State employees raise more than $400K for 549 charities

R.I. TREASURER Seth Magaziner said more than 1,600 state employees last year raised $431,887 for 549 nonprofit charities and organizations across the Ocean State as part of the annual State Employee Charitable Appeal campaign.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
R.I. TREASURER Seth Magaziner said more than 1,600 state employees last year raised $431,887 for 549 nonprofit charities and organizations across the Ocean State as part of the annual State Employee Charitable Appeal campaign. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – More than 1,600 state employees last year raised $431,887 for 549 nonprofit charities and organizations across the Ocean State as part of the annual State Employee Charitable Appeal campaign, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner said Monday.

Magaziner, the 2015 SECA campaign honorary chairman, said employees from every government department contributed.

“The $431,887 we raised for community organizations helped to provide vital services to our fellow Rhode Islanders and people in need across the nation,” he added.

He noted the Office of the General Treasurer raised $11,248 for the 2015 SECA campaign, a $4,939 increase over the prior year.

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SECA allows state employees to directly impact their communities by enabling contributions from their paychecks to be donated directly to vetted, local and national 501c(3) nonprofit organizations.

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