For Immediate Release:
February
9, 2021
County
invites additional charities to join
employee
giving campaign
Unaffiliated
charitable organizations must apply by March 1
FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth
County Board of County Commissioners is inviting charitable organizations to
join the 2021/2022 New Jersey Employee Charitable Campaign (NJECC).
“We would like to invite all
independent charitable organizations to join Monmouth County’s annual
charitable campaign,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, who is the
Monmouth County 2021/2022 campaign chairman. “There are many extraordinary
not-for-profit organizations in our community that may not know about this
fundraising opportunity. This is a chance for local charities to connect with
public employees here in Monmouth County.”
Interested charities must
submit a completed application by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 1. To be eligible to
participate, organizations must be a registered 501(c)3 and have raised at
least $15,000 each year for the past two years.
“I am extremely grateful for
the County’s continued commitment to the annual charitable campaign,” said
Commissioner Director Arnone. “I absolutely encourage all charities that are
qualified to join the 2021/2022 New Jersey Employee Charitable Campaign. This
is a remarkable demonstration of how the caring employees of Monmouth County
give back to their community.”
For more information, please
contact Maria Wojciechowski, Monmouth County NJECC coordinator, by email at njecc@co.monmouth.nj.us or by phone
at 732-303-2888. Applications and instructions may be found at njecc.net/charity-applications/.
Last year, public employees
in Monmouth County and its partners throughout the State donated $625,443 from
1,783 donors to support the work of approximately 800 charitable organizations
in Monmouth County and around the globe.
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