MORE WINNERS

We have two more winners this week. Karen McMullin from Securities won a beautiful set of knives donated by the Utah Food Bank.

Robyn Barkdull from DOPL won the gift basket with donations from United Way, The Happy Factory, Utah Girl Scouts and Utah Open Lands.

The campaign ends next Friday, November 4th, so don't miss your chance to be eligible for the next drawing. The sooner you donate, the better your chance of winning a prize. More importantly, don't miss your chance to help Utah's charities bolster communities throughout our great state. It's the kindness exhibited by people like you who make Utah such a great place to live

To donate visit http://www.usecf.state.ut.us/ From there, sign in and select from a vast list of charitable organizations. You can choose to either have your donation automatically deducted from your paychecks, or you can make a one-time pledge and send a check to our department coordinators; Mia Larsen, Admin or Valeri Stewart, Corporations.

FOURTH STREET CLINIC

Fourth Street Clinic was founded in 1988 by Dr. Allan Ainsworth inside a cleaned out office across the street from Utah's largest emergency shelter. The triage clinic was staffed with one part-time nurse who relied heavily on hospitals for patient treatments.

Today, with a staff of 45 and a volunteer network of more than 200, Fourth Street Clinic is a comprehensive health care home that serves 6,500 homeless men, women and children with 30,000 primary care, behavioral health and specialty care visits. Fourth Street Clinic dispenses 40,000 medications annually.

By increasing homeless Utahns access to primary care, Fourth Street Clinic is a major partner in ending homelessness, promoting community health, and achieving across-the-board health care savings. For many patients, the clinic is their first and only chance at proper diagnosis and treatment. Good physical and mental health is the foundation for transitioning back into permanent housing. Many chronically homeless Utahns ignore their health problems for decades; many are also alcoholics which, coupled with street living, leaves their bodies compromised. Simple problems often turn into health crises and can cost thousands of dollars if they go untreated.

For more information visit http://www.fourthstreetclinic.org/

 If you missed "Turning Point" featuring Adopt A Native Elder when it was first broadcasted, you can view it here:
http://byutv.org/watch/937a3970-27a0-4c49-82f6-278f8ea92f60

Can you spot a familiar face?

ANE blog post about the food run that took place last May:
http://anelder.blogspot.com/2011/05/food-run-report-many-farms-5511.html

Running for A Good Cause

If you meet Erika and Maria from the Division of Public Utilities you are most often greeted with a warm smile and positive attitude. Both young ladies are a great asset to the Commerce Charity Committee. They seem to be always looking for ways to make a difference. Congratulations on finishing the 5K race. We can't wait to hear what you are doing next!

Erika and Maria at the Charity Carnival.

This past Saturday, we had the honor of running the 5K charity race for the Heartbeats for Heartland, which benefits the Hartland Center of Salt Lake.  The Heartland Center is an organization that supports 800 residents, 75% of whom are non‑native English speaking immigrants or refugees.  It was great to see a large gathering of people there to support the organization, and sacrifice their Saturday morning for a good cause.  We even recruited a State of Utah employee from another Department - Chris Pacheco from DHS, to run with us!  The day was a win-win for all of us.  Not only did we support a charity, but we got a great workout!   

Erika Tedder & Maria Martinez

Division of Public Utilities

Campaign Statistics

We only have about two weeks left of the Charitable Contributions Campaign. The campaign ends on November 4th. So far this year Commerce employees have raised $9,173.60 toward different charities. Last years campaign raised $15,404.78. In the 2011 campaign, a total of 112 employees out of 239 made a contribution. So far this year we have only had less than 27% of the employees contribute.

Please remember there is no minimum donation amount, every penny counts. You can either donate through payroll or make a one time donation (check or cash). If you are hesitant using the computer, please contact any committee member and they will be happy to help you.

http://www.usecf.state.ut.us/

Participation:

DPU 62%
CORP 56%
OPRO 50%
Securities 48%
Admin 42%
OCS 17%
Real Estate 15%
CP 10%
DOPL 5%

Committee members are: Valeri Stewart, Karen Wicker, Julie Price, Bela Vastag, Marv Everett, Tracy Naff, Dane Ishihara, Cyndy Nelson, Liz Blaylock, Erika Tedder, Maria Martinez, and Mia Larson.


"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little". Edmund Burke

Become a member of the 1% Club

The State Employees Charitable Fund recognizes State employees who contribute generously. Any employee who donates 1% or more of their annual gross salary to charities through the Charitable Fund is eligible for special recognition.

Take your current hourly rate and multiply it by the 2088; the amount available on the pay plan for the current fiscal year. That amount is your Total Gross Salary. Multiply that amount by 1%
(.01) Divide that amount by 26 pay periods. That will be your deduction per pay period.

Link to the formula: http://www.usecf.state.ut.us/onepercent/onepercent.html

Hats Off and Much Appreciation to the 1% Club!

DID YOU KNOW?

$1.00 donation will provide:

• a can of tuna and a package of crackers to a person who cannot take their HIV medication without food


• something a needy child may never have - a book
  


• a meal for a homebound elder

$1.00 per paycheck (price of a candy bar) will provide:

• A six month supply of syringes for a diabetic patient



• A year's worth of sports equipment for a Special Olympics athlete
  


• Transportation to a doctor's appointment for two senior citizens for 1 year
  


• Food, litter and toys for four kittens
  

$2 per week (price of an energy drink) will provide:

• A mammogram screening




• A day of summer camp for a child with epilepsy




• A year's worth of sports equipment for a Special olympics athlete




• Infant/Child CPR training for two early childhood teachers




• USDA nutritional snacks for one youth for a year




• Housing counseling for three families to avoid foreclosure




• Medication management by an RN for four abused and neglected teens in a residential treatment facility

$5 per week (price of a premium coffee) will provide:

• The cost of a two-week summer enrichment program for a four year old




• 100 days of quality after-school programming at a child's school




• Group therapy for 16 teenagers to teach them anger management skills to help reduce violent juvenile crime
  
  Any small donation can make a big difference
  

We can do no great things, only small things with great love. --Mother Teresa