Have you been waiting to make your pledge? – State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC)

The annual State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) ends on October 31st.

By giving through the State Employee Charitable Campaign during the past 25 years, state and higher education employees have provided meals to hungry children, service dogs for our veterans, support for cancer survivors, and more.

HOW FAR CAN MY CONTRIBUTION GO?

$2 PER MONTH FOR ONE YEAR:

• provides a child with complete, basic childhood immunization against six diseases, supporting a healthy start
• provides vital cancer survivorship information and support to 80 cancer survivors
• provides seeds for one community or school garden, allowing families to grow nutritious, affordable food for themselves
• provides prescription glasses for five people in a Third World country
• covers the cost of planting 100 tree saplings
• provides meals for a homebound senior citizen for two weeks

$5 PER MONTH FOR ONE YEAR:

• sponsors eyes exams for two children in need
• provides 12 students with an interactive CD on college-age depression and suicide
• covers the registration fee for one patient or family member to attend the National Organization for Rare Disorders Patient/Family Conference
• underwrites equipment and supplies for five people to spend a morning cleaning a beach or river bank

$10 PER MONTH FOR ONE YEAR:

• underwrites free museum admission for 30 students
• pays for a veteran’s occupational certification to find employment
• will help a family in crisis with their monthly utility or grocery bills
• provides lifesaving medicines to 7,200+ children and families around the world
• sponsors two local health advocates to attend a National Pesticide Forum and learn the skills needed to make positive changes in the community
• screens one uninsured woman for breast cancer

$20 PER MONTH FOR ONE YEAR:

• provides a full year of groceries for a homebound AIDS patient
• provides food for one guide dog in advanced training
• buys six cases of non-latex gloves to keep volunteers safe during beach cleanups
• supports training in an environmental career for a person with a disability
• provides scholarship assistance for inner-city children to attend a nature camp

You can help improve people’s lives by giving through the SECC. Make your pledge online!

Sign-up – First time donors, create a new account…returning donors log-in
🎁 Select Your Charities – Tell us what areas of people’s lives that you want to make a difference
🙌 Choose Your Impact – You determine the amount that you want to contribute

Click here to give online: https://secctexasgiving.org/_dfwmetroplex/

Please click here for a short video regarding how to make an online pledge.