The 2024 faculty and staff campaign is more than just a call for monetary donations, says Annual Giving Program co-ordinator Chris Knack: it’s an opportunity to invest in the future of students and the University.

“Your gift, directed as you choose, can create meaningful change and empower students to reach their full potential,” Knack says.

Employees will receive a pledge form through campus mail this week. Those who make a donation by Dec. 15, either online at uwindsor.ca/supportuwindsor or by returning the completed form, will enter a draw for a free vacation day in 2025.

At the campaign’s centre point on Dec. 3, a Giving Tuesday event at 3 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre will feature a live performance by the classic rock cover band Leave Those Kids Alone, as well as opportunities to donate non-perishable goods to the Campus Food Pantry and clean, new or gently used winter coats and snow pants of any size to the Unemployed Help Centre's local Coats for Kids effort to be distributed next season.

“As the beating heart of our campus, you work every day to make it a better place, and you are able to see first-hand the steps we’re taking toward a student-centered experience and spaces that inspire greatness,” says Knack. “Let’s unite in our commitment to higher education, shaping a campus that continues to inspire and nurture the next generation of leaders.”