{"id":7381,"date":"2011-01-12T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2011-01-12T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T18:39:00","slug":"brock-united-way-goal-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/01\/brock-united-way-goal-reached\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock United Way goal reached"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greg Finn and Kevin Lawr<\/p><\/div>\n

It wasn\u2019t a wide berth, but it was enough for Kevin Lawr – the Brock community raised $112,710.46 for United Way<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n

That was about $700 more than the goal, said Lawr, co-chair of Brock\u2019s campaign benefiting the United Way of St. Catharines and Thorold<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to thank the Brock community for pulling together and achieving the goal,\u201d Lawr said. \u201cI\u2019m thankful the giving spirit came through in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The official campaign ran for six weeks, starting Oct. 18 and ending Nov. 26. But donations continued until the end of the year. The first event of the campaign was the annual Souper Star Lunch on Oct. 20, when the goal of $112,000 was announced. Other events included a Halloween office decorating competition and a volleyball tournament.<\/p>\n

The goal increases a little every year, Lawr said. He wasn\u2019t sure the target would be met this year because of the economic climate and competing fundraisers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we snuck it out at the end,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we always hope to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawr is pleased that Brock met the goal, although “the need (in the community) is still much greater than we can ever possibly meet.”<\/p>\n

Campaigning happens year round at Brock. New volunteers are needed, said Lawr, who has been a campaign volunteer for eight years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need committee members,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need volunteers for events and planning. We need volunteers to do departmental presentations. We just need people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee especially needs faculty members to volunteer, he said.<\/p>\n

Interested parties can contact Lawr at klawr@brocku.ca<\/a> or co-chair Lynne Prout at lprout@brocku.ca<\/a>. This year\u2019s faculty campaign co-chair was Greg Finn, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic.<\/p>\n

Related stories:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 United Way campaign entering final week | The Brock News<\/em><\/a>
\n\u2022 Brock in the Halloween spirit | The Brock News<\/em><\/a>
\n\u2022 Soups dished out for a good cause | The Brock News<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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