The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
is an annual giving program for Virginia employees.
And at UVA we take a lot of pride
in giving back to our community through the CVC.
The Blueridge Area Foodbank is providing food
to an average of 118,000 people every month.
Last year we received almost $100,000 from UVA employees.
And that allows us to provide 400,000 meals
to people in need.
I think it is important for the university
to show how much we care about the community.
CASA is the Court Appointed Children's Special Advocate
and what it does is it acts as a voice for children who have
any kind of court proceedings.
We recruit, screen, train, supervise, and support
community volunteers who are appointed by juvenile court
judges to advocate for abused and neglected kids.
Thank you to UVA and to its employees.
Without your dollars we would not
be able to provide this essential service
to some of the most vulnerable kids in our community.
I've been at UVA since 1987.
And I think I have not missed a year of contributing
through the CVC.
CVC really has a lot of local organizations.
And the ones that I contribute to are all local.
In particular, Building Goodness Foundation
was started by builders and architects in town.
Building Goodness Foundation coordinates volunteers
from the construction and the design industry.
We bring volunteers to the place where they're needed,
whether it's local home improvements,
or an international setting, or an NGO needs a clinic.
The CVC helps us get out there and do that
and make a difference.
I donate through the CVC, because it's very important
that we continue to be a university community that
cares.
And keep looking for new ways to give of ourselves.
And fortunately the CVC Campaign makes that very easy to do.
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