{"71407":{"#nid":"71407","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Employees Participate in 2012 Charitable Campaign","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn June of 2009, Lee Monta\u00f1a\u2019s father, Carl Joyner, fell from a ladder onto a fence post,\u0026nbsp;sustaining life-threatening injuries. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey [the doctors] told us that he would never walk again,\u201d said Monta\u00f1a, an engineering operations manager in the Electronic Systems Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). \u201cAnd at one point, they told us it was probably time to say \u2018goodbye\u2019 to him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut with help from the Shepherd Center \u2014 a private, nonprofit hospital that specializes in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord and brain injuries \u2014 he was able to recover and develop the skills needed to live life using a wheelchair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year\u2019s $313,000 in contributions to Georgia Tech\u2019s Charitable Campaign support nonprofits including the Shepherd Center, which is why Monta\u00f1a was invited to share her father\u2019s story at this year\u2019s campaign kickoff breakfast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMonta\u00f1a is just one of the many people at Tech who contribute to the campaign, whether by volunteering time or donating money.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECelestine English, assistant director of payroll in the Office of Human Resources, has volunteered as a departmental coordinator for three years and donated to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia for many years through the campaign.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI volunteer because I enjoy communicating with people about the easiest way to make donations to charities,\u201d she said. \u201cI donate to the Sickle Cell Foundation because I knew a friend of a friend whose child had sickle cell.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd then there are volunteers such as Annette Gaddis, program coordinator for the Cyber Technology and Information Security Lab at GTRI, who have worked with the campaign for more than 10 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel that volunteering is a way to give back to two great organizations [American Heart Association and National Kidney Foundation] that helped both of my parents, especially my mother,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESusan Jackson, assistant director of administrative operations in the School of Aerospace Engineering, contributes to the campaign because it\u2019s an easy way to donate to a number of charities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI donate to organizations that are of importance to my social beliefs and personal ideology, including Trees Atlanta, Georgia Organics and Feminist Women\u2019s Health Center,\u201d she added. \u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJacqueline Royster, dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, enjoys supporting the community that she belongs to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe charities that I choose are all related to education, children, health, hunger, justice and community development,\u201d she said. \u201cI choose to invest based on these fundamental passions and on how impressed I am with the dedication of the people who are working for these organizations. I feel honored to do my part in letting them know that the community cares.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s campaign goal is $325,000. But don\u2019t wait to receive the usual information in the mail, because this year all communications will primarily be through email, and information can be obtained on TechWorks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline to contribute is Nov. 30.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn June of 2009, Lee Monta\u00f1a\u2019s father, Carl Joyner, fell from a ladder onto a fence post, sustaining life-threatening injuries. 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