Corporate Awards 

Corporate Award Certificates are given to organizations to recognize new corporate donors and to recognize increases of 5 percent or better than the prior year’s Campaign. (These have not been announced yet.)

Corporate Gift of $1,000 or greater

Corporate Gift of $250 to $999 

Corporate Gift of up to $249


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Alexis de Tocqueville Society

Tocqueville Society recognition is given to individuals whose annual giving totals $10,000 or more. There are two levels of recognition, Membres de al Society, for donations of $10,000 to $24,999 per year; and Ordre de Liberte which recognizes giving that exceeds $25,000. Click here for further information about the society and a list of its members.

Thomas J. Watson Society

Watson Society recognition is given to organizations whose combined employee and corporate giving totals $10,000 or more. There are four levels of recognition, with the highest Platinum level for organizations whose combined giving exceeds $100,000. Click here to go to the page listing the current members of the society.

George F. Johnson Society

Johnson Society recognition goes to individuals whose yearly giving totals $1,000 or more. There are three levels of recognition, with the highest Gold level for organizations whose combined giving exceeds $5,000. Click here to see the listing of the society's current members.

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Challenge Cup Awards

• Small Businesses (less than 24 employees) – Columbia Gas Transmission (runners-up: Industrial Electroplaters, and WSKG) 
  
• Mid-sized Businesses (25 to 99 employees) – Sunstream Corp. (runners-up: Emerson Network Power, and Cadence Design Systems) 
  
• Large Businesses (100 to 499 employees) – UPS (runners-up: L3 Communications - Link Simulation and Training; and Ametek) 
  
• Major Employers (more than 500 employees) - BAE Systems (runners-up: Lockheed Martin, Universal Instruments, and United Health Services) 
  
• Major Retailers – Target Stores T-1056 (runners-up: Macy's Department Store, J.C. Penney, Boscov's Department Store, and Olum's Furniture Co.) 
  
• Auto Dealers - Miller Auto Team (runners-up: Serafini Nissan-Volvo, and Feduke Ford) 
  
• Insurance, Brokerage, and Real Estate Agencies – Mang Insurance Group (runners-up: Horizon Federal Credit Union, GHS Federal Credit Union, and Liberty Mutual Insurance) 
  
• Large Financial and Insurance Organizations – M&T Bank (runners-up: NBT Bank, and Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York)
  
• Professional Service Offices - Piaker & Lyons, P.C. (runners-up: Johnson, Lauder, and Savidge; and Palombaro, Farrell, and Hill) 
  
• Food Sales and Distribution – Wegmans Food Market (runners-up: Willow Run Foods, and Maines Paper and Food Service) 
  
• Local Schools and Colleges – Vestal Central Schools (employees) (runners-up: Deposit Central Schools, Broome Community College, and Union-Endicott Central Schools) 
  
• Local Government Departments -  Binghamton Fire Department (runner-up: Broome County District Attorney)
  
• Law Firms – Levene, Gouldin & Thompson, L.L.P. (runners-up: Coughlin and Gerhart; and Hinman, Howard, and Kattell) 
  
• Not for Profit Organizations - United Way of Broome County (runners-up: Catholic Social Services, and Action for Older Persons) 

Helping Hand Awards 

Each year, United Way recognizes Campaign volunteers who have excelled through their leadership, inspiration, and dedication. These outstanding volunteers are recognized with the Helping Hand Awards:

The winners of the 2006  Helping Hand Awards were:

Betsy Reynolds-Snigar, Boscov’s Department Store

Josh Gregory, Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome

Judy Snyder, Chenango Valley Central School District

Gordie Woolbaugh, Datrose, Inc.

Melissa Haskell, Handicapped Children’s Association

Cheryl Monachino, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration

Carol Covert, Lowe’s Home Centers (#1502, Binghamton)

Debbie Kimberling, Lowe’s Home Centers (#0202, Vestal)

Mario Petta, Macy’s Department Store

Melissa Broecker, Maines Paper and Food Service

Paula Turrell, Maines Paper and Food Service

Pamela Hebert, Manley’s Mighty Mart

Nicki French, Mental Health Association

Michele Cline, Sunstream Corporation

Dr. James Coon, Union-Endicott Central School District

Lynda DeLuca, Union-Endicott Central School District

Linda Sebesta, United Health Services

Jeff Salasny, Windsor Central School District

In addition, some United Way volunteers were eligible to win an additional prize. To meet the criteria for the drawings, the person must be the United Way representative at an organization that conductive a successful campaign. Specifically, the organizations must have achieved $50 per capita in donations to the 2006 United Way Campaign and/or a 10 percent increase in its donations to United Way over 2005. About 100 people qualified for the drawings. The prizes were $250 in gasoline at Manley Mart, which were donated by FOX40 WICZ-TV. The winners were:

Pam Ondrusek, J.C. Penney Co.

Betsy Reynolds-Snigar, Boscov’s Department Store

Mary Tingley, National Pipe and Plastics, Inc.

Teresa Tyner, Vail-Ballou Press, Inc.

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Updated: February 2, 2007

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