The 2013 91探花 , part of the state鈥檚 workplace giving campaign, raised $2,181,617 making it the most successful campaign in the program鈥檚 29-year history.
The campaign ran Oct. 16 to Dec. 6, 2013. During that time, 91探花faculty, staff and retirees pledged $63,789 more than the to 1,788 charitable nonprofit groups. Employees contributed through ongoing payroll deduction or one-time gifts.
鈥淭he 91探花community continues to demonstrate its philanthropic spirit by supporting hundreds of local, national and international organizations and helping to make the world a better place,鈥� said Kerri Everly, campaign manager for the 91探花Combined Fund Drive. 鈥淚 am proud to be part of such a generous and caring community.鈥�
Some highlights from the 2013 campaign are:
- A campuswide coin drive raised $5,215 for the , which serves burn injury survivors through a partnership with Harborview Medical Center.
- Another $3,063 went to the Northwest Burn Foundation from the campaign鈥檚 annual silent auction. Additional fundraisers brought the total to $10,432.
- A holiday food drive raised 12,000 pounds of food for the U-District Food Bank.
- Leaders in 91探花Medicine鈥檚 human resources department launched a “Pie Your Boss” contest that earned $4,000 to benefit agencies involved in typhoon relief efforts, including Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross.
Since the campaign began in 1984, the 91探花community has raised more than $37 million to support thousands of causes. The drive has received the state’s highest university participation award, as well as other national and local awards, for its outstanding campaign.