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UWO kicks off the 2010 campaign
Over 125 guests, supporters and local business leaders joined United Way of Oakville as they kicked off the 2010 campaign with a goal announcement of $3,600,000.
This year’s UWO campaign theme is LIVE UNITED. “This isn’t a catchy phrase,” says Mary Cardamone, 2010 Campaign Cabinet Chair. “It’s a call to action. Oakville is a great place to live, but it needs to be a great place for everyone to live. We need to work together to make sure our agencies have the resources and funding to help the people in Oakville who need it – isolated seniors, children who go to school hungry and individuals living in abusive situations. It is our Town and we are in this together. I am confident that if we can all LIVE UNITED we will reach and succeed our goal.”
The event featured presentations by Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, President and CEO of Sheridan College; Mark Zimny, President and founder of ProMation Engineering; John Wilson, Executive Director of Community Living Oakville, a UWO funded agency; and Hans Schonrock, a recipient of service at Community Living Oakville. Each speaker discussed how they LIVE UNITED and encouraged others to do the same.
“We are asking everyone in Oakville to LIVE UNITED this year and donate to United Way,” said Cardamone. “We all win when children are no longer living in poverty, when people are healthy, and when families are strong.”
The 2010 UWO campaign will run until December 8, 2010.
UWs accepting EOIs
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are available now for download. To apply for funding, please submit an EOI, which is the preliminary stage to obtain funding from one or more of the United Ways in Halton. Please find the downloadable EOI below. The EOI must be submitted electronically to each United Way you are applying to. The deadline for submission is September 20, 2010 at noon.
Additional Program Information (To be used if applying for more than one program)
*Please complete one 2010 Expression of Interest for your agency and one Additional Program Information for EACH program you are applying for.
For more information, please find the EOI Guideline Information for each of the United Ways in Halton below:
UW Oakville EOI Guide
UW Milton EOI Guide
UW Halton Hills EOI Guide
UW Burlington and Greater Hamilton EOI Guide
If you have not received United Way funding in the past, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your application. Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any questions at all:
Angela Dawe (United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton)
adawe@uwaybh.ca
905-635-3136
Janet Foster (United Way of Halton Hills)
unitedwayhh@bellnet.ca
905-877-3066
Susan Lynch (United Way of Milton)
SLynch@miltonunitedway.ca
905-875-2550
Chandra Hardeen (United Way of Oakville)
chandra@uwoakville.org
905-845-5571 ext. 227
Eligibility Criteria:
All applicants must:
- be a registered charity
- serve the community from which you are applying for funding
- be governed by a volunteer Board of Directors
2010 Kickoff Breakfast!
United Way of Oakville invited you to LIVE UNITED by attending the
2010 Campaign Kickoff Event
Wedneasday, Spetember 8th
Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Kickoff: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Compass Grill & Lounge
Bronte Harbour Marina
2340 Ontario Street, Oakville
Please RSVP by September 1st to Mrs. Nevin Wallace
nevin@uwoakville.org or 905-845-5571 ext. 221
Non profit agencies struggling
The non-profit agencies that serve the poor, homeless, sick and struggling knew the darkest days would come after the recession. They predicted a year ago, when economic activity was at its nadir, that 2010 would be worse than 2009.
They were right. A survey of 311 charities and voluntary organizations conducted this spring by the Social Planning Network of Ontario showed that demand for services — everything from food assistance to suicide counseling — is still rising while donations dwindle.
Suncor shows they LIVE UNITED
Thank you to Suncor Energy for participating in a Day of Caring with SENACA Seniors Day Program! Volunteers helped with gardening and also participated in programs with the seniors. This is the first of 8 Day of Caring programs Suncor Energy will participate in. Way to LIVE UNITED!
SENACA Seniors Day Program provides therapeutic, individualized recreational activities, exercise programs, social events and light nursing care for seniors and disabled adults.
Poverty in Halton
"My family and I live in Poverty"
Halton residents are Canada’s third-highest income earners, but that’s cold comfort for those struggling to make ends meet.
“Poverty affects more and more people every day. No one is above it and no one is immune to it,” Chrystal Orvis told Halton’s Health and Social Services Committee on Tuesday (July 6).
Orvis was among 15 local witnesses whose poverty experiences were recorded recently at Halton Social Audit hearings in Georgetown and Oakville.
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