Red October

Don’t Work Yourself to Death –
Take a Break and Support Red October

During the month of October, businesses throughout the Warehouse District are holding promotions to raise awareness and support for United Way. We invite you to stop by Costume Emporium at 1905 Dewdney Avenue. For a donation you can enter a ballot to “Name the Zombie”. The winning submission will receive a prize package from Costume Emporium.

We encourage you to visit the following retailers supporting Red October:
Antique Mall
Auntie Fanny’s Furniture
Auto Electric
Avant Garde
Brownstone Plaza
Exclusive Esthetics

AIDS South Sask

Chili and Bannock Lunch

On October 20th, AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan held a chili and bannock lunch. The lunch was well-attended by people in the community who came out to enjoy a delicious lunch and show their support for AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan and the United Way of Regina. The lunch was organized and provided by the staff at AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan.

AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan (APSS) helps men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and those at risk of contracting HIV. They are a community based non-profit registered charitable organization. Together with their partners, they strive to raise awareness about the issues that people living with HIV/AIDS deal with every day including the grassroots problems of poverty, hunger, homelessness, discrimination and stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.

RODS Pancake Breakfast

Thank you everyone for participating in Regina Open Door Pancake Breakfast event. The event raised $321.00 for the United Way of Regina. Also, a big thank you to allthe volunteers for their help and to the committee for their hard working in organizing a great event.

IRSAS Kick Off

From the heart

Today was the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat (IRSAS) GCWCC kickoff event that took place in the building of 1870 Albert St. There were approximately  30 people in attendance. Speakers included: Susan from the United Way, Kevin Orban from Diabetes, Dana Folkersen from REACH.

Kudos to all of the speakers who did a great job talking about their organization and the campaign. Also thanks Brenda for highlighting the executive committees role  in supporting the campaign.

The picture above is the GCWCC planning committee at the IRSAS. Michael spoke from the heart and was very inspiring while he was encouraging his co-workers to donate. The IRSAS raised approx $23,000 last year and this year their goal is $24,000.

CRA Kick Off

Canada Revenue Agency launches

Today was the kickoff event for the Canada Revenue Agency. The event was held in the basement of the Knox Metropolitan church where breakfast & drinks were provided. There were over 50 people in attendance.

Sheila Nixon kicked off the event and followed was Susan Ross, Joanne Grant, and Debra McDonald who works at the Early Childhood Intervention Centre. All of the presentations were embracing as each speaker touched on how and why they choose to support the GCWCC.

To finalize the event the 2 chairs proceeded in doing trivia with the audience. The trivia started with questions about Regina and then leaned towards last year’s GCWCC results. Example: How many TSO staff donated in last year’s campaign, what is the average donation, etc. They did a fantastic job on educating the audience and setting the bar higher for this year’s campaign.

The CRA goal this year is $40,000.00!

Regina and District Association for Community Living

Marci Brown - Next Chapter Book Club Coordinator

The Faces of Community Change

The Regina and District Association for Community Living was founded in 1952 by parents with a vision of inclusion for their children with intellectual disabilities. Rejecting the bygone practice of institutionalization, they work to weave everyone into the rich fabric of our community.

Part of their programming includes the Next Chapter Book Club (NCBC). It was created to provide the same community opportunities for people with special needs. Made popular by celebrities like Oprah, book clubs have become trendy forums for social gatherings filled with lively dialogue, attracting people from different backgrounds who share common interests and a love of reading.

Each group is comprised of between five and eight people. The small size ensures that each participant feels valued, and facilitates the development of strong friendships between members. Anyone may join the club, regardless of reading level and abilities. Club members take on active roles: together they decide which books to read and how they would like to structure their hour-long get-togethers. All meetings are held in local settings, such as a book store or coffee house.

CGI – Taking a pie for a good cause

Pie Your Manager at CGI

Pie Your Manager at CGI

CGI got their United Way Campaign underway with a Pie Your Manager Event. CGI is a major corporate supporter of United Way with their well ran campaigns including a full pledge drive and a Leadership Giving event. CGI partner Ken Flaman served as Chair of our Circle of Care Campaign in 2007 and currently serves on our Board of Directors. Gwen Morhart serves on our Campaign Cabinet as a Division Chair and Wendy Sutherland has taken a lead in this year’s campaign by participating in our poster campaign and being a champion for Leadership Giving.

Thank you for all your great support!

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region

Another Musical Campaign

The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region kicked off the 2011 RQHR Giving Campaign on Monday Oct. 3, 2011.  They “rocked the region” with a music video featuring individuals and groups from throughout the region dancing to Taking Care of Business by the “The Hip Replacements”, local physician rock stars.  The Annual RQHR Giving Campaign is a coming together of the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Staff, the Hospitals of Regina Foundation and United Way of Regina to raise funds and awareness for many programs in our community. 10,000 employees can have a great impact!

The video is viewable on YouTube

Great West Life, London Life and Canada Life

ECCs Darren and Tanya at this year's launch event

The Faces of Community Change

Great West Life, London Life and Canada Life launched their annual campaign on Wednesday filling the cafeteria twice to capacity. Over 400 employees attended the two events to mark the beginning of this year’s campaign. United Way CEO Joanne Grant spoke at both events – thanking the Committee for all their hard work and making note of the strong corporate support United Way of Regina receives from Great West Life, London Life and Canada Life.

Good luck on your campaign!

A Power Launch

Valerie, Angie and Lara

SaskPower Launches 2011 Campaign

SaskPower launched their 2011 United Way Campaign with Angie and her team greeting arriving employees with SaskPower bars.

SaskPower is a strong supporter of United Way not only through their participation in our workplace campaign, but in their support of our Campaign Internship Program and their donation of window space for our annual campaign posters.

Angie and her team truly demonstrates what it means to “Not just wear the shirt. But to LIVE IT!”