Waterloo’s Beechwood may be known for its leafy streets and impressive real estate, but people from all walks of life call this neighbourhood home — and according to Mary Johnston Public School principal Karin Bileski, many of them need the services that United Way funds.
Rockwell Automation project manager Bill Conway has lived in Cambridge his whole life, and says it’s been a huge eye-opener to find out what happens inside some of the buildings he’s been driving past every day for years.
Shawn knew deep down that he wanted more from life. But attending university and building a meaningful career never occurred to him as possibilities within his reach.
“You give once and you hit dozens of charities at once — it reaches so deeply into the community that it actually allows employees to say ‘I’ve done a lot for the community with just this one payroll deduction.’ ” — Jane Hale-McDonald, Energy+ Inc. Vice President, Human Resources & Safety, and Chief Privacy Officer.
Energy+ Inc. CEO Ian Miles believes in keeping United Way’s work top of mind with employees.
Massimo Iacurti is the Regional Vice President (Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge) for RBC Royal Bank, which contributes about $100,000 each year to local United Way-funded programs and services.
From her Region of Waterloo office on Regina Street, Janet Boyd has laid down a challenge to her colleagues at Region offices in Cambridge and Kitchener to raise as much as they can for those who need it most.
Communications specialist Lynn Hall is United Way’s employee campaign manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC).
Gore Mutual President and CEO Heidi Sevcik and Board Chair Farouk Ahamed are deeply proud that the partnership they’ve built with United Way has helped give hope and tangible help to so many people struggling to find their way.
Marie Dennison says that leaving the private sector five years ago to follow her passion for helping others was the best decision of her life.
