UW Tacoma Combined Fund Drive

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How Your Change Can
Make a Change

$2 per month
(a couple of candy bars)

  • Sends a child with epilepsy to a morning of summer camp
  • Provides one unit of a cryoprecipitate blood transfusion for woman suffering from a rare blood disorder

$5 per month
(two lattes)

  • Buys 188 lbs. of food to be distributed to the needy
  • Plants 100 cedar trees for a habitat restoration project
  • Provides a week of groceries and toiletries for two hungry families from a local food bank

$8 per month
(three lattes)

  • Covers the cost for a spinal tap, including physician’s fee
  • Provides one unit (of the average required 52 units a year) red blood cell transfusion for a patient with thalassemia (a genetic blood disorder)

$10 per month
(two fast food lunches)

  • Provides crisis services to six victims of sexual assault
  • Equals a complete platelet count for two children going through cancer treatment
  • Enables response to an emergency situation for an entire family

$20 per month
(two people going
to a movie)

  • Two nights of safe shelter for a battered woman and her child
  • 104 meals a year and 26 rides to work for homeless shelter residents
  • Breakfast and a snack for a child at a center for kids with emotional problems

$25 per month — Bronze level
(snacks for two people going to a movie)

  • One year of school-based services for a child victimized by abuse.
  • Preventing 10 senior citizens from choosing between food and medicine.
  • One year’s adult basic education instruction, nearly 1000 hours.

 

CFD 25 Years

Charity Fair and Food Drive Challenge

Tuesday, October 20
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
William W. Philip Hall

Meet with representatives from more than 50 local, regional, and national charities. Drop by and enter to win a variety of fabulous door prizes throughout the event, and chat with our event sponsors and participate in the campus wide food drive challenge.

We are very excited to share with the campus community that all food collected during the Charity Fair will be donated to B.A.S.H. – Bikers Against Statewide Hunger. B.A.S.H is a local food bank located in Tacoma that is dedicated to serving those in need. They are the only mobile food bank in Pierce County making deliveries to those who are unable to make a trip to their office. In addition to delivery services they offer in-office pickup of food twice a week.

Last year we collected just over 500 items and we are confident this year we can easily double that number. To ensure we do, we are sweetening the pot a bit with A CHALLENGE!

The department and student leadership team that collects the most food proportionately (using a specialized algorithm) will go down in history as the 2009 Charity Fair Food Drive Challenge Winners. Your departments/student leadership team’s name will be placed on a perpetual plaque and additionally a special little treat will be delivered for your eating pleasure.

For more details, contact Jo Enscoe at 2-5728.

Scholarship Raffle

October 20, 2009 through December 2, 2009

Raffle tickets will be available for you to pick up at the Charity Fair. Raffle tickets can be sold only to UW employees. You can buy one ticket for $3 each or two for just $5. All proceeds will go to the UW Tacoma Scholarship Fund.

For more details, contact Jo Enscoe at 2-5728.

1st Annual Bingo Soup4Soup Social

Monday, November 16
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tacoma Room (GWP 320)

$3 donation requested. You can also give back by donating a can(s) of your favorite soup, we will have them taken to the Tacoma Rescue Mission. So come, enjoy, various delicious soups and win prizes!

This event is hosted by IAS, Academic Affairs and the Chancellor's Office.

Gift Basket Silent Auction

Wednesday, December 2
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
GWP Atrium

The gift basket silent auction has become a yearly tradition to our campus and this year will be no different — except the baskets! Bring your checkbooks or cash with you and take a look at the beautiful baskets — some functional, educational or just plain decadent — which would accent any home or make a lovely gift for a friend or loved-one.

Contact Linda Spence Noyer at 2-4409 or Michele Brittany at 2-4878 for more details and to sign up to bring a basket.

Supporting UW Tacoma through the Combined Fund Drive

UW Tacoma is proud that so many of its employees participate in the state's Combined Fund Drive, our workplace giving campaign.

Many employees choose to make their charitable contributions to UW Tacoma. You can give to specific UW Tacoma funds listed below, as well as many programs across the UW.

UW Amocat Scholars Program
(0498858)
Gifts to University of Washington Tacoma help promote expanded student access, continued growth and instructional excellence.

UW Tacoma Fund
(0315816)
Gifts to University of Washington Tacoma help promote expanded student access, continued growth and instructional excellence for residents of the South Puget Sound region.

UW Tacoma Scholarship Fund
(0490839)
The University of Washington Tacoma offers a variety of scholarships to help students who may not otherwise be able to afford to continue their education.

UW Tacoma IAS Scholarship Fund
(1472587)
Provides support for the UW Tacoma Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program. Advances the development of innovative teaching and learning strategies in areas not supported by state funding.

UW Tacoma IAS Excellence Fund
(1477524)
Provides support for the UW Tacoma Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program. Advances the development of innovative teaching and learning strategies in areas not supported by state funding.

 

A Letter from the Chancellor

Dear Colleagues,

Each year I ask for your help in ensuring that our Combined Fund Drive is a success. Last year, so many of you responded that UW Tacoma had the highest participation rate among the three campuses (18 percent), and our campaign leadership team was nominated for the 2007 CFD team award!

Read the full letter

 

 

University of Washington Tacoma
1900 Commerce Street - Tacoma, WA 98402-3100

Last update: 11/2/09 bca