Marin County Employees Raise $92,000 For Charities

MARIN COUNTY, CA – 'Tis the season of giving, and Marin County employees have given tens of thousands of dollars to local charities.

According to the county, government employees have raised nearly $92,000 for the 2019 Marin County Employees Combined Charities Campaign. Since 2007, employees have contributed more than $926,000 through the annual nonprofit fundraiser, also known as the Heart of Marin.

"We have set ourselves up nicely to eclipse the $1 million mark next season, which definitely will be a cause for celebration," said Liza Massey, this year's Heart of Marin campaign chair.

The campaign, which took place in November, allows employees to make biweekly paycheck deductions or one-time donations toward the annual program. The employees contribute to nonprofit federations that assist a variety of charities or handpick charities of their choice.

This year the federations included United Way Bay Area, America's Best Local Charities, Community Health Charities of California, EarthShare California, and Global Impact Charities.

"Many of our employees chose to donate to regional wildfire relief funds too, because they either know people affected by wildfires or were affected themselves," Massey said. "County employees have a lot of compassion."

Among the county's 22 departments, the County Counsel's Office had a 100 percent participation rate, according to the county. The Public Defender came in second followed by Child Support Services. Massey's Department of Information, Services and Technology had the largest increase in the dollar amount of donations and the highest amount overall.