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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Combined Fund Drive, part of the state’s workplace giving campaign, kicks off with a on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the HUB north ballroom.

This annual event is free and open to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, students and retirees.

Learn about the community work of more than 80 charities and enter to win door prizes. The grand prize is a one-night stay at the Mayflower Park Hotel and four tickets to see the Seattle Seahawks.

Northwest Burn Foundation, at a fundraiser last year, is the 2013 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Combined Fund Drive’s featured charity. Photo: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Human Resources Marketing & Communications

Autographed items from local athletes, a Microsoft Kinect and games, restaurant gift certificates and will be up for bid at a silent auction benefitting the Northwest Burn Foundation, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Combined Fund Drive’s featured charity this year. The foundation helps burn injury survivors and advocates for burn prevention.

This year’s Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Combined Fund Drive runs Oct. 16 – Nov. 29. Learn more about how to donate and search for charities on the drive’s .

Last year the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community set a new giving record for the university by raising nearly $2.12 million for 1,755 charitable nonprofits.