United Way
Sent in by a Tenth member:
My company just gave out 2009 donation forms for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. This is a fairly common thing for companies to do and they usually push to hit some participation and/or monetary goal. If you feel inclined to give, there is a way to participate and also give to kingdom work. If you dig into the long list of local agencies that are affiliated with UW of SEPA (should be provided in your paperwork), there are some Christian organizations in there, one being Alpha Pregnancy Services. When you fill out the "My Choice" section of the paperwork, under Option C, you can direct your money to a specific organization (or organizations) rather than into the general UW fund. Last year I chose a modest amount to be deducted out of my payroll to go entirely to Alpha, thus cooperating with the company/employee effort while giving to a Christ-cenetered organization that we are familiar with at Tenth.
My company just gave out 2009 donation forms for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. This is a fairly common thing for companies to do and they usually push to hit some participation and/or monetary goal. If you feel inclined to give, there is a way to participate and also give to kingdom work. If you dig into the long list of local agencies that are affiliated with UW of SEPA (should be provided in your paperwork), there are some Christian organizations in there, one being Alpha Pregnancy Services. When you fill out the "My Choice" section of the paperwork, under Option C, you can direct your money to a specific organization (or organizations) rather than into the general UW fund. Last year I chose a modest amount to be deducted out of my payroll to go entirely to Alpha, thus cooperating with the company/employee effort while giving to a Christ-cenetered organization that we are familiar with at Tenth.
posted by M Clark at 12/01/2008 10:43:00 AM
1 Comments:
If there is a strong pressure to participate in United Way - then this is good. However, be aware of the following:
1) you must redesignate each year - after the first year, it will go to the general United Way
2) The organization does not get all of what you give - a chunk goes to the United Way for administration - so if you want to have your money go the furthest - give it directly to the organization.
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