{"id":35088,"date":"2012-04-12T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=35088"},"modified":"2020-10-17T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T16:31:14","slug":"ucf-employees-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-employees-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Employees Make a $607,000 Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,200 UCF employees said <em>\u201cYes! I Believe\u201d<\/em> and contributed to the 2011-12 Faculty &amp; Staff giving campaign, which concluded this week. For the first time in the campaign\u2019s five year history, all areas on campus participated. \u201cFor a university of this size to have every division involved \u2013 that\u2019s an incredible accomplishment,\u201d said Robert J. Holmes, CEO of the UCF Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Also incredible was the amount of money donated&#8211; more than $607,000. These\u00a0resources will support a wide variety of programs of the donors\u2019 choosing, including student enrichment, need-based scholarships, facility enhancement and many other important initiatives. It is expected that the\u00a0total will increase as additional contributions are received in the\u00a0coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The success of the campaign was celebrated\u00a0Wednesday at the <em>FAIRWINDS <\/em>Alumni Center and attended by more than 400 employees across all divisions. Dr. Hitt thanked everyone for their commitment to UCF, saying \u201cWhen we work together, we make an already strong university even stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He announced the campaign total with assistance from Knightro and the UCF Spirit Squad. Guests were also serenaded by the Crescendudes, UCF\u2019s all-male a capella singing group, who thanked donors on behalf of all UCF students by performing \u201cI love UCF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To view photos from the celebration event, visit: http:\/\/bit.ly\/HMcbZ7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 1,200 UCF employees said \u201cYes! I Believe\u201d and contributed to the 2011-12 Faculty &amp; Staff giving campaign, which concluded this week. For the first time in the campaign\u2019s five year history, all areas on campus participated. \u201cFor a university of this size to have every division involved \u2013 that\u2019s an incredible accomplishment,\u201d said Robert J. 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