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Lucas County officials, United Way and partners launch short employee giving drive
Summary
Lucas County officials heard a kickoff for the 2025 employee charitable giving campaign: three-week e-pledge period, partner options through United Way, EarthShare and Creating Healthier Communities, and examples of local program impacts.
Lucas County commissioners on Sept. 23 heard presentations kicking off the county’s 2025 employee charitable giving campaign, which county staff said will run only three weeks through an e-pledge system from Sept. 17 to Oct. 8.
Campaign manager Kim Taylor told the board last year’s e-pledges totaled about $37,600 and that overall Lucas County giving—combining e-pledges with fundraising activities—exceeded $50,000. Taylor described incentives for participating employees, including weekly "June Pass" benefits and bonus weeks tied to participation levels.
Pam Grimshaw of United Way of Greater Toledo described United Way’s role in grantmaking and community convening. She said United Way plans to distribute $1,600,000 in grants to 37 partners running 44 programs and noted an additional $1,500,000 of donor-designated dollars invested in community programs. Grimshaw explained employees can designate gifts to United Way, EarthShare, Creating Healthier Communities (CHC), or any 501(c)(3) listed in the campaign materials.
Julie Leggett, representing Creating Healthier Communities and the Ohio chapter of the MS Society, described CHC partnerships (including an Ed redesign initiative focused on the Junction neighborhood and a Cultivate Toledo program bringing fresh produce and urban farming training). Leggett said the MS Society provides local navigators and support services, and stated there are almost 28,000 people in Ohio living with multiple sclerosis, with a concentration in the Toledo area.
A commissioner asked the presenters to revisit the slide showing the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) metric; presenters and commissioners noted that roughly 41% of Lucas County families meet that definition and that, per the slide, a family of four would need $82,000 a year to be above the threshold. Commissioners framed the slide as evidence of local need and a reason to encourage employee giving.
No formal action was required; the presentation served as a campaign kickoff and informational briefing.
