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Kingston,
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COUNTDOWN TO KICK OFF
We’re getting set to kick off the 2016 Campaign over a
delicious buffet breakfast at the Ambassador Hotel &
Conference Centre on September 9 – and we want to see you
there! 500 dedicated volunteers from across KFL&A will be
there to hear this year’s top-secret fundraising goal. Make sure
you are among them! Thank you to our generous sponsor:
Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre.
Tickets are just $15 per person. To purchase tickets, please
click here
For more information, please call 613-542-2674 or email [email protected]
BEST BUS TOUR
IN TOWN
The bus is ready to hit the road
for another Seeing Is Believing
United Way Funded Agency
Tour. The bus pulls out of the
Memorial Centre parking lot on
September 22 and October 12
at 10:00am taking guests on a
behind-the-scenes tour of some
United Way funded agencies.
Tours give you an up-close and
personal look at the incredible
work they do in our community
every day.
If you’re looking for a way to fire
up your campaign team with a
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little extra community spirit, this
could be just what you’re looking for. Book your seat on the
bus online, by calling
613-542-2674 or emailing
[email protected].
Sponsored by Kingston Transit
and CIBC Wood Gundy.
Click here to register for the
September tour.
GET YOUR TICKETS
FOR AN AFTERNOON
OF FOOD, FRIENDS
AND FUN
Have you got your tickets for
Kingston’s favourite garden
party, Fare for Friends? In just a
few weeks, some of the
region’s finest chefs and
Ontario’s best wineries &
breweries will gather to share
their fare, as guests enjoy live
music and a live auction.
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Check out our Facebook page
for a photographic preview of
some of the items up for grabs
at the auction this year. Tickets
are selling quickly, so make sure
you order yours today and join
us at the Vimy Officers’ Mess
at CFB Kingston on Sunday,
September 18 at 2 pm. Thank
you to our sponsor, Investors
Group.
Tickets are $160 a person with a
tax receipt available for a
portion of your ticket price. Buy
now! Visit our website for more
information about this popular
event.
POLICE EQUESTRIAN
LOANED FOR THIS
EVENT COMES TO TOWN CAMPAIGN
This September 17th and 18th the
Kingston Police will be hosting
the 2016 North American Police
Equestrian Championships
(NAPEC), held at Kingston
Penitentiary.
As part of the celebrations and
events occurring for the 175th
anniversary of the Kingston Police,
riders from across Canada and the
United States will be attending
Kingston for conference sessions and
to train and compete.
All funds raised during this historic
event will be given to the United Way
KFLA. Some of the events include:
Saturday, September 17
• 8:00am - Uniform Class
• 9:00am - Equitation Class
• 12:00pm - Lunch, Western
Pleasure Class, Canine
Demonstration
• 1:30pm - Equitation Class
resumes
• 5:00pm - Opening Ceremonies
followed by Liberty
demonstration performed by Ron
Pyne (3-star Parelli Professional)
• 6:00pm - Toronto Mounted
Unit demonstration on Crowd
Management
• 6:45pm - Canadian Olympic
equestrian Gina Smith Dressage
Demonstration (tentative)
• 7:00pm - RCMP Musical Ride
• 8:00pm - End of evening
Sunday, September 18
• 9:00am - Obstacle Class
• 12:00pm - Lunch and Canine
Demonstration
• 2:00pm - Obstacle Class resumes
• 3:00pm - Liberty demonstration
performed by Ron Pyne (3-star
Parelli Professional)
• 3:30pm - Toronto Mounted
Unit demonstration on Crowd
Management
• 4:30pm - RCMP Musical Ride
• 5:30pm - End of evening
Be a part of this unique event and
get your tickets today!
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Loaned Representatives have
arrived and are getting ready
for this year’s campaign. The
Loaned Representatives Program
is a professional and personal
development opportunity where
employees from public and private
sector organizations are “loaned”
by their employers during the
campaign period to work at the
United Way. They provide support
to volunteers running workplace
campaigns, and help out with many
community events and initiatives. This
year, United Way KFLA welcomes
6 Loaned Representatives to the
campaign team! Thank you to the
following workplaces:
• CFB Kingston - Maj. Chris Catry &
Jennifer Burtis
• City of Kingston - Pam
Naunheimer
• Correctional Service of Canada Tanya Knapp
• Goodyear Canada Inc. - April
Stevens
• Ministry of Advanced Education
and Skills Development - Julia
McGregor
A CHANCE TO CONNECT
The Peer Learning Session took place
on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the
Limestone District School Board with
22 Employee Campaign Chairs who
were eager to meet, learn and share
information or experiences about the
United Way Campaign.
• Tips for canvassing
• Myths and Misconceptions
• Increasing awareness and
engagement
Thank you to all who participated!
We hope you gained lots of useful
tips and knowledge for the 2016
campaign.
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Campaign News
• Queen’s University committee
promoted the United Way
campaign at their staff BBQs
for their staff on Friday, August
19 and Friday, August 26 from
11:30am to 1:30pm. Launching
soon, this is KFLA’s largest
employee campaign. All the best,
Patty McHenry, Kellie Hart and
the rest of the Queen’s United
Way committee.
• Among the early bird campaigns
every year, UPS kicked off their
workplace campaign with an
agency speaker on Wednesday,
August 24. Way to go, ECC Blair!
• City of Kingston took part
in an agency custom tour on
Monday, August 22 – way to go,
ECCs Adam and Christina for
taking the opportunity to show
your committee some of the
work being done by our local
agencies!
• INVISTA employees had a family
BBQ event, and helped to spread
the word about their upcoming
campaign with a United Way
information booth! Way to go,
ECC Meredith!
• Union Gas has been busy
planning for their upcoming
employee campaign and
campaign events, and held
a canvasser training for their
committee. They will be running
their first ever golf tournament for
the United Way. Way to go, ECC
Adam!
• United Way KFLA’s internal
campaign has kicked off and
exceeded goal with employee
giving again this year. United
Way employee gifts were $12,766
with 100% participation. Thank
you to our internal campaign
committee!
WELCOME ABOARD
Thank you to this year’s
Employee Campaign Chairs:
• Addiction & Mental Health
Services KFLA – Robin Witzke
• Algonquin & Lakeshore
Catholic District School
Board – Catrina Moniz, Lynn
Shangraw, Patricia Maheral, &
Trish Whalen
• Alma Mater Society – Francis
Cambell
• Ambassador Hotel &
Conference Centre – Emalee
O’Connor
• Assurant Solutions – Mark Riley
• Bell Media Kingston – Jacquie
Beckett
• Bell Technical Solutions –
Adam McDonald
• BMO Financial Group – Claire
Scalf & Wendy Stuckart
• BMO Nesbitt Burns – Gina
Davis
• Bombardier Transportation –
Stephanie Hartwick & Robert
Raike
• Canada Revenue Agency –
Elvin Green
• CFB Kingston – Helen Tanguay
& Len Matiowsky
• CIBC Financial Group – Chris
Doucet
• CIBC Wood Gundy Inc. –
Bradley See & William Dobson
• City of Kingston – Adam
McCluskey & Christina
Thomson
• Correctional Service Canada –
Chris Stafford
• Costco – Sheila Jackson
• Cruickshank Construction
Kingston – Jill Rees
• E.I. du Pont Canada Company
– Tammy Kuehn & Kim Dailey
• Empire Life – Brianna Drew,
Jessica Schonewille, Laurie
Swinton & Ryan Jeffrey
• Family & Children’s Services of
FL&A – Lori Acay
• Goodyear Canada Inc. – April
Stevens & Tom Gingrich
• Homestead Land Holdings
Limited – Kathryn Mellon
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• Hotel Dieu Hospital – Eugene
Littlejohn
• INVISTA (Canada) Company –
Meredith Miller
• KFL&A Public Health – Edward
Gardner & Sonya Joy Bianchet
• Kingston Community Credit
Union – Jason Field
• KPMG LLP – Katie Horst
• LCBO – Anita Smith, Murray
Grudzinski & Teresa Graham
• Limestone District School
Board – Scot Gillam
• Ministry of Government
Services – Joseph Rubino &
Shane Jenkins
• Ministry of Transportation –
Christina Klein, Gillian DaggFoster & Peter Woboditsh
• Northland Power – Julie
Madigan
• Ongwanada – Maureen
Hughson
• Parole Board of Canada Karen Blancher
• Providence Care – Danielle
Gowdy & Lindsay Thompson
• Queen’s University – Kellie Hart
& Patricia McHenry
• RBC Dominion Securities Inc. –
Lee Wetherall
• RBC Financial Group – Sherry
Ignazzitto
• Robinson Innovations – Al
Oliveira
• Scotiabank Financial Group –
Connor Holway
• Scotiabank Canvasser Leads:
Amanda Freeman, Brett
Patterson, Denise Blanchard,
Jill Brown, Kerry Connell, Rick
Fazari & Yana Glozman
• South East Community Care
Access Centre – Simone
Walters
• St. Lawrence College – Gary
Earles
• TD Bank Financial Group –
Dominique Jones
• TransAlta – Trudy de Ruiter
• Union Gas Ltd. – Adam Clow
• Utilities Kingston – Richard
Rodrigue & Ryan Boehme
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HERE’S LOOKING
AT YOU
Peer Learning Session
Queen’s BBQ
City of Kingston Custom Tour
SAVE THE DATE
The venues are booked and dates are set so mark your calendars and make sure you are there.
United Way Events
Annual Labour Day Parade & Picnic
Monday, September 5, 2016, 10:00am - 2:00pm
The event begins at McBurney Park (Ordnance and Clergy Streets) and is open to the public. Labour
Council will celebrate their partnership with the United Way for its 75th anniversary. Please join us in
the park and enjoy free music, food and fun for the kids.
United Way 2016 Campaign Kick-off Breakfast
Friday, September 9, 2016, Doors Open at 7:00am - Agenda Begins at 7:30am
Campaign 2016 kicks off with breakfast at the Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre. Join
over 600 volunteers for a hot buffet breakfast as we announce our region-wide fundraising goal.
Sponsored by Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre. [Read More]
Fare for Friends
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
In true garden party style, guests of Fare for Friends relax in the elegance of enormous white tents,
stroll around the grounds of the Vimy Officers’ Mess on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. This is
the region’s best garden party, where patrons sample culinary delights, excellent wines and beer
while enjoying live music and participating in a lively auction. Lead sponsor: Investors Group.
[Read More]
Next Gen Networking with Leaders
Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
An exclusive chance to network and socialize with community leaders and other Next Genners.
Join us for an evening of small group networking, where young professionals will get to meet with
executives in the community. The event will be hosted at the Merchant Tap House.
The Push for Change
Joe Roberts will be coming through Kingston. Former homeless youth, and now President and CEO,
Joe is pushing a shopping cart across Canada to raise awareness and dollars to end youth
homelessness. Locally, the community is invited to join a number of events over Joe’s two day stay to
highlight the need to end youth homelessness within Kingston and area. Sponsored by Cushman &
Wakefield Kingston. [Read More]
Walk with Joe & Arrival Ceremony
Thursday, October 6, 2016 – Joe’s Arrival, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Join Joe en route at Highway 15 & Highway 2 as he makes his trek into Kingston. Help raise
awareness and pledges with 50% of funds staying locally to support programs that serve homeless
youth in our community. The walk will conclude at City Hall, with a special welcoming ceremony
and speaking engagement from Joe and local dignitaries.
Community Luncheon
October 7, 2016, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Everyone is invited to attend this open community luncheon at the Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre with keynote speaker, Joe Roberts & The Push for Change. Learn more about the
national issue of youth homelessness and highlights about the exciting work and local initiatives to
end youth homelessness in Kingston and area.
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Seeing Is Believing Tour
Thursday, September 22 & Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 9:45am - 2:00pm
The ‘Seeing Is Believing’ bus tours provide volunteers and media partners with an opportunity to
see first-hand where their donations go as they visit local agencies and programs, and meet the
front line workers and recipients of services. We would like to introduce you to the people who work
every day to make a difference in our community. Sponsored by CIBC Wood Gundy and Kingston
Transit. [Read More]
Next Gen Pool Party
Friday, October 21, 2016, 12:00pm
The Next Gen Pool Party will pit teams against each other in a double elimination 8-ball tournament
in an effort to support the United Way. There will be a variety of games, draws and activities
including a prize for the winning team. Sponsored by Investors Group. [Read More]
United We Curl Funspiel
Saturday, October 22, 2016, 9:30am – 6:30pm
The 10th Annual ‘United We Curl’ Funspiel is a great opportunity to have fun and raise money for
the 2016 United Way Campaign. The cost is $125 per curler or $500 per team (plus one item for the
silent auction). Queen’s University team won the trophy last year – come out and give them a
challenge! [Read More]
United Way 2016 Campaign Touchdown Breakfast
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Doors Open at 7:00am - Agenda Begins at 7:30am
Find out how much money you raised as we wrap up Campaign 2016 the same way we start it – with
another delicious hot buffet breakfast at the Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre. Sponsored
by TD Bank. [Read More]
2016 Workplace Events
North American Police Equestrian Championships
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18, 2016, 8:00am – 5:30pm
Please join Kingston Police in celebrating their 175th anniversary, be a part of this unique event,
experience the grounds of historic Kingston Penitentiary, and support the United Way. As part of the
celebrations and events occurring, riders from across Canada and the United States will be
travelling to Kingston for conference sessions and training as well as the competition. [Read More]
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