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2008 Campaign LFCC
LFCC Chair:
CAPT David A. Schnell
Commanding Officer, Naval Station Great Lakes
LFCC Vice-Chair:
CDR Brian Bodoh
Naval Station Great Lakes
2008 Campaign Chairman:
Mrs. Kathleen M. Jensen
Navy Family Housing
Committee Members:
CAPT Susan Lichtenstein
Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes
CAPT Theresa Gee
Naval Hospital Corps School
CAPT Greg Donohue
MACG-48 Supply Officer
CAPT Marada Phillips
MACG-48
CDR Ward Zauner
Reserve Component Command
CDR Beth Hartmann
NAVFAC Midwest
CDR Donald Czarapata
Recruit Training Command
LT Erin Sherry
Training Support Center Great Lakes
LT Gary C. Ross
Recruit Training Command
ENS Sean Hughes
NAVFAC Midwest PWD Great Lakes
SSG NG Robert Iverson III
MEPCOM
QM1 Christopher Belson
NRD Chicago
YN2 Nicole Barousse
NOSC Great Lakes
Ms. Nancy Ward
Veterans Administration
Mr. John Samples
Veterans Administration
Mrs. Bobbie Dellissee
Social Security Administration
Mrs. Peggy Overstreet
Naval Station Great Lakes
PCFO:
Mrs. Lee Allen
United Way of Lake County
Loaned Executives:
HMC Rey Letada
Naval Hospital Corps School
Mr. Fred M. Fragassi
United States Postal Service
BMC Gene Grausam
CSCSU Great Lakes
BM1(SW/AW) Jose L. Padilla
CSCSU Great Lakes
BM1(SW) Ralph J. Gordillo
CSCSU Great Lakes
Web Master:
IT1(SW) Andrew Wilson Sr.
Naval Station Great Lakes
Recorder:
ABE2(AW) Johnathan Hawthorne
Naval Station Great Lakes
Why Should I Give Through the CFC?
- Why give to the CFC?
- You accomplish so much with your CFC gift
- You control where your gift will go
- Payroll deduction lets you help all year long
- OPM provides CFC oversight
- The Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) is our "Board of Directors"
- The Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) manages the CFC
- A proud record of low fundraising costs
- The voluntary spirit of giving is guaranteed
- How do Federal employees decide which charities to list in the catalog?
- Special Notice Regarding Donations of $250 or More
- Introduction to the Agency Lists
You accomplish so much with your CFC gift
This year, many local, national, and international voluntary agencies will benefit from your thoughtfulness and generosity. A few minutes of your time today can mean meals for hungry children, relief for families in need of counseling, further work on cures for diseases, comfort for the dying, access to water in the Third World, environmental protection, and better lives and renewed hope for millions of people in our global community.
You control where your gift will go
All Federal employees have the right to contribute or not to contribute to the CFC. The choice is yours. Through your designation, you ensure that your donation goes to meet those needs that you feel are most important. You may indicate your choice by designating in the boxes provided up to five organizations. Except for documented expenses for the operation of the local CFCs and uncollected pledges, all contributions are distributed as designated. Each Local Federal Coordinating Committee, comprised of federal employees, must approve and monitor these costs.
Please do not designate any organization not listed in the official CFC brochure. Write-ins are prohibited and cannot be accepted. If you desire, you may donate to the CFC anonymously by placing your confidential gift in a sealed envelope. For contributors who prefer not to designate a specific agency or federation, nondesignated gifts will be distributed proportionately to all organizations that received designated gifts.
Payroll deduction lets you help all year long
Payroll deduction is your key to substantial giving by letting you spread your contribution across the entire year. Last year, more than 95 percent of all CFC funds raised was given through payroll deduction. Payments on payroll deduction pledges begin on the first pay period in January. Because there is no simpler way for you to make good things happen for so many people, payroll deduction ensures your continuing role in the care and stewardship of your community and your world.
The US Office of Personnel Management makes the final decisions on all charities eligible for the National List. It also is the final administrative level for appeals on national and local applications, provides guidance and technical advice on regulations, and has the authority to conduct compliance audits on any CFC fiscal records.
The Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) is our "Board of Directors"
The actual decisions regarding the inclusion of agencies in your local campaigns rest with the LFCC. The LFCC is composed of Federal employees and representatives of labor unions with Federal employees as members. The management of your local CFC is by your colleagues in Federal service within the provisions and policies established by OPM.
The Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) manages the CFC
Every year, the LFCC selects one of the voluntary organizations involved in the CFC to manage the campaign and serve as fiscal agent. OPM sets strict requirements for this role. Annual audits are required of the PCFO by an independent CPA.
A proud record of low fundraising costs
Through the outstanding oversight efforts of the Federal employees on each LFCC, approximately 10 percent of the funds raised nationwide are spent on printing materials, training volunteers, and auditing contributions.
Because this cost is so low compared with other fundraising campaigns, every dollar you pledge goes a very long way toward helping others.
The voluntary spirit of giving is guaranteed
Remember, any contribution you make should be freely given. You have the right not to be improperly influenced in making your decision regarding the making or withholding of contributions in the CFC. Coercion is forbidden.
In order to guarantee this voluntary spirit, the Office of Personnel Management has identified several practices that are not permitted, including but not limited to: supervisory solicitation of employees supervised; setting of 100 percent participation goals; providing and using contributor lists for purposes other than the routine collection and forwarding of contributions and installment pledges; establishing personal dollar goals and quotas; developing and using lists of non-contributors.
Civilian employees who wish to register complaints about coercion should consult with their personnel offices; military personnel should contact their commanding officers.
How do Federal employees decide which charities to list in the catalog?
Charities applied either at the national or local level. Charities with documented programs in fifteen states or a foreign country or several parts of a foreign country applied directly to the Office of Personnel Management. Only those agencies certified by OPM are listed on the CFC website in the National and International Agencies sections.
Local charities that help residents in their area or adjacent counties applied to the LFCC, the "board of directors" of our campaign. The local charities listed under the heading "Local Agencies" have met OPM requirements for local eligibility.
Contributions, less uncollected pledges and the LFCC approved administrative costs, are remitted at regular intervals by the Principal Combined Fund Organization in accordance with CFC regulations.
If you would like more information about the finances, services, benefits or programs an organization provides, you may call the organization directly at the telephone number provided in the Agency Listing or visit their home page, if available.
Special Notice Regarding Donations of $250 or More
A Federal employee who makes a one-time (cash, check, or money order) contribution of $250 or more and those who make a payroll deduction contribution of $250 or more each pay period to the CFC should contact the local Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) or Agency Coordinator to determine if additional verification of the donation is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This will not affect the tax-deductibility of the CFC contribution.
Introduction to the Agency Lists
The following information has been taken directly from the official Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) brochure. Charitable organizations appearing in this brochure have complied with regulations governing admission to the CFC. The one brochure is composed of a National List, approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a Local List, approved by the Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC). Charitable organizations and federations eligible for the National List have elected to appear either in the National/International section of the National List or in the International section of the National List based on the scope of their programs.
A federation is a group of voluntary charitable human health and welfare organizations established for purposes of supplying common fundraising, administrative, and management services to its members. Each federation is listed with its member organizations as the first organization. If you wish to designate all or some portion of your contribution to a federation, please record that federation's corresponding code number on your pledge card. Contributions designated to a federation will be shared in accordance with the federation's policy. If you wish to designate all or some portion of your contribution to a federation member organization, please record that organization's corresponding code number on your pledge card.
You may wish to designate to a specific organization or organizations not affiliated with a federation (unaffiliated organizations). If you wish to designate all or some portion of your contribution to an unaffiliated organization, please record that organization's corresponding code number on your pledge card.
International General Designation Option
If you wish your contribution to be distributed proportionately to all international organizations that received designated gifts, you may do so by recording the code letters identified below on your pledge card.
IIIII request that my gift be shared by all international organizations listed in the "International Section" of the "Agency Listing" in the same proportion that international organizations received designations.
Even if you choose not to designate to a specific agency or federation, your contribution will still be accepted. Funds contributed to the CFC, but not designated to a specific organization or federation, will be distributed to all organizations in the CFC brochure in the same proportion as they received in designations.
Organizations which receive no designated dollars cannot receive any donations.
This is the official website for the Lake County Illinois Combined Federal Campaign.
This site has been reviewed and approved
by the Lake County Illinois Local Federal Coordinating Committee.