United Way Donor Wins $9,500; Prize Higher This Year

RACINE, WI – United Way of Racine County surprised a donor Monday with a $9,500 check as part of United Way’s 95th anniversary celebration, which wrapped up in January with the announcement of their annual fundraising campaign total.

A group of United Way staff members and a representative from Andis Company delivered the prize to Gabriel Martin, an employee at Great Northern Corporation in Racine. Martin was surprised with an oversized check and balloons during a short staff meeting Monday afternoon in front of his co-workers.

“The sweepstakes is just another example of how we’re trying to engage donors in new ways. We’re thankful that a great supporter like the Andis Foundation helped to make it possible,” said Rodney Prunty, United Way of Racine County president in a prepared statement. “We’re also happy that the winner just happened to work for another great supporter of ours.”

More than 1,000 donors qualified for the sweepstakes by donating to the 2017 annualcampaign. First-time donors who donated $95 and existing donors who increased their donations by 9.5 percent qualified.

United Way will again hold a sweepstakes for the upcoming fundraising campaign that kicks off in September. John Batten, CEO of Twin Disc, announced that the company would sponsor this year’s sweepstakes in honor of Twin Disc’s 100th anniversary.

The prize this year will be $10,000.“As a longtime supporter of United Way, I’m excited to celebrate this milestone and express our appreciation for our employees, customers, and the communities where we work and live,” Batten said.

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