A more united United Way

The Bucyrus, Crest­line and Galion United Ways announced that they have for­mally merged to cre­ate the new United Way of Craw­ford County.

The three United Way boards began dis­cus­sions more than a year ago on merg­ing oper­a­tions in order to become a more effi­cient, effec­tive and fis­cally respon­si­ble organization.

The new com­bined entity will have the capac­ity to engage more donors, advo­cates, and vol­un­teers to address the crit­i­cal issues fac­ing the county’s com­mu­ni­ties in the areas of edu­ca­tion, income, and health.

Amber Wert­man, for­mer Direc­tor of the Galion His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety and Craw­ford County native, has been named Exec­u­tive Director.

“By com­ing together, shar­ing our tal­ent and resources, we will be able to have greater impact on those who need us most in the com­mu­ni­ties across Craw­ford County,” Wert­man explained. “This merger is about ampli­fy­ing the mis­sion. United Way believes in the power of part­ner­ships and col­lab­o­ra­tion to solve prob­lems. The boards of trustees had a vision for our future and a belief in the power of part­ner­ship, and the result was United Way of Craw­ford County. We are very excited for the future.”

The cur­rent Board of Direc­tors includes; Bethany Foy (Pres­i­dent), Val Estep (Vice Pres­i­dent), Linda Smith (Sec­re­tary), Suzanne Binau (Trea­surer), Mark Pow­ell (Past Pres­i­dent), Peggy Reeves, Eric Young, Robin Show­ers, Her­shel Horn, Steve Frazee, Matt Ori­ans, Malinda Nicholls, Pen­nie Fox and Erin McMullen.

Board Pres­i­dent, Beth-any Foy, stated, “I am very excited about the oppor­tu­ni­ties that the United Way of Craw­ford County has for its future. The Board of Trustees is com­mit­ted to impact work that will directly ben­e­fit the cit­i­zens of Craw­ford County. We are not a fundraiser, but a fun­der of pro­grams that have col­lec­tive impact. I am proud of what we have already accom­plished in such a short period of time. We have many peo­ple to thank for mak­ing this merger a success.”

The United Way of Craw­ford County office will be located in the Galion Cham­ber of Com­merce build­ing at 106 Hard­ing Way East in Galion. You may reach them by call­ing 419–468-4291 or send­ing an e-mail to unitedwayofcrawfordcounty@gmail.com. Any mail should be sent to P.O. Box 242, Galion, Ohio 44833.

Posted by Matt Echelberry on Jan 29 2013. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.