Charleston, W.Va. – Each year, state employees across West Virginia join together to help support others in their local communities through the state-sponsored West Virginia State Employees Combined Campaign (WVSECC), which kicked off during a meeting with agency coordinators on Monday, October 17, 2016.
This campaign allows state employees the opportunity to contribute to the non-profit organizations of their choice or to contribute to the Community Impact Fund, which allows the United Way to use its discretion in the distribution of funds, based on need, to the many non-profit organizations in West Virginia which it supports. The United Way West Virginia State Employees Combined Campaign will conclude on December 15, 2016. Special event fundraising may continue through the end of March of 2017.
Department of Administration Director of Communication Diane Holley-Brown was appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin as the Chairperson for the 2016 campaign, and Samantha Knapp will serve as the Statewide Campaign Coordinator.
United Way is a national network of locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and people's lives. While local United Ways tackle issues based on local needs, common focus areas include helping children and youth; improving access to health care; promoting self-sufficiency and strengthening families. The WVSECC allows employees to donate to both United Way agencies and non-United Way agencies.
All state employees will receive campaign information from their agency/department coordinator. This information will allow employees to make a decision on whether they would like to participate in a fundraising event; make a payroll deduction; write a check or give cash; and decide which non-profit organizations they would they would like to support.
For information concerning the United Way West Virginia State Employees Combined Campaign, please contact Campaign Coordinator Samantha Knapp at (304) 558-7022 or e-mail Samantha.S.Knapp@wv.gov.