Marshfield Area United Way is pleased to announce Brian and Beth
Kief as the Drive Chairs for the 2014 United Way Campaign. The Kief’s will lead
the annual fall campaign in the community and help United Way in an effort to
reach the $830,000 goal set by United Way’s Board of Directors this Spring.
Though the Kief’s have lived in Marshfield for a short
while, they feel compelled to ‘pay it forward’ since being so well-received in
the community. “We have only been in Marshfield for five years and it seems
there are so many other outstanding people in Marshfield. In the end, though, we said yes because of
how we feel about Marshfield; how welcoming so many people have been to us and
we believe that United Way is the premier safety net organization in our
community.”
Brian is the President of Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital
and Beth is a former Physical Education/Health Education teacher who is now an
active volunteer in the community. Brian and Beth have two children, Jared and
Anna. Jared is a student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, and
Anna will be a senior this fall at Marshfield Senior High.
The Kief’s are long-time supporters of United Way and
learned at an early age the importance of volunteering and giving back to their
community. In fact, Brian’s mother was a Campaign Drive Chair for United Way in
the early 1980s.
Throughout the campaign this fall, the Kief’s hope to
broaden the base of people who are aware of the needs in the community and are
willing to engage in finding solutions. “A strength of United Way is to
identify organizations in the community that not only help people through a
crisis or difficult time but also help them attain skills and identify
resources to become self-sustaining members of the community. As a result, every dollar given to the United
Way has a multiplier effect in terms of how it helps people,” said Brian.
When asked what needs they have seen in the community that
have surprised or left an impression on them, Brian and Beth were surprised in
two ways. “Every individual has a story and a unique life experience that has
created their situation of needing help from community organizations. We are surprised at how often members of our
Central Wisconsin communities find themselves in need of help. What surprises us even more is the amazing
commitment and the loving care shown by the people who work and volunteer in
the various agencies. They are role models
and inspiration for us all.”
