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LEADERS IN GIVING THE BOOK 2024 ®Leaders in Giving • The Book 2024 3 Thank You..........................................................................................................4 Tocqueville Society Highlights................................................................................................5 La Table Ronde de Millions de Dollars..................................................8 Individual contributions of $1,000,000 Ordre d'Indépendance..........................................................................10 Individual contributions of $250,000 - $499,999 La Société Nationale.............................................................................11 Individual contributions of $100,000 - $249,999 Ordre de Fraternité...............................................................................11 Individual contributions of $75,000 - $99,999 Ordre d’Egalité......................................................................................12 Individual contributions of $50,000 - $74,999 Ordre de Liberté....................................................................................15 Individual contributions of $25,000 - $49,999 Ordre de la Champions........................................................................25 Individual contributions of $15,000 - $24,999 Membres de la Société........................................................................33 Individual contributions of $10,000 - $14,999 Capital Club Highlights..............................................................................................44 Organizations with Five or More Leadership Contributors................45 Leaders in Giving by Organization.................................................................46 Women’s Leadership Network.......................................................................61 Bridges Society...............................................................................................68 LEADERS IN GIVING United Way of the Capital Region 2024 Member Registry TABLE OF CONTENTS Every effort has been made to make the lists that appear on the following pages as accurate as possible. We apologize for any inadvertent omission or misspelling and hope any such error will be brought to our attention.United Way of the Capital Region THANK YOU FOR LIVING UNITED Thanks to your generous support of United Way of the Capital Region, you have not only changed lives for the better, you have also inspired others to follow your lead. As a Leader in Giving, you set the bar for charitable giving in the Capital Region. In 2023, United Way of the Capital Region raised $8,901,683 to support programs and services in our community. Because of donors like you, United Way is helping individuals and families become independent through our access to health care, basic needs, school readiness and workforce development initiatives. As of April 2024: •In access to health care, 1,954 individuals now have a primary medical home. •In basic needs, 55,032 people have received help with housing or utilities. •In school readiness, 55% of our program participants scored proficient in reading on the PSSA test versus 44% of their peers not in the program. (PSSA data is for Cumberland Valley, Mechanicsburg, Newport and West Perry school districts.) •In workforce development, our program participants remain employed at a higher rate than those not in the program. In fact, we have a 76% retention rate versus the standard rate of 54% reported by our partner employers. The story of United Way gets better every year because of dedicated people like you coming forward to create a better life for residents of the Capital Region. Thank you for being a leader. Thank you for LIVING UNITED! The mission of United Way of the Capital Region is to improve lives in Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties by identifying the most pressing community needs, finding solutions to those needs, and demonstrating how these solutions are making a difference. 4 Leaders in Giving • The Book 2024Leaders in Giving • The Book 2024 5 Founded by United Way Worldwide in 1984, the Tocqueville Society is recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious philanthropic institutions for individuals who are passionate about improving peoples’ lives and strengthening communities. In 1987, United Way of the Capital Region created our local Tocqueville Society chapter to recognize community leaders who donate $10,000 or more annually to our campaign. Their exceptional philanthropy provides inspiration for others. Membership Support from our Tocqueville Society members is vital to United Way programming. In 2023, United Way of the Capital Region’s Tocqueville Society welcomed 32 new members, bringing the total membership to 245. Members contributed a remarkable $4,269,283, or 48% of the total dollars raised by United Way last year. A special thanks to our 2023 Tocqueville Society Chair Fred DePalma, Vice Chair Jessica Meyers, and Second Vice Chair Dan Sunderland. Tocqueville Society Match The Tocqueville Society Challenge Match helps new donors step into the Tocqueville Society. With generous support from the Kline Foundation and the McCormick Family Foundation, United Way matches gifts over a two- or three-year period to the $10,000 level. In 2023, 24 members took advantage of this program. 2023 Tocqueville Society Highlights Events In June 2023, 89 members and guests toured the new UPMC Health Sciences Tower at Harrisburg University before the venue opened to the public. Members heard from Eric Darr, president of Harrisburg University, about the innovative programming in health care and advanced manufacturing at the new facility. Guests also learned about the impact of United Way’s Ready for School, Ready to Succeed initiative, which helps prepare children for kindergarten, from an education liaison and a mother of children in the program. Special thanks to Fort Pitt Capital Group and UPMC Central PA for sponsoring the event. TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY 2023 Tocqueville Society Chair Fred DePalma Year 1Year 2Year 3 $5,000 n Your Gift n Tocqueville Challenge Match $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 $10,0006 Leaders in Giving • The Book 2024 From left to right: Tocqueville Society members Dr. Baba Limann of Penn State Health, and Dr. Bolanle Limann and Terese DeLaPlaine from Hamilton Health Center, Inc., at United Way’s Tocqueville Society event in June 2023. Tocqueville Society continued its theme of exclusive events at unique locations by hosting “Night at the Forum,” at the historic Forum Auditorium in Harrisburg in October 2023. The venue had been under construction for several years, making the event a treat for Tocqueville Society members along with members of United Way’s Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) and Bridges Society. Nearly 130 guests had a rare glimpse of the backstage area of the venue. The evening included a jazz performance by the Mark Hunsberger Quartet. Special thanks to Fort Pitt Capital Group, Fulton Bank, Bridges Society and WLN for sponsoring the event. Tocqueville Society also held a gathering for prospective members in late October at the West Shore Country Club. Guests learned about United Way’s Contact to Care initiative, which helps connect people without health insurance to care and a primary medical home, from Dr. Nirmal Joshi. Dr. Joshi leads the Joshi Health Clinic, which is one of five free health care clinics supported by United Way. Fred DePalma, Jim Grandon, Jessica Meyers and Dan Sunderland hosted the event. TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY From left to right: Tocqueville Society members Mark and Melanie Stine of Pennsylvania Automotive Association, Katie and Allen Clarke of LeTort Trust, and Lisa Myers of Boyer & Ritter LLC, enjoy United Way’s “Night at the Forum” event. Tocqueville Society member Dolly Lalvani of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with Eric Darr, president of Harrisburg University, at United Way’s Tocqueville Society event. Tocqueville Society members Susan Tarantino of Morning Star Pregnancy Services and her husband Anthony Tarantino of BAR Financial, LLC, enjoy a tour of the UPMC Health Sciences Tower at Harrisburg University. Events continuedLeaders in Giving • The Book 2024 7 TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY From left to right: Tocqueville Society members Jessica Meyers of JEM Group, LLC, and Jessica Ritchie of UPMC Central PA, at the UPMC Health Sciences Tower at Harrisburg University.Tocqueville Society member Tina Patel displays an education busy box created at a Women of Tocqueville Society event. From left to right: Tocqueville Society members Ann Moffitt of Friends of the West Shore Theatre Inc., and Beth Peiffer of Ralph E. Jones, Inc., at United Way’s reception at The Forum Auditorium Women of Tocqueville Society In January 2024, our Women of Tocqueville Society held a volunteer event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Members assembled 100 education busy boxes for children in our Ready for School, Ready to Succeed initiative. Are you or your spouse/partner interested in joining Women of Toqueville Society? Contact us at toqueville@uwcr.org. •Invitations to meet with fellow philanthropic leaders at special events. •Name and photo included in this publication. •Copy of United Way’s annual report outlining our accomplishments and fiscal highlights. •Membership in the nationally prestigious Tocqueville Society. •Deferred Designation Option. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP8 Leaders in Giving • The Book 2024 LA TABLE RONDE DE MILLIONS DE DOLLARS La Table Ronde de Millions de Dollars recognizes individuals who contribute $1 million to United Way of the Capital Region. United Way’s Million Dollar Roundtable honors our most generous philanthropic leaders. Through their consistent and cumulative support, they demonstrate a passionate commitment to building a stronger and healthier community. Nationally, nearly 500 extraordinary leaders have made gifts of $1 million or more to local United Ways, driving impact and transforming lives, one child, one adult, and one family at a time. In 2016, Hersha and Hasu Shah became United Way of the Capital Region’s first Million Dollar Roundtable donors. The couple founded the Hersha Group of Companies in 1984. Over the years, they have grown the company to be a nationally recognized leader in the hospitality industry whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Hersha and Hasu’s true passion is philanthropy, and they believe the highest purpose they can serve is to give back to their community. The Shahs have donated their time and money to numerous causes. In the Harrisburg area, they have served on the boards of various charitable organizations focusing on health care and community development, and endowed the Hersha H. and Hasu P. Shah Program of Hospitality Management at Harrisburg Area Community College. In their native India, they have built hospitals and funded medical clinics to help underserved communities. In 2005, the couple founded the Shree Krishna Foundation, a charitable trust whose goal is to restore eyesight to one million disadvantaged blind people living in third-world countries. In 2010, Hersha and Hasu were honored with the National United Way Tocqueville Society Award, the highest honor for volunteers. They joined a distinguished list of previous recipients including former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, as well as Bill Gates, Bob Hope, John Glenn and Henry Ford, II. The Shahs are the first local recipients of this prestigious award. MR. JAY H. SHAH & FAMILY MR. NEIL H. SHAH & FAMILY HERSHA H. & HASU P. SHAH Hersha GroupLeaders in Giving • The Book 2024 9 LA TABLE RONDE DE MILLIONS DE DOLLARS La Table Ronde de Millions de Dollars recognizes individuals who contribute $1 million to United Way of the Capital Region. THE HERSHA H. & HASU P. SHAH FAMILY FOUNDATION OVERVIEW The Hersha H. & Hasu P. Shah Family Foundation, more commonly referred to as the Shree Krishna Foundation or “SKF”, was established in 2005. One of the nonprofit’s primary goals is to facilitate the sponsorship of 1 million cataract surgeries for needy individuals in India and around the World. As of December 31, 2023, SKF has partnered with Sankara Eye Foundation, RNC Free Eye Hospital, and Shree Jalaram Arogya Trust to support nearly 500,000 successful cataract surgeries (with donations summing to $3.3M) throughout India for adults and children, who, sadly, would have otherwise endured a lifetime of preventable blindness MEDICAL OUTREACH In 2005, the foundation built a hospital in Gujarat, India to benefit the disadvantaged who do not have access to quality health care. Since the hospital’s inception, the foundation has continued to support the institution as they develop into a full-service, dynamic health care facility. Most recently, the SKF provided a grant to the hospital which allowed them to open an ICU and Dialysis unit in 2015. All services are provided to patients at a rate that is customized specifically to them, based on their income/financial state. A charitable trust supporting the medical, educational, and scientific needs for the impoverished in India and around the World. INVESTING IN EDUCATION •In 2005, the Foundation funded the “Hersha H. and Hasu P. Shah Program of Hospitality and Lodging Management” at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), and also established an endowed fund for scholarships and professional development. •In 2012, created an endowment to The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University to provide resources to hospitality interns while he or she gains leadership experience with a hotel managed by Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM). •Scholarship endowments at York College of PA, Penn State Harrisburg, and Central PA College Business School, several of which benefit minority groups. Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a NYSE-listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in the hospitality sector that owns high-quality, upscale hotels in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Miami, and select markets on the West Coast. The Company’s carefully crafted portfolio of 36 high-quality hotels totaling approximately 5802 rooms meet the tastes and preferences of today’s traveler, and produce a unique combination of high absolute Revenue Per Available Room and sector-leading profit margins, in addition to long-term residual real estate appreciation, income growth and dividend safety. Hersha went public in 1999. Since the Company’s IPO, Hersha has provided shareholders a total return greater than any other US Lodging REIT, evidencing the Company’s seasoned growth investment strategies have consistently maximized shareholder value. THE HERSHA GROUPof Companies was established in 1984, after years of saving upon immigrating to the United States, when the Shahs purchased their first hotel in Shipoke (Harrisburg), PA. With nothing more than tenacity and a strong work ethic, the Shah Team evolved the firm into the enterprise it is today. Hasu & Hersha Shah exemplify the meaning of The American Dream. 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