Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way

The United Way offices will be closed now until January 5th, 2009.

We wish you a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!

All the best,

Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way

During NRI’s United Way Campaign, they held a “Are You Smarter Than An Executive” game show and had tons of fun. All admission for the game show went to the United Way campaign.

Darin Desrosiers, Peter McKenna and Bruce Churchill representing the Executives

Jamie Meegan our host

The Out of the Cold Program run by St. Vincent de Paul needs volunteers. They provide a warm place to sleep and food at St. Paul’s Cathedral downtown for those living on the streets. This program usually runs on Wednesday evenings but because of the colder weather (anything -10C and colder qualifies) lately they are operating every evening. This extension of services is the Extreme Weather Program. These two programs use the same pool of volunteers and are now needing some fresh volunteers to relieve the pressure.

If you are interested in volunteering, please call Maybelle @ 250.376.4161

There are 4 shifts to choose from:

Evening 5:30pm - 9:30pm (dinner preparation/bed preparation/registration)

Night 9:00pm - 12:30am  (snack preparation/clean up)

Late night 12:00am - 6:30am (supervising clients)

Morning 6:00am - 8:30am (breakfast preparation/clean up)

St. Paul’s Cathedral is located at 4th and Nicola.

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Click on the link for our video Christmas Card

The United Way Campaign 2008 reached its goal of 1.5 million!

We couldn’t have done it without the generosity and support of this wonderful community.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way

Wednesday, December 17th @ 7pm the CP Holiday Train will arrive at Riverside Park on the north side of Interior Savings Centre. The party gets underway before that @ 6pm. The Kamloops Food Bank will be selling hotdogs, hamburgers and hot chocolate by donation. They will also have a stage for carolers, port-a-potties and a bonfire to keep warm.

When the train rolls in you can expect 14 brightly decorated cars complete with a performance stage that folds out for musical guests. The free show will last about 30 minutes. It is asked that you bring a donation for the Kamloops Food Bank.

Last year the event attracted 3000 people and raised over $20,000.

For more information, call 250.374.3377 or visit their website CP Holiday Train

Bob LaVallee, Labour Coordinator - Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way, attended the Canadian Labour Congress annual convention in November supporting a partnership between Labour and United Way.