VOA标准英语2014--US Federal Employees Donate to Charities Through CFC

 

US Federal Employees Donate to Charities Through CFC

Whether it is donating to help homeless children or improve senior care or treatments for autism, American federal workers can give money every year to their favorite charities through the Combined Federal Campaign.

Vicki Brimmer, CFC manager at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, said the CFC was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 "as a means to enable charities — local, national and international — to come into the federal workplace and ... talk to federal employees about what they do."

Adeyemi Jimason, a telecommunication¹ specialist, said he has been contributing through the program since he started working at the BBG in 2009.

"As long as I can receive, then I can give, no matter the amount," he said. "And, if they give you the opportunity to give 1 percent or 2 percent, so 1 percent of even my small amount is still a great deal for those people who have nothing."

Employees can donate to their charities of their choice — as little as one dollar per pay check, and the process is easy, Brimmer said.

"We like to encourage everyone to go payroll² deduction³ because usually it is painless," she said. "And charities love it because it provides them with a funding stream throughout the year."

Claudia Lewis works for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides parents with a place to stay while their children are hospitalized. The group also uses mobile clinics to give basic health care to those who cannot afford it.

“A lot of people say I can not write a big check but ... $7 per pay period can provide up to five inoculations through our care mobile," Lewis said.

And that small amount can snowball into huge numbers.  In 2013, the CFC donated over $200 million to charities all over the world. It is the largest workplace giving  campaign in the U.S. But it's not the only one.  

Every year, Americans contribute more than $2 billion to charitable causes through workplace giving campaigns. In the season of giving, a small amount can make a big difference.

1 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

3 deduction   

n.减除，扣除，减除额；推论，推理，演绎

参考例句：

• No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
• His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。