Board of Directors
Officially started 2018 with 24 United Way Board of Directors and ended the year with 25
Added six new directors: Jade Cox, Shelly Dyer, Bob Kling, Brian Powers, Michael Selleck, & Sam Watkins
Added three new United Way Student Representatives: Courtlynn Crowe, Riley Jones, & Bailey Keim
Three United Way Student Representatives graduated: Andrew Baker, Shelly Spencer, Micheal Stiver
One director completed his term: Jeff Price
United Way accepted five Board of Director resignations: Jody Long, Rachel Neighbors, Matt Storm, Jeanette Merritt, Brian Powers
United Way elected six new officers for 2018
President – Kenny Hanson
Secretary – Marcia Minard
Treasurer – Jeromie Wright & Jeff Altmiller
VP Community Investment – James Callane & Diane Skillen
VP Governance & Leadership – Lisa Boothby & Kenny Hanson
VP Special Events – Kellie Gochenour
Board Highlights
Guest Speakers
Connie Cutler – Miami County Community Foundation
2016 Audit – Alan Smith, Rea Logan
Abbie Smith & Cheryl Graham – United Way of Howard County
Maconaquah IT Personnel – Online application
Ben Blumberg – Boy Scouts
Mark Demchak – YMCA
Kathy Brehmer – Y Transit
Angie Quinn & Gerald Smelser – The Salvation
Denise Brehmer – Miami County CAP
Katherine MacAulay – American Red Cross
Heidi Wright & Lindsey Davidson – FSA, Domestic Violence Awareness
Colleen Kennedy – AmeriCorps Member
Other Board Highlights
Board approved this year theme: Great things happen when we move from Sympathy to Empathy
United Way Board manual updates were facilitated by Debi Wallick, Executive Director on January 10, 2018
Executive Director, Debi Wallick, facilitated a new board of directors orientation on December 1, 2018
Board approved & moved to apply for the UnitedIN18 grant through Indiana United Ways
Board approved & moved to sign another year standard tier membership with Indiana United Way
Finance Committee Recommendations
Board approved & moved to release the temporary net assets of $271,191.07 for 2017
Board approved & moved to write-off 2016 uncollectables as of 3/29/2018 of as $20,293.42
Board approved & moved to set the uncollectable for 2018 at $22,800
Board approved & moved to withdraw our participation from UWHC program know as 2-1-1 due to their plan to discontinue their association with the program. The committee recommends maintaining the budgeted funds so that they may be considered available as we re-evaluate future options.
Board approved & moved to accept 2017 review prepared by Rea Logan
Board approved & moved to accept the 2018 changes to the Receivables policy and procedures
Board approved & moved to accept a new Pass-Through policy and procedure to be added to the Finance manual. They also agreed to amend the end of the year Rollover policy and procedure
Board approved & moved to pay the AmeriCorps stipend to Indiana United Ways of $5,000. This amount is to be reimbursed to our savings account after the UnitedIN18 grant is awarded. Note $1,500 of the stipend was paid from NIPSCO grant.
Board approved & moved to give Miami County Community Foundation permission to transfer funds from UW529 Permanent (Promise Indiana) fund to their preschool account
Board approved & moved to adopt the proposed 2019 Operating budget of $91,802.78
Board approved & moved to release the temporary net assets
Board approved & moved to release the one year ago allowance to the unrestricted as of December 31, 2018
Board approved & moved to sign another year lease agreement with Community Resource Center
Board approved & moved setting year-end restricted temporary assets, to accept year-end financial: subject to audit
Board approved & moved to close out 2018 campaign as of December 2018
Board approved & moved to set board lunch stipend at $75
Board approved & moved to transfer $18,000 from UW Reserve funds to 2018 campaign payable 2020 allocations
Community Investment Committee Recommendations
Committee Investment Committee and Board approved & moved to accept nine partner agencies to be funded from our 2018 campaign payable in 2019
American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana
Boy Scouts of America, Sagamore Council
Kiwanis of Peru, Dental Clinic
Family Service Association, Domestic Violence Program
Miami County Child Abuse Prevention Council
Services of Visually Hearing Impaired
The Salvation Army
YMCA, Miami County
YMCA Transit, Miami County
Governance & Leadership Recommendations
The board approved new board members and officers for 2018
Governance & Leadership Committee facilitated the process of updating policy and procedure handbook
Governance & Leadership Committee reviewed Miami County’s Advocacy & Discrimination policies
Governance & Leadership Committee & Board of Directors approved & moved Succession Plan for the executive director
Governance & Leadership Committee reviewed fourth-year Strategic Performance Metrics
The strategic metrics table is an attempt for UWMC to objectively measure and evaluate the progress of various Bold Goals associated with education, income, and health within Miami County over the next 5 years. The final dashboard will be presented to the board in April 2019.
Grants received in 2017 & 2018
Miami Cares Scholarship – Mental Health Awareness concluded in 2018.
Lions Club, Rita Jackson, System of Care, United Way of Miami County
Northern Indiana Community Foundation – Miami Co. Works 3.0 initiative concluded in 2018.
Report sent to NICF ($10,000)
49 referred, 20 signed in, 14 participated in case management 2018
UnitedIN16 – Education, Income, and Health initiative concluded in 2018
Report sent to Indiana Association United Way ($33,600)
NIPSCO – AmeriCorps Member, United against Opioid ($1,500)
Funds used to help pay for AmeriCorps stipend of $5,000
UnitedIN18 – Indiana Association United Way ($40,000 match)
Capacity building, Childhood Success, & Health
Initiatives
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Phase 35: Approved – 1st drawn spent waiting on 2nd draw payment
FamilyWize Health Discount – Saved 469 citizens $54,064 in 2018
Saved $866,941 since 2008
Infestation Health Initiative – 38 Mattress covers, 81 Pillowcase covers & 1 Heat treatment
St. Vincent dePaul & United Way of Miami County
Miami County Food Mobile Drives
Partners: Walgreens, Aspen Navigators, SNAP assistance
12 Food Drives 7 Host sites
9 Different Sponsors
$12,000 Food Finders ($1,000 x 12) $6,000 Local sponsors ($500 x12)
$18,000 sponsorship (5, 000 x 12 = 60,000 lbs. food)
Households 2,201 Individuals 6,085
Miami County Imagination Library
Currently serving 424 children (free books every month until the child turns five years old)
280 children graduated (total children graduate from the program since 2009)
Miami County Resource Network - 2018 Results
Acts of Kindness 5,526 Individual clients 3,019 Head of Households 1,217
Assisted $228,215 Partners 15
Weekend Meal Deal – 98 Head Start & Preschool (September – December)
Elmwood Head Start 38
Pipe Creek Preschool 40 North Miami Preschool 20
2 Coordinators 2 Drivers 8 – 10 volunteer organizations
1,372 backpacks September – December
Campaign
Campaign chair - Brooke Robertson
Move to set the goal at $190,000
The campaign officially closed December 28, 2018 at $167,298, 88.1%
Shop Local Small Businesses Give Back – December 10 – 22
Local businesses gave back 5 – 10% of total revenue back to United Way
Dine-In-Donate
Wings, Etc. & Dairy Queen
IRS & Thank you letters mailed to any donor who gave $25 or more
United Way Denim Day’s – November & December
Office and Staff Update
Executive Director attended State Leaders Conference in Indianapolis, IN
Executive Director Wallick partnered with Johnson Junction to administer Financial Peace University workshops
Director Wallick lead five roundtables at the state level as the appointed chairman for the Executive Roundtable Indiana Association of United Ways in 2018
Special Events Committee
Community of Character
Scholarship: One $500 scholarship to each Miami County High school (11 applied)
Maconaquah: Raygan Plothow
North Miami: Isaac Fouts
Peru: Madeleine Weeks
Pillar Award: Dennis Eckerly
Calendar: Sponsored by United Way agencies (12 C.O.C. trait calendars)
Easter Coloring Contest (Sponsors: CVS, Dollar General, and United Way)
Total: 968
Blair Pointe, Elmwood, Maconaquah, North Miami and Pipe Creek Elementary, Main Street United Methodist Church, Promiseland Preschool, and YMCA Preschool 2-4 age group
5-7 age group
8-10 age group
11-12 age group
Overall Winner
Essay Contest (Sponsor: Casey’s General Store & Miami Co. Chamber of Commerce)
Total: 581
Maconaquah: 210 Peru: 360 North Miami: 11
Day of Caring – Sponsored shirts – Shoppers Value Foods: Dave VanBaalan
United Way staff, Special Events Committee, Mike Bell Parks Superintendent, Miami County Board of Realtors and the Modern Woodmen of America
Volunteers – 35
Sites – 6
Blair Ridge Health Campus
Gazebo area at Millers Merry Manor
Hickory Creek
In front and back at Peru High School
Municipal Club House
River Walkway and MiamisFort
Miami County 4-H Fair (June 20 – June 25)
9 UW partner agencies manned booth
1,000 United Way brochures distributed
Material distributed about each agency
Monte Carlo Event – United Way kick off
Sertoma Club – Gambling vendor
Riverview Event Center – Site
Balloons Affairs – Decorations
Milestone Event Center – Beer & Wine vendor
Over 130 guests
Stamp Out Hunger Drive – Local Letter Carriers & United Way
May 12, 2018
8,000 lbs distributed to 4 food pantries (rainy day)
United Way board, staff, Modern Woodmen volunteers
Collaboration Outcomes
Addiction Impact Panel – 65
System of Care, AmeriCorps Member
Advantage Housing – homeless prevention
2 families – 2 adults & 2 children
System of Care & United Way of Miami County
AmeriCorps Member – 15 Community conversations/surveys
United Against Opioid – 10 Surveys
Indiana United Ways, United Way of Miami County & System of Care
Easter Egg Hunt – 300 participants 12 & under
City of Peru, Parks Board, Kent Workman,
Community Partners & United Way of Miami County
Landlord Updates & Collaboration Opportunities – Homeless & bedbugs
15 attendance
System of Care & United Way of Miami County
Life After High School – 80 12th Grader’s
System of Care, United Way of Miami County
Life Cycle Transportation – 69 Bicycles & locks distributed
System of Care, Main Street United Methodist Church & United Way of Miami County
Miami Co. Naloxone – 308 Lay responders & 197 First responders
System of Care, United Way of Miami County
Navigators for Miami County Miami County Food Drives – 2: 2,201 Households
Aspen (Medicaid assistance, HIP 2.0)
Poverty Simulation – 25 Volunteers & 49 Participants
Indiana United Ways, System of Care & United Way of Miami County
Public Narcan Training – 295 Narcan kits & 40 medication lock bags distributed
System of Care & United Way of Miami County
Rapid Rehousing – 19 family units & 16 households
34 adults & 28 children
Advantage Housing, System of Care & United Way of Miami County
Sexually Assault Response Task Force – 50 Trained
Family Service Association Domestic Violence Advocacy
Sex offenders respond to crimes against children – 75
Miami County Child Abuse Prevention Council
Walk through the Trees – 75
Substance Abuse awareness walk
System of Care, Community Partners
United Against Opioid – 19
Conversations/Naloxone Training
System of Care & AmeriCorps Member