The results are in: UC Merced’s 2016 United Way Campaign was a big success — both in the number of participants involved and the amount of donations received.
During a thank you luncheon held this week (March 29), organizers announced this year’s campaign saw a 20 percent increase in employee payroll deductions compared to the previous year. Campaign co-chairs Sonia Johnston and Kim Garner lauded campus community members’ overall efforts to raise awareness and support for the critical services and resources provided by the United Way of Merced County.
Organizers acknowledged the many activities that supported the 2016 campaign, which ran from mid-January through Feb. 29. Three departments — Facilities Management, the Administrative Coordination Team and the UC Merced Police Department — received special recognition for hosting a variety of fundraisers that included bake sales, pizza parties, candy sales and more, which increased the amount of donations received and expanded campuswide participation.
