Always a pacesetter among Rochester employers, the University will close its 1997 United Way campaign at the end of this month, just as the Rochester area begins its month-long April campaign. This gives us plenty of time for faculty, staff, and retirees to make a donation to the United Way. By making even a small monetary gift, we contribute not only to the well being of the Greater Rochester community, but also to our sense of the University community as a giving one. Donors can make a blanket gift to the United Way, which the agency would use to support all five impact areas.
Donors can also specify that a donation go to a specific impact area or a particular agency.
All information remains confidential. The Rochester area campaign includes a Day of Caring, scheduled for May 1. Anyone wishing to donate their time on that day to work with a service agency in the community, should contact the United Way of Rochester, 454-2770, extension 211. The University has a hotline to answer questions anyone may have on the United Way and its programs, Colaruotolo says. That number is x3-4722.