SECA Dollars-To-Services
Your bi-weekly payroll deduction, no matter how small, helps work wonders around the world. Some examples:
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$38.00 - Pay for a student's room and board for one semester
$20.00 - Conduct a community education seminar for 50 Senior Citizens sharing reading materials and information the wide variety of resources available to them on issues dealing with scams, con- artists, and door-to-door sales
$110.00 - Build a home for AIDS orphans in Africa
$10.00 - Improve Medicare coverage for 50 low-income elderly people
$22.00 - Provide one day of chemotherapy administered intravenously to leukemia or solid tumor patients
$25.00 - Preserve five acres of Pennsylvania's treasured farmland and from development
$20.00 - Buy books, videos and developmental toys to furnish a children's playroom at a battered woman's shelter here in the United States Resource the filing of a suit against the school that refuses to follow the equal access law
$1.00 - Fund a hiking trail crew food while they restore a path
2007 Bloomsburg University SECA Campaign
"Gems of Generosity" - Current contributions: $36,023.02
- Our monetary goal: $40,000
- Our participation goal: 100%
- Kick-off: September 17, 2007
- Campaign ends: Oct. 30, 2007
Your participation - on any level - is greatly appreciated by the people you are helping! Remember that your entire donation is tax deductible.
Flood of 2006
The devastation of the Flood of 2006 will take years to overcome. The American Red Cross provided shelter during the first few days of the Flood of 2006 and provided 3 meals a day at the Espy Fire Hall and from 13 mobile emergency response vehicles, which covered Bloomsburg and surrounding areas in Columbia County. The meals continued for weeks, while the clean-up continued. We provided first month's rent to some clients who needed to permanently relocate and clothing, shoes, groceries, storage containers and medications to 300 families. Any BU employee who wishes to donate to the American Red Cross, Bloomsburg Chapter, should designate their pledge monies to:
code # 4303-0013.
SECA was established in 1977 as the only charitable campaign allowed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in its offices statewide. This yearly drive in the fall means minimal workplace disruption and administrative costs. When state employees give through SECA they are helping to improve the quality of life for ALL people.
The Bloomsburg University SECA campaign, together with the United Way of Columbia County, supports many agencies, which include the work of eight participating organizations and their member agencies.
Over 1,400 international, national, regional and local agencies are participating in the 2007 campaign. In the Bloomsburg area, these include, the following agencies (SECA designation code):
Please refer to the SECA Resource Guidebook for a comprehensive listing of all agencies and their coding information.
Weekly prize updates
Weekly winners are drawn from all donors' completed pledge forms received by the end of the previous week. Once you submit your pledge, you are eligible to win every week. That means you are eligible to win more than once, so be sure to send your pledge in early!
Guideline giving
Guideline Calculator
To calculate:
Multiply your annual salary by .006
then
divide by the number of pay dates per year.
Example:
$25,000 x .006 = $150
$150/26 pay dates = $5.77 per pay
Think about becoming a Guideline Giver! Donate 6/10 of 1% of your annual salary.
Be sure to check the "Yes, I am a Guideline Giver" on the bottom left of your pledge form.
| Per Pay (26 times per year) | Annual Salary |
| $1.85 | $8,000 |
| $2.31 | $10,000 |
| $2.77 | $12,000 |
| $3.23 | $14,000 |
| $3.69 | $16,000 |
| $4.15 | $18,000 |
| $4.62 | $20,000 |
| $5.08 | $22,000 |
| $5.77 | $25,000 |
| $6.92 | $30,000 |
| $8.08 | $35,000 |
| $9.23 | $40,000 |
| $10.38 | $45,000 |
| $11.54 | $50,000 |
| $12.69 | $55,000 |
| (6/10 of 1 percent of salary) | Over $60,000 |
A Hearty Husky Thank You to the following businesses of the Bloomsburg area that generously donated prizes for weekly drawings throughout the campaign:
Applebee's
Aramark
Bastian Tire
Bennigan's
Berrigan's Sub Shop
Bloomin' Bagels
Bloomsburg University Celebrity Artist Series
Burger King
Cloud 9 Day Spa
College Hill Bed and Breakfast
Dominoes Pizza
Dunkin' Donuts
Giant Food Stores, Inc.
Hollywood Tans
Inn at Turkey Hill
Kost Tire & Muffler
Krickett Square
Linda Lou Hill, BU Development Center - cake certificate
Phillips Emporium
Playa Cancun Restaurant
Renco ACE Hardware
Rose Marie's Restaurant
Shade Mountain Winery
Sheetz
Starbuck's
Steph's Sub Shop
Terrapin Cantina
Town Perk
University Store
Wendy's
Weis Markets
Wind-n-Sea Day Spa
Wise Foods
Yellow Gable's Bed and Breakfast
Susquehanna Society - $500 or more
Columbia County is blessed with a group of people as strong as their river. They are the Susquehanna Society, whose members provide inspiration and support that continually strengthens the foundation of our communities.