United Way wants to raise $5.1M

"United Way has deep roots in our community with donors, advocates and volunteers who get involved to make Allen County a better place for all of us," said Chris Sosebee, director of business development at Weigand Construction and United Way's campaign chair.

During the 2012 community campaign, there were more than 250 workplace campaigns and 10,000 donors who made gifts to United Way.

United Way's community campaign supports its own initiatives as well as more than 60 programs at agency partners.

A matching grant for gifts to United Way is in place again this year from the Robert Goldstine Foundation. The grant matches net new or increased leadership level gifts ($1,000 or more) to United Way. In 2012, the Goldstine Foundation grant helped bring more than $50,000 new dollars to the community campaign.