The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-01
The Community Chest


IfM Community Chest is a grouping
together of various local pnilanthropiel
which depend in part or entirely upor
voluntary contributions for support
for the purpose of improving stand
ards of work and raising funds co
operatively. The participating agencie;
are members of the organization which
was formed. Control is vested in a
| executive committee, under Whose
supervision all of the business is trans
ed careful budget of its needs, which
was studied thoroughly and passed
upon by budget committee. From
these budgets the complete budget was
determined apd the community will be
asked November 18th to 18th TO make
contributions for Il years period tC
finance this program. The funds then
raised will he held in trust and turned
over monthly or quarterly to the mem
| Der agencies who are required to spend
them according to the budget and pro
gram or work laid down at the be-
ginning of the year, excepting. OF
course. where emergencies or unfore-
seen conditions make it desirable to
make certain changes.
In addition to raising funds for the
participating agencies, the community
chest plan improves the efficiency Of
the work done, brings about more
harmonious rela tons between the diff
ferent agencies and sees to it that the
social needs of the community are
adequately met. -... l
Eorty-fve organizations of Denver
have, voluntarily united in the Den
yer Community Chest, realizing that
it will:
Save Denver forty-fve drives and
the repeated efforts of our devoted men
and women for their more important.
direct work of minis;ration. whoiOther-
wise must arrange and direct canvasses
for funds.
Save the time and serve the coz
yenience of the giving public (Sub-
scriptions may he made in cash or mt
intervals during the year,
Save the large expense involved in
separate campaign for each organiza-,
ton.
Give to the public. through a budget
committee of responsible men and
women, clearer and more adequate.
knowledge of the actual needs, the
actual accomplishments. the requisite
Developments and the actual expcndi-
lures, of the participating agencies. i
Statistics. of other cities show that,
the cost of conducting individual cam
paigns is anywhere from $50 to
SO% of the total amount raised, the
average being about 1870. The average
cost of conducting Community Chest
icampaigiis lis between Pa. and SIC of
the total amount. the cost diminishing
us the organization is perfected each
year II Is expected that the cost of
Denver's campaign will not exceed
III. i
The Denver Community Chest. which
was organized by men and women rep
resentativc of the financial. Industrial.
educational, religious and social life
of Denver. under the leadership of the
Denver Civic and Commercial AssOcia-
ton, is: persistent irresistible, ever
growing spiritual force; materially
as useful and important as our public
utilities; morally, Internationally md
charitably as important as our
churches. our schools, our hospitals
and our colleges; an institution worthy
of Denver, and of which Denver Is
worthy. and without which Denver, the
beautiful. will be in n backward stage
Of civic duty. civic pride and civic de-
velopmelt.
Speakers will he glad to give talks,
illustrated by slides showing the nu-
merous fields of activity Incorporated
in the Community Chest; or, if de-
sired, complete evenings program
WIN be given. Call Speakers Blu
ieau,"l Main DAG
The officers of the Chest are:
Karl c. Schuyler. president; John
W Morcy, LIST vice-prcsident; w. T.
McPhee. md vice-president John
Evans treasurer; w. +. r. Mills Sec
rotary. i.it