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Reminder: Please get your United Way/SEFA Campaign pledges in soon. Our first raffle for two Bengal Kitchen lunches will be on Wednesday, October 15. If you increase your pledge from last year, you’ll automatically be entered in the drawing to win two free lunches.

To get started, visit our electronic pledge system and click “Forgot User ID or Password” to begin. If you donated last year through payroll deduction and wish to continue that same amount, an automatic rollover option is available if the agency has recertified. To be in the raffle drawings, you need to increase your pledge in any whole dollar amount (no cents). We gratefully accept cash and checks. 

Featured agencies:

• Stitch Buffalo – 57-00741
• FeedMore WNY - 57-00081
• United Way of Buffalo and Erie County - 57-00175
• *Please note that Catholic Charities is not in the book, but they DID recertify.  Their code is: 57-00183.

Visit our Buffalo State SEFA website for more information.

New prize from Kevin Williams, professor of geosciences and director of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium: a private planetarium program or laser show for up to 30 people. Now that prize alone is worth the pledge increase!

End-of-the-campaign prizes (donor):

• First: Sunday brunch for 10 people (Interim President Durand)
• Second: Reserved parking space (Interim VP Krieger)     
• Third: Office pizza party for up to 12 people (Provost and Co-Chair Wall)
• Fourth: Bengal deck party for 10 people with seasonal refreshments at a fall 2026 football game (Interim VP Brumfield)
• Fifth: Two tickets to Scholarship Gala (VP Finnerty)
• Sixth: Taco Tuesday lunch for up to 10 people for a taco/nacho bar catered by Chartwells (Interim VP Loreto)
• Seventh: $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Lynn Puma)    
• Eighth: Lunch for 4 people at Campus House (Dean Paterson and Dean Frothingham)
• Ninth: Two Performing Art Center tickets (Andrew Binder)
• Tenth: A private planetarium program or laser show for up to 30 people (Kevin Williams)
• Eleventh: Ambassador’s Only Raffle - Bills collectible Little People (SEFA Committee)
• Twelfth: Ambassador’s Only Raffle - Buffalo Bills Keon Coleman cleat (United Way) 

During-the-campaign prizes (donor):

• October, November, and December: Six lunches total at the Bengal Kitchen, raffled two per month (Glenn Bucello)
• Campus House: Get your sweet potato pies for only $25.00 each. Contact Michael or Sue at campushouse@buffalostate.edu.
• October Raffle: Guess how many candies in the jar for only $1.00 a chance (Meghan Pereira)
• November Raffle: Buffalo Bills Josh Allen jersey - retail over $100 value (Maria Garrity)
• December Raffle: $100 Visa gift card (Carolyn Morris-Hunt) 

Email the SEFA Co-Chairs: Amitra Wall, Meghan Pereira, or Maria Garrity with any questions.