Fund Raising Committee
Approximately 125 volunteers participate in raising money for the United Way Community Campaign and the Oregon Employees Charitable Fund Drive.
These volunteers serve as campaign coordinators at their workplace, and others assist by volunteering to be part of the campaign leadership team. Heather Curtis, Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Banker with WaFd Bank, is the chairperson for the 2023 Community Campaign. The 2023 campaign goal has been set at $500,000. As always, United Way accepts contributions, large or small, year-round. Please give what you can. Please contact United Way at 541-882-5558 if you wish to help. (Visit the fundraising page for more information).
Fund Distribution Committee
This committee enlists the help of about 30 volunteers each year. Volunteers each contribute about 15 hours during the 8-week assignment. After a thorough review of all the agency programs seeking funds these volunteers make a funding recommendation to the United Way board of directors. Sheri Hargrave chairs the fund distribution committee. The 2023 process will begin on March 29th and end May 9th. “Guard we must our contributor’s trust” is our credo. Accountability isn’t just a good thing…it’s everything to us.” Please contact the United Way of the Klamath Basin at 541-882-5558 to volunteer for the 2023 Fund Distribution Committee.
The fund distribution volunteers for 2023 included:
| Bowen Browder | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Mandi Clark | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Courtney Clemmer |
Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Gerard Collins | Klamath Falls City Schools |
| Heather Curtis |
WaFd Bank |
| Timothy Estores | Umpqua Bank |
| Jennifer Fairfield | Fairfield Realty |
| Jenny Hamilton |
Self Employed Consultant |
| Phil Hull | Klamath County Fire District One |
| Brienne Humphrey |
First Interstate Bank |
| Nathalie Johnston | Klamath County Library |
| Reid Kennedy | Sky Lakes Medical Center |
| Don McDonnell | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Teresa Miles | Umpqua Bank |
| Jennifer Montag |
WaFd Bank |
| Ruth Olsen | Ross Ragland Theater |
| Jackie Paulson | Washington Federal Bank |
| Eric Rose | Collins Products, LLC |
| Katie Savage |
WaFd Bank |
| Jay Schindler |
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| Melody Smith | Umpqua Bank |
| Heather Tyler | Washington Federal Bank |
| Randy Windham |
Avangrid Renewables |
| SHERI HARGRAVE, Chairperson | Carter-Jones Collections Service |
Marketing & Communications Committee
These volunteers are responsible to assist United Way staff with development of various communications tools such as brochures, tabloid inserts into the local newspaper, print and radio advertisement, local campaign video, annual report, and web page design/updates.
Volunteers include: Rob Siems, Basin Mediactive; Gene Warnick, Herald and News; Bob Winn, Wynne Broadcasting; and Tammy Wanzer, KOTI TV.
Special thanks to the Herald and News and both radio stations (Wynne Broadcasting and Basin Mediactive for donating a public service advertising campaign each year to the United Way (in-kind value exceeding $20,000).