EPA Celebrates an Award-Winning Campaign

Associate Assistant Administrator Marylouise Uhlig, presented the 2009 CFCNCA Civilian Hero of the Year to EPA Campaign Manager Janet Weiner

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wrapped-up a hugely successful 2009 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) with an awards ceremony held in their historic Administrator's Reception Room.  Overall, the EPA raised $1.2 million for this year's CFCNCA and their Campaign Manager Janet Weiner, was named the CFCNCA Civilian Hero of the Year in this year's Campaign Contest.

The EPA's CFCNCA Leadership Team poises with their President's and Summit awards	EPA's Deputy Assistant Administrator Jim Jones, addressed the audience

Highlights of their campaign included:

• EPA employees pledged $1,201,769. to the 2009 Campaign, with an average gift of $664.33.
• The agency earned CFCNCA's Summit Award (achieving a 3 percent increase in giving over the previous year's results) and the Million Dollar Circle Award (recognizing departments and agencies that raise more than $1 million in contributions).
• Three of EPA's CFCNCA Reporting Units participated in a pilot online pledge process, and also for the first time EPA employee's could use credit/debit/e-check to make a pledge on-line, with over $106,000 pledged by employees through CFCNCA e-giving options.

EPA's Department of Water accepts their CFCNCA President's Award which is presented to a department that achieves 75 percent employee participation or $275 per capita gift.

CFCNCA's Campaign Director George Young and EPA's Campaign Manager Janet Weiner present EPA's Office of International Affairs Josh Novikoff (center) with a CFCNCA President's Award