Annual Fund Giving Challenge begins Nov. 21– join the kick-off during Common Time

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The Annual Fund Giving Challenge for 2022– an internal fundraising campaign that supports our students and programs through contributions to the Cincinnati State Foundation– starts today, November 21, and will continue until Friday, December 9.

You can learn more about Giving Challenge activities and meet the volunteers who will serve as Team Captains during Common Time on November 21. Common Time starts at 3 p.m. and is an in-person only session.

The location for this Common Time has been moved to the ATLC Culinary Demonstration Kitchen— the entrance is on the ATLC first floor, near the Bookstore.

  • Team Captains will describe some of the planned Giving Challenge activities– including the return of inter-organizational Coin Wars!
  • Light refreshments will be available at Common Time.
  • The team that has the most division or department members present at this in-person Common Time will win a prize.

All Annual Fund donations– small or large– are welcomed and valued. 

  • Options for giving are listed on on the pledge form (click to download).
  • You can choose how you want to direct your gift, by selecting:
    • a scholarship fund
    • a division or campus fund that provides resources for purchasing classroom equipment or other support for teaching and learning
    • a special initiative such as CState Accelerate, the Career Closet, the Surge Pantry Food Cupboard, or other College projects and services
The volunteer Team Captains for the 2022 Giving Challenge are:
  • Business Technologies – Nadine Christman, Paula Kirch Smith, & Lauren Todd
  • Engineering & Information Technologies – George Armstrong, Tomie Gartland, & John Thomas
  • Health & Public Safety – Patricia Christos, Milene Donlin, & Bill Mehbod
  • Humanities & Sciences – Daniel Anderson, Heather Hatchett, & Jeaneen Mullins
  • Workforce Development Center – TBA
  • Enrollment & Student Development – Jesse Brown, Kasey Hall, & Kevin Wesselman
  • Special Ops – Patty Edwards, Angelica Kennedy, & Melissa Scott
To turn in your pledge:
  • If you choose to donate via payroll deduction, you can give your completed pledge form to a Team Captain, or email the form to Kim Taylor (kim.taylor@cincinnatistate.edu)
  • If you are writing a check, please send your pledge form and check to Kim Taylor, Alumni and Development Affairs Manager, Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Parkway, ATLC 337, Cincinnati, OH 45223
  • If you are on Clifton Campus, you may drop off your pledge form in the Advancement Office, ATLC 337

For questions or more information about the Annual Fund Giving Challenge, contact Kim Taylor (kim.taylor@cincinnatistate.edu or 513-378-6314).