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 Fall
Charity Drive
Overview |
About the Charities |
Event Calendar | Prize
Drawing
Overview
Every year, we all step up to the
challenge of giving to worthwhile charities who make a real impact in
the lives of our families, friends, and neighbors by completing a Pledge Form
[88kb PDF] and returning it to Payroll.
 This year's theme
was "A Dollar Makes A Difference!"
Thank you for your participation in the Fall Charity Drive!
This year's drive was a great success. We exceeded our goal by raising a
corporate-wide total of
$48,066.65 in
contributions and pledges. This represents a 42 percent increase over last
year's pledges.
Overall employee participation was up as well, with 335 employees
returning pledge forms (up 60 percent over last year) and countless others
participating in the various raffles and events.
The pledge
form makes it easy to give, and you can participate year-round. Simply fill in the blanks at the bottom,
check the box for how much you want to give, whether you want to give
one time or spread out over the year, and which charities you’d like
to support. For your convenience, current payroll deductions will
carry over unless you elect to change them.
Remember, any donation—no matter how small—for those
less fortunate is appreciated and demonstrates your generosity and
caring. A dollar makes a difference!
About the
Charities
Below is some information about the
organizations you can support in the Fall Charity Drive. You can donate to
your favorite, or split your pledge among them however you like!
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The United Way of Clinton County
helps fund numerous service agencies that improve the quality of life
for many of our neighbors, family members, and friends. More than 99
percent of the money donated to the organization benefits programs in
Clinton County. For more information and a full list of the many
organizations supported, visit
unitedway-clinton.org.
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Funds routed through the American Cancer
Society helps to fund programs of cancer research and education,
along with services for cancer patients. One out of nine women will
develop breast cancer by the age of 85. The lives of ninety percent of
these women can be saved with early detection. Colo-rectal cancer is the
more frequent form of intestinal cancer in both men and women. Exams can
detect many pre-cancerous conditions. Find out more at
cancer.org.
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The mission of the American Heart
Association is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular
diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all they do. The need
for their work is beyond question. Heart disease and stroke kill more
Americans each year than the next seven leading causes of death
combined. Stroke is the leading cause of permanent disability. Virtually
every major advance in cardiovascular or stroke medicine in the
twentieth century was supported or fully funded by the American Heart
Association. Find out more at
americanheart.org.
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Clinton County food pantries, which
are the Clinton County Community Action Food Pantry on Nelson Avenue and Sugartree Ministries on East Main Street, work hard to help local
residents avoid food emergencies year-round. For more details on these
organizations, visit
clintoncap.org and
sugartree.org.
Prize Drawing
As a thank you for participating, all employees who give $1 or more per paycheck
(or a one-time donation of $26 or more) and return their pledge forms by Nov. 30
(or who continued their ongoing contribution) were entered into a drawing for
some great prizes.
The names of the randomly selected winners in the Prize
Drawing are listed below. Congratulations!
- Grand Prize: two round-trip Delta tickets plus travel
expenses: Marcus Glass
- Preferred parking space: Lynn Blake and Howard Buchanan
- Paid day off: Rex Gunning and Charles Janczak
- ABX Air simulator ride: Vicki Beck
- ABX Air model airplane: Charles Wallace
- AMES baseball cap: Angela Burchett, Cindy Ekermeyer, Joe Hete
Jr, Brian McWhorter, Carol Piper, Julie Sigrist, John Skinner, Trudi
Tedrick, and Lisa Witkemper
- AMES t-shirt: Jeff Becker, James Green, and Shawnna Wharton
- AMES jacket: Philip Burton and Paul Cunningham
- AMES sweatshirt: Bryan Dykes, Barry Reinholz, and Scott Roe
- ABX Air sweatshirt: Kelly Albertina, Rachel Bernard, Phil
Bodkin, Clifford Burns, Harold Ertel, Casey Groves, Eric Holbrook,
Daryl Huhtala, Vickie Hurt, Melody Joy, Penny Miller, Janice Sheets,
Angela Truman, Gene Wasielewski, and Danny Wilson
- ABX Air dress shirt: Jack Anderson, Chris Arnold, Joe Barlas,
Barbara Brooks, Scott Cloud, Trevor Dunn, Hal Greig, Rich Kafka, Frank
Kennedy, Steve Mendenhall, Jeff Miller, Tony Petruolo, Dave Sikorski,
Steven Snapp, David Speaks, Ron Spendlove, Eustace Stapler, and Jeff
Walling
- ABX Air hat: Beth Allen, Michael Baron, Janie Clark, Joyce
Dean, Billie Rae Flint, Gloria Lunsford, Brandon Mann, Paul Quallen,
Pat Wallace, and Tanya Woodford
Event Calendar
The following events took place during November. Proceeds from all events
were split among the supported charities.
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Casual Wednesdays:
Employees were invited to dress casual on
Wednesdays in November.
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Lottery Wreath Raffle (Nov. 4):
Pat Wallace won the lottery ticket holiday
wreath! Congratulations, Pat!
  Pumpkin
Carving Contest (Nov. 1):
The following employees took the top prizes in the pumpkin carving
contest:
1st place: Shawnna Wharton
2nd place: Amanda Beckman
3rd place: Christine Cousineau
    Cupcake Wars
(Nov. 4):
The following employees took the top prizes
in the pumpkin carving contest:
1st place: Rhonda Stevens
2nd place: Trisha Richards
3rd place: Trudi Tedrick
 Bake Sale
(Nov. 4):
Tasty baked goods were donated to the
charity bake sale sponsored by AMES, and employees bought 'em for a good
cause, raising over $90.
Grillin’ Out (Nov. 4):
ATSG and AGS/LGSTX
fired up the grill to offer hamburgers, hot
dogs, coleslaw and a French fry bar. Over $700 was raised, and employees
enjoyed a great lunch!
    Chili Cook Off
(Nov. 11):
The famous AMES chili cook-off returned on
Friday, Nov. 11. The following employees took the top prizes:
1st place: Dave Scherrer
2nd place: Cheryl Irwin
 3rd place: Trisha Richards
Dinner For A Week Raffle (Nov. 18):
Who said
there's no such thing as a free lunch? Congratulations to Dana Siler on
winning the bundle of dinner-for-two gift certificates to area
restaurants!
Pancake Breakfast (Nov. 18):
A delicious
pancake breakfast for charity was held in the Hangar 1005 break area.
Holiday Centerpiece Raffle (Nov. 18):
Tim Balzer was the winner in the
wonderful holiday centerpiece raffle. Congrats!
Food Fridays: Food was sold on three consecutive Fridays in the ABX Air offices upstairs in the
Administration Building. We got our food fix and donated to charity at the same time!
50/50 Raffle (Nov. 23): Congratulations to Billie
Rae Flint on winning the 50/50 raffle!
    Logowear Raffle
(Nov. 23):
The following people won AMES logowear items: Gio Almonacid, J. Argas,
Walter Arias, Bryan Armour, Mike Banks, Jeff Becker, John Berguson, Mike Boyles,
Chris Brown, Johnny Brown, Doug Bu, Angela Burchett, Aldo Bustamante, Joel
Calabria, Tradan Chase, Ken Cridlin, Fredy Cruz, Jack Cryer, Ken Driscoll, Bryan
Dykes, Donavan Ellison, Harold Ertel, Jimmy Ewing, Eric Fleak, David Fortney,
Joe Gall, Mike Gross, Tanya Henderson, D.J. Jones, Greg Jones, Walt McLarty,
Jeannie Moore, Ron Nebel, Brian Nickel, Mike Ostermeier, Jim Page, Ernesto Pupo,
Mary Smith, Garry Spradlin, Rhonda Stevens, Gary Sutherland, Auddry Turcotte,
Marcelo Vega, Kate Velez, Johnny Ward, and Brad Wolfe.
Redsfest Raffle (Nov. 29):
The winner of the set of four VIP
passes to Redsfest was Mike Goodman. Enjoy the event, Mike!
 Basket Raffle
(Dec. 1): Who doesn't like gift
baskets? ABX Air departments assembled a dozen fantastic themed
gift baskets, and each one was raffled off. Over 2,000 tickets were
sold! Congratulations to the winners: Tim Balzer, Shari Brucken, Joyce
Dean, Cathy Earley, Janice Gardner, Brian Laycock, Holly McCammon,
Tricia McIntire, David Speaks, Tammy Voss, and Tanya Woodford. Special
thanks to Vickie Hurt for the initial idea. See below for pictures and
details!
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