TAMPA BAY – Monday, August 17, 2009 --  Christine Nauman of the McNichols Company has been named to the United Way of Tampa Bay Campaign Coordinator Hall of Fame.

Campaign Coordinators are responsible for managing United Way fund-raising campaigns in the companies where they work. They receive training in running campaigns and oversee all campaign strategies, including arranging agency tours, distributing campaign material, holding kickoff and recognition events, organizing pledges and evaluations, and managing donor and volunteer thanks.

The Hall of Fame award is given to the Campaign Coordinator who demonstrates United Way campaign best practices. Nauman, a Tampa native who has worked at  McNichols for eight years, ran the company’s United Way workplace campaign in 18 locations across the country in 2008. Under her leadership, giving increased by nearly 20 percent over the prior year, and she achieved a donor participation rate of 70 percent.

“Workplace campaigns are vital to our goals of helping the Tampa Bay community,” said Diana Baker, CEO of United Way of Tampa Bay. “With the dedication of people like Christine, and the giving spirit of her coworkers at McNichols, we are able to reach many more people who need assistance. Her achievements are especially remarkable in today’s economy.”

The Hall of Fame plaque with Christine’s likeness and her accomplishments will hang in Tropicana Field for one year.

Photo opportunity: The United Way Campaign Kickoff will be held Thursday, August 20 at Tropicana Field from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  United Way board chair Gwen Mitchell, a Deloitte partner, will present the award to Christine at approximately 9:00 a.m.

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