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City employees raise $2,414 for United Way; internal chili cook-off, silent auction led fundraising
Summary
City employees reported $2,414 raised so far for United Way through internal events including a silent auction, popcorn/snow-cone days, pancake breakfast and a can drive; staff described upcoming internal and public chili cook-offs and Halloween participation.
Enid — City employees reported $2,414 raised so far for the municipal United Way campaign and described a schedule of internal fundraisers and community events.
Karen Haggard, who leads the city’s United Way committee, told the Mayor and Board of Commissioners that in-house fundraising efforts have included popcorn and snow-cone days, a penny-wars competition, a pancake breakfast by public utilities that raised $452 and a silent-auction basket fundraiser that brought in $1,538. “So far, with the employees, we raised $2,414,” Haggard said.
Organized activities and results: The committee also staged a can collection beginning in June and running through August; Haggard reported the city collected a little under 740 cans total and said the parks department won the contest. Haggard said the committee still planned an internal chili cook-off with seven entries and an external or larger chili cook-off scheduled later; during the meeting a date was referenced as the “20 fourth.”
Committee and volunteers: Haggard credited volunteers and departments for competing and helping raise funds, and commissioners invited colleagues to attend the internal cook-off. Staff also said Texas Roadhouse donated items that helped the silent auction reach its total.
Next steps: Committee organizers asked commissioners to attend the internal chili cook-off and said they will participate in the city’s Halloween event on Oct. 31. No formal council action or budget request was associated with the update; the session was informational.
