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$7 Million to raise wi

Five weeks into the cam-
paign for $11.6 million, the
United Way has banked
more than $4.6 million, 40
per cent of the objective.

"In the next month,

employee campaigns will
report their results," said
General Campaign Chair-
man Barbara Rae, President
of Office Assistance Canada
Lid., "and we know from
early reports that those
campaigns are going well."

Early returns from most

workplace campaigns show
good increases over past
years (see separate sto-
ries), with dollar increases
over last year's campaign
ranging from 9 per cent to
20 per cent.

"We need to ensure that
every employee is given an
opportunity to make a
decision about giving a
charitable gift. I believe
that, given information
about the work of the
agencies, and the

Report Meeting at Hotel Vancouver Nov.10

The second public report meeting of the campaign will
be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Columbia Ballroom of the
Hotel Vancouver on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the second public

report of the '87 campaign.

A Mutiny on the Bounty pirate theme with free food,
Pirate's Grog, great door prizes, and most importantly,
achievement awards in recognition of employee giving,

will all form part of a fun evening.

Bar opens at

4:30, reports go from 5 to 6:15, and award presentations

and food close out the show. Bring out your friends!

EDUCATIONAL TUSSLE. Vancouver Community College President Paul Gallagher appears to

  

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be winning the tussle with BCIT president Roy Murray, as the two Institutions square off in
supportof United Way. They have challenged each otheron totalresult, Increase overlastyear,

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od of VCC and Caril Dion of BCIT are heading up the campaigns.

th 4 weeks to go

thousands of people who
depend on United Way to
finance those agencies,
people across the Lower
Mainland will give
generously this year as they
have done in the past.”

She said the campaign is
asking past supporters to
increase their gifts, and to
encourage more people to
participate in their
campaign.

The campaign has also
developed initiatives to
attract new donors in the
small business sector,
among professionals and
leadership givers, in the
multicultural community,
and in other sectors not
previously reached by the O
campaign.

The campaign chairman
noted that over the next
four weeks an additional $7
million needs to be raised
to reach the goal. million.

$1.3 million is expected
to come from corporate
gifts, $4.8 million from
employee campaigns, and
$750,000 from individuals.

The campaign kicked off
on Sept. 23, and is due to
close on Nov. 25.

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