The United Way Campaign is underway and I am personally challenging all employees of the St. Cloud Area School District 742 to give with their heart to United Way this year. It's difficult to comprehend the number of children that are directly or indirectly impacted by the United Way of Central Minnesota. So much of what we give goes to the children that come to us everyday to learn with hopes of having a successful future.
Please, Please, Please give financially from the heart.
I challenge every employee to give through payroll deduction, but my real challenge goes even deeper by asking that all employees seriously give what's equivalent to one hour of wages each paycheck or at least one hour of wages each month. Last year, our district gave about $42,000 or $1 per person from each paycheck, and that's with some giving at a leadership level of $1000.
We work with these children everyday; we see their needs first-hand. Therefore, I want us to take a leadership role at giving to the United Way by finding it in our heart to rise well above the giving that was done in the past.
