About the Community Works Campaign
Community Works is a philanthropic campaign whose mission is to provide financial assistance to local not-for-profit organizations. Funded by donations from employees and students of Vassar College, Community Works has funded over 40 different institutions in the Hudson Valley since its inception in 2001. Recipients are selected each year by a committee of staff, administrators, faculty, and students.
Your donation will help support local organizations doing critical work in areas such as:
- Hunger
- Homelessness
- The environment
- Youth empowerment
- Domestic violence
- Child abuse
- Arts in the community
- LGBTQ services
Since all administrative costs are covered by the College, 100% of your donation reaches the sponsored organizations.
2013 Committee
- Susan Dekrey, Vice President for Communications
- Sue Edmonds-Leggiere, Accounting Specialist, OAAD
- Tom Ellman, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Community Works Associate Chair
- Sima Ghodrati, Cashier, The Retreat
- Doreen Hammell-Backer, Accounting Specialist, B&G
- Jeff Kosmacher, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs,
- Kathy Knauss, Executive Administrator, Office of the President
- Peter Leonard, Director of Field Work
- Perry Liberty, Associate Director for Donor Relations, OAAD
- John McCleary, Professor of Mathematics, Community Works Chair
- Alexander Mrlik '13, Assistant to the President
- Elisabeth Pei '13, Assistant to the President
- Julia Sheehy, Programmer/Analyst, CIS
- Bridget Suhre, Executive Assistant, Office of Communications
- Tom Park, House Advisor, Residential Life
- Jane Parker, Squash head coach