83rd Annual Convention - Club Recognition
Various Union Pacific Employee Clubs were recently recognized at the 83rd annual Union Pacific Clubs (UPEC) convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Seattle, WA.
During 2007-08, local Union Pacific Employee Clubs collectively raised $150,000 for charities throughout the UP system. Members donated 106,319 hours of their time, drove more than 244,511 miles and donated $148,973 of their own funds to perform community service projects. In addition, 116 Employee Club member volunteers gave 3,910 presentations reaching over 108,000 attendees and staffed more than 170 booths spreading the Operation Lifesaver message to an audience of more than 150,000 people.
The annual Charity Auction raised a record $7,550 which was distributed evenly between Seattle area charities at Fort Lewis, the Hutch School and Childhaven in addition to the Friend To Friend Network.
Awards presented and Employee Clubs recognized include the following:
- Membership Per Capita, presented to the clubs with the largest percentage increase in number of club members based on membership numbers in the beginning of the year:
- 1st Place - Club # 63 El Paso, TX
- 2nd Place - Club # 72 Mason City, IA
- 3rd Place - Club # 58 Laredo, TX
- Membership Increase, presented to the clubs with the largest straight number increase, regardless of club size in the beginning of the year:
- 1st Place - Club # 63 El Paso, TX
- 2nd Place - Club # 1 Cheyenne, WY
- 3rd Place - Club # 72 Mason City, IA
- LBA Award, in honor of Lyle B. Ackerst, awarded to clubs for the most creative and effective hand-drawn poster promoting the club’s events:
- 1st Place - Club # 30 The Dalles, OR
- 2nd Place - Club # 54 N. Little Rock, AR
- 3rd Place - Club # 66 San Antonio, TX
- MAC Award, in honor of "Mac" McMillan, a former committee president who recognizes clubs with the most creative and effective computer-generated poster promoting the club’s events:
- 1st Place - Club # 3 Omaha, NE
- 2nd Place - Club# 19 Hermiston, OR
- 3rd Place - Clubs # 38 & 83 Sparks, NV & Portola, NV
- O/L Volunteer Presenter of the Year, an award presented to individual club members giving the most Operation Lifesaver presentations:
- 1st Place - Club 61 - Pam Fogle
- 2nd Place - Club 19 - Connie Maret
- 3rd Place - Club 58 Wally Gonzalez
- O/L Club Recognition Award, presented to the clubs that make the greatest effort to promote Operation Lifesaver:
- 1st Place - Club # 54 N. Little Rock, AR
- 2nd Place - Club # 50 Chicago. IL
- 3rd Place - Club # 12 Salt Lake City, UT
- O/L Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to a volunteer with exemplary lifetime contributions to the Operation Lifesaver cause
- Club 39 President - Earl Roider
- Charity Award – Total, presented to the clubs that raised the most money through club events and donated it to the club’s local charity or the Friend-to-Friend Network:
- 1st Place - Club # 54 Little Rock, AR
- 2nd Place - Club # 67 Livonia, LA
- 3rd Place - Club # 53 Houston, TX
- Charity Award – Per Capita, presented to the clubs that raised the most money for charity, divided by the number of club members:
- 1st Place - Club # 67 Livonia, LA
- 2nd Place - Club # 71 Milwaukee, WI
- 3rd Place - Club # 53 Houston, TX
- Most Outstanding Activity, award presented to the clubs with the best community service event based upon the impact it has on the community:
- 1st Place - Club # 66 San Antonio, TX - Steam Train visit & Family Days
- 2nd Place (Tie) - Club # 54 North Little Rock, AR - Stocking Caps For Nursing Home
- 2nd Place (Tie) - Club # 58 Laredo, TX - Children's Museum Exhibit
- 3rd Place - Club # 61 Council Bluffs, IA - Nursing Home Easter Sacks
- Community Service, presented to the clubs with the most hours, miles driven and money people have paid out of their own pocket to do community service:
- 1st Place - Club # 3 Omaha, NE
- 2nd Place - Club # 61 Council Bluffs, IA
- 3rd Place - Club # 54 N. Little Rock, AR