United Way of Greater Kansas City

Join us in congratulating our Waymaker™ Awards winners! 🏆All-In Award Winner: QuikTrip 🏆 Corporate Champion of The Year Winner: Burns & McDonnell 🏆 Employee Campaign Manager (ECM) of The Year Winner: Richard Horne, Jennifer Burkland, Mike Orth & Committee | Black & Veatch 🏆 Executive of The Year Winner: Michelle Kay | Enterprise Mobility 🏆Adele Hall Award: Harry & Clara Cleberg We are so grateful for the individuals and corporate partners who make our work possible. Thank you! #KansasCity #Waymakers #WaymakerAwards

We are incredibly grateful to our amazing sponsors for making The Waymaker™ Awards event a spectacular success! Your generous support and commitment played a crucial role in raising a toast to our donors, corporate partners, and community allies. Please join us in congratulating our award winners from last night! 🏆 All-In Award Winner: QuikTrip 🏆 Corporate Champion of The Year Winner: Burns & McDonnell 🏆 Employee Campaign Manager (ECM) of The Year Winner: Richard Horne, Jennifer Burkland, Mike Orth & Committee | Black & Veatch 🏆 Executive of The Year Winner: Michelle Kay | Enterprise Mobility 🏆Adele Hall Award: Harry & Clara Cleberg Together, we are making a difference and paving the way for a brighter future. We couldn't have done it without you! Full photo gallery coming soon. #KansasCity #WaymakerAwards #Waymaker

Meet our last Waymaker™ Awards Corporate Champion of the Year nominee, Burns & McDonnell! Julee Koncak, Director of Burns & McDonnell Foundation explains, "Working in a company that is invested in our community is very important and it's something that has been part of Burns & McDonnell for decades, and we're super proud of it." "The future is extraordinarily bright and the moves we're making between United Way and Burns & McDonnell to be specific and surgical about what we're wanting to do to help community, I think that's where we're gonna take it to the next level," says Leslie Duke, Chair & Chief Executive Officer at Burns & McDonnell. Stay tuned to our social media channels this afternoon as we unveil our winners! #KansasCity #Waymakers #WaymakerAwards

Meet our Corporate Champion of Year Award Finalist, Johnson County, KS Government! "Last year, our campaign grew in numbers and dollars donated, but we also grew in the amount of information that we were able to share with our employees," explains Tiffany Hentschel, Deputy Director of Human Resources at Johnson County, KS Government. "So I think it's a great collaboration with United Way for our community to be better as a whole. And really at our heart, what we want to do is leave the community better than we found it. The focus isn't always just on the dollars raised, but on the engagement and advocacy we can build with our staff." In just a few short hours, we will be announcing our winners at The Waymaker™ Awards. We can't wait to see you dressed to the nines this afternoon! #KansasCity #Waymakers #WaymakerAwards

Signal Theory Inc. is nominated for Corporate Champion of the Year at The Waymaker™ Awards! "It isn't just this corporate initiative to look good and donate. It is about building up each other, coming together, having a great time, but also being able to understand that people are going through it and they need help," says Mary Corcoran Crawford, Sr. Art Director at Signal Theory. "We have two full days of time we can give back to volunteer that are paid for," explains Christina Nguyen, Associate Project Manager at Signal Theory. "So it was incredible to plan these events and then use that time to give back to the greater good of Kansas City." Today, we will raise a toast to our donors, corporate partners, and community partners! Tickets are live until noon today, so get yours now before it's too late: buff.ly/3Vct2zU #KansasCity #Waymakers #WaymakerAwards

Tomorrow is The Waymaker™ Awards and we are beyond grateful for our generous Gold Sponsors: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Lockton, and QuikTrip! Because of their support, we are looking forward to a wonderful event as we raise a toast to our donors, corporate partners, and community partners. Thank you for sponsoring our event!

We're excited to announce QuikTrip as an All-In Award Finalist for tomorrow's Waymaker™ Awards! "One of the things that we always talk about at QT is giving our employees the opportunity to be able grow and succeed, that's our mission statement," said Dustin Kerr, Area Supervisor at QuikTrip. "And when you boil that down outside of work, that truly means that all people should have an opportunity to grow and succeed." "Over 90% of our employees are just compelled to give because they know that it's the right thing to do. So you can tell that at the very depth of our culture, it's engrained in these employees to give back to the community they work in," said Corey Hanover, Back Up Training Manager at QuikTrip. Tomorrow, winners will be announced at our annual impact event: The Waymaker™ Awards! This will be a night you won't want to miss. Tickets are still available at buff.ly/3Vct2zU

Introducing our Corporate Champion Award Finalist for tomorrow's Waymaker™ Awards, John Deere! Michael Hauger, Territory Customer Support Manager at John Deere says, "In the next decade, the John Deere Foundation is committed to giving $200M back to communities in need." "I love the involvement that United Way helps bring out in our John Deere employees," explains Abrah Wright, Project Manager at John Deere. "We host a lot of events throughout the year that are partnered with United Way and are a chance to give back and really invest in United Way, and I love that it really draws out the volunteer spirit that lives in each one of our John Deere employees." "This is something that we don't just do one week a year," says Joel Dawson, Vice President of Sales. "We sprinkle it across the whole year. We're always passionate about it. And it's just awesome to see the results that we get when we get leadership engaged, employees engaged in a common purpose." We will unveil our winner at tomorrow's Waymaker™ Awards! Learn more at buff.ly/3Vct2zU

Tomorrow is The Waymaker™ Awards! Meet one of our All-In Award Finalists, Levy Craig Law Firm. "The Levy Craig Law Firm offers a matching assistance. With a match, people know that no gift is too small and the contributions they make are going to have a magnified effect out in their communities," says Shane Mecham, Vice President & Shareholder at Levy Craig Law Firm. "We've also donated hundreds, if not thousands, of free legal hours for veterans and other people in our community in need. And that's an important part of our organization, our Firm, that is 100 years old, that has always been based in Kansas City." We are excited to announce our winners tomorrow and there is still time for you to join and celebrate! buff.ly/3Vct2zU #KansasCity #Waymakers #WaymakerAwards

Burns & McDonnell is nominated for the All-In Award at The Waymaker™ Awards! "Giving back to our communities is really just who we are at Burns & McDonnell," says Kelsey Tucci, Community Relations Strategist. "It is a huge part of our culture that is instilled from day one and it will trickle through the rest of our career." "Burns [& McDonnell] just steps in the conversation of community and what we need to do to serve them, and that then results in volunteerism and giving back, and making sure that the entire job of serving the community is done," said Leslie Duke, Chair & Chief Executive Officer. Join us this Thursday and raise a toast to those making an impact across Kansas City! Tickets and information can be found at buff.ly/3Vct2zU