Traditionally, Marshfield Area United Way selects two
volunteers as Campaign Drive Chairs to help bring awareness to and to help steer
the annual fundraising campaign. This year, things will be a bit different. United
Way is thrilled to announce the very first family that will be leading the
community fundraising campaign this coming Fall. Jay and Jill Holm, and their
three children, will take the lead as the United Way Campaign Drive Chairs for
2016.
Jay, born in Green Bay and raised in The Woodlands TX before
moving to Marshfield in 2005, and Jill, a farm girl born and raised in
Auburndale Wisconsin, are the proud parents of the three children, McKenzie (age
9), Max (age 7), and Madden(age 4). Jay and Jill are also the owners/operators
of RiverEdge Golf Course and Banquet
Facility. Since purchasing RiverEdge in 2009, the two have worked side-by-side
in an effort to provide a multitude of services to the local community.
The Holm’s feel honored to have their family be the Drive
Chairs for the United Way Campaign. “Reflecting upon the impressive list of
past Drive Chairs that’s filled with so many community leaders and influential
role models, it’s humbling that we would even be considered for such an
important position for the 2016 Campaign,” said Jay. “We truly appreciate the
opportunity to represent United Way and the community as a whole.”
Jay and Jill look forward to bringing awareness to needs in
the community to a different generation. When asked about their goals as
Campaign Drive Chairs Jill said, “As a young family with kids in the school
system it’s hard not to notice what appears to be a decline in community needs
awareness, among our age group. We feel, for future society leadership, that
it’s imperative for our youth to understand that we as adults have a
responsibility to give back to our community and help where you can. We
understand that not everyone is in a position to donate financially, but
everyone can do something whether that means giving resources, donating their
time or helping bring awareness to needs in the community.”
As the owners of a facility that hosts some of the area’s
most prestigious charity events and banquets, Jay and Jill have noticed that
the younger age group makes up only a small percentage of a large majority of
people who are committed to and participate in supporting these community
organizations. The Holm’s want to see that change. Jay said, “It would be our
position that this needs to be addressed sooner rather than later to ensure the
longevity of all the great organizations in our community.”
Please join Jay and Jill and their children this Fall by
participating in the United Way campaign. For more information about Marshfield
Area United Way’s work in the community and to find out how you can become
involved, please visit www.marshfieldareaunitedway.org.