3M Company United Way Campaign President Mike Patek recently presented Karen Lynch of the Brown County United Way with a check for $24,421.45 from employee fundraisers.

This donation is in addition to the automatic payroll deductions given by 3M employees.

Brown County United Way supports 13 local organizations including the Cancer Services Network, Salvation Army, Latch Key, Girl Scouts, Brown County 4-H, Boys and Girls Club of Brown County, The Ark Domestic Violence Shelter, American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mid-Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens, Family Services Center, and CASA in the Heart of Texas.

Pictured are members of the United Way Campaign Committee for the Brownwood Plant.  Left to right: John Douglin, Brett VanOverbeke, Sarah Horton, Mike Patek, United Way Representative Karen Lynch, Mike Tittle, and Pedro Claudio.   Not Pictured: Greg Nelson, Jennifer Blasengame, Kathy Duffy, and Mette Lundsgaard.