Change starts here: UVic and the United Way

Thank you, UVic community! The final fundraising tally for the 2011 UVic United Way campaign came in at $271,165, with a cool $36,641 raised at on-campus events from July through December. The campaign also welcomed 62 new donors.

“The generous sponsors and large team of volunteers from the UVic community—the committee members, event coordinators and participants—should be very proud,” says UVic campaign chair Charles McQuade. “Our fundraising efforts help the United Way make a huge difference in our community each and every year.”

The UVic Libraries United Way Booksale, coordinated by Jean MacGregor (UVic Libraries) raised the most money of any United Way campaign special event in Victoria, bringing in over $20,000 from sales of donated books, records and DVDs. The mammoth event could not happen every year without an army of dedicated volunteers, including members of the UVic Vikes, UVic student ambassadors and even Times Colonist booksale volunteers. Unsold books from this year’s sale were all donated to non-profit organizations (Better World Books, Our Place and Women in Need).

United Way donations help the nearly 128,000 Victoria residents who benefit from United Way-supported programs and services delivered through 67 agencies.

Visit the UVic campaign site at www.unitedway.uvic.ca/ for more information, and watch for the 2012 campaign kick-off in September.