------------------------------------------------------------ United Way Efforts Abound ------------------------------------------------------------ APL campaign gets under way The Applied Physics Lab kicks off its 1994 United Way campaign, "UW & APL: Partners in Helping," on Tuesday with lunchtime festivities planned for the Kossiakoff Center. Campaign chair G. Richard Thompson hopes this year's effort, which runs through Nov. 11, will raise 3 percent more than last year's record-setting total of more than $343,000. University schedules lottery drawings Again, Hopkins will hold three lotteries to encourage faculty and staff to contribute early to the United Way campaign. The lottery is open to all university employees who pledge $35 or more to the Hopkins campaign. Multiple prizes will be awarded at each drawing, including travel, tickets, get-a-ways, dinners and services. To qualify for all three drawings, you must return your pledge card by Oct. 20. Cards returned by Nov. 4 will be included in the last two drawings 1st drawing: Oct. 24 Pledge due by Oct. 20 2nd drawing: Nov. 7 Pledge due by Nov. 4 3rd drawing: Nov. 21 Pledge due by Nov. 17 Winners will be notified by the Lottery Committee. The first prize in the Oct. 24 drawing is one round trip ticket anywhere in the continental United States on US Air. Second prize is two tickets to each of three Hopkins special events, including the Illusions theater concert. Third prize is a one-night stay at The Admiral Fell Inn, including continental breakfast and transportation from the hotel to the inner harbor. Fourth prize is a one night stay at the Harbor Court Hotel. And fifth prize is three hours of service from Carey's Limousine. Small pledges can make a big difference Although $35 may not seem like a lot to a campaign trying to raise $36 million throughout Central Maryland, you may be surprised how hard your dollars work. One dollar a week can provide a full term of instruction for adults who want to learn to read. Three dollars a week will provide more than 100 meals for those without food or shelter for six months. Five dollars a week can provide 10 families quality day care. And seven dollars a week can provide nearly two weeks of shelter, transportation, meals and counseling for someone in need. United Way coordinators will help direct pledges to an agency of your choice. University staff and faculty have to date pledged $257,776 to the 1994 United Way campaign. The university and hospital combined total has reached $278,054.