The Connecticut Employee’s Giving Campaign at UConn Storrs campus has a few new features this year, chiefly the ability to give online at https://www.givingmatters365.org/_ctemployeegiving/.
In addition, on select Thursdays, we will be hosting representatives from some of the charities most popular with our employees. Check the website http://csec.uconn.edu and the Daily Digest to find out who and when.
And, we’ve asked some employees who’ve routinely given to this campaign to tell us why they give and how they decide which charities to give to. We will share their stories with you here and at http://csec.uconn.edu.
Here’s what Denise Irmscher, Business Manager at University Information Technology Servicesin Storrs told us.
Why I Give: Denise Irmscher
I’ve been giving annually for more than 15 years. With payroll deduction available, it’s easy for me to continue; I simply review my charities and return the form.
I like to split my donation among three charities. Two of them always involve cancer and one is always for children. I base it on the percentage that goes to the cause versus administrative costs and also by personal affection. I go through the booklet (available on the website http://csec.uconn.edu) and look for different charities that involve both cancer and children. I absolutely LOVE children and hate how cancer affects the patient and their family’s lives.
Cancer is prevalent throughout both sides of my family, so I’ve always supported cancer research. My grandmother was a breast cancer survivor who lived to be 96, but we lost my dad to cancer this past winter.
So that’s how I ended up splitting my donation between cancer and children. For the kids it’s usually charities that help children under state care or those that particularly help mothers and infants.
You know the ease of donating this way is wonderful. I get solicitations at home and I used to always contribute, but sometimes giving to one of those callers places you on a list and then you are called constantly. This is so much easier. I don’t have to wait to be contacted, I just do it and it keeps me from being inundated with phone calls. I highly recommend it!
For more information, contact: Paula Enderle at paula.enderle@uconn.edu