FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 22, 2005
FY05-65
ORAU Kicks Off Annual Giving Campaign, Contributes $20,000 to United Way of Anderson County
Pictured above (L to R): Bear Stephenson, United Way of Anderson County chairman; Tami Carroll, United Way resource development director; Ron Townsend, ORAU president; Ivan Boatner, ORAU general counsel and 2005 ORAU Giving Campaign chairman; and Janet Kile, ORAU group manager and 2005 ORAU Giving Campaign co-chair.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) kicked off its 2005 Giving Campaign for United Way and Community Shares Wednesday, Sept. 21, at an employee luncheon. This year’s theme is “Give and Let Give,” and the corporation set the tone of the fundraiser by contributing $20,000 to United Way for local Hurricane Katrina efforts.
ORAU Giving Campaign chairman Ivan Boatner said he hopes that 100 percent of employees will make pledges to either United Way or Community Shares; employees will have the opportunity to make pledges or donations through Oct. 28.
Pictured left to right: Tami Carroll, United Way resource development director; Tim Forde, ORAU associate director of science education programs; Ron Townsend, ORAU president; Ivan Boatner, ORAU general counsel and 2005 Giving Campaign chairman; Janet Kile, ORAU group manager and 2005 ORAU Giving Campaign co-chair; and Shelley Wascom, Community Shares executive director.
ORAU is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 91 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.