November 2021 Corporate Community Champion

We are thrilled to recognize SMUD as our November 2021 Corporate Community Champion! SMUD has been a valued partner for decades and has brought in more than two million dollars for our community. They have always generously sponsored our UWCCR events, such as Women United Luncheon and the Young Leaders Society events. SMUD has also been a part of our Leaders United program for more than ten years!

SMUD is a strong community partner and has contributed countless volunteer hours to nonprofits all over the Sacramento region.

Steve Lins, SMUD’s Deputy General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs, has been a valued participant on our UWCCR Board and currently serves as the Immediate Past Chair.

Thank you, SMUD, for helping us start at Square One to significantly reduce poverty in the California Capital Region!

October 2021 Corporate Community Champion

We are shining a spotlight on Gilbert CPAs as our October 2021 Corporate Community Champion. They have been a strong United Way corporate partner for over 20 years and steadily increasing their employee giving each year. Almost 50% of their business involves serving nonprofits and associations in Northern California! 

Gilbert CPAs works with more than 300 nonprofit clients, focusing on relationships with the goal of helping those nonprofits better deliver their mission.

They are a local company recognizing the importance of commitment to their community. In their words, they want their employees to lead a full life in and out of the office, and they believe community service is vital to that goal. To accomplish this, they organize and participate in charity events and volunteer time to local causes.

Their team is involved in more than 50 community organizations as members and directors. Annually they plan an office-wide community service day enthusiastically rolling up their sleeves to tackle various projects-construction, food distribution, clothing drives and more. 

United Way has enjoyed providing pancake breakfasts and desk drops to thank Gilbert CPAs for their support. 

Gilbert CPAs employees have also participated in Women United and Young Leaders Society action group events.

September 2021 Corporate Community Champion

We are shining a spotlight on Bayer as our September 2021 Corporate Community Champion. Bayer has served on a number of United Way boards and committees since 2013!

This Spring, Bayer supported our Women United Virtual Event through generous corporate sponsorship. Since 2016 Bayer has been a premier sponsor of KinderCamp and can always be counted on to show up for volunteer service projects.

Bayer boasts several individual employee recognition awards including Volunteer of the Year 2016 and CEO Involvement 2015, and has been recognized both as a top corporate giver and for having the most leadership givers in Woodland since 2014.

Thank you, Bayer! We are so excited about the incredible things you are doing to support the Capital Region.

August 2021 Corporate Community Champion

We are shining a spotlight on ACCO Engineered Systems as our August 2021 Corporate Community Champion.  ACCO has been a strong corporate partner since 2009.

This year, ACCO provided the highest level of sponsorship at the Gold Level for our United Way 2021 Golf Tournament.ACCO participated in our Holiday Market by purchasing gifts for children for the last Holiday season.

ACCO has a strong commitment to the community and to ensuring their employees are an important part of the process.

The company generously matches all donations their employees make to United Way at 100%. During the campaign, ACCO employees are treated to a coffee bar, a great breakfast, and are provided goodies bags as a “Thank You” gift. To help get in the giving mood, ACCO also hosts a spirited raffle for the employees. 

We are grateful for the continued support ACCO gives to United Way

July 2021 Corporate Community Champion

We are thrilled to recognize UPS as our July 2021 Corporate Community Champion. UPS has been a loyal partner with UWCCR for the past 38 years. Over those years, UPS has donated nearly $8,000,000 to United Way locally through their employee giving and corporate gifts.

UPS is also a generous sponsor. Through donations and volunteer hours, they have proven their commitment to helping people in need here in Sacramento. In 2017, they became the sponsor for our large conference room, which we now call the UPS Conference Room. They served as one of our title sponsors for Big Day of Giving in 2018, and have also been a table sponsor for our Women United Luncheons.

Even during a pandemic, UPS continued to be an amazing partner. They actually increased their giving by more than $50,000!

UPS encourages its employees to do everything they can in the community, through their Neighbor to Neighbor program. UPS employees have provided more than 5,000 volunteer hours to our local community.

June 2021 Corporate Community Champion

In the fall of 2020, West Sacramento welcomed a new Dollar General/DG Fresh cold storage facility and community partner, whose mission is “Serving Others.”

Brandy Payne, the General Manager, held Dollar General’s first employee giving campaign during their first week of operation and raised nearly $1,700 to support UWCCR.

In November the Dollar General team presented United Way California Capital Region with a generous $5,000 corporate gift check in support of our local programs.

Dollar General is deeply involved in the communities it serves and is an ardent supporter of literacy and education awarding grants each year to nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries to support adult, family, summer and youth literacy programs.

May 2021 Corporate Community Champion

As a strong United Way campaign partner, Wraith Scarlett & Randolph (WSR) Insurance Services has raised nearly $54,000 over the last 12 years.

WSR raised hundreds of additional dollars through special events, like their popular “Jeans Days” where staffers wore jeans to show their support for the United Way campaign.

For years WSR has been a proud United Way sponsor of events such as the Women United Annual Luncheon and the Annual Golf Tournament.

Top Corporate Giver History

Ruth Miller at the 2018 Women United Luncheon with Olympian Simone BilesRuth Miller, who recently retired from WSR as a Vice President, received the Woodland United Way Champion for Change award in 2019, for her many years of service and specifically for her role on the merger committee.  She continues to serve on the Yolo County Community Advisory Committee.

Ruth Miller also received the Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award from UWCCR in 2020. She served on the UWCCR Board of Directors for multiple years and is also a long-standing member of Women United.

April 2021 Corporate Community Champion

Since 2013, The Boldt Company has been a strong campaign partner with United Way. 

Incentives for Staff Participation

In 2019, Boldt management supported and encouraged participation by organizing a raffle and donating gift cards and experiences which successfully raised an additional $500 for the United Way campaign.

Creating a Culture of Caring Click to watch Mr. Kievet ‘keep his word’.

In 2020, the company reached its goal of over 75% companywide participation. Boldt’s theme for their campaign was ‘Creating a Culture of Caring.’ They put this into action by participating in writing and sending virtual cards of care and support to seniors and first responders.

True to his word, Boldt President and Chief Operating Officer, Dave Kievet, shaved his head in celebration of reaching their campaign goal!

Community Wish Lists

Boldt is also working with United Way’s nonprofit partners to help acquire items that are needed most in the community. If you would like to purchase an item for donation, click the links below:

•  Hygiene items
• School Supplies
• Items for Newborns 

Items purchased are delivered to the local United Way office and are distributed to the nonprofits.

March 2021 Corporate Community Champion

For more than 30 years, True Value in Woodland has held an annual employee giving campaign. Over the past five years, True Value has raised in excess of $105,000.

True Value Corporation is a strong corporate supporter of United Way and offers a 50% match on employee giving to benefit our local programming. 

The True Value team and employees are committed to making a difference in our local community by volunteering and donating multiple items to the golf tournament.

John Camacho, General Operations Manager at True Value Company’s Woodland Distribution Center, is a strong supporter of United Way.  He currently serves on the Yolo County Community Advisory Committee, the Golf Tournament Committee and has served on the Woodland United Way Board for many years.       

February 2021 Corporate Community Champion

Since 2010, NuStar Energy has been an extremely supportive corporate partner in the Capital Region.

Todd Habets, NuStar’s Director of Health, Safety & Environment, serves as the Vice-Chair of United Way California Capital Region’s Resource Development Committee.  This year the company had a record-setting campaign – over $4.76 million raised company-wide which is more than $1.5 million more than last year!

NuStar supports employee volunteering and creates innovative opportunities for its employees. The average per capita gift per employee is over $2,000 with 99.9% employee participation.

Our Partners in Building Brighter Futures

NuStar awarded a grant to United Way Capital California Region that allowed more than 70 children in the Robla School District to attend a field trip to the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, for the Junior Chef Program and the Robla Farm-to-School Field Trips.