News Release

Contact: Diane Serratore, Director of Community Impact

Phone: 845-358-8929, ext. 14

Cell: 845-825-2615

“You’re The Top!”

United Way of Rockland County To Recognize Top Campaign Supporters

Nyack, NY, June 7 -- The United Way of Rockland County (UWRC) will celebrate its successful 2006-07 campaign at a special “You’re The Top!” recognition breakfast to be hosted by Good Samaritan Hospital on Thursday, June 14. “The support that’s been given to the United Way by hundreds of businesses and thousands of their employees is truly commendable,” said Howard Hellman, UWRC Board Chair and president of All Bright Electric. “The funds generated by our supporters help make it possible for the United Way to continue to make a positive difference here in Rockland.”

At the “You’re The Top!” breakfast, UWRC will announce its 2006-07 campaign results and recognize key contributors to the campaign’s success. “For the tenth year in a row, Orange and Rockland Utilities will receive the Top Corporate Donor Award,” said Naomi Adler, UWRC’s CEO. “"There was a spirited competition among a number of terrific companies who were vying with O&R for the Top Donor honor, but once again Orange and Rockland Utilities and its employees definitely are the top!” In addition to Orange and Rockland Utilities, nearly 30 companies will be recognized at Thursday’s “You’re The Top!” breakfast, Adler said.

O&R President and CEO John D. McMahon said, “O&R, IBEW Local 503 and the shareholders of Consolidated Edison, Inc. donated over a quarter of a million dollars to the United Way this year. Our employees worked hard to make this a truly Company-wide effort. The result is a testament to selfless giving by O&R employees for the benefit of their communities.”

He added, “O&R is enormously proud to once again be named United Way’s Top Donor. We are proud of the deep and continuing connection to the communities we serve. We believe that there is no purer expression of that dedication to a community’s ideals than this remarkable achievement.”

The United Way of Rockland County works to improve lives by mobilizing the community, raising resources and allocating them to build a strong, vibrant Rockland County.

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