United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada

United Way Toronto announces $109-million achievement

MaryAnn Notarianni — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:45:39 GMT

2010 01 22 - Despite the economic uncertainty last year, the people of Toronto demonstrated their compassion and their commitment to improve community conditions with a record fundraising achievement of $109 Million for United Way Toronto.

UNITED WAY OF CANADA – CENTRAIDE CANADA SUPPORTS RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI

MaryAnn Notarianni — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:04:35 GMT

OTTAWA, January 14, 2010 – On the evening of January 12, 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. It is the most powerful quake to hit the impoverished country in more than 200 years.

Despite difficult economic times, Canadians remain generous

MaryAnn Notarianni — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:07:32 GMT

2009 12 21 - The Toronto Sun published an op ed piece written by Al Hatton, President & CEO of United Way of Canada Centraide Canada, on Saturday, December 19, 2009.

211 Ontario wins award for highest customer satisfaction

MaryAnn Notarianni — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:26:08 GMT

2009 12 15 - 211 Ontario and the Region of Halton, who cooperate on 211 and 311 services, received a Service Quality Award of Excellence in November from Service Quality Measurement Group Inc. (SQM). SQM benchmarks over 400 leading international call centres annually to help them develop world-class customer service.

UNITED WAY OF CANADA – CENTRAIDE CANADA PROMOTES GIVING ON NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY

MaryAnn Notarianni — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:24:31 GMT

2009 11 15 - United Way of Canada – Centraide Canada (UWC-CC) is proud to celebrate this year’s National Philanthropy Day. This day recognizes the generosity of Canadians and celebrates Canadians’ philanthropic spirit of giving, whether through donating money, gifts or volunteering their time.

Queen’s University Confers Honourary Doctorate to United Way Toronto’s President and CEO

MaryAnn Notarianni — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:32:58 GMT

2009 11 02 - On Thursday, October 29, 2009, Queen's University conferred an honourary doctorate of law degree to United Way Toronto’s President and CEO, Frances Lankin.

Who Has Better Friends? Find out, support United Way of Canada – Centraide Canada (UWC-CC) and win great prizes!

MaryAnn Notarianni — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:50:19 GMT

2009 07 13 - Between July 1, 2009 and July 31, 2009, Better The World, a UWC CC partner, is running a new, fun contest about “Who Has Better Friends?” During the month of July, you can join Better the World and show your friends how they can easily support local United Ways - Centraides for free and earn a chance to win a Flip UltraHD Camcorder.

United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes was recognized for its community building efforts

MaryAnn Notarianni — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:07:02 GMT

United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes was recognized on March 27th for its community building efforts. It received the first Not-For-Profit Excellence Award by the Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce.

211 Success

MaryAnn Notarianni — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:43:34 GMT

2009 06 23 - 211 continues to mark milestones and achieve successes. In Ontario, over 50 percent of residents can now access this important service. The 211 Ontario initiative was recognized with the Community Builder Award at our 2009 National Conference.

211

MaryAnn Notarianni — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:08:21 GMT

2009 06 15 - On June 11th, the Quebec Ministère de la Famille et des Aînés, (Department responsible for services to Family and Seniors) announced funding of $320,000, over 4 years, to develop 211 services for seniors in Quebec City.