BG Gives Back exceeds goal

The University's annual charitable giving campaign ended on a high note when co-chair Maureen Ireland announced that 2004 giving exceeded the campaign goal. As of Nov. 16, $95,014 had been raised on the main campus, and $3,372 had been raised at BGSU Firelands.

The totals represent increases of 13 percent and 24 percent, respectively, on the two campuses.
More than 600 employees donated to help children and families in northwest Ohio through United Way and Northwest Ohio Community Shares.

"This year's campaign was lively and so successful," Ireland said, adding, “We were helped in no small way by all of the wonderful raffle prizes Ginny Pinkelman, our prize chair, was able to gather."

Among the businesses and individuals who contributed raffle prizes that could be won by employees pledging to the campaign were: Alyssa Lee's Cocoa Bean, Barney's on Main, Bee Gee Book Store, Dairy Queen, Eaton Aeroquip, Finders, Grinder’s, Hair Unlimited, Home Depot, Myles Pizza, Panera Bread, the Toledo Mud Hens, Marie Alvarez, Nora Cassidy, chemistry; Continuing and Extended Education, Sharon Franklin, design and construction; Chris Hattendorf, Nancy Posey and Ginny Pinkelman, both in the bursar’s office; the athletic department, the University greenhouse, the President's Office, the Student Recreation Center and WBGU-TV.

The grand-prize winner of a parking space donated by BGSU Parking and Traffic was Kandy Dukes of admissions.

Ireland thanked all the campaign participants, saying, "We are very grateful to everyone who volunteered on the steering committee or served as a departmental representative. And, of course, we were overwhelmed by the generosity of those who contributed money and prizes. Everyone's efforts combined to help us really give back in a big way to our community. We should be proud."