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HI. I’M LINDA CARLISLE, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES, BUT TODAY
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU AS CHAIR OF THE STATE EMPLOYEES COMBINED CAMPAIGN.
I HOPE MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CAMPAIGN AND HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTORS IN THE
PAST. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW, I’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU JUST HOW IMPORTANT
THE STATE EMPLOYEES COMBINED CAMPAIGN IS. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, STATE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN
GIVING TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY CARE ABOUT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.
WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND ORGANIZATIONS – NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED
BY A COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTEER STATE EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS MEET THE
HIGHEST STANDARDS. THEY WILL ONLY RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION IF YOU DECIDE THAT THEY ARE
IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE.
SUPPORTING NONPROFITS MEANS THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, YOU
WILL HAVE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS TO
COME OUT TO THEIR HOMES, AND THOSE MAY BE THE ONLY PROGRAMS THAT GIVE THEM THEIR SMALL
PERSONAL CONTACT EACH DAY.
I WORK WITH THRESHOLD. WE ARE A PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM LOCATED IN DURHAM.
WE SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS.
MY NAME IS LAURA-NELL PARNELL AND I’M A DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AT GIRL SCOUTS HORNETS
NEST COUNCIL. AT GIRL SCOUTS, WE ARE BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER.
IN SHORT, WE ARE BUILDING LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
I’M AN ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS
NORTH CAROLINA SUPPORTS MORE THAN THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ATHLETES ACROSS THE STATE OF ALL
AGES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND IT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE IN SPORTING
EVENTS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
MY NAME IS MARY KATE KEITH AND I’M WITH MEALS ON WHEELS OF WAKE COUNTY. WE SERVE FIFTEEN
HUNDRED SENIORS EVERY WEEKDAY WITH A HOT NUTRITIOUS LUNCH. THESE LUNCHES ARE SERVED BY A VOLUNTEER
WORKFORCE OF OVER TWO THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP SERVE MEALS TO THESE SENIOR NEIGHBORS.
MY NAME IS CYNTHIA SATTERFIELD. I WORK FOR THE TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY AS THEIR DEVELOPMENT
AND OUTREACH PERSON. OUR ORGANIZATION PROTECTS WATER, LAND AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
I’M VERY PROUD OF HOSPICE AND WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT, SO I ENJOY TELLING
PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
THESE AGENCIES ARE WORKING HARD FOR FUNDIN TO HELP INDIVIDUALS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT
HAVE MONIES OR FUNDS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS A WELL-NEEDED THING THAT OUR STATE IS
DOING THIS FOR US. STATE EMPLOYEES ARE CHIPPING-IN AND HELPING OUT AND MAKING IT A WONDERFUL
EVENT TODAY.
I’M A STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE STATE EMPLOYEES COMBINED CAMPAIGN AND
PRIOR TO BECOMING A STATE EMPLOYEE, I WAS A FUNDRAISER FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE CAMPAIGN AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN NEED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
I’VE BEEN INVOLVES WITH THE STATE EMPLOYEES COMBINED CAMPAIGN FOR REALLY THE ENTIRE TIME
IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE, WHICH IS 24 YEARS. THE SECC HAS CONTRIBUTED SEVENTY EIGHT MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE LAST 24 YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND THAT IS FANTASTIC. I CAN ASSURE YOU WORKING
IN THE PUBLIC, AND FORMERLY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, HOW MUCH THE PRIVATE NONPROFITS DEPEND
UPON THE HELP.
IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO HAS NOT COMMITTED TO THE COMBINED CAMPAIGN, LET THIS BE THE YEAR
THAT YOU DO IT! STATE EMPLOYEES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN PEOPLE’S LIVES EVERY DAY.
AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN GIVING GUIDE, FIND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU ARE MOST INTERESTED
IN SUPPORTING, MARK THEM ON YOUR PLEDGE CARD, SIGN-UP FOR PAYROLL DEDUCTION, AND JOIN ME,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT - TOGETHER WE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU.