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United Way, Day 17: Why I am a supporter

Lois Colburn

Lois Colburn

UNMC is currently taking part in the 2015 United Way Campaign. Each week during the campaign, we will feature members of the UNMC community who are United Way supporters.

Today, we meet:

  • Name: Lois Colburn
  • Department: Continuing Education

The running total

As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, UNMC achieved:

  • Donations of $158,085.50, exceeding the campaign goal of $155,000.
  • Employee participation of 48 percent. This year’s employee participation goal is 50 percent. Remember, using the UNMC eServ website to choose not to donate counts as participation.

Favorite United Way community partners:
Micah House and OneWorld Community Health Center.

Why I support the United Way:
It’s simply the right thing to do as anyone of us may be faced with the need to call upon programs supported by United Way.

To join us 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.

This is the final week of the United Way campaign. To be eligible for the final prize drawing, which includes a pair of tickets to the Nebraska Cornhusker football games against Northwestern on Oct 24 and Iowa on Nov. 27, sign up now. Every donor who gives at least $20 will be entered into the final drawing.