Family Campaign looks forward to best year ever

The 2005 Family Campaign kicked off Feb. 17 with high hopes for even greater success this year. The campaign provides an avenue for faculty, staff and retirees to create a stronger University by pledging their support to the areas most important to them, and especially to student scholarships.

BGSU donations have grown steadily over the past six years, noted Executive Vice President Linda Dobb, and she is optimistic this will be another record-breaking year. Fifty-three percent of University employees participated last year, contributing $935,000.

Not only do employee donations help the University directly, they are also a strong indicator to potential outside donors that those closest to the institution believe it merits support, said Amy Edgar Davis, director of annual giving.

Donors may direct their gifts to any of more than 400 accounts in the BGSU Foundation. Undirected gifts will go to the Support a Scholar fund. All pledges and donations made between last July 1 and June 30 count toward the campaign.

Pledges and donations may be made by filling out the form in the Family Campaign brochure or electronically by visiting http://giving.bgsu.edu/development/fundingopps/familycampaign.jsp