UNITED WAY OF ODESSA
Serving Our Community Since 1951
We fight for the Health, Education and Self-Sufficiency of every resident by funding local programs.
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Workplace Campaign​
Every year, millions of employees get involved in workplace giving campaigns to support local United Way solutions that improve Health, Education and Self Sufficiency.
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The United Way workplace campaign unites employees in all offices or branches of a company and gives them an opportunity to donate, volunteer, and speak out for causes that matter to them. The workplace campaign is about more than raising money for worthy causes. They foster a sense of connectivity to their place of business and ultimately to other members of the city through supported programs. The results are in our own backyard, and a part of a larger mission to affect change worldwide.
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United Way enters places of business - large or small, for profit or non-profit, and provide support and resources to ramp up the campaign via contests and incentives. Campaigns function effectively with unique internal coordinators in the organization and make it a success. In doing so, thousands of individuals help create lasting change in Ector County and the surrounding service region.
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Contact us today to schedule an employee workplace campaign, 432-332-0941.
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The United Way of Odessa is committed to being a part of the solution and we are creating lasting, positive change in our neighborhoods; we are ensuring that our community is well built and unyielding for everyone who calls it home. We pledge to ceaselessly identify Ector County's critical needs, assist local partners, oversee the powerful and effective use of donor giving's, connect individuals to social service programs, and unite the community toward one common goal.
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Campaign Chairs: Past and Present
Campaign Chair Year Total
Campaign Chair Year Total
National Fund Raising
Rodney Varney
Dean Wooden
J.L. Rhoades
Bill McDanel
O.D. Albright
William McDanel
Ray Clutter
Fred Homeyer
J.L. Rhoades
H.H. Simmons
W.W. Mize
J.L. Rhoades
Joe Hodges
Jack Freeman
Emil Beck
J.E. Perkins
Eddie Watson
Herb Atkins
Don Williams
A.K. Barlow
Clay Styles
James Perry
Bill Hutcheson
Jim Reese
John Ben Shepperd
Bill Bell
Gene Clark
Larry Melton
George Haley
Bill Steen
Harold Bates
Bill Griffin
Phil Speegle
Executive Committee
Ron Fancher
1951 - $73,726
1952 - $90,095
1953 - $120,522
1954 - $118,102
1955 - $130,693
1956 - $142,820
1957 - $157,812
1958 - $166,500
1959 - $166,714
1960 - $205,359
1961 - $191,354
1962 - $174,536
1963 - $177,614
1964 - $185,230
1965 - $186,000
1966 - $218,000
1967 - $215,171
1968 - $232,641
1969 - $328,634
1970 - $366,476
1971 - $495,000
1972 - $462,000
1973 - $377,257
1974 - $419,045
1975 - $438,285
1976 - $480,795
1977 - $493,242
1978 - $549,265
1979 - $561,702
1980 - $581, 704
1981 - $701,646
1982 - $855,032
1983 - $800,666
1984 - $751,645
1985 - $720,000
1986 - $789,000
Gene Solloway
Morris Shaw
Robert Glast
Bruce Cherry
Paul Ahrens
Gene Buinger
Dr. Lee Brice
Mike Atkins
Winona Green
Dallas Garrett
Bill Elms
Dan Alderson
Reggie Baker
Peggy Dean
Blake Hansen
Greg Simmons
John F. Landgraf
Tommy Pipes
Mike Nieto
Pat Canty
Jack Wood
David Duree
Buz Browning
Dr. Javier Morales
Renee' Earls
Michael Marrero
Ravi Shakamuri
Randy Wilson
Jeff Woltz
Randy Wilson
Jeff Woltz
Dusty Gallivan
John Shefchik
Roy Garcia
Dewey Bryant
Dewey Bryant
David Sanchez
1987 - $836,000
1988 - $815,000
1989 - $856,000
1990 - $877,285
1991 - $778,834
1992 - $936,871
1993 - $938,192
1994 - $1,049,878
1995 - $1,007,618
1996 - $1,000,012
1997 - $1,040,000
1998 - $1,070,594
1999 - $1,111,656
2000 - $1,220,500
2001 - $1,280,000
2002 - $1,334,000
2003 – $1,380,215
2004 - $1,396,810
2005 - $1,448,548
2006 - $1,500,000
2007- $1,650,000
2008- $1,850,000
2009- $1,700,000
2010- $1,750,000
2011- $2,000,621
2012- $2,140,000
2013- $2,255,000
2014- $2,400,000
2015- $2,300,000
2016- $1,800,000
2017- $1,900,000
2018- $1,865,896
2019- $1,800,350
2020- $1,222,598
2021 -$1,275,056
2022 -$1,114,210
2023 - $