FEMA Employees Contribute Nearly $56,000 During Combined Federal Campaign 

Release Date: December 4, 2008
Release Number: 1603-818

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NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office (LATRO) gave back to their communities by contributing nearly $56,000 during the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

CFC is the federal counterpart to the United Way in coordinating fundraising efforts among federal donors. It offers employees an opportunity to make charitable donations to national, international and local organizations through payroll deduction or a one-time contribution.

"I am tremendously proud of the generosity of LATRO staff. Through their liberal contributions to the CFC, our employees have once again demonstrated their personal commitment to this recovery," said Jim Stark, LATRO director. "The level of contributions is especially gratifying considering that much of it came from employees who, like the public we serve, are still dealing with the effects of hurricanes Gustav and Ike."

The theme for this year's campaign was "Cooking for Community." CFC contributions are particularly important to Louisiana's communities because, although there have been great strides toward recovery, there continues to be difficult challenges. Through their charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations, LATRO employees will have a substantial impact on the communities in which they live. 

"The real heroes of this effort are the nearly 40 employees who stepped up and acted as the key workers, explaining the program, distributing forms and encouraging participation in CFC. They hosted multiple events at the office level to promote CFC and did an outstanding job," said Mike Larkin, CFC coordinator for the LATRO office.

CFC is the only authorized solicitation of federal employees in their workplaces on behalf of approved charitable organizations. Federal employees continue to make the CFC the largest and most successful workplace philanthropic fundraiser in the world.

FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.

Last Modified: Monday, 08-Dec-2008 16:58:14