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C. Hazen Stetson and eight other men met at the
Northeastland Hotel in Presque Isle to incorporate
the UNITED FUND of PRESQUE ISLE. Others
were organized in Caribou, Fort Fairfield and
Limestone.
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The “Greater Presque Isle” and Caribou
groups were combined to form the United Fund
of Central Aroostook. Later that year, other
communities joined to create the Presque Isle
Regional United Fund.
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Limestone
and Fort Fairfield United Funds joined and the
UNITED WAY of AROOSTOOK was created to
raise funds and support County health and human
service agencies. The first President was
Eugene Conologue. Campaign Chairman Norman
Fournier raised $101,256.
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Al Giberson was President and Campaign Chairman
was Dale Olmstead. They raised $121,000.
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James Patterson was President when Campaign Chairperson
Pat Sutherland raised $109,701.
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Maureen Beaulieu was President and Larry Hersom
was Campaign Chairman. They raised $93,986.
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President Norm Fournier and Campaign Chairman
Bob Ashby raised $115,715.
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Richard Wadman, President and Campaign Chairman
Dave Peterson raised $118,921.
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Pat Lyons was President and Norm Johnson was Campaign
Chairman. They raised $125,553.
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Pat Lyons was again President when Campaign Chairman
Sam Collins raised $133,762.
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President Bob Ashby and Campaign Chairman Art
Thompson raised $164,254.
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Bob Ashby was President when Campaign Chairman
Art Thompson raised $164,254.
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The
building at 650 Main Street in Presque Isle was
purchased by the United Way.
President Sam Collins and Campaign Chairman Bert
Michaud raised $193,198.
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President Bruce Sandstrom and Campaign Chairman
Al Giberson raised $230,774.
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Bruce Sandstrom was President when Campaign Co-Chairs
Paula Fowler Kilby & Connie Sandstrom raised
$237,929.
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On
July 4 the United Way building burned, causing
extensive damage. Temporary offices were set up
at the Key Bank Building in Presque Isle while
repairs were made. Steve St. Pierre was
President. Connie Sandstrom was Campaign
Chairperson and raised $237,853.
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In
January United Way moved back into its building.
President Steve St. Pierre and Campaign Chairman
Peter Cannan raised $242,720.
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Bill Cyr was President when Campaign Chairperson
Athill Hebert raised $241,975.
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Bill Cyr was President when United Way of Aroostook
adopted it’s own Mission Statement,
a Donor Bill of Rights and implemented a Code
of Ethics for Volunteers and Staff. In its
first Campaign following the closure of Loring
Air Force Base, United Way of Aroostook raised
$254,663 led by Campaign Chair Lynn Lombard.
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Alan Dunn was President and Patti Crooks was Campaign
Chairman when the Annual Campaign raised $262,279.
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President Alan Dunn and Campaign Chair Brett Barnum
raised $292,302.
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Lynn Lombard was President when Steve Richard
raised $358,012.
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Lynn
Lombard was President and Steve Richard was Campaign
Chairman when the Annual Campaign raised $391,464.
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Chris Condon was President and Barry McCrum was
Campaign Chairman. The Annual Campaign raised
$416,018.
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Chris Condon was President and Jason Parent
was Campaign Chairperson. The Campaign raised
$426,581. The building that was located
at 650 Main St. in Presque Isle was sold and the
United Way of Aroostook office moved to the 3rd
Floor of the KeyBank Building located at 480 Main
St. in Presque Isle.
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Athill Hebert was President and Rick Duncan was
Campaign Chairperson. The Campaign raised
$429,415.
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Athill Hebert was President and J. Nicholas Bayne
was Campaign Chairperson. The campaign raised
$507,000!
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Jason Parent was President and Dennis Curley of Channel X was
Campaign Chairperson. The campaign raised
$491,000!
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Jason Parent was President and Patricia Sutherland
was Campaign Chairperson. The campaign raised
$505,000! A community assessment was completed in 2005-2006 to determine what the communities greatest concerns were throughout the Aroostook County. The United Way came to the conclusion that Substance Abuse played a major contributory role in most of the problems that were sited. A committee was formed to address the issue and look for programs that the United Way might fund that positively impacts Substance Abuse problems in the regions by bringing about sustainable change.
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Brian Sipe was President and Carolyn Dorsey and Brian Sipe served as co-chairs of the campaign. The campaign $530,000!
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Brian Sipe was President and Mike MacPherson served
as campaign chair. The campaign raised $538,000!
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