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 Blue Ridge employees support United Way
Oct 1, 2009
In the midst of today’s global Great Recession, I’m pleased to report that the Blue Ridge work force has again stepped forward in a big way through our support of the United Way. The cooperative’s Oconee and Pickens divisions and our Blue Ridge Security Systems subsidiary all just recently completed their respective pacesetter campaigns.
The results of those campaigns were nothing less than gratifying. United Way drives in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens counties are all now benefiting from our employees’ generosity.
Not only did the level of contributions increase markedly at each Blue Ridge location, but there were also record numbers of employees who signed on as Fair Share givers. As defined by the United Way, a Fair Share giver is one who donates one hour of his or her wage or salary for each of the 12 months in the campaign year.
When the pledges and contributions were all tabulated, the entire Blue Ridge gift stood at $73,197. This represents a five-percent increase over last year’s total.
Scores of local human-help agencies will receive United Way funding in these four counties where Blue Ridge provides service. In kicking off our pacesetter campaigns, we stressed to our employees that we’ve never seen the community needs as high as they are in the present economic environment. Multitudes are in desperate need of assistance.
I’m so thankful the Blue Ridge employees opened their hearts and their pocketbooks to those facing today’s uncertainties. Their motivation to deliver quality service extends far beyond the hours they put in on their jobs.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Dalton
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