Pitt kicked off its annual United Way campaign Oct. 1.

Contributions can be made online through payroll deduction or credit card. Log onto my.pitt.edu and click on the Donate to United Way button on the right hand side of your home page. The website also has a downloadable form for those who prefer to mail in their contribution or payroll deduction form.

Last year the Pitt campaign raised more than $626,000, the most successful campaign to date.

Before Pitt’s United Way campaign began, volunteers gathered Sept. 30 for a thank-you breakfast at the University Club. Addressing the volunteers were, from the top, Robert Nelkin, president of the United Way of Allegheny County; G. Reynolds Clark, Pitt chief of staff and vice chancellor for external relations, and Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg.