Partners in Giving pledge forms due by Dec. 14

Partners in Giving officially ended Nov. 30, but it is not too late to make a contribution. If you wish to give through the convenient payroll deduction option, you should turn in your pledge form to your campaign coordinator no later than Wednesday, Dec. 14.

As of Dec. 5, the campaign had raised $1,764,261, compared to more than $2 million at the same time last year. The number of contributors is down throughout the campaign as well, possibly due to the many fund-raising efforts on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that have occurred in 2005.

As of Dec. 5, university contributors numbered only 2,255 out of nearly 19,900 employees, which is 551 fewer than at this time last year. Altogether they have given $747,333, compared to $894,296 a year ago.

At UW Hospital and Clinics, 265 out of 6,300 potential givers have contributed $60,318, compared to 412 pledging $74,306 last year.

On the state agency side, 4,036 employees have contributed $956,608 to this year’s campaign, compared to 4,476 giving $1,032,119 by this time a year ago.