💚 May 14: Make Your Impact at Missouri State

Observed annually on May 14, Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day encourages people to give one day’s income to a cause that matters. It’s a simple, powerful way to show compassion and community spirit—and at Missouri State University, you have multiple ways to make that impact.

Whether you choose to give your time, resources, or vacation leave, every contribution helps lift someone up. Here’s how you can get involved:

💛 Make Your Time Matter: Donate Vacation Leave to the Shared Leave Pool

As the fiscal year wraps up on June 30, MSU invites employees to donate unused vacation leave to help a colleague in need.

What is the Shared Leave Pool?
It’s a voluntary program where employees can donate accrued vacation leave to a central pool. Those hours are then available to coworkers facing:

• A serious personal or family medical condition
• parental leave

Shared Leave helps provide financial support to fellow coworkers during leave—providing security, relief, and peace of mind.

⏳ Temporary Giving Increase — Through June 30

• Donation cap temporarily raised from 48 to 64 hours
• Already donated 48? You can give up to 16 additional hours
• Every hour counts toward our 2,500-hour goal!

• 📝 Employees must donate at least 8 hours to qualify for Shared Leave benefits in the future.

🖥️ How to Donate Vacation Leave

• Log into the MyMissouriState Portal
• Open the Time & Leave Resources card
• Click Shared Leave Pool (Requests & Donations)

💙 Prefer to Give Financially? Support the MSU Foundation

You can also participate in Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day by making a financial contribution through the Missouri State Foundation.

Your gift supports:  Student scholarships, Emergency needs,Campus initiatives

🧺 Help Stock the Bear Pantry

Food insecurity affects members of our campus community. The Bear Pantry provides free food and hygiene items to students, staff, and faculty in need.

Ways to support: Drop off non-perishable goods, Host a donation drive with your department or team, Volunteer your time to help sort or distribute items

💵 Support the United Way Campaign

Missouri State proudly partners with the United Way of the Ozarks each year to fund programs that focus on: Education, Health, Financial stability

Your donation—no matter the amount—strengthens our local community and supports people working toward better lives.

🐻 Bears Help Bears

On Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day, let’s come together and show the power of the MSU community. Give what you can—whether it’s time, leave, goods, or wages. Every act of generosity counts.

Let’s make a difference. Let’s make it Bearable. 🐾