Cornell United Way

Community Builder Rewards

Cornell employees who contribute a gift (regardless of size) to United Way are automatically entered into weekly, random drawings for our Community Builder Reward packages, donated by a variety of individuals, university departments and local businesses. Each week during the campaign, the winner will choose from following remaining rewards, until all have been claimed.

The earlier you contribute, the better your chances of winning.

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Rewards Up for Grabs

  1. "Golfer's Dream"
    Includes a round of golf for four—including carts—at Robert Trent Jones Golf course in 2008
  2. "Go Big Red Tailgater"
    Includes an invitation for four to a tailgate party hosted by VP Joanne DeStefano and then football game admission for four to EVP Steve Golding's box seats in 2008—plus a Big Red athletic jacket
  3. "West Side Story"
    Includes lunch for up to eight persons at Alice Cook House with VP Susan Murphy along with a tour of West Campus and souvenirs
  4. "Images of Cornell"
    Includes a copy of the photography book, "Cornell Then and Now," a box of Cornell notecards and a $25 gift certificate to the Cornell Store
  5. "Let's Go Virtual Shopping with Mary"
    Includes a virtual shopping trip of her favorite Internet shopping sites led by VP Mary Opperman and lunch with Mary at the Heights Café
  6. "Sports, Sports, Sports!"
    Includes three sets of family four packs of tickets for a Cornell home football game; four general admission season tickets to Cornell men's basketball home games; four tickets to a home lacrosse game; and two tickets to a home wrestling match
  7. "CU Culture Vultures"
    Includes 10 Cornell Cinema tickets, a gift bag from the Johnson Museum, plus a behind-the-scenes tour of the Johnson Museum guided by Director Frank Robinson for up to 12 individuals
  8. "At Home with David and Robin"
    Includes lunch with President David Skorton and Professor Robin Davisson for the winner and three guests at their Cayuga Heights home
  9. "Ready for My Close Up"
    Includes a photography shoot in the studio and one 8x10" photograph from University Photography

Rewards Already Taken

  • "Hockey Mania"
    Includes four box seat tickets for a Cornell home ice hockey game, a $40 gift certificate for lunch at Aladdin's Natural Eatery with Topher Scott and Ray Sawada, co-captains of the men's hockey team, plus a jersey autographed by the hockey team
    Taina Nilson, Office of the Treasurer
  • "Gardener's Delight"
    Includes a set of three commercial-grade garden tools- (a steel rake, shovel and pruning shears) along with a copy of the 1,095-page American Horticultural Society's "A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants"
    Sharon Frady, Cornell University Hospital for Animals
  • "Parents' Big Red Escape"
    Includes dinner at Ruloff's ($60 gift certificate), two tickets to a Schwartz Center production in spring 2008 and dessert for two from Ezra's Emporium on North Campus
    Anne Ju, The Cornell Chronicle
  • "Healthy, Happy and Fit"
    Includes a certificate for a 15-minute massage, a one year's membership in the CU Wellness Program, and a $25 gift certificate to Cornell Dining's vegetarian Moosewood at Anabel Taylor Hall
    Stephen Gray, Lab for Elementary-Particle Physics
  • "A Tree Grows in Ithaca"
    Includes a gift certificate from the Cornell Grounds department for the delivery of a two-inch trunk diameter shade tree (choice of species) approximately 10 feet tall in early spring 2008, along with a supply of soil and planting directions (delivery is limited to a 40 mile radius of campus)
    Donna Goss, Facilities Services
  • "Gourmet Holiday"
    Includes two tickets to a fall or spring Cornell Dining's Cross-Country Gourmet series dinner with wine service and transportation (within a 15 mile radius of campus) to and from the dinner
    Robert Stundtner, Planning, Design and Construction
  • "Let's Really Do Lunch"
    Includes a work week’s (five days) worth of lunches for two at on-campus all-you-care-to-eat Cornell Dining locations, a $50 MealChoice credit and lunch for two with AVP LeNorman Strong at the Heights Café
    Joan Wicks, CALS Cooperative Extention
  • "I Love NYC"
    Entitles winner and a guest to stay at the Cornell Club in New York City for two consecutive nights with breakfast each morning plus a tour of the Weill Cornell Medical Center
    Andrew Vail, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Note: the Community Builder Reward packages were generously donated by a variety of individual Cornell community members, university departments and local businesses. No monetary contributions to the United Way were used in securing these goods and services.