Horizon House's campaign gets $5,000 lead gift

PERU — Bart Hartauer of Hartauer Insurance contributed the $5,000 lead gift to Horizon House’s annual Road to Independence campaign.

Matt Debo, Road to Independence campaign chairman, stated, “Hartauer Insurance’s lead gift set the pace for this year’s campaign. It is important for the donors as well as the volunteers to know that the campaign is off to a great start.”

Bart Hartauer and Hartauer Insurance have been strong supporters of Horizon House for many years. Hartauer is a former campaign volunteer, and Neal Hodges, an agent with Hartauer Insurance, is the Road to Independence campaign co-chair. In addition, Hartauer agents Kendra Stiel and Dick Martuzzo have volunteered for Horizon House for many years. The Hartauer family have also been involved with Horizon House for a long time. Katie Hartauer has been a campaign volunteer for over a decade.

“Support comes in many forms, and the Hartauers have demonstrated that by donating their time and resources to Horizon House,” Debo added.

The Road to Independence campaign is divided into three phases. The first phase is the inner circle phase in which contributions are solicited from staff, board members, committee members and families of people served by the agency.

The second phase is the Tree of Hope campaign that is held in December and continues until early January.

The third and final phase is the Face-to-Face portion that utilizes community leaders as volunteers to request donations for this year’s annual campaign.

Debo added, “We have a great team of volunteers that donate their time and energy to Horizon House. The community has been very generous in the past, and I am confident we are going to have a successful campaign this year.”

The goal for this year’s campaign is $100,000.

If you would like to learn more about Horizon House or the Road to Independence, contact Carol Fesco at 815-223-4488, ext. 11.