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Planning for the 2019 Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC) is underway! 

Please check back soon for details. Thank you to all who donated or pledged last year.

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About the Maryland Charity Campaign

View the MCC video featuring Governor Hogan, Lt. Governor Rutherford, Secretary Wobensmith, 2018 MCC Assistant Vice Chairs Secretary Abed and Secretary Churchill, and photos submitted by charities that participated in the Campaign.

Wait, there’s more!

  • Click here to watch how MCC-participating charities leverage your gifts for their missions all year long. Let it never be forgotten: your generous donations fuel their incredible work!
  • Click here to learn why Maryland Employees celebrate the MCC and their personal reasons for giving.
  • Click here to hear Executive Leadership explain why they give, and how your contributions through the MCC changes lives.
  • Click here to see first-hand the passion MCC Assistant Vice Chairs, Secretaries Sam J. Abed and Ellington E. Churchill, Jr., have for the MCC, and why!

You could be featured on our Facebook and Twitter pages and YouTube channel! Just share your giving story and tag us. Include the hashtag #MCCMatters to reach our broader community of like-minded people dedicated to making a difference.

Loaned Executive and Coordinator Resources

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Frequently Asked Questions

The 2019 MCC will run October 8-December 17, 2019. Planning is underway.

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A Message from Governor Larry Hogan & Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford

A Message from Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith

A Message from Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Sam J. Abed, and Department of General Services Secretary Ellington E. Churchill, Jr.

Why Giving Counts

State Employees are giving people and want to contribute. Helping others is rewarding and as a Maryland Charity Campaign Loaned Executive, you see first hand how we help others-THAT FEELING WILL LAST FOREVER.

Joseph Bach
Loaned Executive
Department of Commerce

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HOW YOUR DONATIONS MAKE AN IMPACT

$26 ($1 per pay period = price of 1 soda): 

  • 12 (twelve) individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities are transported free of charge
  • 1 (one) hour of crisis counseling to a suicidal teen
  • Scholarship for 1 (one) low-income child to participate in an outdoor education program

$130 ($5 per pay period = price of 1 Café Latte): 

  • Surgery, vaccines, and exams for 1 (one) rescued pet
  • 1 (one) year of diapers for 1 (one) baby
  • 1 (one) month of groceries for someone in need

$260 ($10 per pay period = price of 1 movie matinee): 

  • 5 (five) days of motel shelter for a homeless family
  • 1 (one) Summer camp for 1 (one) at-risk youth
  • 26 (twenty-six) personal care kits for hospitalized veterans program

$520 ($20 per pay period = price of 1 takeout meal):

  • 520 (five hundred and twenty) backpacks and school supplies
  • 3 (three) days of hospice care for 1 (one) uninsured patient
  • Mortgage or rent assistance to keep 1 (one) military family in their home

$1,300 ($50 per pay period = price of 1 concert ticket): 

  • 600 (six hundred) pounds of trash removed from the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
  • 26 (twenty-six) sets of math and science workbooks for students
  • iPads for 2 (two) individuals with communication barriers
Governor's Office

Questions?

Call 800-458-9505, dial “1” when prompted, or email mcc@charities.org

FAQs

How much money did the Maryland Charity Campaign raise last year?

In 2018, the Maryland Charity Campaign raised more than $2.6 million for 800 worthy causes. The 2019 MCC goal is $2.8 million.

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2019 GOAL:

$2.8 million

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