Record-breaking Attendance at United Way of Southern Nevada’s

Annual Tocqueville Society Dinner

Exclusive dinner on June 2 honored Tocqueville Society leaders

Dan Goulet, United Way president & CEO; Kate Puterman; Howard Puterman, United Way Tocqueville Society co-chair, VP and Enterprise Holdings general manager; Dee Snyder;  Donald D. Snyder, keynote speaker, chairman of the Board of Directors, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts; Robyn Caspersen, United Way Tocqueville Society co-chair, partner, audit services, Deloitte & Touche LLP;  honorees Michael Yackira, president & CEO, NV Energy and Jennifer Yackira; and Beth Miller, United Way vice president, major gifts.

LAS VEGAS— United Way of Southern Nevada held their annual Tocqueville Society Dinner to honor its distinguished members of the Tocqueville Society on Wed. June 2.   Michael and Jennifer Yackira received special recognition for their outstanding leadership and commitment to the nonprofit organization.

Celebrating the inspirational power of philanthropy, Donald D. Snyder was the keynote speaker. Those who attended the event confirmed their minimum commitment of $10,000 to the 2010 Annual Campaign to create lasting change to improve lives.

United Way’s Tocqueville Society is a nationally recognized group of more than 20,000 members that was founded over 25 years ago to deepen the understanding, commitment and support of United Way’s most generous and community-minded investors.  In honor of Alexis de Tocqueville’s admiration for the spirit of voluntary association, the Tocqueville Society promotes commitment to service for the common good.

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