ALBUQUERQUE (December 11, 2015) – Employees of Lovelace Health System raised a total of $442,245 for United Way of Central New Mexico and United Way of Chaves County in the annual fundraising campaign this fall.
Every year, employees are invited to use pledge forms to pledge money to United Way through deductions in their paychecks for the following calendar year. Lovelace Health System also pledges to match fifty cents to every dollar donated up to $100,000, and makes an additional $50,000 donation to the United Way Cornerstone Fund to help cover the cost of United Way’s administrative functions. Employees held fundraising events, such as pie-in-the-face events, silent auctions and sponsored events through outside corporations.
Due to the generosity of Lovelace Health System employees, this year’s final donation came to a nearly 13-percent increase over 2014 in dollar value at $292,245.
“We are very proud of our employees’ generosity,” said Ron Stern, CEO of Lovelace Health System. “Our employees consistently maintain a giving spirit, regardless of their own circumstances.”
Employees are allowed to allocate their donations specifically to causes they care about through the United Way network, or they can designate their donations be used in the Community Fund, which allows United Way to send the money where it is most needed.
“United Way is very thankful for the work Lovelace does every year to help us monetarily,” said Randy Woodcock, vice-president and chief strategic officer of United Way of Central New Mexico. “We are grateful for their partnership and thank every employee that pledged to give this year. With their commitment, we are able to do so much more for our community. It really makes a difference here in New Mexico.”
For more information about the services sponsored by United Way, please visit www.uwcnm.org.