United Way Collects 229,485 Rolls Of Toilet Paper For Local Nonprofits
Goal of 190,000 surpassed means more money for nonprofit programs
June 20, 2013 – In 12 hours, Cal Expo was filled with nearly
120,000 rolls of toilet paper donated by local residents and
companies for United Way’s 5th Annual LIVE UNITED Toilet Paper
Drive on June 13. Sac-Val Janitorial Supply is donating one roll
for every three collected, and Charmin is mailing a donation of
70,000 rolls, resulting in a total of 229,485 rolls of toilet
paper. The drive far surpassed its goal of 190,000 rolls in
celebration of United Way’s 90th anniversary. Last year’s drive
raised 177,451 rolls.
“We’ve now collected more than 500,000 rolls of toilet paper for
nonprofits across five counties since this drive began five years
ago,” said Steve Heath, president and CEO, United Way California
Capital Region. “With the average roll of toilet paper costing
approximately a dollar, this drive has saved nonprofits in our
community half a million dollars in five years. We are grateful
to the community and Sac-Val Janitorial Supply for recognizing
how a humble product like toilet paper can change the course of
people’s lives.”
Companies and local residents dropped off toilet paper at Cal
Expo from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on June 13 or donated online. The rolls
were distributed June 20 to many of United Way’s 148 certified
nonprofit partners in Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and
Yolo counties that otherwise would spend thousands of dollars on
toilet paper this year.
Many local companies held miniature toilet paper drives to
contribute to United Way’s drive. Besides Charmin and Sac-Val
Janitorial Supply, Enterprise Rent-A-Car was the top Toilet Paper
Drive donor at 23,700 rolls. Other top donors included Intel
Corporation at 18,174 rolls; CSAC Excess Insurance Authority at
14,080 rolls; Allied/Nationwide at 8,200 rolls; The Golden 1
Credit Union at 6,312 rolls; Scott Brand at 4,800 rolls, Simplex
Grinnell at 4,686 rolls, Bank of America at 4,180 rolls; and
International Association of Machinists Local 1946 at 2,314
rolls.
Partners in United Way’s Toilet Paper Drive include FOX40,
Sac-Val Janitorial Supply, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment,
Clear Channel Outdoor, The Sacramento Bee, California Emergency
Foodlink, Cal Expo, AT&T, The Golden 1 Credit Union, River
City Printers, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447, Association of
Plumbing Mechanical Contractors and Mechanical Contractors
Association. For more information, visit
www.yourlocalunitedway.org/tp-drive .
For 90 years, United Way California Capital Region has actively
worked to address the community’s most pressing issues, now
focusing on innovative solutions related to high school
graduation rates, household financial stability and obesity.
United Way’s team of nonprofits, businesses, donors and
volunteers are working together to provide positive, measurable
results on these issues through United Way projects: STAR
Readers, $en$e-Ability and Fit Kids. Community members can give,
volunteer and advocate in support of the causes they care most
about, benefiting United Way and hundreds of nonprofits in
Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties. United
Way is an independent, local affiliate of United Way Worldwide.
For more information, visit www.yourlocalunitedway.org.