State Employees Combined Campaign



	$5 per week ... Sends 2 foster children to summer camp Provides 27 refugee children with food for 20 days Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust Giving Disabled Veterans a New Perspective on Life “Bullets were flying everywhere,” recalls Staff Sgt. Jason Pepper, of the fateful day his patrol in Karbala, Iraq was ambushed. “I looked up and saw a RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) being fired at us. I pushed my guys out of the way and it seemed to go over the top of us. I got up and went to return fire.” That’s when Jason heard, and felt, the blast. “The only thought in my mind was that I was never going to see (daughter) Naomi and (wife) Heather again.” And he wouldn’t. An improvised explosive device in a nearby tree had been command-detonated. Jason took the brunt of the blast that destroyed his eyes, shattered his right forearm, and mangled his left hand. His life, as he knew it, was over. While recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Jason and his family made their first contact with Disabled American Veterans (DAV). Through the DAV Charitable Service Trust, veterans like Jason can take advantage of rehabilitation programs. Through transportation to VA medical centers, therapeutic sports opportunities and a wide variety of programs, the Trust helps deserving veterans adjust to their lives and disabilities. “Disabled veterans need our support for help and rehabilitation,” says Richard E. Marbes, a service-connected amputee who Chairs the Trust. “We count on a grateful American public to make our programs possible.”

"You Can Make a Difference"

Why should I give to the Charitable Campaign?

The SECC is your campaign operated by state employees for charitable giving. You are a member of a very special group of people who energize a great campaign each year!

10. You Have Choices - You can choose where you want to allocate your money - whether it be environmental protection, medical research, health care, hunger, homelessness, education, special programs for children, or the elderly - the list goes on and on. This Information & Code Directory offers an opportunity to select the charity that satisfies your interests.

9. Convenient One-Stop Shopping - With the assistance of this Information & Code Directory and online pledging, your generosity to your favorite charity(ies) can be as easy as accessing MI HR Self-Service. Just follow the instructions to make your choices. Pledging has never been easier!

8. Payroll Deduction - Payroll deduction is an easy “time-released” formula. Most state employees choose payroll deduction as the preferred payment method. Making equal payments over a period of time makes charitable giving easier for you.

7. Give With Confidence - Be assured that all participating organizations have met the highest standards of both program and fiscal accountability. All organizations listed in this SECC Information & Code Directory have a proven, documented track record.

6. $2 Per Pay Period - Provides first aid instruction to 48 people! Just think, one less can of soda a week and nearly 50 people are being educated.

5. $10 Per Pay Period - Can send two foster children to summer camp. Now isn’t that worth giving up a car wash once a week?

4. $20 Per Pay Period - Can support four families with help in preventing child abuse. Passing on one trip to the movie theatre and a box of popcorn can secure a child’s safe upbringing.

3. $30 Per Pay Period - Buys water monitoring equipment for local school children to participate in an environmental program to make water safer for citizens and animals that inhabit the area.

2. $40 Per Pay Period - Funds group activities for visually-impaired seniors for one year. Sacrificing two lunches a week can bring enjoyment to a group of individuals with special needs.

1. And the Number One Reason for Giving to the SECC ……YOU ARE HELPING SOMEONE IN NEED!