Leadership Giving Donors
& Community Volunteers
Debbie Worch
2022 Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year
Debbie Worch was selected the 2022 Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year among 36 nominees. Debbie volunteers for many organizations and specializes in making hundreds of quilts for organizations like the Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, Klamath Behavioral Health, Project Linus and the Barn Quilt project. Deb has served on the board of directors for the Butte Valley Rural Health Clinic for the past 40 years. She served for the past 23 years on the Tulelake Area Service Club (six years as president). She has volunteered for Klamath Hospice, the Merrill Blues Festival and the Potato Festival.
Everyone nominated received an award for their service and a special eight page tabloid honoring all the nominees was published in the Herald and News on April 22nd during national volunteer week. View this special report and learn about their accomplishments on the publication section of this web site.
The finalists for the 2022 Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year included Bell Riley, Alexis McGonigle, Nathan Elwood, Jamie Mangan, Rhonda Nyseth, Lorna Lou Harris. Other finalists included Sky Lakes Medical Center Volunteers, Henley High School Air Force JROTC, and the Bly Community Action Team.
The Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year event is presented each year by the United Way of the Klamath Basin in financial partnership with The KMSB Foundation. Our thanks also to the media judges who read and score all of the nominations each year: Rob Siems, Basin Mediactive; Bob Wynne, Wynne Broadcasting; Joe Hudon, Herald and News; and Nancy Jarvis, KOTI-TV.
To view the 2022 Klamath Country Volunteers of Year Special Report go to publications page or click the following link
The Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year is selected
from the finalists within each of the five divisions.
(Youth, Adults, Seniors, Education and Public Safety/Public Service).
The 2023 Klamath Country Volunteer of the Year nomination entry forms are available by contacting the United Way at 541-882-5558 or visiting the office at 136 N. Third Street. The deadline to submits nominations is April 3, 2023. Everyone nominated will receive an award. A special volunteer recognition luncheon will be held on April 18th from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center to honor all nominees.
United Way Leadership Giving KEY Club
Mike & Laila Griffith
2022 Key Club Chairpersons
The KEY Club is designed to recognize the extraordinary contribution by individuals to the United Way Community Campaign. In 2021, 108 members donated a total of $212,400 representing an average gift of $1,968. Sky Lakes Medical Center lead the way with 12 KEY Club donors and Klamath Falls Toyota had nine members. The following is a current roster of our 2021 members. While every gift is important, KEY Club gifts are vital to our overall success. The 2022 Leadership Giving KEY Club chairs are Mike & Laila Griffith. Every gift matters and is greatly appreciated
Bronze KEY
(Gift of $1,000 to $1,499)
| Cec Amuchastegui |
| Eric & Alison Andrews |
| Chris Armstrong |
| Janice Arnold |
| Tim & Kris Bailey |
| Vanessa Baumgart |
| Dan Bridgeman |
| Jeff Bullock |
| Leroy & Nora Cabral |
| George & Janice Calvert |
| Gene & Sharon Chappell |
| Ashley Couey |
| Levi Durighello |
| Anna Felder |
| Mel & Renée Ferguson |
| Erin Foley |
| Sheri Hargrave |
| Patricia E. Henderson |
| Molly & Lauren Jespersen |
| Marc Kane |
| Avis & Bruce Kielsmeier |
| Faith Koepke |
| Edward Kotz |
| Loren Lawrie |
| Carolyn Lotspeich |
| Allen & Leslie Lowe |
| Shirley Malaby |
| Amber McGirr |
| Steve Meng |
| John & Ann Novak |
| Lenora Reinhard |
| Elizabeth Rineer |
| Jeanette Rutherford |
| Joan Staunton |
| Rob & Jamie Siems |
| Jeffrey & Lindsay Smith |
| Simon Smith |
| Matt Snipes |
| Sid & Tamara Staunton |
| Ron & Sandy Steinbeck |
| Mitch & Tammy Stokes |
| Greg & Janet Thede |
| Brent Thomas |
| Bud Wakefield |
| Cheryl Westbrook |
| Michael Westbrook |
| Johyn & Donna Wetter |
| Dorothy L. Winters |
| Carolyn Woods |
| Fred & Merlaine Zwartverwer |
| * Three anonymous donors |
Silver Key
(Gift of $1,500 to $1,999)
| Todd & Mindi Andres |
| James Baxter |
| Jessica Chastain |
| Mike Cheeseman |
| Annette Cole |
| Nicholas Ealy |
| Frank Ganong |
| Mike & Laila Griffith |
| Danette Mason |
| Mike & Donna Romtvedt |
| Rob & Jamie Siems |
| *Two anonymous donors |
Gold Key
(Gift of $2,000 to $3,499)
| Dr. Beverly Bauman |
| John & Kendall Bell |
| Marcella Bell |
| Timothy Boozer |
| Andy Brandsness |
| John & Nancy Dey |
| Nicholas Ealy |
| Gerald & Susan Freschi |
| Frank & Renee Hernandez |
| Christopher Hinklin |
| Tanner Krag |
| Dr. Raul & Karri Mirande |
| Chris & Linda Moudry |
| Drs. Nagi & Katuri Naganathan |
| Stan Neitling |
| Stuart Nelson |
| Kent & Linda Pederson |
| Tom Powley & Vonnie Powley |
| Lenora Reinhard |
| Erwin, Carol Ritter & Family |
| Tom & Sue Schiess |
| Jay Schindler & Ruth Olsen |
| Thomas J. & Barbara Shaw |
| Matt Snipes |
| Joan Staunton |
| Tim & Gloria Steiner |
| Barbara Thom |
| Anne Weaver |
| Nancy J. Wendt |
| Don & Mary Young |
| * Four anonymous donors |
Platinum KEY
(Gift of $3,500 to $4,999)
| Tim Boozer |
| Drew & Betsy Honzel |
| Rick & Susan Kreizenbeck |
| Dick & Chris Ledgerwood |
| Juan Maldonado |
| Don & Kwanda McDonald |
Emerald KEY
(Gift of $5,000 to $ 7,499)
| Dan & Ann Cavanaugh |
| Glenn & Ursula Gailis |
| Chris & Susan Kandra |
| Bill & John Walker |
| * One anonymous donor |
Diamond KEY
(Gift of $7,500 to $9,999)
| Matthew & Denise Howard |