Congratulations to our Community Spirit Awards winners, who were honoured on February 29th at a breakfast reception sponsored by our host, the Waterloo Inn.
Special thanks to Manulife Financial and Lagrotta Packaging Group for sponsoring individual awards, and to Susan Cranston from Manulife Financial, our Leadership Chair, for speaking about the tremendous difference made in our community by Leadership Donors - those who annually donate $1000 or more to United Way KW.
The significance of February 29th, or Leap Day, was certainly not lost on attendees, and we were thrilled to have among them 17 year old Madi MacIntyre, the local resident whose 29Leaps Movement has gone viral, encouraging people to make Leap Day something for ALL to celebrate by using the number 29 to spread caring and kindness. Madi came up with her idea after realizing that the extra day in a leap year is great for many of us, but not always so for the sick, homeless, lonely or hurting in our community.
At the Community Spirit Awards, we encouraged people to donate an extra $29, $290, or whatever they could afford to honour Madi's 29Leaps Movement and help make up for the current shortfall in our annual campaign. Our $6 million revenue challenge goal has currently brought in about $4.9 million. Our Campaign Chair, James Chmiel, remains committed to helping us close that gap. Both he and Madi MacIntyre are great role models in showing what one person can do to motivate others and make our community a better place.
Congratulations Madi and James, and congratulations again to all of our Community Spirit Award winners!
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