Syracuse — Upstate Medical University employees have raised $650,043 for their 2011 United Way/Community Giving Campaign, exceeding their goal of $650,000. That’s a six-percent increase over the 2010 campaign that raised $609,270. The four-month campaign concluded in early January.
The campaign supports hundreds of community programs and services, including those offered at Upstate.
“We are extremely grateful for the support the Upstate community provides to these important human service agencies,” said Community Giving Campaign co-chairs John McCabe, MD, and Wanda Thompson, PhD. “Each year, the need in our community grows and Upstate’s spirit of caring soars.”
McCabe is senior vice president for hospital affairs and chief executive officer for Upstate University Hospital. Thompson serves as senior vice president of operations.
McCabe and Thompson said that helping to make the 2011 campaign a success was the addition Upstate’s newest members from Community General (Upstate acquired Community last July); the efforts of Upstate’s more than 200 campaign department representatives and campaign committee members; and an online method to donate. A comprehensive incentive program, and inspiring testimonials from employees about why they support the campaign, featured on Upstate’s Community Giving Campaign website, was also cited for the record-breaking campaign.
Over the last five years, Upstate employees have contributed more than $2.6 million through the United Way/Community Giving Campaign, earning the United Way’s Spirit of Caring Award in 2010.
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