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Each employee has an ~pportunity to determine which local, non-profit groups receive annual funding from Ch3. Cabarrus Helping Hearts and Hands manages the Annual Campaign Drive to collett funds for local non-profit charitable organizations. Before the campaign is launched each year, employees are asked to complete a survey to determine which 10 organizations (in addition to the War Chest and United Way) will receive funding that YElar, based on a list of local 501 c 3 charitable organizations. Based on results of tHe employee survey, the top 10 charitable organizations will become choices on the Annual Campaign form. During the Annual Campaign, employees may select to pledge money to one, all or any combination of charltles!designated on the form. Employees choose to make a one-time contribution or payroll deductions. Since Ch3 is run by a ~olunteer group of Cabarrus County employees, there are no overhead costs. Therefpre, 100 percent of all funds contributed to the Ch3 Annual Campaign, or any other Ch3-sponsored collection, goes directly to the designated charitable organization located in Cabarrus County. Annual CamDalan Each year, employees have the opportunity to make monetary contributions to the Cabarrus Helping Hearts and Hands Annual Fund Drive. Contributions are distributed to the 12 local charities sel~cted by employees. The Ch3 committee set the 2005 Annual Campaign fundraising goal at $40,000 with 100 percent participation. Through the generosity of 461 employees, the funding goal was surpassed. The Annual Campaign received $52,235 In pledges to local charitable organizations. That is a 64 percent increase over dollars pledged for the 2004 annual campaign. These funds will be di~~ributed biannually in 2006 to the 10 local nonprofit agencies that were selected by .mployees through the preference survey. The agencies are: American Red Cross/Ca~arrus County Chapter, Arc of Cabarrus County, Coltrane L.I.F.E. Center, Cabarrus Meal~ on Wheels, Community Free Clinic, Cooperative Christian Ministry, CVAN Battere~ Women's Programs, Habitat for Humanity/Cabarrus County Chapter, Hospice of Cabarrus County, and the Salvation Army. Employees also contributed to the Uni*d Way and a Ch3-managed emergency fund called the "War Chest". . . Cell phones contihually collected for CVAN clients . Used eyeglasses !:ollected for Lions Club project . Canned Food Drive collected 483 food items for the DSS pantry In February . Clothing and hou~ehold goods donated to CVAN in February . Raised $350 for $urgery cost for a DSS client's child In February 1-1