Colleagues and friends,

Along with our excellent committee, we are excited to kick off the 2022 Community Giving Campaign beginning Monday, November 7. All donations support our three partner organizations:

• United Way of Androscoggin County aims to increase the organized capacity of people in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties to care for one another by fighting for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in our community.
  
• Maine Share supports 40 member groups across the state who make sustainable change to advance social and environmental justice and to uplift arts and culture.
  
• Community Health Charities brings nonprofits, businesses, and communities together around a shared commitment to health and wellbeing by addressing the barriers to good health and equity, and creating resilient communities where everyone can thrive.

This year is one of particular urgency and need, and together we aim to raise $40,000 from 225 faculty and staff donors. You can make a gift to the Community Giving Campaign beginning Monday, November 7. through payroll deduction via Garnet Gateway. There are many designations and charities to choose from within each of the partner organizations.

We will send regular emails, updating you on progress towards our goals  and awarding raffle prizes to donors. The United Way has a great incentives drawing for donors who make their gifts by Thursday, November 10. Attached is a list of the United Way’s donor incentives — make your gift early to win!

As two lifelong Mainers, we know first hand just how much your donations mean to our local community. From the bottom of our hearts we thank you for your consideration and encourage you to reach out with aquestions.

With gratitude during this season of giving,

Erin Brown P’25, ebrown3@bates.edu, x6489 and

Cary Gemmer ’07, cgemmer@bates.edu, x5988

Community Giving Co-chairs

P.S. Attached are slides detailing the campaign and the logistics of making a gift through Garnet Gateway.