“We Can’t Close Our Eyes To The Need”
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.
People of UWWRC
Toyota Employees Dig Deep
Communications specialist Lynn Hall is United Way’s employee campaign manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC).
Social Conscience Embedded in Gore Mutual’s Corporate DNA
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: Donor Relations Specialist, UWWRC
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.
Heather McLarnon, Workplace Campaign Coordinator
Heather McLarnon, 35, is an Ontario Works Caseworker for the Region of Waterloo. She recently finished a four-month secondment as a Workplace Campaign Coordinator with United Way
Joanna Sugunathazan, University of Waterloo Co-op Student
Joanna Sugunathazan, 20, is a third-year student in environment and business at the University of Waterloo. She recently finished a four-month co-op position as a philanthropy clerk with United Way
Victoria Lewin, Workplace Campaign Coordinator
Victoria Lewin, 31, is a Guest Services Representative for the Waterloo Region Museum. She recently finished a four-month secondment as a Workplace Campaign Coordinator with United Way
Full Circle
“There’s a lot of charities out there and they’re amazing, but this is the one that hits home for me. It’s right here where I live.” — United Way Workplace Campaign Coordinator Dustin Vail
A Soft Place To Fall
“If my mother had said, ‘You can’t stay here, you’re pregnant’ and kicked me out — which is what happened to a lot of other girls my age at the time — I don’t know where I would’ve ended up.” — United Way Workplace Campaign Coordinator Jackie Miller
Nancy Bird: Senior Director of Community Investment, UWWRC
I keep going back to the truth of us as human beings; some of us have experienced more trauma and heartache than others, and yet we are all here experiencing the same thing.