Rookies of the Year
Sam Poole – Branch Officer, Old Point National Bank
What a great job for his first year as Employee Campaign Manager! Employees raised $6,805, which included a generous corporate donation of $2,400. The campaign realized a 23% increase over 2010 and 100% of Old Point’s employees participated.
Bradley Rinehimer – Major, James City County Police Department
This was Brad’s first year as Employee Campaign Manager and it surely was a “major” success! JCC employees raised $69,170, representing a 3.7% increase over 2010. They also met their personal County goal of 35% participation.
Coordinators of the Year
Michelle Luxton-Jee – Employee Events Supervisor, Busch Gardens & Water Country USA
Michelle is a veteran at coordinating the campaigns, along with great support from her fellow employees. This year $77,500 was raised, which included a large firm donation of $20,000. A 7% increase over 2010 was attained.
Dominion Virginia Power TEAM – Carrie Williams (Employee Campaign Manager), Kimberly Lowers, Fritz Bowker, Steve Svrek and Bryan Esplin
The folks at Dominion spearheading their campaign surely put the “T” in TEAM! When it comes to helping people in need, employees and union members come together. They raised $29,533, including a firm grant of $10,000.
Busch Gardens & Water Country, USA
Our team from Busch Gardens and Water Country USA participated in United Way of Greater Williamsburg’s 19th annual Day of Caring.
We selected the Barlow Road Beautification Preservation Project, a federally funded program working on affordable housing rehabilitation and construction in this neighborhood. Over 22 homes will be impacted by this grant, however there were more homes in the neighborhood that needed yard work and maintenance and that’s where our team came to help.
Thank you to the following team members who volunteered to be a part of this day.
Day of Caring Team
Sonya Aaron Georgette Ales Karen Barker Barry Brown
Jen Brown Theresa DeRose David Dobson Bob Gatz
Caleb Gay Jim Gray Jason Ingram Clarence Jones
Todd McCraine John Sherman
Together we improved 6 homes. We mowed lawns, trimmed trees and hedges and removed large amounts of debris at 4 homes. These older families did not have the tools or the capability to do this on their own. We were originally were scheduled to do2 large yards, but our team worked so quickly and were so dedicated to the project that we helped out at 2 more yards when approached by the neighbors. When people start working on homes in a neighborhood it becomes contagious and everyone wants to improve their home just a little more.
We painted a back porch and wheelchair ramp at one home, an older gentleman’s front porch and then we repainted an entire home, including her shutters and window trim. Our paint team returned the following day to repaint non-skid on the wheelchair ramp to refresh and make it safe.
The neighbors were impressed by the hard work our team performed. The praise and thanks from the families was overwhelming. We are proud to represent our parks within the community and it was an honor to make such a difference to so many people. ~ Busch Gardens Employees
We would like to thank Busch Gardens and Water Country USA for LIVING UNITED. If you are interested in participating in the 2012 Day of Caring, stay tuned for updates.
