United Way - Lower Mainland

November 2010

Perfect present of the day

Help children play their way to success. Young children learn best through play and by developing their imaginations. This gift will help provide toys and games that will spark a child’s imagination and help him or her reach for the stars.
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Perfect present of the day

Food for thought? Absolutely. It’s hard to nourish the mind if the tummy is empty. Your gift helps provide a week of nutritious meals for young children participating in early learning programs.
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Grim reality: 2010 Child Poverty Report Card

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, a United Way of the Lower Mainland agency partner, released this week the 2010 Child Poverty Report Card.
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Perfect present of the day

Give a family a fish and they’ll eat for a day – teach them how to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime!
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Perfect present of the day

Got a green thumb? Here’s a terrific way to help plant a Community Garden so hungry families can grow food and become self-reliant. By planting the seeds of prevention today, more people have a chance of a better future tomorrow.
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The perfect present can change the future: United Way's gift catalogue

'Tis the season to stop stressing about gifts for people in your life who have everything. United Way of the Lower Mainland's gift catalogue – Imagine – provides a new way to help build a better community where we live while giving meaningful gifts to those we care about.
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Thanks a million! ICBC's 2010 United Way Campaign most generous ever

For the first time ever, ICBC and its employees have contributed an outstanding $1 million dollars to United Way and other registered charities, making the 2010 campaign the most generous ever.
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Every child has rights

Child rights needs to be part of our daily lives. Instead of being just a ratified document our government signed once upon a time. BC’s Child and Youth Rights Public Awareness Campaign launched today with the support of United Way.
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World Giving Index Launched!

The “World Giving Index”, the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour across the globe, which ranked the UK the eighth most charitable nation in the world, has found that happier people are more likely to give money to charity than those who are wealthy...
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Laff Riot Girls - United Way Comedy Fun*Raiser

COPE 378 and United Way's Campaign Labour Committee presented the Laff Riot Girls and guests for a night of comedy on Thursday, Nov. 4 at Lafflines Comedy Club in New Westminster.
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