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I Believe in My Community Award Finalists
19
Feb

Businesses honoured for generosity to the community United Way Announces 2015 I Believe in My Community Award Finalists.

United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2015 I Believe in My Community Awards.  Today, at a news conference at the Windsor Star News Café, 26 finalists which exemplify generosity, community spirit, and leadership are being recognized. Together, the nominees raise thousands of dollars, volunteer countless hours, and change lives – right here at home.

“The people, businesses, and unions who are honoured this year exemplify what our Bold Possibilities Campaign is all about,” says Lorraine Goddard, CEO of United Way.  “The people of Windsor and Essex County are taking bold action against poverty by supporting United Way.  Our friends and partners are making the work of United Way funded programs possible through their outstanding community contributions. Today is our chance to say a heartfelt thank you to those who are going above and beyond.”

At the upcoming celebration, three special United Way awards will also be presented to Caesars Windsor for the Corporate Community Excellence Award, CUPE Local 82 for the Labour Award of Distinction, and Bill and Rochelle Tepperman for the Leading the Way Award. (See below for full list of finalists and award descriptions)

United Way invites the public to vote through social media for this year’s Innovation Award, which recognizes a group or business that has supported their community through United Way by implementing a fun, creative, unique and engaging event or activity. Voting for the Innovation Award opens February 19 and runs to February 25, 2016.

I Believe in My Community award winners will be announced in on March 9, 2016 at Caesars Windsor – an event generously sponsored by Green Shield Canada, Caesars Windsor, The Windsor Star, and CKLW AM800.  Visit www.weareunited.com for event details.

I Believe in My Community Award Finalists

The Campaign Hero Award salutes the Employee Campaign Coordinator/Canvasser or Team that demonstrates best practices, creativity, enthusiasm and energy in leading their United Way workplace campaign to either maintain or increase their campaign results.

  • BMO Financial Group
  • Valiant TMS
  • Windsor Police Service; Windsor Police Association

The Community Partnership Award (1-250 Employees) applauds the combined success of Workplace Employee Giving and Corporate Giving in support of United Way.

  • Dakkota Integrated Systems; UNIFOR Local 444
  • Laval International
  • Sun Life Financial

The Community Partnership Award (250+ Employees) applauds the combined success of Workplace Employee Giving and Corporate Giving in support of United Way.

  • Costco Wholesale
  • Integrity Tool & Mold
  • Windsor Mold Group; UNIFOR Locals 195 and 1959

The Community Workplace Champions Award (1-250 Employees) recognizes the public and private sector businesses and organizations that consistently demonstrate their commitment to the community through their involvement, leadership, and contributions to United Way.

  • Family Services Windsor-Essex
  • Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life
  • Libro Credit Union

The Community Workplace Champions Award (250+ Employees) recognizes the public and private sector businesses and organizations that consistently demonstrate their commitment to the community through their involvement, leadership, and contributions to United Way.

  • Canada Post; CUPW Local 630; A.P.O.C.
  • City of Windsor; Civic Association of Non-Union Employees; CUPE Locals 82 and 543;  Transit Windsor ATU Local 616; Windsor Public Libraries CUPE Local 2067; Huron Lodge ONA Local 8; Windsor Fire and Rescue Services; Windsor Professional Firefighters Association Local  455; Windsor Police Service; Windsor Police Association
  • University of Windsor; University of Windsor Retirees; UNIFOR Locals 195 and 2458; CUPE Locals 1001, 1393 and 4580; Windsor University Faculty Association

 

The Lead United Team Award celebrates the workplace team which promotes best practices in Leadership Giving by encouraging individual contributions at the Leadership level ($1,200+).

  • BASF Canada; UNIFOR Local 341-0
  • RBC Royal Bank; RBC Dominion Securities
  • TD Bank Group

The Quantum Leap Giving Award distinguishes the workplace in which employees significantly increase their giving to the community through United Way over last year.

  • Leamington & Area Family Health Team
  • TRW Canada; UNIFOR Local 444
  • Windsor Star; UNIFOR Locals 240 and 517-G; CWA/SCA 30553

The Innovation Award acknowledges a group or business that has supported their community through United Way by implementing a fun, creative, unique and engaging event or activity. This category is voted on by the public through United Way`s Facebook page.

  • Coopers Hawk Winery Stems & Spoons Soup & Wine Tasting
  • St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School
  • Sutts, Strosberg LLP; Shibley Righton LLP; Caesars Windsor; Farrow Group
  • Vincent Massey Secondary School
  • Walkerville Brewery Cheers & Beers Extravaganza

Each I Believe in My Community Award has a generous sponsor.  This year’s I Believe in My Community award sponsors are:

  • Caesars Windsor
  • Windsor Family Credit Union
  • Green Shield Canada
  • K+S Windsor Salt, Mine Operations
  • Netmon
  • UNIFOR Locals 200, 444 and 2458

Visit United Way’s Facebook page for details at www.Facebook.com/UnitedWayWindsorEssex, and vote for one of five award nominees.

Feature photo courtesy United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County by Karen Brady

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