2008 Campaign Awards

Our sincere thanks to the many companies and organizations that put forth the
extra effort to support our community through the United Way of Summit County. 

Thank You for LIVING UNITED!

Local Unions Supporting United Way in 2008

Spirit of Caring
Presented to a company exhibiting outstanding support of
United Way and year-round commitment to the community.

Rubber City Radio Group


Cornerstone Awards
Presented to Companies raising
$1,000,000 or more.

FirstEnergy Corp.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company


Chairman's Awards
Presented to companies for extraordinary achievement,
outstanding increases and successful first-time campaigns

Audio-Technica U.S., Inc.
Bober Markey Fedorovich
First Communications
GPD Associates
Myers Industries, Inc.
Standard Jig Boring Service
Giant Eagle Stores
 

Highest Per Employee
Corporate Giving Awards

More than 1,000 employees
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
500 to 999 employees
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp.
250 to 499 employees
OMNOVA Solutions
100 to 249 employees
A. Schulman
50 to 99 employees
Rubber City Radio Group
49 or fewer employees
State and Federal Communications, Inc.
 

Excellence Awards
Presented to those organizations whose employees demonstrate
outstanding excellence with at least 75% participation
and either $100 per capita or a 35% increase over last year’s campaign.

Akrochem Corporation
Akron Community Foundation
Akron Urban League
Albrecht, Incorporated
Amer Insurance
American Heart Association Great Rivers
American Red Cross Barberton Chapter
American Red Cross
of Summit & Portage Counties
The ARC of Summit & Portage Counties
ASB Industries, Inc.
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Barberton Community Health Clinic
Battered Women’s Shelter
Brennan Management Group, LLC
Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
Catholic Social Services of Summit County
CBIZ Technologies
CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann
Center For Nonprofit Excellence
City Scrap & Salvage Company
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.
Cunningham Supply Company
CYO & Community Services
DuPont Performance Elastomers
East Akron Neighborhood Development Co.
E.G.&G., Inc.
Emerald Performance Materials
Ernst & Young, LLP
FedEx IT
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio
Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce
Greenleaf Family Center
Harwick Standard Distribution Corporation
Info Line
InfoGrow
Legacy III, Inc.
Mental Health America of Summit County
Mogen Real Estate Company
Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.
Mutual of America
Nationwide Insurance
OMNOVA Solutions
Peters, Tschantz & Associates
Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio
Project GRAD Akron
Revlis Corporation
R.H. Downing, Inc.
RJF International Corporation
Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc.
Scarponi Textiles
Stark & Knoll
State and Federal Communications, Inc.
Stewart’s Caring Place
Summit Education Initiative
Temperature Control Company
United Disability Services
United Way of Summit County

Leadership Awards
Presented to organizations whose employees demonstrate
outstanding leadership with at least 60% participation and either
$75 per capita or a 25% increase over last year’s campaign.

B. Berger Company
Baker McMillen Company
BCG & Company
The Billow Company
Bruner-Cox, LLP CPAs
Cargill Salt
CF Bank
Charter One Bank
The Cypress Companies, Inc.
ExxonMobil Chemical
FirstMerit Bank
Flexsys America L.P.
The Geopfert Company
Giant Eagle Supermarket #1620
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4031
Hammontree & Associates, Ltd.
Hankook Tire Company, Ltd.
JC Penney #1787
Lockheed Martin Akron
Mature Services, Inc.
Multibase Inc.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Buckeye Chapter
PPG Industries, Inc.
Project: LEARN of Summit County
Roetzel & Andress
The Steelastic Company, LLC
Summa Health System
UPS
Violet’s Cupboard
Welty Building Company Ltd.

Achievement Awards
Presented to organizations whose employees demonstrate outstanding
achievement with at least 50% participation and $50 per capita or a
15% increase over last year’s campaign.

AAA Akron Auto Club
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Apple Growth Partners
Babcox Publications
Boy Scouts Great Trail Council
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Reserve
Buckeye Community Health Plan
Child Guidance & Family Solutions
Citizens Bank
Cohen & Company
FedEx Supply Chain Services
Fifth Third Bank
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4030
Giant Eagle Supermarket #6299
Giant Eagle Supermarket #179
Gordon Food Service, Inc.
Hitchcock Fleming & Associates
International Institute of Akron, Inc.
Kumho Technical Center
Meaden & Moore, Ltd.
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp.
Metalico Annaco
Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, LLC
Mustard Seed Development Center
OPEN M
Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP
Rose Pest Solutions
Target #988
UPS Freight
URS

Platinum Awards
Presented to organizations with
per capita giving of $300 and above

Bishop Financial Advisors
Brouse McDowell
B.W. Rogers Company
Oak Associates, Ltd.
The Reserve Group
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP

Gold Awards
Presented to organizations with
per capita giving of $110 to $299

A. Schulman, Inc.
Americhem, Inc.
Big Brothers & Sisters,
Summit & Medina Counties
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
CAM, Inc.
ComDoc, Inc.
Goodrich Corporation
Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP
Matco Tools
Nuvox Communications
R.C. Musson Rubber Company
Tribute, Inc.
Wachovia Securities

Silver Awards
Presented to organizations with
per capita giving of $75 to $109

AESCO, Inc.
Atlas Steel Products Co.
ELIOKEM
Emerald Performance Materials
FedEx Express
GE Energy
National City Bank, Now a part of PNC
Oldham Kramer-Professional Legal Service
Rockwell Automation
Smithers Scientific Services
SummaCare, Inc.
Valv-Trol Company
Veyance Technologies, Inc.
YRC, Inc.

Bronze Awards
Presented to organizations with
per capita giving of $55 to $74

Akron Porcelain & Plastics Company
ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
ASW Global
AT&T Ohio
Bekaert Corporation
Chemstress Consultant Company
Crain Communincations
Dominion East Ohio
Ferry Industries, Inc.
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4025
Invacare HCS
Hastings Bedell Insurance
Ken-Tool
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
MACtac North America
S.A. Comunale
The Scanlon Group Co., L.P.A.
Third Federal Savings & Loan
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
The University of Akron
VIOX Services, Inc.
Wright Tool Company

Merit Awards
Presented to organizations with per capita giving of $40 to $54,
or first-time campaigns, or for outstanding effort.

Access, Inc.
Acme Arsena Company, Inc.
Acme Fresh Markets
Acro Tool & Die Company, Inc.
Akron Art Museum
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Canton Regional Foodbank
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron Foundry Company
Akron General Health System
Akron Public Schools
Akron Summit Community Action, Inc.
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Alcan Packaging
Alpha Phi Alpha Homes, Inc
American Medical Response of Ohio
Americhem, Inc.
Area Agency On Aging, Inc.
ASC Industries, Inc.
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group
Barberton City Schools
Barberton Public Library
Casnet
Chrysler Corporation
City of Akron
City of Barberton
City of Cuyahoga Falls
City of Green
City of Stow
City of Tallmadge
Clayman Advertising, Inc.
Coleman Data Solutions
Community Health Center
Community Drug Board, Inc.
Community Support Services
Comtec,Inc
Copley Township
Copley-Fairlawn School System
Country Pure Foods, Inc.
County of Summit
Coventry School System
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital,
Summa Health System
Dave Towell Cadillac Saab, Inc.
Day-Glo Color Corporation
Dollar Bank
East Akron Community House
Forest Corporation
Frisch’s Golden Corral Restaurant #400
Giant Eagle Supermarket #224
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4029
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4032
Giant Eagle Supermarket #4096
Giant Eagle Supermarket #5861
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio
Green Local School District
Hayes Lemmerz International,Inc.
Heinen’s, Inc. #16
Heinen’s #19
Hottle & Associates, Inc.
Hudson City Schools
IKON Enterprise Services
Jade-Sterling Steel Co., Inc.
JCPenney #3034
Jerry Shaw Jewish Community Center
Klais & Company, Inc.
Kohl’s Department Store #779
Macy’s #158
Macy’s #159
Malco Products, Inc.
Manchester Local School District
Merlin Manufacturing, Inc.
Metro Regional Transit Authority
Mickey Thompson Tires
Mobile Meals, Inc.
Mogadore School System
Morris Office Equipment Company
Nordonia Hills School System
North Akron Savings Bank
Northern Summit County Multi Service Center
Norton City Schools
Ohio Gasket & Shim Company, Inc.
Ohio Industrial Sales
Oriana House, Inc.
Paychex
PepsiAmericas
Pneumatic Scale Angelus
Portage Country Club
Portage Path Behavioral Health
Rockynol Retirement Community
Royal Chemical Company
Rubber Associates, Inc.
Rubber City Arches LLC DBA McDonald’s
The Salvation Army Summit County
Schwebel Baking Company
Sequoia Financial
SGS Tool Company
Spiral Brushes
Springfield School System
Steere Enterprises
Sterling Jewelers Inc.
Stow-Munroe Falls School District
Summa Health System Barberton Hospital
T.J. Maxx Store #360
T.J. Maxx Store #361
Tallmadge School System
Target #1841
Target #2346
Time Warner, Inc.
Twinsburg School System
Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates
VMI Americas
YMCA Akron Area
ZLB Plasma Services

Awards based on campaign results
recorded by April 9, 2009