The 2009 UNMC United Way campaign kicks off Monday.
UNMC has set an employee contribution goal of $143,094 for the 2009 drive, which ends Friday, Oct. 23.
UNMC employees will again be able to pledge online through an efficient, secure system.
On Monday, employees will receive a user name and password in an e-mail message sent to their UNMC e-mail accounts. A handful of UNMC employees who do not have a UNMC e-mail accounts will receive pledge cards to fill out.
Once again, employees can direct campaign contributions, which help support more than 150 health and human service programs across the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Bellevue areas. Overall, the United Way hopes to raise $22 million for the community.
Those who pledge by Oct. 9 will be eligible for weekly prize drawings that will be held on Fridays. Among the prizes available during this year’s drawings are tickets to Nebraska football games on:
- Oct. 17 against Texas Tech;
- Oct. 24 against Iowa State; and
- Nov. 21 against Kansas State.
Other prizes awarded during the drawings include gift certificates from:
- Borsheim’s;
- Target;
- Best Buy;
- Nebraska Furniture Mart; and
- Village Pointe Shopping Center.
Drawing winners will be announced in UNMC Today.
A “no-pledge” option is available online for employees who choose not to donate this year. Individuals unable to contribute are still encouraged to access the eWay Web site and submit their “no donation” response to be eligible for the prize drawings.
For more information, contact Kacie Gerard, UNMC’s campaign manager, at 559-4319.