United Way of Greater Niagara to hold annual awards breakfast & campaign kickoff

United Way of Greater Niagara will hold an awards breakfast and campaign kickoff at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Niagara Riverside Resort, located at 7001 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls. Reservations can be made by calling the United Way office at 716-731-4580.

A press release stated, “In addition to serving as the official start of United Way’s annual campaign across Niagara County and the Tonawandas, this event will honor many local organizations and individuals who have helped to make a difference in the Greater Niagara Community over the past year. This year’s awards and honorees include the President’s Award to the AFL/CIO Niagara/Orleans Central Labor Council, the Horizon Award to KeyBank, the Shining Star Award to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, the Service Cup Award to Youth Mentoring Services, the Norman Sinclair Humanitarian Award to Robert Kazeangin, the Joseph C. Weber III Think Positive Think United Way Award to Melissa Mazzarella, and the recently renamed AFL/CIO Russell Quarantello Community Services Award to Denise Abbott.”