The Broadcom Campaign Team shows off their Campaign of the Year Award after an incredible year of contributing to United Way of Larimer County and our local community.

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Our campaign appreciation social last night was a blast!

We celebrated a number of great achievements that are only possible with the help of generous gifts from local individuals and organizations who believe in giving back to this community we all call home.

In the past year we:

* Helped more than 2,700 preschoolers get ready for kindergarten

* Provided 2,800 people with financial education

* Served 14,000 local students with after-school programming

* Connected over 11,400 people with resources through our 2-1-1 hotline - in the last year alone!

We had a number of companies that shone this year – thank you to every single one!

We gave out a number of well-deserved awards:

• Top Contributor went to The Group, Inc. Real Estate, who raised $258,000 in support of United Way of Larimer County. Woohoo! Thank you so much!
• Agrium was honored with a Spirit of Giving award for increasing their giving by more than 90% this year to $60,000 with a generous 100% corporate match.
• High Country Beverage received a Spirit of Giving award for their giving, which increased by 60% and for being a Cornerstone Partner. This means that their corporate gift (a 100% employee match) underwrites United Way of Larimer County's administrative costs.
• Xcel Energy also received a Spirit of Giving award; members of their local service center generously donate $20,000 a year, matched in full by Xcel.
• We thanked Enterprise Holdings with a Special Recognition Award. Not only are they a Cornerstone Partner, but they have 100% employee participation each year, as they talk to each employee about giving as part of the on-boarding process. They raised $87,900 this year!
• Odell Brewing Company received a Special Recognition Award, as they have made giving back to the community an integral part of their work culture. This year they raised $19,600 for United Way of Larimer County, as well as hosting numerous events for us, providing in-kind donations of space and product. As a Business Cards member, their employees’ dedication goes beyond fundraising to donating time and talent as well.
• Our rookie Campaign Coordinator of the year is Brian Guiberson from Hach Company, who dove in head first and really made an effort to understand what we do. His dedicated effort saw an increase of over $15,000 in the Hach campaign, which is in the Top 10 contributors, and raises over $115,000 annually.
• Thank you to our Coordinator of the Year, Lisa Hite, from The Group, Inc.! She led efforts in growing participation from 48% to 94%, and increased the dollar impact to $258,000, making The Group,Inc. the Top Contributor for two years in a row.
• Rookie Campaign of the Year went to Waddell & Reed, a financial advising firm. The company has become increasingly involved with United Way of Larimer County and the local community over the past several years.
• Campaign of the Year goes to Broadcom Limited! Thank you to Broadcom, and Kristie McGinnes, two-time Coordinator of the Year for running one of the most fun and enjoyable campaigns yet, resulting in an increase of nearly 50% in both donors and contributions.

Who Won the Car Raffle?

Last but not least, donors who gave $3 a week or more during the 2016-17 campaign had the opportunity to win a 2-year lease or cash equivalent for a Subaru Crosstrek, courtesy of Dellenbach Motors. Our event concluded with a suspenseful challenge to see which of the 10 finalist's keys would start the Crosstrek.

This year’s winner was... Barbara Edsall of All Property Services! Congatulations Barbara! Watch the winning moment in this video:

See all of the event photos on our Facebook page here!

			Elizabeth Simons Elizabeth Simons is the Digital Marketing Manager at United Way of Larimer County. An alumni of CSU, she has worked in marketing, technical support, and blogging for the last five years. Elizabeth is also an artist working primarily in fiber arts, watercolor painting, and fashion design.