Campaign

United Way of Southeast Alaska partners with area businesses, government, and non-profit organizations to conduct employee campaigns in the workplace. In addition to offering employees an easy, convenient way to support local programs, our workplace giving campaign is also a great way to help employees learn more about services and programs available to them, their families and friends provided by our 36 partner agencies.

United Way of Southeast Alaska kicked off our 2011 Campaign in October with the annual Day of Caring, an event in which local businesses allowed their employees the opportunity to spend a workday engaged in volunteer projects at non-profit organizations.  Our 2011 Day of Caring matched approximately 60 volunteers from 8 local businesses with 14 projects at area non-profit organizations.  Each workplace team member volunteered his/her time and skills in order to complete much needed services projects which included shampooing carpets, painting facilities, organizing craft supplies, constructing wheelchair accessible picnic tables, deep cleaning and sanitizing playrooms, and buying, installing, and organizing shelving units.

By lending a hand at area nonprofit organizations, Day of Caring participants have the opportunity to learn more about these agencies and the valuable services they provide to the Juneau community.  Participants in Day of Caring who give to United Way of Southeast Alaska during their annual workplace campaign are also able to make a personal connection and see how these agencies benefit from their generous contributions.

Our Campaign Chair for the 2011 United Way of Southeast Alaska Campaign is Chris Gerondale.  Born and raised in Anchorage, Gerondale is the Southeast Region Manager for Construction Machinery Industrial, LLC. He and his wife, Rebecca, have lived in Juneau since June 2003. In addition to his service as a Board Member of United Way of Southeast Alaska, Gerondale serves on the Board for Alaska Resource Education and as Chair of their Marketing Committee and on the Board for the Alaska Miners Association and is Chair of the Juneau Chapter of the Alaska Miners Association.  

We are actively recruiting people from across Southeast Alaska to help make this year's campaign a success. If you are interested in donating to United Way of Southeast Alaska or would like to start a workplace campaign at your company, please contact Marie Stevens at (907) 463-5530 or e-mail staff@unitedwayseak.org.