With Veterans Day just days away, you can support those who’ve served our country by giving to charities that work with veterans, through the Connecticut State Employees’ Charitable Campaign (CSEC):
America’s Freedom Foundation (7612), America’s Vet Dogs – The Veterans’ K-9 Corps (7862), Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association STAR Foundation (7794), Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust (8137), Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans (8169), FISH: Friends in Service to Humanity (6709), Homes for Our Troops (7881), Marine Corps League Foundation (7838), Operation First Response (8115), Puppies Behind Bars (7848), Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation (7645), St. Luke’s Community Services (4991), Travis Manion Foundation (7648), Veteran Tickets Foundation (7617), Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation (7899), World War II Heroes Foundation – Normandy Allies (7786).
You can find these and other charities listed in the CSEC directory online. To find a specific charity of your choice in the online directory, open the pdf, hit the ctrl key and ‘F’ on your keyboard, type the charity you are searching for in the search box, click the down arrow next to your search, and select “Find or Open.”
Please send your completed pledge form to Paula Enderle, UConn-Storrs Coordinator of the 2014 Connecticut State Employees’ Campaign, at U-5075, or by fax to 860-486-0379. You can also scan it and send via email to csec@uconn.edu.
Together, we can make a difference. Please give generously.
All faculty and staff who submit a signed pledge form will be entered into a drawing. In this week’s drawing:
- Gift basket from the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources;
- Round trip shuttle to Bradley Airport.
The drawing will be closed on Nov. 12, and winners will be notified directly.
The winners of the drawing announced on Oct. 22 were:
- Sandra Sherman, gym membership;
- Martin Bloom and Donald Larson, gym T-shirts.
During the month of November, BJ’s Wholesale Club is offering a promotion to state employees that will benefit the State Employees Charitable Campaign: Anyone signing up through this program receives three extra months’ membership at a discount – a total of 15 months’ membership for $40. That is $10 off the regular membership fee, and the CSEC campaign receives $5 for each person signing up under this program. Those who will be renewing their BJ’s membership between now and February 2015 should renew during November to be eligible for this promotion. To sign up, go to the statewide CSEC website and fill out the BJ’s application under Quick Links.
For more information, contact: Paula Enderle at csec@uconn.edu