Setting the Pace
The 2015 United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County Campaign officially launched last week with a kick-off breakfast, featuring skits and musical performances around the theme of "The Corner of Broadway and the United Way." As campaign co-chairs, Dottie Warner, Dickinson's director of event planning, and Mark Reyngoudt of Carlisle Regional Medical Center, served as the emcees.
Dickinson nears United Way fundraising goal, seeks more employee donors
The Dickinson campus community has raised $31,277 for the 2015 United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County Campaign, with donations from 102 faculty, staff and retirees. That puts the college within reach of its goal of raising $35,000 with participation from 120 employees.
"We only need 18 more employees to step up and make their gift to hit our goal," said Director of Event Planning Dottie Warner, who serves as a co-chair of this year's campaign along with Mark Reyngoudt of Carlisle Regional Medical Center. "And since every dollar goes directly to community programs providing food, education, career training and more for local families in need, it's a great way to make a difference in the community."
Every dollar makes a difference
All fundraising costs for the campaign are underwritten by local organizations and proceeds from Dickinson’s U-Turn. Accordingly, as Warner noted, 100 percent of every contribution funds the United Way's 43 local partner agencies, including Project SHARE, the Salvation Army and the YWCA.
Because of Dickinson's strong contribution in previous years, this year the college was chosen as a campaign pacesetter for the second time, participating in the fundraising effort early to spur increased participation from throughout the region. To launch the wider campaign last week, Warner and Reyngoudt emceed a kick-off breakfast, "At the Corner of Broadway and the United Way," featuring skits and musical performances for an audience of some 200 members of the local community.
Still time to participate
Employees wishing to participate in the campaign can make their gift by sending the completed campaign form (sent through campus mail in August) to Miriam McMechen in Financial Operations.
Matt Getty, director of editorial services and a member of Dickinson's United Way campaign committee, also performed at the kick-off breakfast. Behind him, Gift Recorder Jen Acuna, another member of the college's United Way committee represented Dickinson.
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Published September 23, 2015