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United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties' Quarterly Newsletter
Winter | vol. 10 no. 1
THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
Craig Broeren, 2022 Campaign Chair
A sincere thank you to the numerous individuals and entities who have supported the United Way of South Wood and Adams Counties (UWSWAC) during this campaign season! Our organization is also very appreciative of the incredibly high number of donors who have sustained and/or increased their donations over the course of many, many years as well. 
 
This year’s campaign marked a near full return to normalcy with multiple in-person meetings and events; as I traveled to various campaign presentations throughout the community, I was absolutely impressed with the level of commitment and involvement from the businesses and individuals we met with. Many donor organizations have developed very unique and engaging ways to ensure employees are as active and involved as possible in the campaign yielding significant support.
 
In my role as Superintendent for the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, I am very aware of the needs of our kids and our communities; I also fully recognize that the UWSWAC’s work in our area is much needed and continues to grow as do the needs of our communities. Your contributions support in areas of need such as Early Years Education, Youth Success, Financial Stability, Community Health Services, Emergency Shelter, and Food Security ensure that we are making a solid attempt at doing everything we can to make living and working in South Wood and Adams Counties as successful as possible. It is this commitment to our communities that makes this area and its people and businesses so special.     
 
Thank you once again for your continued support and involvement with the United Way of South Wood and Adams Counties!
 
 
With gratitude,
 
Craig G. Broeren
2022 Campaign Chair 
CAMPAIGN AWARDS

We give special recognition to organizations and businesses who had outstanding United Way campaigns and qualified for an employee giving award. The Per Capita Awards recognize organizations with high per capita giving; The Participation Awards go to organizations with high participation percentages.
Per Capita Gold Awards ($150+)
Nekoosa Public Schools District Office
Paper City Savings
Paul Gross Jewelers
Solarus
United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties
 
Per Capita Silver Awards ($100 - $149)
ERCO Worldwide
Doorworks, Inc.
NextHome Partners
 
Per Capita Bronze Awards ($70 - $99)
Prevail Bank
Rapids Ford, LLC
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center
WoodTrust Bank
 
Participation Gold Awards (95 – 100%)
Nekoosa Public Schools District Office – 100%
NextHome Partners – 100%
United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties – 100%
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center – 100%
 
Participation Silver Awards (90-94%)
KeySavings Bank – 94%
 
Participation Bronze Awards (75-89%)
Paul Gross Jewelers – 94%
We also want to recognize those individuals and businesses that provided in-kind services and special contributions to United Way with the LIVE UNITED Awards.

Aspirus Health – Sweepstakes Sponsorship
Bank-A-Count Corp. – Community Shred Day
WFHR/WIRI, Civic Media – Promoting United Way in 2022
Domtar – Dolly Parton Imagination Program Sponsor & Paper Donation for Newsletter
Don Mancl – Landscaping/Newsletter Delivery
Gundersen Moundview Hospital &
Clinic – Sweepstakes Sponsorship
Heart of Wisconsin Media
LLC – Promoting United Way in 2022
McMillan Memorial Library – Meeting Space
NextHome Partners – Sweepstakes Sponsorship
Prevail Bank – Community Shred Day, Meeting Space & Sweepstakes Sponsorship
Quality Plus Printing – In-kind Printing of Newsletter & “Season of Giving” Coloring Book Project
Williams Plumbing &
Heating – Sweepstakes Sponsorship
Wisconsin Rapids City Times/Buyer’s Guide – Promoting United Way in 2022
Wisconsin Rapids Rotary
Foundation – Building Improvements
United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties asks businesses to invest a minimum of $365 a year to become a part of our 365 Small Business Circle, a small investment to make a big impact! Find out more at uwswac.org.
Leadership Business 365 Circle ($500 and up)
A-1 Services Wisconsin Rapids LLC
Elm Lake Cranberry Co Inc
Gaynor Cranberry Co.
Glacial Lake Cranberries, Inc.
Gottschalk Cranberry Inc.
Heart of Wisconsin Media LLC
Jacob Searls Cranberry Company
Jeff Clark & Associates LLC
Ken Rezin Cranberry Corp.
Nekoosa-Port Edwards State Bank
ReVision Eye Care LLC

Business 365 Circle ($365-$499.99)
Chips Hamburgers
Current Technologies Inc.
Do business with those who care for our community and be sure to thank them for giving back!
2022 SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS
During the 2022 United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties campaign, every donor who gave $1.00 per week ($52 per year) received 50 chances to win our $1,000 Sweepstakes. Donors who increased their prior gift of $52.00 or more by $26.00 or more doubled their chances to 100! In December, United Way was busy dropping in on unsuspecting donors and adding some holiday cheer to their day with a check for $1,000!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 SWEEPSTAKES SPONSORS:
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD & ADAMS COUNTIES
351 OAK STREET, WISCONSIN RAPIDS
715-421-0390 | WWW.UWSWAC.ORG

Our mission: United we change and strengthen lives by investing in our community.