2010 Maryland Charity Campaign: Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Bowie State University's 2010 Maryland Charity Campaign will launch on December 6, 2010 and end on January 31, 2011. The campaign is a workplace charitable-giving program that offers state employees the opportunity to contribute to charities using the convenience of payroll deduction. Currently 892 charities participate in the campaign.
In 2009 the Maryland Charity Campaign raised $3,709,952. The effort raises vital funds for nonprofit organizations that serve pressing community needs. Support of this kind is more important now than ever given the condition of our economy and the number of citizens requesting assistance. Last year the number of participants from our university was noticeably less than in years past. This year the goal is to have at least 200 members of our community participate at a level of personal choice and significance.
Please join me in making a gift to the Maryland Charity Campaign. Your gift, regardless of the amount, is needed and will truly make a difference.
What Your Dollar Buys!
$1 per work day, or $260 per year, would provide:
1,300 pounds of food that can be distributed to people in need - this translates to 838 meals to hungry Marylanders across the state
A daily snack for an abused child in an afterschool program
Nine hours of addiction counseling for two women
Five weeks of a women's support group
Parent-child field trip for 20 families at risk of dissolution
Follow-up work site visits for eight developmentally challenged people
Enough to raise and transplant 5,200 pollution filtering oysters
Twenty-one 4' native trees that can be planted as a streamside buffer
100 prepared meals served in a homeless shelter
Support for ten senior citizens so they don't have to choose between food and medicine
Fourteen employment workshops or GED test fees for six students
Vaccinations for 208 dogs for kennel cough
Feline leukemia test for 24 cats
A hotel room for three families victimized by a disaster and left homeless in the middle of the night
Six nights in a shelter for victims of domestic violence - including nutritious meals, access to clothing and personal care items, and case management and referral coordination
$2 per work day, $20 bi-weekly (Leadership Giver), that's $520 a year, would provide:
One ton-2,000 pounds-of food that translates to 1,612 meals to hungry Marylanders across the state
Two days of care for a terminally ill individual
Baby formula for 52 low-income infants (one each week)
A full year of scouting for two girls
Five and a half weeks of work training
One month of preschool for a child at risk of falling through the cracks
Funding for daily radio legislative updates, during the legislative session and monthly for interim committees
Lightweight wheelchair for a person who is physically challenged
Posters and other educational materials to inform national park visitors about steps they can take to help prevent increased air pollution in their parks
Five people being treated for mental illness to attend recovery classes that provide education, peer support, and healing strategies.
Additional information about the campaign can be found at http://mdcharity.org/2010/index.html. Ms. Shaquette Gorman is our internal point of contact and can be reached by email or at (301) 860-4300.
Bowie State University's 2010 Maryland Charity Campaign will launch on December 6, 2010 and end on January 31, 2011. The campaign is a workplace charitable-giving program that offers state employees the opportunity to contribute to charities using the convenience of payroll deduction. Currently 892 charities participate in the campaign. 
