United Way campaign ends Friday with prize drawing

Friday is the final day of the 2018 UNMC United Way campaign. Let’s make it count.

When you give to United Way, you’re making a difference in the lives of thousands of people in our very own neighborhoods. More than 12 percent of people in Omaha-Council Bluffs live in poverty.

If you need more of an incentive, at 4 p.m. Friday, the UNMC United Way Committee will draw prize winners for the final week of the campaign. Prizes this week include:

• Two $50 Amazon gift cards
  
• A $25 Starbucks gift card
  
• A $25 Lowes gift card
  
• A $25 Target gift card
  

Employees of UNMC who pledge a minimum of $20 (only $1.67 per month) to the United Way campaign will be eligible for the prizes listed above. You can log into eServ and make a pledge by 4 p.m. today to be included in the drawing.

Here’s how the participation levels stack up by college or unit:

• College of Allied Health Professions: 75 percent
• Chancellor’s Unit: 69 percent
• Academic and Student Affairs: 60 percent
• Munroe-Meyer Institute: 56 percent
• Facilities Management and Planning: 49 percent
• College of Nursing: 43 percent
• Eppley Institute: 40 percent
• Business and Finance: 39 percent
• College of Public Health: 39 percent
• Human Resources: 33 percent
• College of Medicine: 24 percent
• ITS: 22 percent
• Research: 21 percent
• College of Pharmacy: 19 percent
• College of Dentistry: 2 percent
  

The running total
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, UNMC achieved:

• Donations of $114,381 toward a goal of $160,000
  
• Employee participation of 32 percent. Remember, using the UNMC eServ website to choose not to donate counts as participation.

To participate in supporting the United Way:

• Click on this link. (The link will take you to UNMC eServ page.)
  
• Enter your UNMC username and password.
  
• Click on the United Way link and participate today!
  
• Credit card donations are accepted.