City of Orlando Employees Raise $445,695 for Central Florida Charities Through Workplace Giving Campaign

Thanks to the generosity of City of Orlando employees, Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners made check presentations at Monday’s City Council meeting totaling $445,695 in donations to 464 charity organizations. Through the City of Orlando’s Workplace Giving Campaign more than 1,200 City employees participated in the 2011 fundraiser, surpassing the $400,000 goal. 

“The Workplace Giving Campaign is one of the many ways City employees show their commitment to the community and give back,” said Mayor Buddy Dyer. “I was extremely impressed by the dedicated hard working members of our City family, who this year, broke all records for charitable giving at City Hall.  Through their monetary contributions, our employees are helping address some of the most critical issues facing Central Florida.” 

Some local contributions included donations to:

• Orlando’s Hospice of the Comforter - to improve the quality of life when faced with an incurable illness.
• United Arts of Central Florida - to enhance the quality of life and variety of cultural experiences in the community by proving funding to cultural non-profit organizations in Central Florida. 
• Society for Prevention of Cruelty for Animals (SPCA) of Central Florida/ Orlando Humane Society - to promote responsible human behavior toward animals. 
• Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida – to address the needs of the homeless in the Central Florida community and to serve as a catalyst for community collaboration to end homelessness. 

Donations also went to charities of the employee’s choice and major organizations including Heart of Florida United Way, America’s Charities, Community Health Charities of America, Independent Charities of America, Neighbor to Nation, Earth Share and Global Impact.