{"id":143125,"date":"2025-06-14T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T21:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143125"},"modified":"2025-06-14T17:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T21:03:01","slug":"captrusts-mike-molewski-and-wife-diane-named-2025-campaign-chairs-for-united-way-of-the-greater-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143125","title":{"rendered":"CAPTRUST\u2019s Mike Molewski and Wife Diane Named 2025 Campaign Chairs for United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAPTRUST\u2019s Mike Molewski and Wife Diane Named 2025 Campaign Chairs for United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley<\/p>\n<p><em>Longtime Tocqueville Society leaders commit $1 million to launch campaign supporting local families, students and youth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA, June 9, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has announced that Mike and Diane Molewski will serve as the organization\u2019s 2025 Campaign Chairs. In this role, the Molewskis will lead United Way\u2019s largest fundraising effort, which last year raised a record- setting $26,231,833.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years, Mike and Diane have been deeply committed to United Way\u2019s core focus areas of education, healthy aging and community stability, and we are honored to work together with them to build a brighter future in the Greater Lehigh Valley,\u201d said Marci Lesko, Chief Executive Officer of United Way. \u201cWe are also thrilled to announce their generous gift of $1 million to kick off the 2025 Campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a shared commitment to giving back, Mike and Diane have a long history of supporting United Way as Tocqueville Society members\u2014a dedicated group of over 400 successful business and philanthropic leaders whose passion and generosity fuel high-impact solutions in our community. Notably, during their eight-year tenure as Tocqueville Co-Chairs, they introduced the very successful member gatherings that enabled United Way to greatly expand its Lehigh Valley-based giving and become one of the leading United Way agencies in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of seven children and the first in my family to attend college, I know how hard it is to reach your goals when you\u2019re just trying to make ends meet,\u201d shared Mike. \u201cI was fortunate to receive support from mentors who greatly influenced the path of my life. Diane and I are proud to be a part of the life-changing programs at United Way that empower so many in the Lehigh Valley to achieve their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their longstanding support of United Way, including eight years as Tocqueville Society Co-Chairs, the Molewskis have contributed meaningfully to causes that improve stability, education and opportunity for local families. At Northampton Community College Foundation, Mike has contributed to raising nearly $3 million over 15 years to fund scholarships for students facing financial hardship. Together, he and Diane made a significant gift to Valley Youth House\u2019s Endowment Fund, supporting youth navigating homelessness, foster care transitions or challenging family situations.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Mike and Diane were honored by King&#8217;s College, Mike\u2019s alma mater, as inaugural members of the Chairman\u2019s Society, reserved for their most generous benefactors. Mike has served on King&#8217;s College board of directors for over 26 years. He also leads the Lehigh Valley office of CAPTRUST, a nationwide financial firm with $43 billion in assets directed locally, and<\/p>\n<p>$1 trillion nationally. Through their leadership, the Molewskis continue to make a lasting impact on students, families and the future of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The United Way\u2019s 2025 annual campaign runs through March 31, 2026. The Molewskis\u2019 full biography is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayglv.org\/leadership_team\/mike-and-diane-molewski\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><a id=\"post-143125-About_United_Way_of_the_Greater_Lehigh_V\"><\/a>About United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley<\/h1>\n<p>United Way fights for the health, safety and education of every person in the Greater Lehigh Valley and envisions communities where every person belongs and every person thrives. We strive to achieve this goal by assessing community needs, raising funds, investing in solutions and mobilizing our community to action. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedwayglv.org\/\">www.UnitedWayGLV.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nLaura McHugh<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPTRUST\u2019s Mike Molewski and Wife Diane Named 2025 Campaign Chairs for United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Longtime Tocqueville Society leaders commit $1 million to launch campaign supporting local &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=143125\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CAPTRUST\u2019s Mike Molewski and Wife Diane Named 2025 Campaign Chairs for United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/united-way-Molewski.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/143126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}