“ Build a Bridge to a Better Tomorrow”

2009 Fort George G. Meade Combined Federal Campaign

What if you were toldthat you could build a bridge

for $1?

You might ask…

How is this possible?

As a CFC-Supported Charity,

This is exactly what you do

everyday…

For example:

$1 per pay provides three days of medical supplies for a dialysis patient

$1 per pay plants a tree in an inner-city

neighborhood

$1 per pay provides 26 hospital meal vouchers

for parents of a child receiving treatment

$1 per pay provides an at-risk child with one week of

an after school program

$1 per payresults in two hours of emergency room support for a woman who

has been sexually assaulted

$1 per pay provides 5 parking vouchers for a cancer patient traveling to a clinic for travel expenses not covered by

insurance

$1 per pay provides one week of infant formula for a family in need

$1 per pay allows a mentor to provide an

alternative activity for an at-risk child

$1 per pay provides a gift box of toys to

brighten the day of a child fighting cancer

$1 per pay provides treatment for

an individual struggling with substance abuse

$1 per pay provides a nutritious meal for a frail elder at a senior day center

$1 per pay provides snacks for a participant in an extended day program

$1 per pay provides an hour of training for a court-appointed child advocate

…and that’s with only $1 per pay

$2 per pay provides free sign language

interpreting services for a family in need at a funeral

$5 per pay provides a week's worth of food for a family of four after a house

fire or natural disaster

$5 per pay buys a pair of eyeglasses for a

needy child

$10 per pay provides 5 nights of safe,

supportive shelter and meals for a battered woman and her children

$10 per pay allows 5 individuals to participate in a group session for batterers,

where they learn non-violent relationship skills

$10 per pay feeds a full nutritious meal to

25 homeless cats

THESE ARE JUST A FEW BRIDGES

THAT CAN BE BUILT…

IMAGINE what can be done with an even larger pledge!

$10 per pay provides 26 gas cards to families of

sick children for out-of-pocket expenses not covered by insurance

$10 per pay provides cataract surgery and

improved vision for 5 people in impoverished areas

$10 per pay plants 20 trees to offset 20 tons of

carbon dioxide emissions

$10 per pay can host a workshop for 35

farmers on ways to save their farms

$15 per pay provides a two-week stay at a

camp for a child with disabilities

$20 per pay provides a diabetes patient a 2-3

month supply of syringes

$25 per pay provides a family nourishing food from a local food bank for a year

$50 per pay furnishes medical kits to

3,000 refugees

$75 per pay provides vaccines for approximately 400 homeless animals

$100 per pay provides job training for 5 disabled

individuals striving to become self-reliant

How far can you make your dollar go?

Consider giving…

You won’t regret it !!!

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Fort George G. MeadeCombined Federal Campaign