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United Way events

From annual favourites like the plasma car races and the UVic Artisans Market, to new events for this year, there are lots of ways to get involved in UVic's United Way campaign.

UVic pub quiz

Thank you to everyone who came out to the UVic Pub Quiz! We raised over $2,000 for the UVic United Way campaign and congrats to the raffle winners and the winners of the quiz! 

Plasma car race

Four UVic employees wearing costumes race plasma cars across a room.
UVic Faculty and staff race plasma cars to raise money for the United Way

Thank you to all teams and volunteers for coming out to the 2023 plasma car race! Special congratulations to the following teams: Shell Raisers for the team spirit award, SRI Stingers for winning the championship race, and Amazing Andrettis for raising the most pledges. In total, the plasma car race brought in over $2,000 for the United Way. 

Missed the event? Check out the recording below.

Samosa sales

Samosa with chutney
Samosa with chutney

Thank you to everyone who purchased samosas in support of the United Way campaign! 

Artisans market

An artisan painting a wood ornament
An artisan painting a wood sign

Thank you to those who came out on November 30th to the UVic Artisans Market. We are proud to have raised over $1,800 for United Way from this event. Congratulations to the two raffle winners, Danielle and Vanessa. 

Looking forward to bringing the market back in 2023!

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