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Lombardi Trophy helps draw 750+ to CFD birthday bash

Lombardi Trophy helps draw 750+ to CFD birthday bash

If you throw a birthday party and want to attract a huge crowd, just make sure the Lombardi Trophy is there! That’s what our office did when it hosted a 30th birthday celebration last week for the Combined Fund Drive, the largest giving program for public employees in Washington. Attracted by the trophy given to the Seattle Seahawks for winning the Super Bowl last winter, more than 750 people attended the bash, the most ever for a CFD event. Other…

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CFD Leadership Breakfast draws large crowd

CFD Leadership Breakfast draws large crowd

Secretary Wyman at the CFD Leadership Breakfast with CFD staffers (from left) Dawn Sanquist, Philip Kerrigan and Stephanie Horn. (Photo courtesy of Heather Lucas)  Secretary of State Kim Wyman was on hand as the Washington State Combined Fund Drive hosted its annual Leadership Breakfast Thursday for agency management and program volunteers, gearing them up for its annual giving campaign. The largest crowd in more than five years was treated to a free breakfast sponsored by WSECU and catered by Pellegrino’s…

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BC quilters send special gifts for Oso

BC quilters send special gifts for Oso

After learning about the tragic landslide in Oso, the Whistler Valley Quilters’ Guild north of Vancouver, B.C., contacted our Combined Fund Drive, wanting to help. The big-hearted quilters sent a large box of handmade quilts to the CFD office for survivors who are missing the warmth of home. For anyone who has been forced from their home due to a natural disaster, the smallest things can be the biggest source of comfort. Secretary of State Wyman joined the CFD staff…

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Teaming up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Teaming up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) and the Combined Fund Drive (CFD) are teaming up to fight cancer by offering for the first time a very special contest. From now until the end of October, any state employee, higher ed employee or state retiree who signs up to give $5 or more per paycheck through payroll contribution to one of the following charities, or anyone who is already a donor increases their donation by…

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Combined Fund Drive moves to OSOS

Combined Fund Drive moves to OSOS

Effective Monday, June 28th, the Combined Fund Drive (CFD), will officially join the Office of the Secretary of State. Governor Gregoire signed into law Senate Bill 6540, which moves the popular workplace giving program from the Department of Personnel to the Secretary of State’s Office.  Secretary of State Sam Reed helped create the CFD when he was Thurston County Auditor and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and other charities. The program allows current and former public employees to make…

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