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United Way Evening of Philanthropy
United Way of the Mark Twain Area is currently seeking nominations for individuals to honor at the 2023 Evening of Philanthropy.
The United Way Evening of Philanthropy began in 2019 with the goal to honor individuals, families, and couples who invest their time, talents, and treasures to make our community better.
There are many individuals who have done so many great things to improve our community. The Evening of Philanthropy spotlights these great individuals, their good work, and at United Way, we are hopeful these individuals inspire others to do good things with their time, talents, and treasures in our community.
Currently United Way is seeking nominations for the Evening of Philanthropy Honorees in four categories:
- Life-Long Philanthropist: Someone who has continuously worked to empower individuals and increase the capacity of people to care for one another
- Philanthropic Family/Couple: A family/couple that works together to empower individuals and increase the capacity of people to care for one another
- Philanthropic Individual: An individual who works to empower individuals and increase the capacity of people to care for one another
- Philanthropic Youth: An individual 18 or younger who works to empower individuals and increase the capacity of people to care for one another
Individuals must reside within Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby, and Lewis Counties in Northeast Missouri in order to be nominated for one of these awards. The deadline for nominations is February 28th.
2022 Evening of philanthropy honorees
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Brad Kurz has served on many local non-profit boards and has dedicated much of his time coaching local athletes. He has found a passion for creating better futures for individuals and families through Habitat for Humanity. Brad believes in three core principals: Adopt an attitude of service. Be patient, but persistent. Make good decisions.
Award Sponsored by:
Hannibal Regional
Life-Long Philanthropist
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Vickie Witthaus has dedicated much of her life to serving others and supporting them in times of hardship. Witthaus volunteered for 14 years through hospice seeing individuals and patients through their last days, she spearheaded a project to provide childcare to children so parents could attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and now dedicates her time to Birthday Blessings helping provide children in foster care birthday gifts.
Award Sponsored by:
Commerce Bank
Philanthropic Couple
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
Raymond & Janet Taylor can be found most days volunteering at Hannibal Regional. Between the two of them, they volunteered over 2,200 hours last year at the healthcare organization. They also could be found volunteering at other organizations in the community as well. They have dedicated their lives to serving the community.
Award Sponsored by:
Ragar Realty
Philanthropic Youth
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
After loosing her dog at the age of 5, Madi hosted a fundraiser for the NEMO Humane Society and since then she has adopted an attitude of service to do good in the local community. Each year she makes and delivers Christmas Cards to local nursing homes, helps raise money for causes close to her heart, and more.
Award Sponsored by:
Northeast Power
You can view photos from the 2022 Evening of Philanthropy at the following link. Thank you to Kristi Smith for donating your time and talent for the event!
2020 Evening of philanthropy honorees
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Sharon Webster, for dedicating her time, energy, and livelihood to the success of the Hannibal Free Clinic since the organization's creation in 2007. She has been the face of the organization recruiting physicians and other medical professionals to donate their time to provide healthcare services to local low-income, uninsured people.
Life-Long Philanthropist
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Betty Anderson, for volunteering countless hours to have millions of dollars worth of life-saving medications donated for low-income, uninsured community members through the Hannibal Free Clinic.
Philanthropic Couple
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
Pat & Connie Benson, for their work giving much of their time, energy, and treasures to support organizations that are improving the lives of many individuals locally and globally.
Philanthropic Youth
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
Ethan Romig, for doing a monthly kindness project where he honors a group of individuals, raises dollars for a specific cause, and/or volunteers at a various nonprofit organization.
2019 Evening of philanthropy honorees
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
Kate Dougherty, founder of the local non-profit Down Country, was honored for her work providing local individuals with disabilities, educators, medical professionals, therapists, and more the opportunity to attend national and international conferences to learn about disability best practices and more.
Life-Long Philanthropist
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Individual
The Late Ralph Griesbaum, for his work getting hogs donated and raising dollars to pay for the processing of these hogs to provide hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat to local food pantries and senior centers.
Philanthropic Couple
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
Kevin & Denice Blew, for their work as house parents since the 1980s at Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch where they raised hundreds of abused and neglected children providing them with a stable life and lots of love.
Philanthropic Youth
Philanthropic Individual
Philanthropic Couple
Robert Wealer, for launching and hosting a large yearly food drive to collect food for the Salvation Army Food Pantry.
