Campaign Kick-Off / September 6, 2023
We gathered for our 2023 campaign kick-off event at A and AA Cafes to debut our campaign video, hear from North America Crop Science President, Jackie Applegate, two of our 2023 Co-Chairs Manny Cruz and Jim Guard, President and CEO of United Way, Michelle Tucker, United Way agency Harris House presenters, and to learn more about how our campaign efforts directly impact our community.
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Volley for a Cause / September 22, 2023
Winners: Fajitas (Servin’ ‘Em Up Hot)
Attendees: Approx. 120 participants split into 18 teams
Raised: $8775
After a four-year hiatus and a change in date due to hot weather in the St. Louis area, MERGE successfully hosted the Volley for a Cause tournament to support Bayer’s United Way campaign. This year’s tournament took place on September 22nd at St. Louis Sandbar and raised $8,775. Approximately 120 participants split into 18 teams battled in pool play with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Congratulations to Fajita’s (Servin’ ‘Em Up Hot) on winning the tournament! A special shoutout as well to the many spectators that came to watch, the businesses and individuals that donated door prizes, and the volunteers that ensured the event ran smoothly.
Tennis Tournament / September 30, 2023
Winners:
Advanced: 1st place: Donna Geiselhart / Davis Washburn
Intermediate: 1st place: Thomas Kennedy / Joe Arcelo
Beginners: 1st place: Jeff Pobst / Julia Pobst
Attendees: 14 teams
Raised: $3425
On Sat Sep 30 we had a successful event, the Tennis Tournament, as part of 2023 Bayer United Way campaign. We raised $3425! A warm thank you to everyone who played. We were thrilled to have you join us and we hope that you enjoyed the event. A big thank you to everyone who donated. Your participation and contribution & the generosity of our donors played an important role in our event’s success.
A heartfelt thank you to Elzandi Oosthuizen, Co-chair 2023 Bayer United Way Campaign and Alicia Delaney from Bilingual International Assistant Services for attending our event as our guest speakers and sharing your perspective and inspiration with us. Your contribution to the event was invaluable, your passion for positively impacting the community really came through in your words. It was a pleasure to have you with us, and we hope you enjoyed the experience as much as we did. Many thanks to our professional photographer, Ben Watson.
Hearty Congratulations!! to the 1st place and 2nd place teams in the three divisions. The results are below.
Advanced: 1st place: Donna Geiselhart / Davis Washburn; 2nd place: Guillaume Huchet / Severine Huchet
Intermediate: 1st place: Thomas Kennedy / Joe Arcelo; 2nd place: Ramakrishna Damaraju / Subbareddy Pammi
Beginners: Jeff Pobst / Julia Pobst; 2nd place: Vitalina Luchnikova / Exbar Arias
Once again, thank you for your help in making a positive impact in our community. We look forward to seeing you next year! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or feedback about the event.
Cricket Tournament / September 18 - October 5, 2023
Winners: winner
Attendees: Approx. 50
Raised: $8030
Recap Coming Soon…
Clay Shoot / October 6, 2023
Winners: 1st – Scott Wadlow, 2nd – Chris Schuster, and 3rd – Ed Young / Songyang Chen
Attendees: 110 shooters, 22 teams
Raised: $30,000+
All the people who participated in the 2023 Clay Shoot did a “bang-up” job raising funds to support the United Way Campaign. This year we had 110 shooters in 22 different teams raising over $30,000 for this great cause. The top individual honors went to Scott Wadlow in 1st, Chris Schuster in 2nd, and a tie for third between Ed Young and Songyang Chen. Congratulations, Fellows!
The first place team honors went to the team lead by Jarrett Ceglinski and included Marcus McNabnay, Ed Young, Josh Crews, and Jordan Ceglinski upsetting a two year win streak. Sheldon Alver took the Consultation Prize winning a sudden death Annie Oakley shootout.
Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered! The weather was fantastic, the BBQ was good, and everyone had a great day of fellowship.
Soccer Tournament / October 7, 2023
Winners: USA and Santos teams
Attendees: 180+ participants
Raised: $12,600
We had 180+ participants and raised $12,600 for the United Way of Greater St. Louis! The weather was perfect and the competition and fun was greater than ever! Thank you to our great sponsors UNIDOS, Signature Consultants (Dexion), Daugherty, and BAYER04 for their support. Also big thanks to @Erick Ocampo and Impact City for letting us use their great fields and providing the referees as well as @Ben Watson for taking all the photos.
Congratulations to USA and Santos teams who took home the Championship medals this year. We plan to keep growing the event so spread the word to colleagues, friends, and family for next year. The tournament will be on the first Saturday of October again next year!
5k Relay Fun Run / October 7, 2023
Attendees: 110+
Raised: $3105
The UW-5k & 1-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, October 7th was a great success! After several years of “Virtual Fun Run’s”, we were all back at the Creve Coeur campus with our fellow co-workers, friends and family for a fun-filled morning of physical activity, slime, brush bots and donuts! This year’s event had approximately 130 participants – some completing their first ever fun run or 5k!
Congratulations to the Top 5k Finishers: Matthew Francis, Adam Sohl, Esteban Angeletti, Lukas McKinnon, Enrique Wehlen & John Chambers. All race results can be found HERE.
A special shoutout, to John Chambers for sponsoring this event and the 5kplanning team! Also, a special THANK YOU to facilities, safety, security and the additional volunteers that arrived extra early to ensure this event ran smoothly! We look forward to having you all participate again next year!
Golf Tournament / October 10, 2023
Attendees: 152 players across 38 teams
Raised: $53,600
We had 152 players across 38 teams play on all 27 holes at Forest Park – and finish in record time! Thanks to our 9 Platinum and Gold Hole Sponsors. And thanks for the hard work of Susan Menne getting people to provide a ton of great raffle prizes as well as to Liz Morefield for recruiting and leading our volunteer team. Three teams, one in each flight, won a free round of golf and twelve players won in-game contests (longest drive, closest to the pin).
Perfect weather for a great event – hope to see you again next year!
Virtual Poker Tournament / September 28 - October 12, 2023
Winners: 1st – John Grant, 2nd – Chris Souder, and 3rd – Chris Ellis
Attendees: 30
Raised: $6,900
Once again the Bayer United Way Poker Tournament was a huge success. We are happy to report that we had 30 participants this year (50% more than last year), with 27 Bayer employees and 3 non-Bayer employees. Including the 12 “buy backs”, the unaudited financials would suggest that $6,900 was raised for the United Way (including match). Ten players made it to the Final Table, and after several hours of intense play, the top 3 finishers were John Grant (1st), Chris Souder (2nd), and Chris Ellis (3rd). We thank everyone involved for their participation and support!
Online Auction / October 3 - 12, 2023
Recap Coming Soon…
Casting for a Cause / August 15 - October 20, 2023
Winners: winner
Attendees: XX
Raised: $xx
Recap Copy
Recap Coming Soon…
INSPIRE Fashion Show / October 20, 2023
Winners: Ty Vaughn – $5,026 // Martha Smith – $4,351 // Jackie Applegate – $2,300 // Tim Boeker – $1,390
Attendees: 136
Raised: $70,287
On Friday-20th Oct. we had a successful event, the Inspire Fashion Show, as part of 2023 Bayer United Way campaign. We raised $70,287! A warm thank you to everyone. We were thrilled to have you join us and we hope that you enjoyed the event. A big thank you to everyone who donated. Your participation and contribution & the generosity of our donors played an important role in our event’s success.
A heartfelt thank you to Jim Guard, Elzandi Oosthuizen and Manuel Cruz (Manny) – Co-chairs of 2023 Bayer United Way Campaign for attending our event as our Host and EMCEEs. Your contribution to the event was invaluable. A warm & a heartfelt Thanks to our Inspire Team and volunteers, for your passion, we hope you enjoyed the experience as much as we did. Special thanks to our Bayer’s ‘Site & Security and Facilities’ team, for continued support. It was a pleasure to have you all with us.
Hearty Congratulations to the Top-Model Ty Vaughn! We’d also like to acknowledge Martha Smith and Jackie Applegate for bringing back the excitement of Top Model friendly competition to the Inspire Fashion Show event this year!
Once again, thank you for your help in making a positive impact in our community. We look forward to seeing you next year! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or feedback about the event.
Rock-n-Roll Bingo / October 27, 2023
Winners: winner
Attendees: 190+
Raised: $23,000+
NA CS Commercial hosted a Rock-n-Roll Bingo, the first time we had an event like this. Some 190+ people were in attendance ready to test their knowledge of music and enjoy a fun evening together. Some of the guests worked hard on table decorations and costumes, and all were really engaged in the Bingo. Participants were tested in 10 different music genres including the 90’s, the 80’s, country music, movies’ songs to name a few… Jackie Applegate acted as host and made the event lively and entertaining – she was amazing! We had a silent auction of themed baskets put together by the participants. The basket themes included from tickets to sports and arts events to amazing food baskets to lottery scratch cards. The bidding was very active, winners were happy with their winnings and all enjoyed trying to raise as much as possible to increase the donation. Other fabulous prizes included Blues tickets for the Bingo winner, Fox Theater tickets for the best decorated table winners, soccer tickets for the best male custome, and many more… Overall, the Rock-n-Roll Bingo brought over $23K to the United Way effort.
Pickleball Tournament / October 28, 2023
Winners: winner
Attendees: XX
Raised: $xx
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