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I recently received a report prepared
by the United Community
Funds & Councils of Virginia,
indicating State employees' support
of United Fund campaigns
increased substantially in 1966 for
the fourth consecutive year. This
is a fine record and one in which
we can all take justifiable pride.

Although total contributions increased
ten percent over 1965 for
those units included in prior reports,
a wide variation in per capita
contributions existed, ranging
from a high of $31.67 in one unit
to a low of one cent in another.
The report also points out that
although payroll deduction is available
to all employees as a matter
of policy, less than one-third
of the units included in the report
actually made it available to their
employees. The average contribution
per employee, through payroll
deduction, was slightly more than
double that of employees making
cash contributions.

State policy provides for only
one such organized campaign within
State offices each year, and as
head of one of our State's agencies,
I hope you will encourage the support
by your employees of this
vitally necessary and worthwhile
activity. Please make sure that
every employee is aware that payroll
deduction is available to better
enable each to contribute his or
her fair share.

As Governor, I commend these
campaigns to everyone associated
with me in State government. They
deserve our full support.