N E W S R E L E A S E
United Way Plans Kick-off
Breakfast
PLATTSBURGH, NY
(August 29,
2007): The United Way of Clinton & Essex Counties, Inc. will officially
kick off the United Way’s Campaign 2008 with its annual Kickoff Breakfast
on Tuesday morning, 8:30AM, September 18th at the American Legion Post #20 at
162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh. The event will be open to the public with a cost
of $9.00 per person or $50.00 per 6-person table. A registration form can be
found on the United Way’s web site
www.unitedwayce.org. Please return reservation form or RSVP (563-0028) by
Friday, September 14, 2007.
John Bernardi, Executive
Director of the United Way of Clinton & Essex Counties, Inc. will announce the
results of the “pacesetters” campaign and introduce this year’s campaign team.
Pacesetters conduct their in-house United Way campaigns during the month of
August so that they can show their leadership and community spirit by helping to
get the United Way campaign off to a good start.
Campaign 2008 is underway
and Campaign Chair Bob Donlan, Partner of Donlan & Barcomb Financial Investment
Services and Vice-Chair Dan Alexander owner of Denton Publication, Inc. have
extended an offer to anyone in Clinton and Essex County who would like to get
involved and become a campaign volunteer to please contact the United Way office
(563-0028). The volunteer opportunity can be a very enriching and
rewarding experience and your services are very much needed as they work towards
meeting the $700,000 goal.
John Bernardi said “Our
mission is to be a leader in community problem solving and to increase the
organized capacity of people to care for one another. We are really excited
about the Campaign this year and we have assembled a tremendous group of people
who are committed to the success of the Campaign.”
