Choosing to Make a Difference

 

By Rochelle Hendricks

Secretary of Higher Education

 

Each year, during this season of giving, we have the chance to help people who are in need, who can benefit from our kindness and generosity.  Year after year, our higher education institutions play an important role in strengthening local communities beyond the campus by supporting organizations that help others every day.

 

Employees and staff at our public institutions can help by participating in the New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign, which I serve as Co-Chair with Department of Education Commissioner David Hespe. I invite those of you at our public institutions to consider making a donation, either with a single contribution or as a deduction from your paycheck.  The deadline for making a donation is December 31. Simply log onto the website here cymbalta price. Donations are voluntary, confidential and tax deductible.  You can make a general gift or select a particular organization from a list of 1,100 groups.

 

There has been a great deal of enthusiasm on campuses for this charitable campaign – especially at Stockton University which has already exceeded its fundraising goals. Stockton hosted a special celebration called “Just Desserts” on Monday, November 30, raising money for charitable service groups and the Stockton Foundation, which directly helps students. Congratulations to Stockton!

 

Finally, I’d like to wish everyone in the higher education community a very happy, healthy holiday season.  Enjoy yourselves over the winter break, and come back rested and ready for the spring semester!  

Way to go, Stockton community!  Monday’s “Just Desserts” celebration in support of Stockton’s New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign was a great success! Thanks to the delicious cakes, pies, sticky buns, and cupcakes from local bakeries, we gathered $562 in donations that will be forwarded to the Stockton Foundation via the NJECC. Fantastic!

 

The ECC planning team would again like to thank Chartwells and President Kesselman for their generous support of Monday’s event.

 

Even better news:  Stockton’s total donation amount now stands at $48,427!  We are at 97% of our goal of $50,000 — just $1,573 away!  It’s not too late to help us reach our record goal.  For as little as $2 per pay (via payroll deduction), you can really impact the lives of so many in our community.  The need is so great, so please consider contributing to the campaign.

 

Signing up online is safe, fast, and easy: <a href="https://www.givingmatters365 cymbalta 20 mg.org/_njecc/”>https://www.givingmatters365.org/_njecc/#  If you register by Thursday afternoon, you’ll be eligible for the next round of Stockton Sweepstakes drawings which will take place this Friday!

 

We had five lucky winners at Monday’s “Just Desserts” celebration:

[if !supportLists]·         [endif]Jeannine Arrigo won a $50 Bed, Bath, and Beyond gift card, courtesy of Charles Ingram

[if !supportLists]·         [endif]Jessica Henning won a $50 Campus Bookstore gift card, courtesy of Bob Heinrich

[if !supportLists]·         [endif]Eve Jaworski won a $50 Visa gift card, courtesy of Peter Baratta

[if !supportLists]·         [endif]Janice Weisgerber won a $50 Macy’s gift card, courtesy of Thomasa Gonzalez

[if !supportLists]·         [endif]Cathy Williams won two “any one day passes” to Stockton’s Executive Suite during the ShopRite LPGA Classic to be held June 3-5, 2016, courtesy of the Office of Development, Alumni Affairs, and University Foundation

 

Thank you again for your amazing support for Stockton’s Employees Charitable Campaign!

The Stockton ECC Planning Team

Brian Jackson, Chief of Staff (co-chair)	Dawn Hans, Director of Special Events, Development
Cindy Gove, Project Coordinator (co-chair)	Ayisha Lee, Assistant to the Chief Development Officer, Development
Peter Baratta, Chief Planning Officer (co-chair)	Carole LoBue, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
Tom Chester, Director of Human Resources	Michelle McDonald, Interim Assistant Provost
Lydia Fecteau, Adjunct Representative to Faculty Senate	Lolita Treadwell, Executive Assistant to the Provost