By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON December 17, 2012 The number is getting to a level that indicates success is not far off – Burlington is at the 65% level in its drive to reach $2.1 million for the Burlington/Hamilton United Way 2013 Fund raising drive. There is now $1,360,141 in the bank account for use in the Burlington community in the year we will be going into
Len Lifchus shows CHCH TV personality Sean Cowan how you wrap a Christmas gift
Last week United Way staff worked a gift wrapping counter at the Burlington Mall with local celebrities. Traffic was consistent, people stepped up and watched United Way president Len Lifchus show CHCH television personality Sean Cowan how to properly wrap a gift. He is a nice boy – he got it eventually.
The United Way however didn’t get what it should have gotten and could have gotten from the gift wrapping event – the donation box was sitting on a shelf behind everyone working at the counter. These things have to be right out front where people can see them and use them.
The task for the United Way for the next month is to be kind but relentless in its drive to pull in the funds that will be needed come January when staff have to decide who will get how much for the year they are going into.
The need is real and it has never been possible to raise as much as is needed.
