Why the State Employee Charitable Campaign?

• The SECC is…

to be part of long term solutions

to enable state employees to support the charitable organizations that are important to them

to feel confident that your money is funding valuable organizations who have undergone a rigorous application process and are benefiting those who are most in need

to designate today and reap the benefits of your donation long into the future

YOUR CAMPAIGN!

Times have changed…

the needs in our community and worldwide have not!

Over 150,000 new people were welcomed into our community in 2005 as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They were given food, shelter, clothing and hope!

Many are still receiving help with basic needs.

Almost 36% of homeless individuals are veterans

1 million people in our community have no health insurance

1/3 of adults function at the lowest level of literacy

Only 75% of local students graduate from public high school

Every 11 minutes, a child is reported abused or neglected

30% of people 65 and older have 3 chronic illnesses

14 million Americans have critical housing needs

1.2 billion people worldwide live on less than $1 per day

For pennies as day….The SECC of Houston is

workingin the lives of children!

• Your contributions improve after school programs.

• Your contributions enable a disabled child to receive valuable assistive technology.

• Your contributions provide safety courses for our area youth.

For pennies a day…The SECC of Houston is working to

build strong families and safeneighborhoods!

• Your contributions build strong foundations through counseling and parenting education.

• Your contributions grant access to affordable housing for low-income families.

• Your contributions assist in neighborhood redevelopment projects to provide safe places for you children to play.

For pennies a day…The SECC of Houston is working towards a healthier community!

• Your contributions allow senior citizens to live out their lives with dignity.

• Your contributions allow for training & exercise equipment for those suffering from arthritis.

• Your contributions aid in the fight against Alzheimer's, Cancer and Heart Disease.

• For pennies a day…The SECC of Houston is working to

help save our environment!

• Your contributions help to plant trees in inner city neighborhoods.

• Your contributions help keep our coastal beaches and waterways clean.

• Your contributions help develop undeveloped land into public parks.

• Your contributions are helping endangered animals thrive again in their natural habitats.

Some of the most rewarding occasions you have could be the ones you give away!

What will you give up? Your SECC Dollars At Work!

$4 A café mocha each day 24 young people with physical mental disabilities can participate in special needs scouting

$5 A fast food value meal 50 school aged youth with twice a week tobacco prevention education services

$50 Manicure and pedicure 53 days of comprehensive quality twice a month childcare to low-income families

$85 Dinner and a movie for 200 seniors can have a nutritious two each month meal and social interaction at a senior center

Some of the most rewarding occasions you have could be the ones you give away!

What will you give up? Your SECC Dollars At Work!

$125 An outing for a family of 207 people can receive cancer four each month screenings, early detection

services and education

$210 A round of golf for four 48 children can participate in

each month after school recreation activities and life skills training for an entire year

Thank you for your 2007 commitment to the State Employee Charitable

Campaign!

Goodness is the only investment that never fails!

– Thoreau