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…

United Way of King County awarded AT&T the Spirit of Puget Sound Award—our top honor for corporate philanthropy—at the Spirit of Caring Celebration on March 8.

The Spirit of Puget Sound Award honors outstanding community involvement, sustained campaign excellence, and the promotion of volunteerism.

Here are just a few reasons why we presented AT&T with this prestigious honor:

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Weyerhaeuser’s 2010 United Way Campaign began the Friday before Halloween with the “Haunted House of Hope.” The haunted house was the idea of Anne Leyva, Weyerhaeuser’s United Way Campaign Coordinator. Employee volunteers worked with Anne to design, build, script, engage volunteer actors, advertise and staff the event. The haunted house event was just one example of how Anne and her campaign team used campaign best practices for a successful, fun and well-organized United Way campaign.

At the 2010 Spirit of Caring Celebration, we honored Microsoft with the Innovative Fundraising Award for breaking new ground and exploring creative ways to motivate employees to give to its workplace giving campaign.

The Microsoft Auction Tool
Microsoft IT built an online auction tool to help raise funds for United Way among employees. Over time, the capabilities of the tool have increased dramatically, in part because the tool has migrated to Windows Azure, the company’s new cloud services platform. Using Azure has enabled…

United Way of King County awarded the prestigious Spirit of Caring Awards on March 3 in front of a crowded ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Honorees included individuals and corporations who represented the best in giving and volunteering.

Costco Wholesale received the Spirit of Puget Sound Award, recognized as King County’s highest achievement in corporate philanthropy. The award honors outstanding community involvement, sustained campaign excellence, and the promotion of volunteerism.

For the 2009-2010 campaign season, the employees of Costco showed incredible heart, and boundless generosity. Chairman Jeff Brotman’s…