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Hutchinson County United Way

2020 Annual Report

            2020 was a very hard year for our community, yet our community still chose to be generous.  Although COVID-19 caused our agencies heartache, it also allowed our agencies to shine in the darkness, to show just how well they can assist people in times of hardships.   

            Hutchinson County United Way raised $663,819.70 in pledges for the 2019/20 Campaign year; $639,132.31 has been received as of March 8, 2020.  March 31, 2020 will mark the close of this campaign cycle.

            With these funds, we have done our best to meet the needs of our 16 Program Providers.  With COVID restrictions coming into place in March of 2020, Day of Caring was cancelled.  Although we were not able to hold our Back to School Fair Event for Borger ISD, PSP-CISD, S-Fritch ISD and Pringle Morse ISD, we were still able to provide school supplies as needed.  Approximately 1260 students were provided with backpacks from this project.  S-Fritch ISD students also benefitted with help paying for concurrent classes from our fundraising efforts. A grant was received from United Ways of Texas allowing us to encourage people to fill in their Census 2020 information.

            This year's funding was distributed to 16 Program Providers and our Back to School Fair.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2020 were as follows:

           

Hutchinson County United Way 2019-20 Program Provider Allocations

            Borger Area Learning Center                            $21,270.00

            Buttercup House                                                 $65,700.00

            Connect Community Services                           $32,792.00

            Epilepsy Foundation of Texas                           $ 5,920.00

            Friends of HC Drug Court                                  $10,000.00

            Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains       $ 5,000.00

            Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts               $42,295.00

            High Plains Helping Hand                                  $60,050.00

            HutchCares Living at Home                               $10,144.00

            Hutchinson County Crisis Center                     $63,818.00

            Jerry Waggoner Foundation                              $11,470.00

            Living Water Benevolence Ministries               $31,214.28

            Opportunities, Inc.                                              $12,895.00

            Salvation Army                                                    $26,200.00

            Texas Panhandle Centers                                  $13,500.00

            The Bridge                                                          $14,308.00

 

Community Impact Work

Back to School Fair                                                $62,520.80

Census 202                                                            $ 6,000.00

Fritch ISD Concurrent Classes                               $ 4,080.00

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNTEERS

Keegan Neill - President                                        Grant Griffin   

Randy Meek - V President                                     Sherri Goin

Summer Covington - Treasurer                            Jimmy Gowdy           

Jennifer Crittenden - Secretary                           Katie Lingor  

Theron Baker                                                           Eric Nelson

Tom Chaney                                                            Derek Thompson     

Tony Dugat                                                              Nick Vinson

                                                                                 Candie Weber

2019-20 Campaign Committee

Katie Lingor – Co Chair                                           Kristin Griswald

Justine Martinez – Co Chair                                     Stephanie Guilbault

Dalton Dillard                                                           Elizabeth Mercer

Susan Fender                                                            Jesse Shuffield

Grant Griffin                                                             Nick Vinson

           

2020-21 Campaign

 

            With COVID-19 invading our community, campaign was a challenge this year.   Our companies and businesses had to take lead in raising funds as no outside people were allowed into the majority of our workplaces.  Even with the difficulties we faced in our fundraising efforts, this community graciously gave $650,046 to Hutchinson County United Way. These funds will be used to continue changing the lives of many in our community.  Hutchinson County truly is the best place to live and work.  Thank you to our donors for your continued support to our county.  Thank you! Contributions came from 25 workplaces rallies, 34 businesses, 19 individuals, one civic organization from within our community and our two fundraisers: Car Show and Golf Scrambles.   HCUW was also the recipient of 2 area grants and one grant from the United Ways of Texas.

 

United Way is all about community.  Neighbor helping Neighbor.  Strengthening families.  Success at Graduation.  Caring.   Hutchinson County residents understand community, understand United Way.  Thank you all for your hard work and continued support.  Looking forward to what this next year holds for our Community!

Hutchinson County United Way

2019 Annual Report

            2019 was a very successful year for Hutchinson County United Way.  It was one of our largest campaigns to date and with that we were able to provide some extra services to our community.   

            Hutchinson County United Way raised $773,244.75 in pledges for the 2018/19 Campaign year; $766,323.04 has been received as of March 2, 2020.  March 31, 2020 will mark the close of this campaign cycle.

            With these funds, we were able to continue to meet the needs of our 15 Program Providers, help the elderly and disabled through our Day of Caring, and continue our partnership with our local school districts.  We were able to hold our Back to School Fair for Borger ISD, PSP-CISD, S-Fritch ISD and Pringle Morse ISD.  Spring Creek ISD did not partner with us this year as they were able to provide school supplies to all their students.  Approximately 1,350 students were provided with backpacks from this project.  In addition to school supplies, the BTSF provided hygiene products, haircuts, athletic physicals, dental screening, ID Kits, shoes, clothing, anything that might ease the burden of expense that comes with the start of school.  This was a very successful day in our community.  With the rise of mental health issues in the community, a Mental Health Task Force has been created with involvement from our Schools, Judicial System, the Hospital and Texas Panhandle Centers.  Marc Mero came and spoke to 3 School Districts concerning mental health and suicide. Last but not least, S-Fritch ISD students also benefitted with help  paying for concurrent classes from our fundraising efforts.

            This year's funding was distributed to 15 Program Providers and three other Non-Profit Organizations in our county.  Funding also supported two of our own initiatives; Day of Caring and the Back to School Fair.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2019 were as follows:

           

Hutchinson County United Way 2018-19 Program Provider Allocations

Borger Area Learning Center                                  $25,440.56

          Buttercup House                                                      $66,220.00

          Connect Community Services                                 $31,870.00

          Epilepsy Foundation of Texas                                 $  7,060.00

          Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains              $  5,060.00

          Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts                      $41,569.64

          High Plains Helping Hand                                       $61,250.00

          HutchCares Living At Home                                   $  6,406.00

          Hutchinson County Crisis Center                            $62,952.76

          Jerry Waggoner Foundation                                     $12,874.24

          Living Water Benevolence Ministries                     $43,220.00

Opportunities, Inc.                                                   $23,304.00

          Salvation Army                                                        $30,491.44

          Texas Panhandle Centers                                         $12,000.00

          The Bridge                                                               $13,612.08

Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

          Biblical Wellness Center                                          $  2,340.00

          Care Net Pregnancy Center                                      $  1,080.00

Elks National Foundation                                         $   1,040.00

Community Impact Work

Back to School Fair                                                   $75,523.30

Day of Caring                                                            $12,555.67

Fritch ISD Concurrent Classes                                  $  6,375.00

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNTEERS

2018-19 Board Members

Dave Madden - President                                        Tony Dugat     

Keegan Neill - V President                                      Sherri Goin

Summer Covington - Treasurer                               Jimmy Gowdy           

Beth Raper - Secretary                                             Michelle Griffin

Theron Baker                                                           Randy Meek 

De De Conaway                                                       Derek Thompson                 

Jennifer Crittenden                                                   Hayli Young

2019-20 Campaign

          With changes in the community, campaign was a challenge this year.   We have raised $661,962.15. These funds will be used to continue changing the lives of many in our community.  Hutchinson County truly is the best place to live and work.  Thank you to our donors for your continued support to our county.  Thank you! Contributions came from 28 workplaces rallies, 31 businesses, 14 individuals, 3 civic organizations from within our community and our 2 major fundraisers; Kick Off Cook Off and Golf Scramble.   HCUW was also the recipient of 1 area grant.

Our Kick Off Cook Off was held on September 14, 2019.  The event was held in the front parking lot of Amarillo National Bank, Borger Branch, to the side of the building and in the Phillips Building parking lot.  Thirty cook teams entered four categories:  Ribs, Brisket, Pork Butt & Other.  The event was held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with approximately 1100 attendees.  Guests enjoyed delicious B-B-Q while learning about the services provided by our Partner Agencies.  Everyone enjoyed the day. 

                                                 

2019 Day of Caring                                                                                                                         

            This year's Day of Caring was held on April 27, 2019.  High School Day of Caring jobs were completed the day before on April 26, 2019. There were approximately 275 adult volunteers & 150 Borger High School seniors & faculty members that helped in 54 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, tree trimming, painting, and small repairs. Two perfect days with all jobs completed.  Hutchinson County has great volunteers!

 

United Way is all about community.  Neighbor helping Neighbor.  Strengthening families.  Success at Graduation.  Caring.   Hutchinson County residents understand community, understand United Way.  Thank you all for your hard work and continued support.  Looking forward to what this next year holds for our Community!

Hutchinson County United Way

2018 Annual Report

            This year has been another very successful year for Hutchinson County United Way.  We have made several advances towards our goal of helping cycle people out of poverty (whether generational or situational poverty) through education.  Our fundraising efforts are seeing the benefit or our new initiative as well. 

            Hutchinson County United Way raised $784,461 in pledges for the 2017/18 Campaign year; $778,654 has been received as of March 15, 2019, the close of campaign cycle.

            With these funds, we were able to continue to meet the needs of our 16 Partner Agencies, help the elderly and disabled through our Day of Caring, and continue our partnership with our local school districts.  We were able to hold our Back to School Fair for Borger ISD, PSP-CISD, S-Fritch ISD and Spring Creek ISD again in August.  Approximately 1,000 students attended our event.  Another 150 backpacks were distributed after school began.  We were able to provide school supplies, hygiene products, haircuts, athletic physicals, dental screening, ID Kits, shoes, clothing, anything that might ease the burden of expense that comes with the start of school.  This was a very successful day in our community.

            S-Fritch ISD also took advantage of our partnership in helping with tuition for concurrent classes.  The more college credits our high school students take the more likely they will be to acquire a college education which should allow them to earn a living wage salary.

            This year's funding was distributed to 16 Program Providers and three other Non-Profit Organizations in our county.  Funding also supports two of our own initiatives; Day of Caring and the Back to School Fair.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2018 were as follows:

           

Hutchinson County United Way 2017-18 Program Provider Allocations

            Biblical Wellness Center                                        $40,637.00

  Borger Area Learning Center                                 $21,690.00

            Buttercup House                                                     $63,858.20

            Connect Community Services                                $35,965.00

            Epilepsy Foundation of Texas                                $  7,200.00

            Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains             $10,000.00

            Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts                     $36,360.00

            High Plains Helping Hand                                      $66,969.00

            HutchCares Living At Home                                  $15,128.00

            Hutchinson County Crisis Center                           $60,175.00

            Jerry Waggoner Foundation                                    $23,800.00

            Living Water Benevolence Ministries                    $44,961.00

  Opportunities, Inc.                                                  $24,350.00

            Salvation Army                                                       $33,000.00

            Texas Panhandle Centers                                        $10,620.00

            The Bridge                                                              $15,409.00

Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

            Drug Court                                                             $22,765.00

Elks National Foundation                                        $     408.00

West Texas A&M Catholic Student Centers            $      910.00

Community Impact Work

Back to School Fair                                                 $101,763.94

Day of Caring                                                          $14,901.42

Fritch ISD Concurrent Classes                                $  7,964.01

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNTEERS

2017-18 Board Members

Dave Madden - President                                        Tony Dugat   

Tom Chaney - V President                                      Randy Meek

Candie Weber - Treasurer                                       Keegan Neill

Teri Hogue - Secretary                                            Beth Raper

Theron Baker                                                           Stella Sauls    

De De Conaway                                                       Derek Thompson                  

Jennifer Crittenden                                                   Rick Tindall

                                                                                               

2017-18 Campaign Committee

Linda Blackwell                                                        Jesse Shuffield          

Justine Martinez                                                        Candie Weber                                               

Keegan Neill                                                              Hayli Young   

Garren Opdenhoff                                                    

                                               

2018-19 Campaign

With changes in the community, campaign was a challenge this year.  But as always, the people in this county were very generous.  We have raised $754,828. This is an amazing community and we cannot thank our donors enough.  Thank you! Contributions came from 34 workplaces rallies, 61 businesses, 17 individuals and 4 civic organizations from within our community.   HCUW as also the recipient of 5 area grants.

Our Kick off Cook off was held on September 15, 2018.  The event was held in the front parking lot of Amarillo National Bank, Borger Branch & to the side of the building in the Phillips Building parking lot.  Twenty-six cook teams entered four categories:  Ribs, Brisket, Pork Butt & Other.  The event was held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with approximately 1100 attendees.  Guests enjoyed delicious B-B-Q while learning about the services provided by our Partner Agencies.  Everyone enjoyed the day. 

                                                 

2018 Day of Caring Committee

Curt Brancheau         Chair                                        Clayton Norton

Gary Austin                                                               Garren Opdenhoff

Theron Baker                                                             Misty Piazza

Teri Hogue                                                                 Rick Tindall

Keegan Neill                                                              Brad Tyler

                                                                                                                                                           

            This year's Day of Caring was held on June 9, 2018. High School Day of Caring jobs were completed on May 18, 2018 There were 300 adult volunteer & 150 Borger High School seniors & faculty that helped in 50 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, tree trimming, painting, and small repairs. Two perfect days with all jobs completed.  Hutchinson County has great volunteers.

 

United Way is all about community.  Neighbor helping Neighbor.  Strengthening families.  Success at Graduation.  Caring.   Hutchinson County residents understand community, understand United Way.  Thank you all for your hard work and continued support.  Looking forward to what this year holds for our Community!

Hutchinson County United Way

2017 Annual Report

            This year has been another very successful year for Hutchinson County United Way.  We have made several advances towards our goal of helping cycle people out of poverty (whether generational or situational poverty) through education.  Our fundraising efforts are seeing the benefit or our new initiative as well. 

            Hutchinson County United Way raised $761,080 in pledges for the 2016/17 Campaign year; $707,613 has been received as of March 31, 2018, the close campaign cycle.  This denotes a rate of 7% for Uncollectable Pledges.

            With these funds, we were able to continue to meet the needs of our 16 Partner Agencies, help the elderly and disabled through our Day of Caring, as well as partner in new ways with our local school districts.  In August, we held a Back to School Fair for Borger ISD, PSP-CISD, S-Fritch ISD and Spring Creek ISD.  Approximately 1,150 students attended our event.  We were able to provide school supplies, hygiene products, haircuts, athletic physicals, dental screening, ID Kits, shoes, clothing, anything that might ease the burden of expense that comes with the start of school.  This was a very successful day in our community.

            S-Fritch ISD also took advantage of our partnership in helping with tuition for concurrent classes.  The more college credits our high school students take the more likely they will be to acquire a college education which should allow them to earn a living wage salary.

            This year's funding was distributed to 16 Program Providers, four other Non-Profit Organizations in our county, and designations to one other United Way in the area.  Part of our funding also went towards our new Education Initiative.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2017 were as follows:

           

 

Hutchinson County United Way 2016-17 Program Provider Allocations

            Biblical Wellness Center                                          $53,500.00

Borger Area Learning Center                                     $22,677.00

            Buttercup House                                                       $61,932.00

            Connect Community Services                                  $ 8,000.00

            Epilepsy Foundation of Texas                                  $ 5,496.00

            Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains               $10,240.00

            Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts                       $39,100.00

            High Plains Helping Hand                                        $65,868.16

            HutchCares Living At Home                                    $14,880.00

            Hutchinson County Crisis Center                             $62.616.00

            Jerry Waggoner Foundation                                      $16,500.00

            Living Water Benevolence Ministries                      $50,637.40

  Opportunities, Inc.                                                    $22,500.00

            Salvation Army                                                         $34,580.00

            Texas Panhandle Centers                                          $10,603.00

            The Bridge                                                                $10,695.16

Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

            Care Net Pregnancy Center                                     $     720.00

  Family Support Services                                         $     100.00

            Safe Place                                                                $     603.00

  Panhandle Children’s Foundation                           $     603.00

  Pampa United Way                                                  $ 1,680.00

             

Community Impact Work

Back to School Fair                                                   $87,782.21

Day of Caring                                                            $ 9,359.69

Fritch ISD Concurrent Classes                                  $ 4,582.00

Panhandle of Texas Lion’s Foundation                     $ 5,585.00

 

 

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNEERS

2016-17 Board Members

Randy Meek - President                                                     

Hayli Young - V President                                      De De Conaway

Candie Weber - Treasurer                                       Shila Hart

Teri Hogue - Secretary                                            Dave Madden

Theron Baker                                                          Keegan Neill 

Ryan Birge                                                              Beth Raper    

Curt Brancheau                                                       Rick Tindall

Tom Chaney                                                            Lisa Zurita                                                                 

2016-17 Campaign Committee

Taryn Fraley                                                             Misty Piazza  

Justine Martinez                                                       Jesse Shuffield                                              

Keegan Neill                                                            Candie Weber          

Garren Opdenhoff                                                    Hayli Young

                                               

2017-18 Campaign

Again, Best Campaign Ever!  Best Community to live in!  We raised $775,909. This is an amazing community and we cannot thank our donors enough.  Thank you to the generous donors of Hutchinson County.  Contributions came from 30 workplaces rallies, 41 businesses and 30 individuals from within our community.   

Our Kick off Cook off was held on September 16, 2017.  The event was held in the front parking lot of Amarillo National Bank, Borger Branch & to the side of the building in the Phillips Building parking lot.  Twenty-three cook teams entered four categories:  Ribs, Brisket, Pork Butt & Other.  The event was held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with approximately 900 attendees.  Guests enjoyed delicious B-B-Q while learning about the services provided by our Partner Agencies.  Everyone enjoyed the day.  

                                                 

2017 Day of Caring Committee

Curt Brancheau         Chair                                       Clayton Norton

Gary Austin                                                              Garren Opdenhoff

Theron Baker                                                            Misty Piazza

Teri Hogue                                                                Rick Tindall

Keegan Neill                                                             Brad Tyler

                                                                                                                                                           

            This year's Day of Caring was held on April 29, 2017.  There were 175 adult volunteer & 50 Borger High School Students that helped in 37 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, tree trimming, painting, and small repairs. It was a very rainy Saturday, so many volunteers choose to complete the project on the following weekend.

Can’t wait to see what this year holds for Hutchinson County United Way!

Hutchinson County United Way
2016 Annual Report

                This year has been a very successful year for Hutchinson County United Way. We have made several advances towards our goal of helping cycle people out of poverty (whether generational or situational poverty) through education. Our fundraising efforts are seeing the benefit of our new initiative as well.

                Hutchinson County United Way raised $664,061.09 in pledges for the 2015/16 Campaign year; $610,758.02 has actually been received as of March 9, 2017. Donations will be received until March 31, 2016 when the campaign cycle closes. This campaign year was slightly down due to the drop in our oilfield economy.

                With these funds, we were able to continue to meet the needs of our 16 Partner Agencies, help the elderly and disabled through our Day of Caring, as well as partner in new ways with our local school districts. In August, we held a Back to School Fair for Borger ISD. Approximately 600 students attended our event. We were able to provide school supplies, hygiene products, haircuts, athletic physicals, dental screening, ID Kits, shoes, clothing, anything else that might ease the burden of expense that comes with the start of school. Board Member Theron Baker and Executive Director Julie Winters attended the following school board meeting. One of the principals stated that this year was the easiest school starts he had seen. He attributed the Back to School Fair as one of the reasons for this ease in the first week of school. Even though Fritch and Stinnett were not able to provide the Fair for their communities, we provided school supplies to those students who needed them.

                S-Fritch ISD also took advantage of our partnership in helping with tuition for concurrent classes. The more college credits our high school students take, the more likely they will be to acquire a college education which should allow them to earn a living wage salary.

                This year’s funding was distributed to 16 Program Providers, four other Non-Profit Organizations in our county, and designations to one other United Way in the area. Part of our funding also went towards our new Education Initiative. Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged. Disbursements for 2016 were as follows:

Hutchinson County United Way 2016 Program Providers Allocations

Hutchinson County United Way 2016 Program Providers Allocations

Biblical Wellness Center

$36,808.00

Borger Area Learning Center

$33,325.00

Buttercup House

$60,284.00

Connect Community Services

$14,300.00

Epilepsy Foundation of Texas

$5,820.00

Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains

$10,204.00

Golden Spread Council – Boy Scouts

$21,586.00

High Plains Helping Hand

$42,109.12

HutchCares Living at Home

$10,455.00

Hutchinson County Crisis Center

$64,158.52

Jerry Waggoner Foundation

$4,570.00

Living Water Benevolence Ministries

$37,929.52

Opportunities, Inc.

$22,979.00

Salvation Army

$45,640.00

Texas Panhandle Centers

$5,050.00

The Bridge

$10,024.12

 

Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

CareNet Pregnancy Center

$25.00

Circle of Friends

$910.00

Eastern Texas Panhandle Red Cross

$1,976.00

Rainbow Room

$455.00

United Way of Amarillo & Canyon

$910.00

 

Community Impact Work

Back to School Fair

$26,745.42

Fritch ISD Concurrent Classes

$5,818.00

 

Hutchinson County United Way Volunteers
2016 Board Members

Randy Meek – President

 

Hayli Young – Vice President

De De Conaway

Candie Weber – Treasurer

Marilyn Goff

Teri Hogue – Secretary

Stephen Goff

Theron Baker

Shila Hart

Ryan Birge

Dave Madden

Curt Brancheau

Beth Raper

Tom Chaney

Rick Tindall

2016 Campaign Committee

Sandra Carter

Garren Opdenhoff

Tammy Dunham

Misty Piazza

Taryn Fraley

Jesse Shuffield

Justine Martinez

Candie Weber

Keegan Niell

Hayli Young

2016/17 Campaign

Best Campaign Ever! Best Community to live in! With a difficult previous year, our goal remained at $655,000. With the economy bouncing back, our Campaign also bounced back like never before. We raise $761,080. Thank you to the generous donors of Hutchinson County. Contributions came from 30 workplace rallies, 41 businesses and 30 individuals from within our community.

                Our Kick Off Cook Off was held on September 17, 2016. The event was held in the front parking lot of Amarillo National Bank, Borger Branch & to the side of the building in the Phillips Building parking lot. Nineteen cook teams entered four categories: Ribs, Brisket, Pork Butt & other. The event was held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and had around 550 attendees. Guests enjoyed delicious B-B-Q while learning about the services provided by our Partner Agencies. Everyone enjoyed the day.

 

2016 Day of Caring Committee

Curt Brancheau – Chair

Clayton Norton

Gary Austin

Garren Opdenhoff

Theron Baker

Misty Piazza

Teri Hogue

Rick Tindall

Keegan Neill

Brad Tyler

 

                This year’s Day of Caring was held on April 30, 2016. There were 175 adult volunteers & 175 Borger High School Students that helped in 53 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, tree trimming, painting, and small repairs. It was a very rainy Saturday, so many volunteers chose to complete the project on the following weekend.

                Can’t wait to see what this year holds for Hutchinson County United Way!

Hutchinson County United Way
2015 Annual Report

            This year Hutchinson County United Way continued to strengthen their new Education Initiative.  Throughout the year we educated our community about our new initiative by continually having conversations with our Partner Agencies and our donors while sharing and listening. As we move forward our goal is to help cycle people out of poverty (whether generational or situational poverty) through education.

            Hutchinson County United Way raised $687,089.28 in pledges for the 2014/15 Campaign year; $642.533.08 has actually been received as of February 29, 2016.  Donations are still expected to be received in March.  This was the most raised per capita and per employee of all United Ways in the State of Texas.     

            In 2015 HCUW initiated two policy changes which affected the process of funding distribution to our Program Providers.  In years past, the annual allocations to the Program Providers had been distributed in five equal payments throughout the year and designated fund distributed in four equal payments throughout the year.  Since the majority of our campaign funds are given through payroll deduct, we have created a fund distribution cycle that allows more pledges to come in before the allocations are being paid out.  Allocations and designated funds are now paid out in four equal payments.  HCUW is also changing our fiscal year which changes the first payment to the Program Provides to April instead of January.  With these two changes, we gave a bonus allocation to each agency to make this transition as easy as possible to prevent any provided services provided being disrupted.

This is the last year of our Community Focus Grant Application.  HCUW is implementing another policy change which allows us to partner with our schools to help fight our war on poverty though Education.  In 2016, funding can be requested through our normal Funding Application.

            This year's funding was distributed to 14 Program Providers, two other Non-Profit Organizations in our county, and designations to three other United Ways in the area.  Part of our funding also went towards our new Education Initiative.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2015 were as follows:

Hutchinson County United Way 2015 Program Providers Allocation

Biblical Wellness Center

$36,000.00

Borger Area Learning Center

$44,810.00

Buttercup House

$72,934.44

Connect Community Services

$31,000.00

Epilepsy Foundation

$6,720.00

Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains

$12,145.00

Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts

$26,685.08

High Plains Helping Hand

$44,400.00

Hutchinson County Crisis Center

$98,645.00

Jerry Waggoner Foundation

$18,000.00

Living Water Benevolence Ministries

$46,280.00

Salvation Army

$40,600.00

Texas Panhandle Centers

6,060.00

The Bridge

$12,090.00

Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

Care Net Pregnancy Center

$592.00

Eastern Texas Panhandle Red Cross

$1,690.00

Moore County United Way

$600.00

Pampa County United Way

$1,870.00

United Way of Amarillo & Canyon

$1,630.00
Community Focus Grant Recipients (Non-Program Providers)

Opportunities Inc.

$15,000.00

Borger ISD - Borger High School Concurrent Classes

$11,490.00

Community Impact Work

No Excuses University

$15,604.41

 

Hutchinson Coutny United Way Volunteers
2015 Board Members

Candie Weber

President Tom Chaney

Robert Kennedy

V President Summer Covington

Rick Tendall

Treasurer Marilyn Goff

Teri Hogue

Secretary Stephen Goff

Ryan Birge

  Dave Madden

Curt Brancheau

  Randy Meek

De De Conaway

  Hayli Young

2015 Campaign Committee

Sandra Carter

  Garren Opdenhoff

Tammy Dunham

  Misty Piazza

Marilyn Goff

  Jesse Shuffield

Justine Martinez

  Candie Weber

Keegan Neill

  Hayli Young

 

2015/16 Campaign

The economy hit our community hard this year leaving a small mark on our annual fall campaign.  Pledges did come in right at goal, $655,000.  Contributions came from 29 workplaces rallies, 555 businesses, 46 individuals and three organizations from within our community.   We lost a few workplace campaigns and others were down but some went up as well.  

HCUW held our first Kick off Cook off on September 12, 2015.  The event was held in the front parking lot of Amarillo National Bank, Borger Branch & to the side of the building in the Phillips Building parking lot.  Eleven cook teams entered four categories:  Ribs, Brisket, Pork Butt & other.  The event was held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and had around 550 attendees.  Guests enjoyed delicious B-B-Q while learning about the services provided by our Partner Agencies.  Everyone enjoyed the day.  This will be our Kick off for the next several years.

2015 Day of Caring Committee

Curt Brancheau

Chair Keegan Neill

Gary Austin

  Garren Opdenhoff

Theron Baker

  Clayton Norton

Tom Cassida

  Rick Tindall

Teri Hogue

   

This year's Day of Caring was held on May 16, 2015.  There were 275 adult volunteer & 175 Borger High School Students that helped in 54 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, tree trimming, painting, and small repairs.  This shows how caring our community is, for people to give of their time to help out their neighbors.

What an exciting year!  HCUW keeps evolving.  Looking forward to 2016!

Hutchinson County United Way 
2014 Annual Report

            This year brought many challenges to our county.  A fire swept through a community in Fritch which took 125 family dwellings.  A Relief Committee was put together with major leadership from the community helping our efforts.  Donations from inside and outside the county were received for the fire victims totalling $660,000. HCUW also contributed $50,000.  To date $708,291.96 of the $710,000 has been spent to help 60 families who suffered loss in the fire to get back into permanent housing. 

            Before the Fire, HCUW had the opportunity to bring in Dr. Donna Beagle, Communications Across Barriers, and Dr. Damen Lopez, No Excuses University, as we continue to work into our Education Initiative.  Dr. Beagle brought education to over 100 people in the community on how to work with and understand people living in poverty.  Dr. Lopez spoke with many people in the community as well as representatives from the 3 school districts concerning his program which says that it is the community’s responsibility to make sure that every child has the opportunity to receive an education that will allow him to make a living wage as an adult. HCUW was able to help sponsor 25 educators from Fritch ISD, PSPC ISD, and Buttercup to attend an NEU workshop.  All three groups returned and are in process of implementing this program into their schools.

            Hutchinson County United Way received $674,744.66 in pledges for the 2013/14 Campaign year.  This was the most raised per capita and per employee of all United Ways in the State of Texas.  $606,712.76 has actually been received as of February 28, 2015.   Donations will continue to come in.  

            For 2014, allocations were as usual.  Every May, all Hutchinson County Non Profit  Organizations have the opportunity to apply for funding to be given out in the following year.  Organizations also have an opportunity for funding through our Community Focus Grant Program.  This program provides funding outside the traditional allocation process and is a structured process to award any possible excess funds.   This structure will change for 2015 as we move into our Education Initiative of our Community Impact Work.

            This year's funding was distributed to 13 Program Providers, six other Non-Profit Organizations in our county and designations to two other United Ways in the area.  Part of our funding also went towards our new Education Initiative.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2013 were as follows:

           

Hutchinson County United Way 2014 Program Providers Allocations

Borger Satellite Workshop 

$41,489.28

Buttercup House  

$61,730.52

Eastern Texas Panhandle Red Cross 

$19551.00

Epilepsy Foundation of Texas  

$ 6,390.00

Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains

$10,302.20

Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts

$24,217.96

High Plains Helping Hand

$47,352.52

Hutchinson County Crisis Center

$86,696.06

Jerry Waggoner Foundation

$15,348.52

Living Water Benevolence Ministries

$51,196.08

Salvation Army

$34,751.66

Texas Panhandle Centers

$ 5,336.00

The Bridge

$10,061.44
Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

Care Net Pregnancy Center

$     432.00

HutchCares Living At Home

$     120.00

HCYSA

$       96.00

Panhandle Community Services

$       66.00

Erath County United Way

$     104.00

Ochiltree United Way

$       25.00

Community Focus Grant Recipients (Program Providers)

Buttercup House

$  6,495.00

Community Focus Grant Recipients (Non-Program Providers)

Biblical Wellness Center

$10,500.00

Snack Pak 4 kid - Fritch

$  5,000.00

Community Impact Work

Dr. Donna Beagle

$  8,484.36

No Excuses University

$26,345.66

Fritch Fire Relief Fund  

Payment for Fire Victims’ housing

$708,291.96                             

 

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNTEERS
2014 Board Members    

Curt Brancheau

President Stephen Goff

Robert Kennedy

V President James Kennedy

Candie Weber

Treasurer Brock Sherwood

Teri Hogue

Secretary Leigh Shopteese

De De Conaway

  Lynnette Spradling

Tom Chaney

  Rick Tindall

Marilyn Goff

  Hayli Young
2014 Campaign Committee

Justine Martinez

Chair Jennifer Harvey

Marilyn Goff

Co-Chair Denise Webb

Sandra Carter

  Candie Weber

Tammy Dunham

  Hayli Young

2014/15 Campaign

Our Best Campaign Ever!!!!  Pledges raised to date are $685,173.31.  Contributions came from 36 workplaces rallies, 42 businesses, 44 individuals and 3 organizations from within our community.                                     

2014 Day of Caring Committee

Curt Brancheau

Chair Norma Luginbyhl

Theron Baker

  Clayton Norton

Tom Cassida  

  Rick Tindall

Marilyn Goff

  Brad Tyler

Teri Hogue

   

            This year's Day of Caring was held on April 26, 2014.  There were 275 volunteers, adults & Borger High School Students that helped in 41 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, trim trimming, painting, and small repairs.  This shows how caring our community is, for people to give of their time to help out their neighbors.

This has been a very exciting and successful year for Hutchinson County United Way.

             

Hutchinson County United Way
2013 Annual Report

            HCUW decided in 2013  to move in an exciting new direction that seeks to address some of the root causes of many of the biggest issues that hold people back from becoming self-sufficient, thriving citizens of Hutchinson County.  The direction is called "Community Impact" and is intended to permanently treat the causes of poverty, drug abuse, violence, lack of education, joblessness, etc. instead of just temporarily treating the symptoms.  We will begin implementing this transition in 2014 at the agencies begin asking for 2015 funding requests.

            Hutchinson County United Way received $645,753.37 in pledges for the 2012/13 Campaign year.  This was the most raised per capita and per employee of all United Ways in the State of Texas.  $571,311.38  has been received as of January 11, 2014.

            For 2013, allocations were as usual.  Every  May, all Hutchinson County Non Profit  Organizations have the opportunity to apply for funding to be given out in the following year.  Organizations also have an opportunity for funding through our Community Focus Grant Program.  This program provides funding outside the traditional allocation process and is a structured process to award any possible excess funds.  

            This year's funding was distributed to 13 Program Providers, four  other Non-Profit Organizations in our county and designations to three other United Ways in the area.  Designated funds from our donors are respected and given though they are not encouraged.  Disbursements for 2013 were as follows:

 

Hutchinson County United Way2012 Program Providers Allocations

Borger Satellite Workshop

$39,037.32

Buttercup House

$61,892.56

Eastern Texas Panhandle Red Cross

$24,140.43

Epilepsy Foundation of Texas

$  6,250.00

Girl Scouts of the Texas Oklahoma Plains

$10,510.00

Golden Spread Council - Boy Scouts

$27,732.28

High Plains Helping Hand

$50,923.80

Hutchinson County Crisis Center

$84,837.48

Jerry Waggoner Foundation

$  5,420.04

Living Water Benevolence Ministries

$50,611.28

Salvation Army

$33,985.04

Texas Panhandle Centers

$  6,500.00

The Bridge 

$10,206.28
Designated Campaign Pledges to Non-Program Providers

Care Net Pregnancy Center

$     480.00

HCYSA

$     234.00

TCY Football

$     650.00

Dallam & Harley Counties United Way

$     360.00

Moore County United Way

$  1,680.00

Pampa United Way

$  1,776.00

United Way of Amarillo & Canyon

$     912.00

United Way of Brazoria County

$     520.00

Community Focus Grant Recipients (Program Providers)

Buttercup House

 $12,131.65

Golden Spread Council

$10,000.00

The Bridge

$  1,350.00

The Salvation Army 

$  7,200.00

Community Focus Grant Recipients (Non-Program Providers)

Snack Pak 4 kids

$  5,000.00

Stinnett Volunteer Fire Fighters

$  1,000.00

Community Impact Work

 

Beginning of new work

$7,240.22

Hutchinson County United Way VOLUNEERS

2012 Board Members

   

Curt Brancheau

President  Marilyn Goff

Theron Baker

V President Diana Jack

Candie Weber

Treasurer Thad Ratliff

Teri Hogue

Secretary Leigh Shopteese

Missy Chatwell

  Rick Tindall

Lynnette Collins

  Dean Vinson

Gary Fletcher

  Hayli Young

2013 Campaign Committee

Hayli Young

Chair Marilyn Goff

Justine Martinez

Co-Chair Jennifer Harvey

Sandra Carter

  Denise Webb

Tammy Dunham 

  Candie Weber 

2013/14 Campaign

Once again the people of Hutchinson County dug deep in their pockets and gave very generously.  Pledges raised to date are $641,739.30.  Contributions came from 34 workplaces rallies, 56 businesses, and 39 individuals in our community.                                                     

2012 Day of Caring Committee

Rick Tindall

Chair Norma Luginbyhl

Theron Baker

  Robi Marr

Tom Cassida

  Clayton Norton

Teri Hogue

  Brad Tyler

Chris Lopez

   

            This year's Day of Caring was held on April 27, 2013.  There were 325+ volunteers that helped in 450 homes of our elderly and disabled. They did yard work, trim trimming, painting, and small repairs.  This shows how caring our community is, for people to give of their time to help out their neighbors.

            This year the Borger High School Senior Class volunteered on the Friday before Day of Caring to begin prep work at 10 different jobs.  It was exciting to see our young adults helping meets the needs of people in our community.  This made a huge impact on the students and School Personnel that helped that day.  We are happy to say that this year's Borger High Senior Class will be partnering with us again.