Are You a Federal or NC State Government Employee or Retiree?

 

Fall isn’t just when the leaves change or when BCR holds its annual raffle.  It’s also the start of the Workforce Giving Campaign season.  Exactly what is that?  It’s a time when employee payroll-deduction giving programs get launched, giving those employed by the federal government, the military and North Carolina state government an easy way to help out the non-profits they love.
 
BCR regularly participates in both the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and the North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC).  If you work for the federal government or military or are retired from either one, you would participate in the CFC.  Any employee or retiree of the state of North Carolina, and this includes those working for any of the state universities in the UNC System, have access to the SECC.
 
How important are these campaigns to BCR?  In 2019, your contributions to the CFC and SECC raised more than $21,000 for the cats!  Your generosity contributes directly to BCR’s mission:  to give our cats a safe, loving and healthy forever home.  Your donations provide the day-to-day medical and dental care the BCR cats need, cover any specialized treatments that may be necessary and so much more.
 
How does it work?  For both campaigns, you just select BCR from the campaign website (both links and our numbers are listed below) or from a printed booklet provided by the campaigns.  You can set up your deductions online or complete a printed form that comes with the booklet.  You decide how much you’d like to give to BCR for the year through payroll deduction. That tax-deductible amount will be deducted from your paychecks and sent to BCR.  How much you feel comfortable giving is up to you.  Even $2 or $5 given to BCR from each pay period helps enormously over a year!  If you haven’t heard about the campaigns yet this year, check with your Human Resources office.  You’ll also find frequently asked questions on each campaign’s website.
 
These campaigns are as important to the cats as the donations we get from your purchases on AmazonSmile and the Daily Clicks!  The 2020 CFC campaign ends on January 15, 2021.  The SECC ends on March 1, 2021. The cats appreciate everyone who has donated to them through these yearly campaigns.  If you aren’t a federal or state employee but have friends or family members who are, please let them know about BCR and how they can help, too!

 

CLICK HERE to visit the CFC website – our charity number is 67324.

 

CLICK HERE to visit the North Carolina SECC website – our charity number is 3859.