Morgan Hill – Morgan Hill residents Jeff and Laura Lundy have been honored by the United Way of Silicon Valley for their charitable giving.
Laura Lundy, senior loan consultant at Washington Mutual in Morgan Hill, has served on the United Way Silicon Valley board of directors for two years. She is also a founding member of and contributor to United Way’s Women Leading Change, an innovative initiative designed to empower single mothers to achieve self-sufficiency through financial education and a matched savings program. Jeff Lundy owns Golf Simulator Experts Inc. in Morgan Hill.
“We are at that stage in our lives where we can give larger sums of money and we felt that by giving to United Way we were reaching a large number of charities and focusing our donations for the betterment of our local community,” Laura Lundy said. “I first got involved with United Way because I wanted to give back to the community, but I didn’t know which nonprofits to support. United Way is an umbrella organization that does its homework on which charities are doing good work and are using their funds appropriately.”
She joined United Way’s South County Council six years ago and has been actively involved since. The South County Council consists of representatives from area nonprofits and companies who advise United Way on South County issues and help raise awareness of United Way in the South County.
The Tocqueville Society is United Way’s pinnacle of leadership giving, with members donating $10,000 or more each year. Like their namesake, Alexis de Tocqueville, members take a leadership role in the community.
Last year, the Tocqueville Society’s 106 members contributed a total of $1.36 million to United Way Silicon Valley.
Richard M. Levy, Ph.D., Varian Medical Systems board chairman, and his wife Sue were awarded Philanthropists of the Year for their dedicated service and generous contribution to United Way’s campaign to bring the 2-1-1 information and referral system to Santa Clara County.
For more information about United Way Silicon Valley, visit www.uwsv.org.
