Not Unto Ourselves Alone...

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The 230+ Classified Staff of Willamette University raise money throughout the year and donate to national, state, county, city, and Willamette University causes including: The American Red Cross, Marion/Polk Food Share, and the WU Take a Break program.

The December Luncheon is our biggest fundraising activity each year. In 2006 $900 was raised and distributed anonymously to three Willamette-related families in need. Also, in 2007 $843 was raised and distributed anonymously to three Willamette-related families in need. In 2008 $469 was raised and distributed anonymously to Willamette-related families in need.

At each of the seven regular Classified Luncheons, there is a 50/50 drawing, where the winner keeps half of the money raised, and chooses where to donate the other half. These donations can be made to any external charity or internal Willamette program.

In 2007-08 a total of $311 was raised in the 50/50 drawings and donated to the following:

September, 2007	$40.00	Salem Friends of Felines
October, 2007	$47.00	Union Gospel Mission
November, 2007	$44.50	Helping Hands
January, 2008	$48.50	Birthright of Salem
February, 2008	$49.50	American Cancer Society
March, 2008	$38.50	YWCA/SOS
April, 2008	$43.00	Union Gospel Mission

In 2008-09 a total of $37.50 has been raised so far in the 50/50 drawings and donated to the following:

October, 2008	$37.50	Willamette Valley Hospice
November, 2008	$39.00	Salem Friends of Felines
February, 2009	$41.00	Martha Springer Garden

Council and Staff are also actively involved in other Service programs. For example:

In 2006 Council collected items for seven care packages for a Staff member’s son and his unit serving in Iraq.

In November of 2005 the Classified Employees collected and donated 60 "Survival Kits" consisting of combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bars of soap, and hand towels through LDS West Ward to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 42 of these kits were assembled by the Classified Staff during the November, 2005 Classified Council Luncheon. The remaining items were given to LDS West Ward who completed the remaining kits.

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The Classified Employee Scholarship Fund awards $500 to selected students with financial need to help defray the costs of books and/or tuition. This scholarship has been awarded to the following recipients:

2009-10

Kathryn (Katie) Stillwagon - CLA
Luis Mancheno - Law

2008-09

Rachael Peterson - CLA
Ethan Bancroft - CLA

COUNCIL REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF STAFF

Council Members and Staff are part of almost every Campus-wide committee, providing reports at Council Meetings to keep Classified Employees informed of what’s happening in our Willamette community. Safety Committee, Master Planning Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Search for VP of Financial Affairs, Benefits Committee, just to name a few.