By Staff
NILES - Paul Rifenberg has been selected by the United Way of Greater Niles to chair the 2005 fund raising campaign. Rifenberg, a lifetime resident of Niles, is owner of Rifenberg Life &Health Agency.
To launch the campaign the United Way will be a co-sponsor of the Four Flags Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at the Lakeland Athletic Club on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
The 2005 Charity Golf Scramble and Cookout is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22 at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course, Eau Claire. Registration begins at noon with a shotgun start scheduled for 12:30 pm. Golf spots are still available for only $60 which includes the cookout following golf. Hole sponsorships are also available for $60. Call the United Way at 683-1011 for reservations.
Other Campaign Team 2005 members includes:
Government: James Lehmkuhl, City of Niles Community Utilities
ManagerHospital/Medical Facilities: Debra Johnson, Lakeland Regional Medical
Service/Retail: Bill Giannakakis, Millennium Steakhouse.
Education: Betty Perkins, Community Volunteer.
Special Gifts: Larry Clymer, Berrien County Commissioner and Mickey Hutchison, Four Flags Plaza.
Senior Housing/Healthcare Facilities: Cathy Janeczko, Riveridge Manor.
Attorneys: Brian Paul Hess, Hadsell, Landgraf, Lynch &DrewPhysicians: Dr. Fred Busse.
Clergy: Reverend Dr. Ron Wakeman, First Presbyterian Church.
Insurance &Accountants: Gerald "Butch" Harrison, TCU Insurance Optometrists &Chiropractors: William V. Robinson III, D.C.
Dentists: Darrin M. Gourlay, D.D.S.
More than $10 million has been raised for local charities by the United Way of Greater Niles since its founding in 1953. Donations can be made online at www.unitedewayniles.com.
United Way of Greater Niles Charities:
American Red Cross, Berrien Co. Chapter
Child &Family Services/The Link Crisis Intervention
Berrien County Cancer Service
Berrien County Council for Children
Child &Family Services/West Mich. Guardianship
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien &Cass
Niles Association for Exceptional Citizens
Samaritan Counseling Center of SW Michigan
Boy Scouts of America, LaSalle Council
Milestones of Southwest Michigan
Girl Scouts of America, Singings Sands Council
Multicultural Involvement Council, "Fresh Start" Program
Niles-Buchanan YMCA
Northside Childcare Center
Safe Shelter
Salvation Army, Niles Corps
Volunteer Center