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[Kristie] Hello, I'm Kristie Mahoney. I'm Senior Director
of Strategic Initiatives for the College of Human
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Ecology, and I've been a member of the CARE Fund
Development Committee since 2020. I'm currently
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serving as Chair of the committee.
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[Denise] My name is Denise Hubbard,
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and I'm the Inventory Coordinator for Student
and Campus Life, Facilities. I've been working
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for Cornell for five years, and I am going on my third year as a CARE Fund member.
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Throughout this presentation, there will be a number of links to refer
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to, to help answer questions. Or if you should have
additional questions, please feel free to email at
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carefund@cornell.edu.
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[Kristie] The CARE Fund offers grants to staff and faculty who need help during a qualified, nonrecurring emergency.
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This includes situations such as a natural
disaster, a catastrophic illness,
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or domestic violence situation. The CARE
Fund is administratively overseen by Human
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Resources and run by a team of faculty/staff
volunteers across the university.
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The maximum grant amount is $2,000.
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[Denise] The CARE Fund was founded by the Cornell Employee Assembly.
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The CARE Fund is for employees by employees. It is funded by your generous donations.
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[Kristie] There is a great need for the CARE Fund.
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From 2010 to January of 2024, 385 employees have received over $484,000 in assistance from the fund.
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If you are already a donor to the fund, thank you
so much for the help you have provided your colleagues in moments of need.
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See our website for more CARE Fund stories.
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[Denise] The Fund is open to Cornell employees who hold benefits eligible full or part-time positions.
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Many of your colleagues have benefited from the
Fund. More info about applying can be found on the Fund's website.
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[Kristie] We'd like to show you a video featuring a previous committee member, Tina Henry.
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Tina is a Finance Manager in Chemistry and Chemical Biology. And a past recipient of the CARE Fund grant.
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We're grateful to her for telling her story.
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[Tina] In 2019, I was planning on going out
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for knee surgery. A week before
that happened, my husband was hospitalized.
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So within a week's time he was in the
hospital, out of the hospital and then I was back in for the knee surgery.
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My daughter had had an emergency surgery that same day.
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[music plays]
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My name is Tina Henry. I am an Accounts Rep in the Department of Computer Science.
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I had a tear that really needed to be repaired. It was probably about at least six months in planning,
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um... to when I decided to make the decision to have the surgery. A week before that happened
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my husband was hospitalized. He had actually a blood clot in the left
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part of his heart. They determined that he needed to have a defibrillator. The day I went in for my surgery,
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my daughter had had an emergency surgery. At this point we're okay. We're doing good.
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But obviously we didn't plan on two out of the three happening. It was a really hard decision.
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We had not really gotten assistance for anything in the past. If I was to apply and got funds,
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am I taking them away from somebody who needs them more than I need them.
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When I got the notification that we were going to receive some funds, it really helped us
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manage a situation we couldn't control. And I didn't know that this is a fund that's uh, you know...
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from the employees to the employees. It is so easy to give to the fund. It was a payroll deduction
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process, you could do that. You could do one lump sum, and every little bit helps.
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What I would like to do is just let people know more about the fund. How they can be involved; they could be a volunteer,
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they could just donate money. I want to help others who may be in the same situation as what I was.
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[Denise] For 2023 and 2024, we have set two aggressive fundraising engagement goals.
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Our goals are to engage 30% of all employees and 100% of faculty
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at any level of contribution.
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Even $1 per paycheck, at these levels of engagement would allow the Fund to ensure a level of stability
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and sustainability, which would lead to higher level of awards and/or multi-tiers of award,
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expanded criteria eligibility, and ultimately
greater reach for the fund.
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[Kristie] So how can you become involved with the CARE Fund?
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You can spread the word about the CARE Fund to managers and colleagues.
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We're happy to visit any size department or work team
in person or virtually to share this short presentation.
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And we welcome you as a member of the CARE Fund Ambassador Committee.
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If you are not already a donor to the CARE Fund,
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we are here today to ask for your help.
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You can contribute in a variety of ways. Via
automatic payroll deduction, Venmo, PayPal or check.
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And if you have received Cornell Appreciation Portal points and would like to pay them forward,
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you may give your points to the Fund. One point equals $1.
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Automatic payroll deduction is quick and easy to set up, and is a great way to know that you are
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helping others each month.
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You can also donate to the fund by
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participating in our bottle and can drive,
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at Ithacan and Bottle Return and the Lansing
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Bottle and Can Redemption Center.
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There are also receptacles in these on-campus locations.
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East Hill Office Building, 395 Pine Tree Road.
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Seneca Place, 130 East Seneca Street. And Thurston
Court Office Building at 223 Thurston Ave.
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[Denise] Thank you to all who already donate and thank you in advance
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for those of you who are considering a donation, and thank you for your time.
[Kristie] Thank you.
