Weiler Abrasives Gives Big Donation to United Way
Employees and the company give over $68,000 to help local residents facing poverty.
Posted: January 23, 2019
Weiler Abrasives Group (Cresco, PA) raised over $68,000 to support the United Way of Monroe County, PA. During a three-month long company campaign running from September to November 2018, employees pledged $38,296 and the campaign received a $30,000 corporate match. These donations will serve to support key local programming initiatives for local residents facing poverty, including access to healthy food and programming for working families, as well as critical housing services and more. The company reports that 24 percent more of their employees donated compared to the 2017 campaign, and they exceeded their fundraising goal by 6.3 percent.
“The United Way of Monroe County offers services that have such a positive impact on those in need,” stated Cristina Matos, a sales and marketing analyst at Weiler Abrasives and the United Way committee chairperson. “We are so excited that we can work together with this great organization to help make the community a better place.” Matos led a committee of 14 employees from key departments, allowing employees to have direct access to representatives most familiar with the organization’s mission and programming. According to her, this provided employees greater insight to the value of the United Way programs serving their community.
The committee also hosted the company’s fourth annual golf tournament in September at Skytop Lodge in Skytop, PA, as a means to fund-raise for the campaign, while October featured a variety of raffles to support it. Their pledge month was in November, with the majority of contributions collected directly during this time and by way of raffling larger, donated items. They have been a supporter of the United Way of Monroe County, Pa. since 2002.
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