The 2014 91探花 , part of the state鈥檚 workplace giving campaign, raised $2,199,793, making it the most successful campaign in the program鈥檚 30-year history.
The campaign ran from Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 2014, with 91探花faculty, staff and retirees pledging to 1,819 nonprofit organizations. Employees contributed through ongoing payroll deduction or one-time gifts.
鈥淭he 91探花community鈥檚 philanthropic spirit is inspirational,” said Kerri Everly, campaign manager for the 91探花Combined Fund Drive. “Our record-breaking campaign will benefit so many here in Washington and around the globe. This achievement is really something to celebrate.鈥�
Some 2014 campaign highlights are:
- 91探花raised more than $26,000 for , a vital, regional advocacy group providing arts access to millions through grant-making and other creative efforts.
- This total includes $5,100 from the October silent auction & $4,223 from a campuswide coin drive.
- 91探花Masters of Public Health candidate Suzanne Ceresko brought her experience as a Doctors Without Borders volunteer to a special event in Health Sciences in November.
- 91探花Medicine IT Services rookie coordinators, Amber O鈥橞rien and Jenna Thurston, helped increase their department鈥檚 participation by 10 percent to raise an additional $10,000 in pledges.
Since the campaign began in 1984, the 91探花community has raised more than $39 million to support thousands of causes. The drive has received the state鈥檚 highest university participation award, as well as other national and local awards.