Campus Community

Today December 2, is National Day of Giving and the last day to donate through our SEFA campaign. Let’s do it for the community! Let’s do it for our students! Let’s do it for our Interim President Dr. Bonita Durand. 

We’re holding one more charity raffle today before the 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, our students and for our esteemed interim president, Dr. Bonnie Durand!

Thank you to the 100 plus donors who increased their pledge. 

Do you want to feel good inside? 

Please participate in the SEFA campaign today. 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.

Winners Circle:

• Wegmans Holiday shopping On Us! December 1st raffle – Congratulations to the eight $15.00 Wegmans gift card winners; Steven Swiatek, Chima Aharanwa, Elizabeth Grady, Andrew Nichols, Val Celenza, Katie Morales, Kevin Williams and Yvonne Nagel. Thank  you for increasing  your pledge to a chairty of your choice in the SEFA booklet. – donated by Maria Garrity, Carolyn Morris-Hunt and Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak
• TBD - December 2nd raffle – Josh Allen Jersey – donated by Maria Garrity 

Prize Schedule:

• Tuesday, December 2 – National Day of Giving - 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 at the End of the Campaign include:  

• First prize         Sunday Brunch for 10 people (Interim President)
• Second             Reserved Parking Space (Interim VP Krieger)     
• Third                Office Pizza Party for up to 12 people (Provost & 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 David Loreto)
• Seven               $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Lynn Puma)    
• Eighth              Lunch for 4 people Campus House (Dean Paterson & 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 (Maria Garrity, Carolyn Morris-Hunt and Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak)
• Twelfth            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: 

• Cathy Cook – October 15, 2025, Lunch Is on Us! Cathy Cook, Administrative Assistant 2 in the Academic Affairs Vice President's Office, won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• Donald Williams – October 24, 2025, A Real Treat! Congratulations to Donald Williams from the Small Business Development Center for your brilliant candy-in-the-jar guess collected $121
• Allison Winkowski – October 30, 2025, Comfort Meets Kindness! Allison Winkowski from the School of Education Applied Professions (SEP) participated in the United Way Challenge and won a $1,000 Ashley Home Furniture gift card.
• Josie Adamo – October 31, 2025, Lunch Is on Us Again! Josie Adamo, Academic Advisement Assistant, won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• Tom Killian – November 7, 2025, Lunch Is on Us Yet Again! Tom Killian won two free Bengal Kitchen lunches, generously donated by Glenn Bucello.
• Elizabeth O'Neill – November 14, 2025, 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
• Stacy Erokwu – November 21, 2025, Dinner Is Served! Stacy Erokwu won a mouthwatering Turkey dinner with all the fixings generously donated by Lisa Morrison Fronckowiak
• Mary Perrelli – November 21, 2025, 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
• Deborah Jones – November 24, 2025 – A Sweet Victory!  Deborah Jones won a delicious sweet potato pie with Ready Whip Cream and a $5.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble. generously donated by donated by Carolyn Morris-Hunt, Maria Garrity and Lisa Morrison Fronckowiak
• Wegmans Holiday shopping On Us! December 1st raffle – Congratulations to the eight $15.00 Wegmans gift card winners; Steven Swiatek, Chima Aharanwa, Elizabeth Grady, Andrew Nichols, Val Celenza, Katie Morales, Kevin Williams and Yvonne Nagel – donated by Maria, Lisa and Carolyn
• TBD - December 2nd raffle – Josh Allen Jersey

With Much Appreciation:

Thank you sincerely, from the bottom of our hearts, for donating to charities in need. Together we can achieve our goal because our campaign theme is "At Buffalo State, Bengals Give Stronger Together".  Here are heartfelt testimonies from our colleagues on why they gave:  SEFA: Being Thankful - Why We Give During the SEFA/United Way Campaign | The Daily Bulletin

With gratitude to you all from your SEFA Campaign Committee: Amitra Wall, Maria Garrity, Meghan Pereira, Carolyn Morris-Hunt and Kristine Kaminsky.