Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Plimsoll Club in the World Trade Center

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the annual fund-raising drive conducted by federal employees in their workplace each fall. Each year, federal employees and military personnel raise millions of dollars through the CFC that benefits thousands of non-profit charities.  This event is closed to the public, but open to Federal employees.  The ticket price for the event is $31.00, which includes lunch.

The CFC was created by President Kennedy in 1961 as an annual workplace charitable giving campaign for all federal civilian, military and postal employees. The CFC for Greater New Orleans Area covers federal workers in 14 parishes: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, and Washington.

With all of the adversity the New Orleans area experienced following Hurricane Katrina, our Federal community rose to the occasion and amazingly contributed nearly $600,000 on behalf of hundreds of local, national and international charities.

The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient, and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all.

If you would like more information about the Combined Federal Campaign in New Orleans, please send an e-mail to lindas@unitedwaynola.org or visit their website, www.cfcgno.org