 36 Esterline Technologies Corp. and increased donations for United Way of King County For outstanding individual employees who coordinate a workplace 9 UPS giving campaign 23 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 37 Trilogy Partnership Microsoft 10 Puget Sound Energy Bill Wallace 24 Virginia Mason Medical Center 38 Seattle University Outstanding Employee Volunteer Program National Frozen Foods Corporation 11 Qwest 25 PwC 39 FedEx For a company that has a strong commitment to volunteerism and that Ben Farrow 12 PCL Construction Services, Inc. encourages employees to make a difference through volunteering 26 Group Health Cooperative 40 (tie) Enterprise Holdings and Puget Sound Energy 13 U.S. Bank Washington Dental Service Deloitte Caren Skube 27 Seattle Mariners The Boeing Company and Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound 28 UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY • 2010 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY unitedwayofkingcounty.org 29 START IT S W I TH MILLION DOLLAR compaNIES TOP CORPORate CONTRIBUTORS Companies listed gave between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 U.S. BANK TIES Companies listed gave between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 CORPORATE GIFT THANKS A BILLION, UPS! United Way of King County thanks the leading businesses United Way of King County applauds these organizations and their TO SUCCESS OF employees for raising $1 million or more in their workplace giving and their employees that support us with corporate gifts. EMPLOYEE GIVING This year, UPS reached an incredible campaigns. milestone in generosity. Since 1982, UPS CAMPAIGN $1 Million and above $20,000 - $49,999 and its employees have donated $1 billion to Many companies recognize the value of Alaskan Copper & Brass United Ways across the country. The Boeing Company a corporate gift, but how does it affect Battelle Seattle Research Center Microsoft UPS has been the top corporate giver to a campaign? Employees appreciate Car Toys, Inc. and United Ways for nine of the last 10 years. Wireless Advocates LLC when their company displays leadership $100,000 - $999,999 UPS employees and their families also Charlie’s Produce by giving philanthropically. To leverage contributed more than 1.2 million hours AT&T City of Seattle the corporate gift during its campaign, of volunteer service last year through the Bank of America Davis Wright Tremaine LLP U.S. Bank ties the amount of its company’s Global Volunteer Month and Costco Wholesale Dorsey & Whitney LLP corporate gift to the amount given by its Neighbor-to-Neighbor program. Nordstrom Enterprise Holdings employees. Campaign Coordinator Cat Locally, UPS employees have volunteered Northwest Administrators, Inc. Farmers New World Life Martin raised awareness by creating Insurance Co. with our Free Tax Prep Campaign, helping PACCAR Inc Care Force, a group of team leaders FM Global working families build savings. We’ve also PCL Construction Services, Inc. trained to run departmental campaigns. Foss Maritime had UPS employees join our Volunteer Physio-Control, Inc. Martin ensured that each executive Reader Program. And for the last few years, GE Corporation Qwest UPS leadership has actively participated was personally asked to head up their The Glosten Associates, Inc. Safeco Insurance in our annual Lobby Day efforts in Olympia divisional campaign. With all the top- GM Nameplate Inc U.S. Bank where they supported early childhood level support—including bank President, Green Mountain Coffee Wells Fargo Roasters, Inc. education and 2-1-1. Ken Kirkpatrick—and a great deal Weyerhaeuser Company Group Health Cooperative UPS drivers helped United Way of King of employee outreach, U.S. Bank KeyBank County transport supplies to the Community employees maximized their giving. The $50,000 - $99,999 King 5 Resource Exchange which served people campaign increased by nearly 20 percent Esterline Technologies Corp. LMN Architects experiencing homelessness in our and, in turn, the corporate gift jumped Expeditors International of London Fog Group, Inc. community. UPS also sponsored Day of significantly as well. Washington, Inc. Lynden, Inc. Caring, which is the largest single-day of First Choice Health National Frozen Foods Corporation volunteering in Washington state. Network, Inc. New York Life Insurance In 1907, 19-year-old Jim Casey borrowed MICROSOFT AUCTION RAISES $450,000 Holland America Line Inc. PEMCO $100 from a friend to start a small company Microsoft IT built an online auction tool to help raise funds for United Way among employees. Macy’s The Polyclinic in Seattle that would later become UPS. Over time, the capabilities of the tool have increased dramatically, in part because the tool has Nintendo of America Inc SSA Marine From the very beginning, UPS has been about migrated to Windows Azure, the company’s new cloud services platform. Using Azure has enabled Puget Sound Energy Unigard Insurance Group people helping people to do great things in dramatic enhancements of the user experience, including 3-D graphics and motion effects with Microsoft Silverlight. Rainier Investment Virginia Mason Medical Center the community. We are proud to join United Management, Inc. Washington Athletic Club Ways across the country in thanking UPS and In 2010, the auction raised more than $450,000 for United Way. The success of the auction tool has attracted broad interest from other companies and NGOs, and Microsoft is working to share its Seattle Mariners Washington Federal its employees for donating their money and innovation with others to assist in their fundraising efforts. UPS Wright Runstad & Company volunteering their time. Congratulations on Special thanks to the Microsoft auction team: Deb Rakow, James Sukhabut, Jorge Berlanga, Washington Dental Service reaching the $1 billion milestone! Pankaj Arora, Armando Valenzula, Innocent Ndimubanzi, Chris Sinco, Louis Farris, Bruce E. Johnson, Paulina Bustos Arellano, Tom Moran and Melinda Anderson. 30 UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY • 2010 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY unitedwayofkingcounty.org 31 START IT S W I TH COMMUNITY SPEAKERS 2010 - 2011 2010 - 2011 LOANED EXECUTIVES LOANED EXECUTIVE SPONSORS Thank you to the volunteers who speak TOP LEADERSHIP GIVING compaNIES on behalf of United Way of King County Melinda Anderson United Way of King County thanks at organizations running workplace the following companies and Companies listed gave between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 Gary Bowers giving campaigns and who encourage organizations for providing employees people to invest in our community. and sponsorship dollars for the Loaned Thank you to the companies that set the standard for Leadership Giving to United Way of Marletta Boyd II Executive program.