United Way of York Region

2009 Spirit Award Winners

Student Campaign Spirit Award
Winner: Bayview Secondary School

Member Agency Spirit Award: 1-99 employees
Winner: Catholic Community Services of York Region

Member Agency Spirit Award: 100+ employees
Winner: Community Living York South

“Douglas E. Lear Memorial Award” – Recognizing United Way of York Region’s Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Sharon Johnson

Day of Caring® Volunteer Spirit Award
in honour of Michael J. Donoghue
Winner: Toromont CAT

First-Time Spirit Award
Winner: Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.

Municipal Challenge Spirit Award: Small
Winner: Town of Aurora

Municipal Challenge: Large
Winner: Town of Richmond Hill

Quantum Leap Spirit Award: 1-99 employees
Winner: Alpine Systems Corp.

Quantum Leap Spirit Award: 100-299 employees
Winner: Aerotek

Quantum Leap Spirit Award: 300+ employees
Winner: Amex Bank of Canada

Corporate Spirit Award: 1-99 employees
Winner: Signode Canada Packaging Systems

Corporate Spirit Award: 100-299 employees
Winner: HDR | iTRANS

Corporate Spirit Award: 300+ employees
Winner: Acklands-Grainger Inc.

Leadership Giving Spirit Award: 1-99 employees
Winner: Signode Canada Packaging Systems

Leadership Giving Spirit Award: 100-299 employees
Winner: ITW Construction Products

Leadership Giving Spirit Award: 300+ employees
Winner: State Farm®

Major Individual Giving Spirit Award
Winner: Victaulic Company of Canada

Leadership and Major Individual Giving Ambassador Award: in Honour of Michael Hortie
Winner: Steven Tudela, Enterprise Holdings

Employee Campaign Spirit Award
Local Campaigns: 1-99 employees
Winner: Signode Canada Packaging Systems

Employee Campaign Spirit Award
Local Campaigns: 100-299 employees
Winner: Flextronics Global Services

Employee Campaign Spirit Award
Local Campaigns: 300+ employees
Winner: 407 ETR Concession Company Ltd.

Employee Campaign Spirit Award
National Campaigns: 1-99 employees
Winner: Smucker Foods of Canada Co.

Employee Campaign Spirit Award
National Campaigns: 300+ employees
Winner: Amex Bank of Canada

York Region Community Spirit Award: 1-99 employees
Winner: Signode Canada Packaging Systems

York Region Community Fund Spirit Award: 100-299 employees
Winner: ITW Construction Products

York Region Community Fund Spirit Award: 300+ employees
Winner: The Regional Municipality of York

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Employee campaigns are a blast!

Pulling your co-workers together to support your community is a powerful motivator. An effective employee canvass can raise a significant amount of money to help fund social service programs in York Region. And you can have fun at the same time!

Rally your team! They’ll feel good knowing they’re making a positive difference in their community.

You will need:

• An Employee Campaign Chair: A sparkplug in your organization to get things rolling.
• A Campaign Committee: Recruiting a group of people to help plan and execute your campaign creates team spirit and enthusiasm.
• Support from the Top: Enlist support from your CEO and Labour leadership. Campaigns are more effective if there is support at every level.
• A Goal: United Way staff and volunteers are available to help you devise a simple strategy to maximize the effectiveness of your campaign. Ask about our Success Sessions.

We’re Here to Help

United Way of York Region has resources to help you organize a dynamic campaign! Visit Campaign Support for some great ideas and Campaign Toolkit for campaign materials.

For more information contact our Campaign Team at (905) 474-9974.

Rickesh Lakhani – Director, Campaign
Ext. 236 or E-mail: rlakhani@uwyr.on.ca

Emily Fleming – Campaign Manager
Ext. 227 or E-mail: efleming@uwyr.on.ca

Elizabeth McKeown – Campaign Manager
Ext. 240 or E-mail: emckeown@uwyr.on.ca

Sukaina Sumar-Ebrahim – Campaign Manager
Ext. 231 or E-mail: sebrahim@uwyr.on.ca

Jenny Yee – Campaign Projects Coordinator
Ext. 234 or E-mail: jyee@uwyr.on.ca

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