Tooele does unique Combined Federal Campaign events

By Ms. Kathy Anderson (AMC)January 21, 2014

Tooele Army Depot, Combined Federal Campaign, basket auction event
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Additional items for auction in support of CFC
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Tooele Army Depot (TEAD) once again participated in the annual fundraising efforts for this year's National Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Each year TEAD raises thousands of dollars for CFC and in order to resume this type of generosity it was encouraged that each keyworker conduct a 100 percent face-to-face contact and give them the opportunity to donate through the traditional methods of payroll deduction (on-line using MyPay or the CFC web site), credit/debit card, eCheck, cash or check. Though TEAD reached 100 percent goal early during the donation period, they continued striving for additional cash donations through some very unique fundraiser events, such as; the Employee Appreciation Day dunking booth, Turkey Clobber Globber, silent basket auction, and "Get Mugged."

"Our workforce has been very supportive with donations," said Debbie Hurley, TEAD's Co-chairman volunteer for CFC. "This year we tried something new with the special events and I believe all were a big success, plus everyone had fun with a little competition."

Federal employees throughout the Depot generously contributed $25,855 to various CFC charities and of that total approximately $4,000 in cash was from the special events. During the CFC donation period, the Department of Defense employees were also adhering to the government furlough of six days and activities were suspended. The furloughs placed some of the civilians and military in a hardship and were made to rethink their finances and charitable contributions, bring the yearly total down from the previous years.

The CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by federal civilians, postal and military donors during the Sept. 1 through Jan. 15 campaign season support eligible nonprofit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world.