United Way Niagara<\/a> fall through the cracks.<\/p>\nTraditional events and on-campus initiatives held to raise both money and awareness during previous campaigns weren\u2019t a possibility due to public health restrictions, but Brock\u2019s United Way Committee refused to throw in the towel.<\/p>\n
Instead, the motivated group moved the campaign online before its start last October.<\/p>\n
Committee members worked to reach out to as many potential donors as possible and Brock employees responded to the virtual call to action.<\/p>\n
Advocacy for the United Way continued in several meaningful ways throughout the campaign, with volunteers presenting at online team meetings, hosting information sessions and introducing an effective marketing strategy. The committee\u2019s efforts raised United Way\u2019s profile amongst the Brock community and, as a result, saw 74 new campaign donors contribute to the cause \u2014 an all-time high.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe volunteers have been amazing,\u201d said Lynn McCleary, United Way Committee Co-Chair. \u201cThey made it happen, while in such transition, by having those personal conversations and encouraging people to contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n
The result was one of the most successful employee giving campaigns in Brock\u2019s history, raising $158,034. The amount will contribute to United Way\u2019s goal of supporting 120,000 people across Niagara through their network of funded programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a true reflection of the amazing volunteers we have on campus who give their time to the Brock United Way Committee or to being a canvasser in their department or unit,\u201d said Sandy Howe, United Way Committee Co-Chair and Associate Director, Experiential Education. \u201cTaking the time to share information and answer questions individually is such a big part of our success each and every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
McCleary, who\u2019s also a Professor in Brock\u2019s Department of Nursing, was grateful to see the University community come together despite a very challenging time for many families.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople somehow found a way to give,\u201d she said. \u201cIt makes me proud that these are my colleagues and that I\u2019m part of the Brock community.\u201d<\/p>\n
For their efforts, the University\u2019s United Way Committee was recently recognized as Committee of the Year by United Way Niagara. The honour, determined by an independent award team, is presented to organizations that achieved tremendous success in their employee giving campaign by showing leadership, passion, originality and effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Brock community continues to dig deep to support the most vulnerable people in Niagara,\u201d said Kevin Jong, Director, Development and Communications, United Way Niagara. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership and thank every donor and volunteer for contributing to the campaign, especially at such a challenging time for so many.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brock President Gervan Fearon, who serves as a member of United Way Niagara\u2019s Board of Directors, said the University community can take pride in the fundraising total and the related Committee of the Year award.<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross the University, the United Way is recognized for its importance to community building. The statistic that one in every three people across the Niagara region are in some way touched by the efforts of the United Way speaks to its importance to the entire University and Niagara community,\u201d said Fearon. \u201cI would like to express my gratitude to the University community for supporting the important work of United Way and offer my sincere appreciation and congratulations to Brock\u2019s United Way Committee and, in particular, Co-Chairs Sandy Howe and Lynn McCleary for their exemplary leadership and achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n
To learn more about Brock\u2019s United Way campaign, visit the committee\u2019s\u00a0SharePoint site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a year when support was needed more than ever, Brock\u2019s faculty and staff stepped up and rallied around the local community. Despite challenges served up by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University community was not about to let its annual workplace campaign for United Way Niagara fall through the cracks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":71214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,7,3319,1,4],"tags":[703,16,5398,7197,3775,56],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71213"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71220,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71213\/revisions\/71220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}