COMBINED WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGN 2005-06 UPDATE

The College's sixth annual Combined Workplace Giving Campaign began Monday, Oct. 17, and the goal for this year's campaign is $20,000. As of Wednesday, Nov. 9, a total of $6,992 has been pledged to the campaign.

The Giving Turkey pictured to the right represents the campaign's progress: so far one-third of the feathers are brightly colored. The closer the campaign gets to its goal, the more colorful the turkey will become. Campaign organizers hope to display a fully feathered turkey in time for Thanksgiving — the last chance to give to the campaign is Wednesday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving eve.

The organizations the campaign supports are the AIDS Fund, Bread and Roses Community Fund, the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Womens Way. Donors may even earmark their donations for specific agencies. Each organization also has dedicated funds for Hurricane Katrina relief.

If you would like information about the organizations, you can download a PDF version of the fact sheet here. You can also download a PDF of the donor form here. Blue folders containing more information are still available at the Benham Gateway, Campus Center, Canaday Library, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Human Resources, Ward and the cafeterias of Erdman, Haffner and Rhoads.

All donors, regardless of the size of their gift, are eligible to be entered into a drawing for four $25 gift certificates from Strawbridge's. The College will also be giving away an additional four $25 gift certificates just for first-time givers.

Meeting the campaign goal will mean more than a colorful turkey, says campaign committee member Tracy Youells, production associate in Public Affairs. "The campus community's gifts can make a real difference for the organizations and agencies meeting the needs of our neighbors, our environment and our ideals."

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