United Way of Central Florida welcomes the Loaned Executives for 2008

From left to right: Kristen Losch, Publix Supermarket, Inc.; Rhiannon Hjort, sponsored by Watson Clinic; Ray McDaniel, State Farm Insurance; Amber Love sponsored by Winter Haven Hospital, Sarah Boswell, Publix Supermarkets, Inc.; Stacey Lyons, CCC Group; Andrea Denton, GEICO; Mike O'Leary sponsored by LRMC; Michael Ehlenbech sponsored by MOSAIC; Jan Rooney, State Farm Insurance.

Special thanks to those companies who either loaned United Way one of their top employees or who sponsored a loaned executive. Read on to find out more about the loaned executive program.

Each year United Way looks to its community-minded partners, organizations like you, for assistance with our annual fundraising campaign. By sponsoring individuals and/or Loaned Executives to work with our full-time Resource Development staff, you are allowing United Way to:

* Multiply staff resources to support over 600 corporations who facilitate employee campaigns.
* Minimize fund-raising costs.
* Better serve and educate donors.
* Raise more dollars that go directly to fund programs and services that support those who need it most.

Who is a Loaned Executive?
A good candidate for the Loaned Executive role is a highly enthusiastic individual hired through sponsorship support, or loaned by a sponsoring organization like yours.

Loaned Executives
Candidates for Loaned Executives are employees who are rising stars and role models, strong supporters of United Way; and those who are excited about the prospect of serving your organization and the community through the Loaned Executive opportunity.

If you choose to loan an employee, he/she will return to your organization with enhanced leadership, communication and analytical skills, training in sales and customer service, extensive public speaking experience, valuable business contacts, and a greater knowledge of the community and health and human service organizations.

If your company is interested in loaning an employee:
* Your company agrees that the employee will be loaned to the United Way from August 11, 2008 - November 14, 2008; and the employee agrees to work in the United Way office located at 5605 US Hwy. 98 S. Highland City, Florida 33846.
* The loaning company agrees that the loaned employee will be relieved of any job responsibilities; and the employer should continue the employee’s salary, benefits, and mileage reimbursements during the period in which they serve.|

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LOANED EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL 648-1500 ext. 238 or e-mail Shirlee Jones.

The following companies generously supplied our outstanding group of Loaned Executives for 2007:
State Farm Insurance, Publix Super Markets, Inc., GEICO, Mosaic, The CCC Group, US Postal Service, Bartow Regional Medical Center, Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Winter Haven Hospital, TECO, Watson Clinic.