New for 2011: Evergreen Pledging!

The State of Maryland is running an Evergreen or multi-year giving campaign. If you make an Evergreen gift, your annual pledge amount and designation(s) will rollover into each subsequent year through December 2013, and your payroll deductions will continue at the same rate unless and until you change or discontinue your gift through the MCC electronic giving website or in writing. Gifts made via check or credit cards are for one year and do not rollover.

Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law requires an employee's express written authorization before amounts can be deducted or withheld from the employees' wages.

If the prior campaign was not run as a continuous giving campaign the employee's consent for payroll deduction was only for a single year. A rollover of their pledge cannot happen unless they give their permission or "opt-in" for a rollover campaign through the MCC electronic giving website. A passive rollover of their pledge cannot happen unless they give permission. If you do not want you pledge to be continuous, you must "opt out" and initial the pledge card. A passive rollover can only occur after they have signed their permission.