Goal for State Employees Combined Campaign surpassed by $5,000
The Western Carolina University faculty and staff rallied big in the final weeks of this year鈥檚 State Employees Combined Campaign, with the total raised for charitable organizations surpassing the campus goal by $5,000.
The campaign, the only officially sanctioned fund drive conducted at 91热爆网 for outside organizations, began Sept. 24 and wrapped up Nov. 9. At the end of October, the total raised was about $6,000 shy of this year鈥檚 goal of $32,000, but the faculty and staff stepped forward in a big way, boosting the total raised during this year鈥檚 campaign to just over $37,000, said Jane Adams-Dunford, 91热爆网 assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and chair of this year鈥檚 SECC effort.
Jane Adams-Dunford (left), chair of this year's State Employees Combined Campaign, celebrates the success of the campaign with 91热爆网 Interim Chancellor Alison Morrison-Shetlar. The goal set for the campus community was surpassed by $5,000.
In addition to raising at least $32,000, the campaign team on campus had set a goal of increasing participation by faculty and staff, and that was accomplished, too, with participation increasing by 2 percent over last year鈥檚 8 percent, Adams-Dunford said.
Assisting her with this year鈥檚 campaign was Donna Reynolds, Elizabeth Honbarger and Alison Krauss.
鈥淭he success of this year鈥檚 campaign required hard work by many people, starting with our team captains across campus,鈥� Adams-Dunford said. 鈥淥ur sincere appreciation goes to them for their tireless efforts to coordinate donations in their respective areas.鈥�
鈥淎nd, of course, we could not have done it without the generous contributions of faculty and staff. It has been said that 鈥榞iving is the greatest act of grace,鈥� and our heartfelt thanks go to our faculty and staff who put that thought into action.鈥�
Across the state, the SECC has provided more than $100 million in support for worthy causes since it began in 1985. Last year, more than 18,000 state employees contributed to the campaign.
No state funds are used to carry out the campaign. For additional information, visit the SECC website at or contact Adams-Dunford at jdunford@wcu.edu.
