January 19, 1995: Vol26n13: 1994 SEFA campaign sets record for UB, Western New York

By ARTHUR PAGE
News Bureau Director
The 1994 State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) at UB has set records
both on and off campus. The drive netted a record $642,434, raising
113.1 percent of its goal. Nineteen of the campaign's 23 units
surpassed their goals. The campaign also set records for Western New
York, with UB logging 117 leadership gifts of $1,000 or more and 291
pacesetter gifts of between $500 and $999. Leadership gifts added up
to $143,588; pacesetters totaled $174,334.
	"The University at Buffalo is now the No. 1 workplace in
Western New York for leadership gifts," said Robert M. Bennett,
president of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. "This speaks
well to the university's commitment to this community and to the needs
of the people who live here. No other workplace is within 20 percent
of the university in leadership gifts." Bennett added: "Western New
York continues to benefit in many ways from the ideas, the time and
the financial giving of the university. It is a real asset to our
quality of life. Those who donate to the UB SEFA drive know full well
that their money translates into programs and assistance for their
friends and neighbors."
	He had particular praise for Muriel A. Moore, UB vice
president for public service and urban affairs, who headed this year's
campaign at UB. "This year's campaign at UB was among the very best of
any workplace campaigns that I have ever seen," Bennett said. "It is
frequently cited as an example not only to other workplaces, but
throughout the country as an example of what an institution of higher
education can do."
	He added that for the second year in a row, UB also was a
major participant in the United Way's "Day of Caring." Last year, some
140 UB employees took time out from their work activities to
participate in the event. This year, nearly 200 signed up to
volunteer.
	UB President William R. Greiner praised not only Moore and
members of UB's SEFA Administrative Group, but each faculty member,
staff member and student who contributed to this year's SEFA campaign.
"Even though it is exciting to break records and quote statistics,
none of these is the real reason why we should be proud and excited
about this year's exceptional SEFA success," he said. "By...raising
more than $600,000 for the health and human services agencies that
serve Western New York, UB has sent our community a very loud, very
clear signal that we really do want to help our neighbors, and that we
truly are willing to give our best in order to provide such help. This
outpouring of compassion makes SEFA one of the most visible examples
of UB's commitment to community service."