Earlier this year, United Way KW took a look at the impact that could be achieved by surpassing last year’s revenue total of $5.3 million by 13%. Here are some of the great things we could provide:
• More support to help kids succeed in school, to be healthy, and free from abuse and neglect.
• Additional programs to help keep families strong.
• More focus on building neighbourhoods where people feel safe to live, learn, work and play.
• Increased efforts to ensure that newcomers to our community feel welcome and supported.
• Better opportunities for economic security.
Clearly, a 13% increase would do great things for our community. Based on last year’s $5.3 million, that would have meant a revenue goal of $5.89 million this year, but instead I rounded it up to an even $6 million.
In case this move makes me appear superstitious, I want to clarify that I have nothing at all against the number 13. I simply believe that $6 million is within our grasp. This community has a lot of heart. If we all work together, I KNOW we can get there.
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