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Washington, D.C.-area federal employees exceeded expectations and previous years’ totals, raising more than $37 million for charities in 2020.
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday announced that it is opening a special 30-day iteration of the Combined Federal Campaign charity giving drive to help victims of the winter storm that left millions without power and water in Texas last month.
In a memo to agency heads, acting OPM Director Kathleen McGettigan announced the special solicitation, which will run until April 9, and said federal workers will be able to donate to more than 6,000 vetted charities working on response efforts to the winter storm that pushed Texas’ power grid to the brink of collapse.
OPM approves special giving period for Texas storms Severe winter weather in February caused widespread power outages and infrastructure damage across Texas. (LM Otero/AP) The normal Combined Federal Campaign period for federal employees to give to charity has already come to a close, but the Office of Personnel Management announced March 11 that feds would have another opportunity to donate to help the victims of the extreme winter weather that hit Texas in February. Winter Storm Shirley crossed many parts of the U.S. but hit parts of Texas the hardest, causing prolonged power outages, freezing conditions and widespread infrastructure damage.
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