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CSI joins other city universities in raising money for charityPublished: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 4:20 PMBy Mark D. SteinSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - WILLOWBROOK - The College of Staten Island, in partnership with the CityUniversity of New York (CUNY), has been working to give a little back. Literally.For the 27th year, the CUNY Campaign for Voluntary Charitable Giving is working to raise money for dozensof charities citywide and across the world.Employees of the city's colleges and universities are urged to donate from their paychecks to over 1,200agencies.The Pledge Form and Campaign Brochure can be found online at www.csitoday.com/cuny-campaign, or theycan be mailed out by Susan Been upon request to interested contributors.Checks are made payable to The CUNY Campaign as noted on the pledge form.According to information posted by the Willowbrook-based school on its Web site, the CUNY Campaignprovides assistance to the homeless, home-bound senior citizens, teens struggling to complete high school,and others who are facing economic and social challenges.CUNY's goal is to enrich social and recreational programs for youth; promote self-sufficiency in educationand job training; provide for child care and family service programs, and to help others obtain food, clothing,shelter and financial assistance.Last year, the campaign brought in $648,658 from almost 3,000 donors; $245,000 of the money raisedwent to college-based agencies, which support valuable programs in CUNY, such as scholarship funds andcampus child development centers.CSI contributed $12,539 of that amount."Every year the CUNY Campaign, conducted in conjunction with the United Way and other communityagencies, helps thousands of friends and neighbors across the city access a range of much-needed services,"said CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, in a message directed toward the 23 colleges and institutions runPage 122 of 157