At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #11 was the employees of Interior Savings Credit Union. ISCU is the proud sponsor of all our print media, and Success by 6 . Thanks Interior Savings. The executive pie toss was great, too. Thanks Interior Savings!!
At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #12 was the employees of Finning. Finning has so much fun with their campaigns including such events as “brick a motor”, “excavator rodeo” and “executive leg shaving“ Thanks Finning for a job well done!!
At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #14 was the employees of Moly-cop . Moly -cop has been a corporate United Way supporter for many years, and in 2005 they won the Rookie Campaign of the Year ( “you’ve got balls”) Trophy for their first employee campaign. Thanks Moly-cop!!
McGowan Park School Silent Voices Choir lead O’Canada at the Torch Ceremony at TCC. These are the same kids that sang at our “closing ceremonies” Great job!!
Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way is seeking a creative, enthusiastic person with a community-minded perspective to work as a Resource Development Assistant. The successful candidate will be working with the team of staff and volunteers of United Way to raise awareness, influence, and assets for the annual United Way Campaign.
We seek an individual with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills who has the ability to lead and motivate internally and externally. They will have strong attention to detail, the ability to work with numbers, and experience delivering presentations/training sessions. The ideal candidate will be strategic, flexible, self directed and with good knowledge of the sales process and marketing skills for not-for-profit organizations. Proven competency in Microsoft Office, Adobe and the Internet is a must as well as an understanding of the role of social marketing.
We ask for some experience with group processes, voluntarism, community issues, and social programs.
A valid driver’s license and vehicle are required.
Terms and conditions of employment as established by the Board will be reviewed during the interview process. While we appreciate all submissions of interest, only those applicants offered an interview will be contacted. The position reports to the Director, Resource Development.
Letters of interest and a resume should be sent to;
Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way
203-239 Victoria Street
Kamloops BC V2C 2A1
All we can say is you are welcome!! ~ to 100 Mile House & District Women’s Centre
New Monthly Event Starting Soon-We would like to acknowledge the Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way for granting $3,500 to The Women’s Centre Drop-in program-specifically to supplement our Emergency Food Cupboard. We recognized there was a need to provide fresh/nutritional options for women and their families as expressed by our clients. There is very little opportunity for them to access food that is not processed. We will be offering an assortment of fresh vegetables and fruits at least once a month. We will also be partnering with the BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs to provide information on healthful food choices and healthy living, as well as the Food Action Coordinator in 100 Mile House to discuss Food Security initiatives for our clients. We are extremely grateful that the United Way agreed with the need we saw and were willing to fund this endeavour.
At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #13 was the employees of Service Canada. They should be very proud as this is the 2nd time in 3 years that they have double their campaign.The employees will have their very first Day of Caring initiative this year. They will be preparing and serving dinner at United church Pit Stop on Sunday February 22nd. Thanks Service Canada!!
United Way’s Youth Advisory Council is set and ready for a fantastic BC Youth Week (May 1st - 7th) this year.
Youth Week is an international celebration of youth held annually during the first week of May. It is a week of fun, interaction and celebration intending to build a strong connection between young people and their communities and to profile the issues, accomplishments and diversity of youth across the province.
Starting on Sunday, May 2nd, the Youth Advisory Council is hosting an afternoon of volunteering at PIT Stop, a free community meal program run out of the Kamloops United Church. A team of 16 youth from a variety of organizations will come together to feed up to 150 people that are in need of a hot meal.
On Wednesday, May 5th, United Way’s 2nd annual city-wide Youth Day of Caring will take place around the city. High school students and youth groups will simultaneously complete a number of projects at non-profit organizations which could include painting, landscaping, sorting donated food, or even construction. They will come together to celebrate their achievements with a BBQ and entertainment at Spirit Square.
Friday, May 7th the 2nd annual “Say What” youth conference sponsored by CURA and the Centre for Community Based Youth Health Research at TRU will take place @ Henry Grube. The day will offer youth a chance to learn about local research being done with their demographic and give them a chance to respond through a variety of workshops and forums. Check out the 2009 United Way Youth Initiative Grant recipients who will be in attendance to showcase their complete projects.
In addition, throughout BC Youth Week, the Boys and Girls Club youth drop in program will be displaying their artwork at the Kamloops Art Gallery through their “Tell Your Story” project. This project was funded by a Youth Initiative Grant and will be giving “high potential” youth an opportunity to tell their story and express themselves through a creative medium. They will be mentored by a trained artist and art therapist and given the chance to develop new skills and work with a variety of materials. The Youth Advisory Council is proud to support this project.
At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #15 was the employees of School District #73. The employees had their very first Day of Caring initiative this year (see blog post). Thanks School District!!
At our closing ceremonies on December 10, 2009 we honoured our top 20 campaigns with medal presentations. #16 was ICBC. They have long been a United Way supporter province wide. The two offices in Kamloops and the office In Williams Lake all run United Way employee campaigns with lots of fun special events. ICBC also committed to our Day of Caring initiative. Thanks ICBC!!
