The Heart of Illinois United Way is celebrating its fundraising efforts for 2014. Campaign chairs, Bernie and Teresa Koch, announced Thursday the annual campaign raised about eleven-point-four million dollars. Bernie Koch says that’s a more than five-percent increase over 2013.
“It’s been an outstanding campaign. We had over 300 local companies and organizations participate in this year’s campaign. There’s a lot of need out there, but to match that need is the generosity of our community.”
Koch says the campaign was helped by 18 new corporate gifts, 10 new employee campaigns, and the increase in contributions from other organizations. The money raised supports more than 85 local service programs in the six-county area.