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State employees pledge over $5.3 million through Combined Fund Drive

State employees pledge over $5.3 million through Combined Fund Drive

Despite yet another tough year, state employees in Washington proved once again that they could come together and help their community. The volunteers and donors of the Combined Fund Drive raised more than $5.3 million in 2012 for local, national and global charities through payroll contribution and agency fundraising events, nearly matching the total they generated in 2011. Once again, the University of Washington topped all higher education institutions by bringing in more than $2.1 million in pledges, eclipsing the…

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Reed talks voting, civic involvement at UW

Reed talks voting, civic involvement at UW

No, this is not a misprint: The Huskies welcomed a Cougar on their campus this week. As part of his annual statewide college civics tour this spring, Secretary Reed, a loyal WSU alum, visited the University of Washington’s main campus in Seattle Monday, where he talked to students about the importance of voting and being civically involved. Showing great resourcefulness that even a diehard Coug could appreciate, a group of U-Dub students used voter registrations forms to create the “VOTE” message…

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