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SEFA: Your chance to win isn’t over yet!
We’re holding more charity raffles before the SEFA campaign wraps up on Tuesday, December 2. All you need to do is increase your pledge for a chance to be entered. Let’s make this the best SEFA campaign yet, for our community and for our esteemed interim president, Bonita R. Durand, Ph.D.!

Thank you to the 95 donors who increased their pledge. Let’s make it 100 before the end of the campaign. 

How do you donate, you ask?

To use the ePledge system, click “Forgot User ID or Password” to begin the process. If you prefer a SEFA pledge form, simply fill it out and return it to your departmental SEFA ambassador. Visit our SEFA website for more campaign information.

Winners Circle:

• Congratulations to Stacy Erokwu from Student Affairs, who won a mouthwatering turkey dinner with all the fixings generously donated by Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak.
• Congratulations to Mary Perrelli from Geosciences, who also won a mouthwatering turkey dinner with all the fixings generously donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt and Maria Garrity.
• There are more prizes to win, including Wegmans gift cards and a Josh Allen Jersey (men's size 2XL).

Prize Schedule:

• Monday, December 1: Five $15 Wegmans gift cards (one for each lucky winner)—donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt, Maria Garrity, and Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak
• Tuesday, December 2: National Day of Giving (Giving Tuesday) is the final day to donate to the SEFA campaign and your last chance to give and be entered into our final “during-the-campaign” raffle. You could win a Josh Allen jersey donated by Maria Garrity.

Buffalo State prizes donated by our leadership team for 2025 include at the end of the campaign:  

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

Raffle distribution:

• A pledge $1 to $25: 1 virtual ticket
• A pledge $26 to $51: 2 virtual tickets
• A pledge of $52 or greater: 3 virtual tickets
• A pledge increased from last year: a bonus ticket added 

Previous announced “during-the-campaign” winners who generously increased their pledge: 

• October 15 - Lunch Is on Us! Cathy Cook from the Academic Affairs Vice President's Office, won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• October 24 - A Real Treat! Congratulations to Donald Williams from the Small Business Development Center for your brilliant candy-in-the-jar guess and collected $121.
• October 30 - Comfort Meets Kindness! Allison Winkowski from the School of Education and Applied Professions participated in the United Way Challenge and won a $1,000 Ashley Home Furniture gift card.
• October 31 - Lunch Is on Us Again! Josie Adamo, academic advisement assistant, won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• November 7 - Lunch Is on Us Yet Again! Tom Killian won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• November 14 - Lunch Served in Style by Our Students! Elizabeth O'Neill from the Engineering Technology Department won two lunches at the Campus House generously donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt.
• November 21 - Dinner Is Served! Stacy Erokwu won a mouthwatering turkey dinner with all the fixings generously donated by Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak.
• November 21 - Dinner Is Served Yet Again! Mary Perrelli won a mouthwatering turkey dinner with all the fixings generously donated by donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt and Maria Garrity.
• November 24 - A Sweet Victory! Deborah Jones won a delicious sweet potato pie with Reddi-wip cream and a $5.00 gift card to Barnes & Noble generously donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt, Maria Garrity, and Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak.
• TBD: December 1 Raffle - Wegmans gift cards
• TBD: December 2 Raffle - Josh Allen jersey

Thank you sincerely, from the bottom of our hearts, for donating to charities in need. If you would like to submit a “Why I Give” message, please send your write-up to Maria Garrity, and we’ll make sure it appears in the Daily Bulletin. Click here for more information "SEFA: Being Thankful - Why We Give."