Late gift fuels Weld United Way drive

GREELEY — Jeannine Truswell was sitting on pins and needles heading into February.

As the executive director of United Way of Weld County, Truswell was facing the final weeks of the organization’s annual community campaign, and proceeds were nearly 25 percent shy of the goal.

Then she got a phone call.

It was a representative from the Monfort Family Foundation, and he had some good news. The Foundation’s donations usually account for about 10 percent of the entire county’s contributions, and this year they would be able to give $400,000.

The generous contribution hoisted the running tally to 91 percent of a…