The Orrville Area United Way held their annual appreciation dinner at the Wayne College Student Life Building Wednesday, April 19th. Volunteers were recognized for their service to the Board of Directors as well as serving on the Internal Management Committee, Finance and Audit Committee, Campaign Cabinet, VITA, Percy Mascots, Events Committee, and the Citizen Review Committee.
Special recognition was also given to a volunteer who is critical to our success. Sarah Birchfield was named the 2023 Patti Ayers “Yes” Award Recipient. This award was established in 2004 to honor a special volunteer each year who models behavior and reminds us of Patti’s extraordinary gifts to our United Way and the communities we serve.
For more information about the Orrville Area United Way visit orrvilleareaunitedway.org or call 330-683-8181.
About the Orrville Area United Way
The Orrville Area United Way was founded in 1958. For over 60 years OAUW has raised and distributed $17,369,348 to eastern Wayne County programs that measurably improve quality of life. Orrville Area United Way is an organization you can trust. It is governed by local volunteers, and staffed by one full time Executive Director, one part time Administrative Assistant, and one part time Grant Coordinator.
THE MISSION: The Orrville Area United Way engages the caring power of our community to foster a thriving society.
THE PRIMARY VALUE: United Way believes in the inherent worth and dignity of each person, the duty of a community to assist its individual citizens, and the power of a community to change lives.
