NAS Makes a Significant Impact in Local Community with New United Way Payroll Program at AEDC – Sign-Ups Close Dec. 2nd
National Aerospace Solutions (NAS) launched a new United Way payroll deductions program at AEDC last week with a $9,000 match contribution. NAS General Manager, Cynthia Rivera, announced the program at a series of All Hands Meetings for employees from Nov. 9th – 11th. The match contribution is shared among three NAS locations in California, Maryland, and Tennessee.
NAS developed a “Community Commitment Plan” when arriving to AEDC, and has made quick and dedicated strides to support our local community. One initiative of this plan is to support The United Way, “as an officially endorsed NAS-sponsored charity.”
The United Way program allows NAS employees to sign up to give a one-time, or continuing donation from a portion of their paycheck directly back to our community. United Way will make efficient, effective investments in our service sector, or NAS employees can designate their donation to a specific cause. NAS employees can choose to give in four ways: 1. Where it is Most Needed: which will go through United Way’s refined allocation program that assesses immediate and emerging community needs. 2. A Focus Area: education, income, health, or essentials. 3. A United Way Partner non-profit or 4. Write-In a nonprofit that serves citizens of Coffee and Moore counties.
All NAS employees must sign up by December 2nd to contribute for the 2017 year. Employees can sign up to contribute on their NAS team website at https://team.nas.llc.us/. Click on the link and find the United Way NAS tab at the top, then follow the prompts. For an instruction sheet, please go to NAS administrative office and see the receptionist at the General Manager’s office, or go to http://unitedwaycmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Sign-Up-Information.pdf.
Giving through United Way is the safest, most efficient way to make an impact at home. United Way protects local donated dollars through an application process and monthly reports from partner agencies. In 2012, Forbes ranked United Way as one of their top 5 all-star charities for their efficiency (http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2012/11/08/charity-all-stars/2/#5cda54526e36), where they remain with a 2014 fundraising efficiency rate of 91% (http://www.forbes.com/companies/united-way/).
This is the first time for our local United Way office to run a campaign at AEDC. NAS employees have the chance to leave a legacy for our local nonprofit community. If everyone at NAS gives a few dollars a paycheck, our nonprofits will be changed forever. Donations stay local and are directed to our community’s most pressing needs. Find our more about United Way’s giving program and allocation process at unitedwaycmc.org/index.php/give.
If you are interested in joining United Way’s 2016 Community Campaign, please contact Alicia Bell at 931-455-5678 or by emailing cmcunitedway@gmail.com.