On September 15th, Heart of Maine United Way kicked off our annual campaign and celebrated the successes of the past campaign year at Driving for Success: Campaign Kickoff & Awards, held at Penobscot Valley Country Club. The evening brought together workplace campaign partners, community members, and supporters for an evening of connection and celebration.
A highlight of the evening was recognizing the outstanding workplace campaigns and individuals who helped make the 2025-2026 Annual Campaign a success.
2025–2026 Campaign Award Winners
Gold
Galen Cole Family Foundation, Heart of Maine United Way, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Machias Savings Bank, MaineHealth, Pike Industries
Silver
Bangor Savings Bank, BerryDunn, Darling’s, Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Empeople Credit Union, Haley Ward, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, Skills, Inc., The Snowman Group, Unitil, University of Maine System, The County Federal Credit Union, Versant Power
Bronze
Brewer Schools, City of Bangor, The County Federal Credit Union, Good Samaritan Agency, Healthy Acadia, Northern Light Health, Sargent Corporation, United Cerebral Palsy of Maine, Wellspring Inc.
Employee Campaign Manager of the Year
Teresa Libby, Haley Ward
Volunteer of the Year
Mike Ashe
Cornerstone Campaigns
We also recognized our 2025-2026 Cornerstone Campaigns: our top ten workplace campaigns whose employees together raised more than half of the 2025-26 Annual Campaign total. A heartfelt thank you to: Bangor Savings Bank, BerryDunn, Darling’s, Heart of Maine United Way, Haley Ward, Hannaford, Northern Light Health, Sargent Corporation, Versant Power, and the University of Maine System.
Thank you to this year’s Campaign Champion, Darling’s Auto Group, and Campaign Awards Sponsor, Hannaford, for their generous support.
Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners, and thank you for helping us drive success for our community!
Want to learn more about starting a workplace campaign of your own? Visit our Start a Workplace Campaign page.
