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C O NTENT S FROM THE PRESIDENT ON THE COVER Illustrations from the video "Statisticks, 2 President's message " by Dan Lemmer, Outrigger 3, courtesy Brown County United Way 3 Board and Council, Committee and Leadership Chairs 4 Investing in what matters Benefits designed for every baby in 6 Cover story: An Ounce of Prevention Benefits designed for every baby in Brown County build a culture that ensures safety, health and school readiness communitywide Brown County build a culture that ensures safety, health and school readiness communitywide 12 Win the Broadway Ford Focus Drive Away 11 Year End Financials 13 Brown County United Way Funded Agencies 1245 Main St. Green Bay, WI 54302 (920) 432-3393 a produc tion of for the community "Big solutions require big partnerships. Mobilizing " AT THE BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY we are as busy as ever. We have spoken oſten about our traditional model of operating a communitywide campaign to fund prevention and basic needs programming in Brown County. We continue to commit to these support services, especially during these current economic times. This year the campaign will be led by Mike Haddad, president and chief executive officer of Schreiber Foods, along with Denis Hogan, market president at Associated Bank, along with a great campaign cabinet. Our new director of resource development, Kelly Ellis, has helped recruit almost 100 volunteers to drive this process. This year we completed a communitywide LIFE (Leading Indicators for Excellence) Study needs assessment, along with the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Community and leader surveys, focus groups, expert interviews and secondary data provided a vivid picture of life in Brown County. You can learn more at www.lifestudy.info. The LIFE Study partners have since worked closely with the Bay Area Community Council to facilitate a two-day conference that was attended by more than 200 people to uncover key community issues. Five significant topics surfaced for the community to invest in, including: Education, Overcoming Divisions, Economic Development, Health and Self-Sufficiency. Now it is up to the community to partner on increasing capacity in these key areas, or in other cases focused on solving issues. The Brown County United Way is continuing this work by developing a map Co-Publisher/Executive Editor ..................................Margaret LeBrun Co-Publisher/Director of Sales & Marketing ............................................................................................Brian Rasmussen Creative .................................................. Jeff Amstutz, Creative Director; Michael Miller, Art Director Associate Editor .......................................................................Nikki Kallio Contributing Writers ..................Sharon Verbeten, Laurel McKenzie, MaryBeth Matzek Business Manager .....................................................................Dave Allen Sales Representatives .................................Wendy Gilbert, Paul Barker, Craig Herrell Sales & Office Coordinator ...........................................................Deb Toll 2 2012 B ROWN COUNTY UNI T ED WAY of our community assets so that we can better understand how our community works as a system. To support this effort, we're designing and implementing a Community Information System that will allow us to see, in real time, the impact our services are having. We are also holding community conversations with groups from every walk of life. This is enhancing our understanding of what people want, and need, in our community, and has proven invaluable to our strategic work. If you' one of these discussions, just give us a call. Thank you for your ongoing trust and support of the Brown County United Way. UW GREGG A. HETUE, BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY PRESIDENT AND CEO d like to host