Spirit Award Winners
2007 Volunteer of the Year
Mary Haffey
Mary Haffey is the 2007 recipient of the Douglas E. Lear Memorial Award, presented each year to our Volunteer of the Year. Mary has been an active volunteer and inspirational leader in York Region for 20 years. She has served as Board Chair at United Way of York Region and Pathways for Children, Youth and Families, a United Way member agency. She has played an integral role in countless community initiatives and spearheaded highly successful United Way campaigns at Snap-On Tools.
The Douglas E. Lear Memorial Award is sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company of Canada in association with United Way. It is named in the memory of Doug Lear, a dedicated and tireless community volunteer and long time Allstate executive.
Our distinguished 2007 Douglas E. Lear Memorial Award nominees:
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Sally K. Bashar Sergeant Stuart Betts Heather Green Mary Haffey Lenore Haus |
Karen Kryzanowski Noreen Lee Iolanda Masci Sharon Moriarity Carrie Turman |
2007 SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS
United Way of York Region’s Spirit Awards recognize employees and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding support to the community through their 2007 United Way campaign. Congratulations to all nominees for their remarkable efforts.
Student Campaign Spirit Awards
Elementary: Unionville Montessori
Nominees:
Devins Drive Public School
Nominees:
Devins Drive Public School
Unionville Montessori organized a very successful Casual Days campaign. Students and staff contributed a dollar a month for the right to dress down – raising money and awareness.
Secondary: Holy Trinity School
Nominees:
Bayview Secondary School
Nominees:
Bayview Secondary School
From busking to pumpkin carving contests, Holy Trinity organized a spirited campaign for students from kindergarten to grade 12. In 2007, their fundraising efforts resulted in an amazing 38% increase.
Day of Caring® Spirit Awards
Volunteer Spirit: Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
Nominees:
ACNielsen Canada - The Nielsen Company
Toromont Cat
Nominees:
ACNielsen Canada - The Nielsen Company
Toromont Cat
Allstate Insurance is a long time Day of Caring® supporter, taking part in both the spring and fall each year.
Corporate Spirit: Acklands-Grainger Inc.
Acklands-Grainger generously provided paint and supplies for Day of Caring®. Acklands-Grainger’s support makes participation in Day of Caring an option for agencies that otherwise may not be able to take advantage of this opportunity.
Agency Employee Campaign Spirit Awards
1-99 employees: Jericho Youth Centre
Nominees:
Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York Region Inc.
Nominees:
Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York Region Inc.
Jericho Youth Centre pulled out all stops in 2007 recording a 13% fundraising increase, providing strong support for the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport Open House and taking an active role in the United Way Speaker’s Bureau.
100+ employees: Community Living York South
Nominees:
CHATS
Community Living Newmarket/Aurora District
Nominees:
CHATS
Community Living Newmarket/Aurora District
The Community Living York South campaign increased by a remarkable 32%. The agency also provided strong support for the Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport Open House and took an active role in the United Way Speaker’s Bureau.
First-Time Campaign Spirit Award
Counterpoint Engineering Inc.
Freescale Semiconductor Canada Ltd.
Freescale Semiconductor Canada Ltd.
This category was just too close to call. Counterpoint Engineering and Freescale Semiconductor Canada both organized amazing first-time campaigns, with great awareness building and high employee participation rates.
Municipal Challenge
Small: Town of East Gwillimbury
Nominees:
Town of Aurora
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Nominees:
Town of Aurora
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Spurred on by friendly competition with other municipalities, employees at the Town of East Gwillimbury organized an energetic campaign and recorded 58% participation.
Large: Town of Richmond Hill
Nominees:
City of Vaughan
Town of Markham
Nominees:
City of Vaughan
Town of Markham
Richmond Hill’s participation increased by 19% and the average gift increased by 20%.
Leadership Giving Spirit Awards
1-99 employees
Signode Canada Packaging Systems
Signode Canada Packaging Systems
Signode Canada organized an amazing campaign, raising $18,000 through the Leadership Campaign alone.
100-299 employees ITW Construction Products
ITW recorded a remarkable 89% increase in their campaign, with $20,553 through the Leadership Campaign.
300+ employees: State Farm®
Nominees:
Amex Canada Inc.
Motorola Canada Limited
Nominees:
Amex Canada Inc.
Motorola Canada Limited
An effective strategy to raise awareness of United Way’s impact in York Region drove State Farm’s Leadership Campaign in 2007. Leadership donors contributed $76,000.
Corporate Spirit Awards
1-99 employees: iTRANS Consulting Inc.
Nominees:
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
ITW Deltar Canada
Nominees:
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
ITW Deltar Canada
The iTRANS campaign gets stronger and stronger each year. The company matches its employees’ contributions dollar for dollar resulting in a 28% increase in fundraising in 2007. iTRANS’ Vice President, Hilda Gan was a valued member of the 2007 Campaign Cabinet.
100-299 employees: ITW Construction Products
Nominees:
Extendicare Canada Inc.
Mattamy Homes Limited
Nominees:
Extendicare Canada Inc.
Mattamy Homes Limited
Strong support from Vice President and General Manager Frank Heard propelled a significant increase in ITW’s overall campaign and a 69% increase in their corporate gift. Frank was also a valued member of the 2007 United Way Campaign Cabinet.
300+ employees: Acklands-Grainger Inc.
Nominees:
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
State Farm®
Nominees:
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
State Farm®
Acklands-Grainger is a long time United Way supporter, but their support went over the top in 2007. A dollar for dollar corporate match on a stellar employee campaign resulted in a $20,000 increase in their corporate gift. President, Court Carruthers and General Manager National Accounts, Shaun Lewis were both valued members of the 2007 Campaign Cabinet. Court is the 2008 Campaign Cabinet Chair.
Employee Campaign Spirit Awards
1-99 employees: TransCanada Pipelines
Nominees:
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
Nominees:
Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
TransCanada’s campaign organizers had the winning combination in 2007: personalized pledge forms, a great kick-off event and a dollar for dollar corporate match as an incentive, resulted in significant increases in participation and average gift.
100-299 employees: ITW Construction Products
Nominees:
Community Living York South
MicroAge
Nominees:
Community Living York South
MicroAge
ITW was a triple threat in 2007 – winning Spirit Awards in 3 categories! Organizers ran a spirited campaign that saw participation go up from 63% to 71% and fundraising skyrocket by 89%.
300+ employees: The Regional Municipality of York
Nominees:
Apotex
Town of Richmond Hill
Nominees:
Apotex
Town of Richmond Hill
With a strong emphasis on raising awareness of how donations to United Way impact York Region neighbourhoods, this campaign recorded an amazing $80,000 increase. Commissioner of Planning and Development Services, Bryan Tuckey, is a valued member of the United Way of York Region Board of Directors.
Quantum Leap Spirit Awards
1-99 employees: Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada
Nominees:
Constellation Homebuilder Systems Inc.
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
Nominees:
Constellation Homebuilder Systems Inc.
The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association
Their second Spirit Award nomination of the year, Hobart Food Equipment secured the Quantum Leap Award with an incredible 122% fundraising increase. Amazing.
100-299 employees: Mattamy Homes Limited
Nominees:
Best Buy #932 - Woodbridge
Johnson Controls L.P.
Nominees:
Best Buy #932 - Woodbridge
Johnson Controls L.P.
Mattamy Homes’ campaign reflects the importance of engaging all your employees in the campaign. Organizers staged 11 kick-off events in locations around York Region resulting in a 226.4% increase in 2007. What a campaign!
300+ employees: Apotex
Nominees:
CGI
The Regional Municipality of York
Nominees:
CGI
The Regional Municipality of York
Apotex is the largest pharmaceutical supporter of United Ways across the country – hitting the $1 million mark nationwide in 2007. Here in York Region they captured the Quantum Leap award with an impressive 82.6% campaign increase.
Community Fund Spirit Award
The Regional Municipality of York
Nominees:
Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
State Farm®
Nominees:
Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
State Farm®
This Spirit Award is very significant for our network of member agencies. It is awarded to the organization that raises the most funding for the UWYR Community Fund, which funds 100 social service programs, delivered by 40 member agencies, right here in York Region. This was the second award of the year for the Regional Municipality of York. Remarkable initiative.
