Leadership Giver, 2010-2016
Valley of the Sun United Way is the largest nonprofit funder of health and human services in Maricopa County. Since 1925, it has been building caring communities where individuals and families are successful, stable and secure. Their average annual investment in the community over the past few years exceeds $60 million, and every dollar donated in Maricopa County, stays in Maricopa County. I became involved with the push to raise awareness for Valley of the Sun United Way in 2010. When I learned that I could bundle my giving through the organization and simultaneously help my community and the organizations I cared about, I began actively encouraging my colleagues to do the same. I was recruited as the front woman for a Rock Band to promote the Intel United Way giving drive through “ECG Rocks United Way,” our Business Group’s internal campaign. As a member of the band, I learned and performed a series of 80s favorites for our Business Update Meeting of over 400 employees, we exceeded our United Way contribution goal, totaling contributions of %114, pushing Intel to exceed it’s fundraising goal, hitting 108% for company-wide contributions. We reprised our role as frontmen for the United Way campaign in 2011, again helping our Business Group to exceed giving goals.