Franz Hoge, chairman of the levy committee, said the group spent less than in previous campaigns by spreading word of the community need via social media and reaching out to about 110,000 voters via e-mail.
“That certainly was a way to get the message out to a lot of people,” Hoge said.
The recession made fundraising more challenging this year, but citizens of Montgomery County stepped up, Hoge said.
“Corporations came forward. Individuals came forward. All those add up,” he said. “This has always been a generous community.”
Big donors during this final reporting period included the Blackstone Group, LLC, of Cincinnati, $8,400; the Senior Resource Connection, $7,818; and Citizens for Sinclair, $5,000. Most of the contributions paid for direct mail and postage. The levy committee has a balance of $153,192 left over for the next campaign.
Commission reports
In the race for a seat on the Montgomery County Commission, incumbent Dan Foley raised $6,053 in the final reporting period, bumping up his contributions to about $65,755, in his successful bid for a second term. Dayton-based Woolpert Inc., Michelle Collins and Carol Collins of Miamisburg each donated $500 to the campaign.
Foley, a Democrat, won re-election over Republican Jan Kelly by 3,251 votes in a race that was too close to call on election night. Foley outraised Kelly, a stay-at-home mother from Oakwood, by more than six to one in contributions.
Kelly raised about $10,957, including just under half in the final reporting period. Friends of Jan Kelly, on Friday, reported an additional $5,016 of in-kind contributions, including $3,904 from the Ohio Republican Party for printing and postage. Kelly’s largest cash donation, $800, came from Terry Brill of Miamisburg. The candidate made two loans totaling $2,644. Both are outstanding.
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