ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill.--Federal employees kicked off the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign Oct. 7, here, to jumpstart a new year of giving to local, national and international charities and make a lasting difference in people's lives in the Quad Cities and beyond.
Federal employees at Arsenal Island and from the Bi-State area, gathered to show their support
for the Combined Federal Campaign. More than 30 local charities staffed booths to showcase
their programs and to discuss how Federal employees' donations to CFC impact those charities.
Last year Illowa CFC federal employees pledged more than $374,000. Forty-two percent of donations stayed in the Quad City area, and 58 percent of donations went to national and international organizations. Employees donated to 776 different charities of which the top three were St. Jude Children's Hospital, American Red Cross and the Humane Society of Rock Island County.
"I like how CFC gives the breakdown for each charity, showing how much of my donation goes directly to their program and how much goes to their overhead," said Justine Barati, a federal employee with the Joint Munitions Command. "In past years, I have donated to the Bettendorf library, where my donation went right back into the community. I also donated to a Wounded Warriors' project because I have a relative who benefitted from it."
The Combined Federal Campaign is the only authorized solicitation of federal and postal employees in the workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. The Illowa Bi-State CFC covers all federal, postal and military employees in a 37-county area of western Illinois and eastern Iowa.
More information on the Illowa Bi-State CFC can be found at www.illowacfc.org.
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