Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools May 2014 | Page 11
UCPS employees again recognized as United Way top givers
UCPS Schools teachers, principals, Central Office personnel and
maintenance workers were recognized as the top givers to the United
Way’s 2013 Campaign. Pictured are all recipients of United Way awards
including Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis, 4th from right.
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For the second year running, Union County Public Schools
teachers, principals, Central Office personnel and maintenance
workers alike have been recognized as the top givers to the United
Way’s 2013 Campaign.
UCPS Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis was presented an award on
behalf of the school system at Friday’s (April 4, 2014) United Way
Annual Thank You Breakfast held at Carolinas Medical Center-Union.
Ellis said the fact that UCPS educators gave about $176,000 is
even more remarkable when you consider that educators have not
had a pay-raise in five years. “It’s easy to do good things when you
work with like-minded people,” she said. “Folks join together for the
betterment of the all.”
Michael Lutes of Carolinas Medical Center-Union and a member of
the 2013 Union County United Way Board of Directors said UCPS set
the example for leadership in the community.
“(UCPS) employees serve on the local United Way Board and serve
on every United Way council or committee we have,” Lutz said. “More
than 300 of their employees came out to volunteer for Day of Caring.
Their campaign raised nearly $176,000, which is the largest school
campaign in our five-county region.”
Six UCPS schools were also recognized for their contributions:
Forest Hills High School raised $8,000 (with a 74 percent participation
rate); Marvin Ridge High raised $5,700; Monroe High raised about
$6,000; Piedmont High raised about $6,000; Piedmont Middle raised
about $7,500 (with an 81 percent participation rate); and Weddington High
raised more than $18,000 (the largest school campaign in the region).
Ellis, who chaired the 2013 United Way Campaign, said the money
raised by United Way helped 19 agencies that serve more than 40,000
people in Union County.
Former UCPS Superintendent Dr. Ed Davis, the 2013 Union United
Way Board Chair, said the job as board chairman was a “joyous job.”
“There is no higher calling than to look out for our fellowman,”
Davis said.
The top 10 organizations recognized at the breakfast as top
givers in the 2013 United Way campaign are the Union County Public
Schools; Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, Plastics Division; ATI Allvac;
Carolinas Medical Center-Union; RSC Chemical Solutions; Tyson
Foods; UTC Aerospace Systems; Union County; UPS-Monroe; and
Wingate University.
This article was written by Deb Coates Bledsoe, Union County Public
Schools Communications Coordinator and provided courtesy of the
UCPS Communications Office.
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