Medtronic Marks United Way Pacesetter EffortsMedtronic held a luncheon Monday to mark its participation in the United Way Pacesetter program.
It was also a way to mark fundraising efforts for a Medtronic employee who is battling cancer.
Ray Menzie, 33, is battling terminal liver cancer, according to Holly Howard. Howard, along with Trisha Tackett, serves as the Mission In Motion Ambassadors for Medtronic.
Menzie is married with two children and has been employed at Medtronic for 15 years.The company had a motorcycle ride and auction to raise money for Menzie. The ride raised $1,827 while the auction raised more than $4,300.
In terms of the company's fundraising for United Way, they were involved with a cancer society event in the spring and had a canned food drive for Combined Community Services.
Medtronic also fielded a team for Corporate Dodgeball, holding tryouts.
Medtronic's corporate office gave away prizes, including plane tickets to employees who donated.
Monica Wilson, United Way, said many Medtronic employees joined the Champions Club, which is when an employee donates an hour of their pay every month for a year.
Medtronic also became a national corporate leader for United Way, which means that the company has agreed to raise money at every facility in the country.
Medtronic reached its local pacesetter goal this year by raising $104,000.
The company employs about 600 people locally with about a third of the employees involved with United Way.
