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Air Products executive to head 2021 Greater Lehigh Valley United Way campaign
Stacy Wescoe//May 20, 2021
Air Products executive to head 2021 Greater Lehigh Valley United Way campaign
Stacy Wescoe//May 20, 2021//
Coming off a record campaign despite the COVID-19 pandemic, The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has named its 2021 campaign chair.
Laurie Gostley Hackett, the director of community relations and philanthropy at Air Products will head this year’s campaign.
Air Products has been one of the largest supporters of the annual fundraising campaign.
Air Products raised a record-breaking $4.1 million during the company’s 2020 United Way campaign. The donations were raised by Air Products’ current employees as well as retirees, and the Air Products Foundation, which provided $1.9 million to match those contributions.
“With the strong support of Air Products, I step into this role with great optimism, enthusiasm and hope,” Hackett said. “The community has been through so much together over the past year, and my colleagues and I are inspired by the passion, partnership and potential of United Way. United Way is truly the Greater Lehigh Valley‘s community builder, helping our community to be strong, stable and accessible.”
Hackett comes to the role with a great deal of experience. Her work with the Air Products Foundation supports programs and agencies that work to improve the quality of life in the region. She has worked as a volunteer with dozens of Lehigh Valley-based nonprofits and has served on UWGLV’s Board of Directors since 2019.
United Way’s annual campaign runs through March 31, 2022.
