Offices around campus have donated 33 baskets full of prizes for the Staff Advisory Council to raffle during the CWRU Benefits Fair, November 19 and 20. Tickets are $1.

Proceeds from the second annual SAC Basket Raffle will support activities at Joseph Landis School of Tomorrow, 10118 Hamden, and Mary Bethune Elementary School, 11815 Moulton. At Landis, monies raised will defray the costs of cultural field trips and supplies for student activities. At Bethune, a school with an Afrocentric-based curriculum, funds will be used to purchase new books and also supplies for student activities.

Office participation has doubled from last year's first raffle that raised more than $1,600.

"People have really been creative this year, with some tying their basket theme into the jobs they do on campus," says Kimberly Watts, co-chair of SAC's Community Service Committee, which is sponsoring the event.

Examples of theme baskets this year are "Preserving Your Family History" from University Archives, the Peter B. Lewis Building basket from the Weatherhead School of Management's Career and Student Life Center, communications by the Office of University Communication, "Navigate Your Future" (an auto theme) from the CWRU Career Center, a "Wellness Basket" from University Counseling Services, "Car Care" from Plant Services and a "Techy Basket" from Weatherhead's Information Technology Group.

Others themes and participants are "Sweet Treats" by the Acquisition Department; "Mother and Child" (stress relief/activity) from Biomedical Information Technologies; "Man's Best Friend," Case School of Engineering; "Get Away "basket, Cashier/Student Loans/Controller's Office; "R&R Penny Potpourri," Corporate and Foundation Relations; "Guilty Pleasures," biochemistry department; a spa basket, chemistry department; bath and body basket, material support department; dining-in gourmet basket, epidemiology and biostatistics department; creams and lotions basket, radiation safety department; tea time, safety services department; Maya Angelou, Educational Support Services; barbecue buddy basket, electrical engineering and computer science; coffee, tea and chocolate, mechanical and aerospace engineering; "A Basket of Memories" by the Office of Student Affairs; a game basket, Office of University Alumni Affairs; "Tranquil Winter Morning" and breast cancer awareness, Office of Financial Aid; "Bath & Body Works," Office of President, Provost and Budget; "Beat the Winter Blues," Protective Services; and a picnic basket from Weatherhead staff.

Also participating, but with themes to be announced, are the controller's office and custodial services (two baskets), the Electronic Design Center, the Office of Interdisciplinary Centers and Programs and University Programs and Events.