Being a United Way campaign coordinator can be a lot of work. But it can also be a lot of fun and extremely rewarding.

We proudly celebrated four outstanding campaign coordinators at our Spirit of Caring Celebration on March 8.

Here are some of the ways these four superstars went above and beyond to ensure their campaign’s success.

They made the ask—no matter what! Jessie Beltran and her campaign…

I was on Costco.com last night and just happened to notice a United Way logo on the home page with the words “Click here to pledge.” I found that as part of its United Way employee giving campaign, Costco is also encouraging Costco members to donate. You can give to United Way Worldwide or plug in your zip code to give to your local United Way. Cool–not only can I buy a casket, six-pound smoked goose and grand piano at Costco.com, but I can…

You may have heard about United Way’s large-scale workplace giving campaigns at big companies like Microsoft and Boeing. But even the smallest campaigns make a difference. John Loper is a Real Change News vendor in downtown Seattle who believes in helping out those less fortunate than himself. Although he’s currently homeless, John has opted to run a very small United Way giving campaign among the vendors. He kicked it off with a financial contribution from some of his paper sales. Sometimes it isn’t the…