UB’s 2013 Employees Campaign for the Community has raised $558,808, or 66 percent of its goal of $850,000.

The amount raised as of Nov. 21 is based on the response of 31 percent of UB employees who have either made a gift or declined.

The campaign features a number of incentives to encourage employee to donate to the campaign. Only those individuals who have made a donation to the campaign are eligible to win. Prizes will be awarded every Thursday and all employees who make a donation by midnight the previous night will be eligible to win. Winners will be posted on the campaign web site under “news.”

The winners of the Nov. 21 drawing are Kerry Ring of the Department of Theatre and Dance, who received a 50-minute massage gift certificate, and James Rosso of the School of Medicine and Applied Sciences, who received a Hewlett-Packard ENVY 120 color printer.

Prizes still to be awarded include:

• Dec. 5: Four tickets to the April 26 Distinguished Speaker Series event with magician David Blaine and six tickets to the men’s basketball game on Jan. 11 against Eastern Michigan and food at the game
• Dec. 12: A special parking pass for the spring 2014 semester; SaveAround coupon books offering discounts on food, recreation and entertainment in Western New York, to be awarded to three employees; and a $50 Tim Hortons gift certificate.

In addition to the individual prizes, a grand prize will be awarded on Nov. 20 to the UB unit that has the highest percentage increase in donors from Nov. 4 through Nov. 20. That prize is 16 tickets — for eight employees and their guests — plus parking to the UB Bulls football game vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 29 in Ralph Wilson Stadium.

The winner of the grand prize was not available at press time.

To make a pledge online, visit the campaign website.

To view the scorecard that shows percent to goal for all units, visit the campaign website.

The campaign runs through the end of the semester. Austin Booth, vice provost for university libraries, is campaign chair.