Turn in United Way pledge cards this week to get a photo with Purdue Pete

Faculty and staff who return their pledge cards this week (Nov. 9-13) for Purdue's 2015 United Way campaign will have the opportunity to take their photo with Purdue Pete. Those faculty and staff can come to the Dauch Alumni Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 18) to take a "selfie" or group photo with Purdue Pete and the Boilermaker Special. Photos will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

Faculty and staff may contribute to Purdue's campaign by indicating an amount on a pledge card and choosing among several methods -- payroll deduction, one-time direct donation, or quarterly, monthly or one-time billing. Faculty and staff in need of a pledge card may pick one up at Dauch Alumni Center or print one at www.purdue.edu/unitedway/pledgeforms.html.

Donations also may be made via credit card by visiting www.uwlafayette.org/givenow-purdue.html.

Employees may designate that their donation go toward one or more of the 22 agencies helped by the United Way of Greater Lafayette or to one of the community initiatives of the United Way. For more information about the United Way campaign, view this video.

Donations toward the 2015 campaign will be accepted through 4 p.m. Nov. 19. Purdue's goal for the 2015 campaign, which supports the local campaign, is $760,000.

For more information on the campaign, contact Becky Hershey, director of Purdue United Way, at 765-494-9240 or bhershey@purdue.edu.