Leslie Osche, United Way of Butler County director, speaks Thursday night during the United Way campaign kickoff at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township.

CRANBERRY TWP — The United Way of Butler County honored a number of businesses, people and agencies Thursday night for their donations and efforts in the 2013 fundraising campaign.

The awards were presented at the kickoff event for this year’s $1.4 million fundraising effort.

Those honored for their top giving were:

Manufacturing: Calumet-Penreco Banking/Finance: NexTier Bank Education: Butler School District Services: Butler Eagle Retail: Giant Eagle Nonprofit Partner: Lifesteps Professional Firms: C.W. Howard Insurance Agency Small Business Living United: Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Outstanding Organized Labor Campaign: UWUA Local 242, Peoples TWP Volunteer AwardsVolunteer of the Year: Victor and Carolyn RozicLabor Volunteer of the Year: Ken BaldaufPacesetter AwardsGreatest per capital giving: Hefren-Tillotson — $548; United Way of Butler County staff — $698.100% employee participation awards: Murrin, Taylor, Flach, Gallagher & May; C.W. Howard Insurance Agency; United Way of Butler County; VOICeGreatest campaign increase: Calumet-PenrecoOutstanding leadership giving: Indspec