United Way: Of the Central and South Okanagan/ Similkameen
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How to Live United: Join hands. Open your heart. Lend your muscle. Find your voice. Give 10%. Give 100%. Give 110%. Give an hour. Give a Saturday. Think WE before ME. Reach out a hand to one and influence the condition of all. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. That is how you Live United.
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Why Donate to United Way
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -William James
Donating $5 per paycheque or $130 per year provides:
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A car seat for a newborn whose parents cannot afford one to take them home from the hospital
Donating $10 per paycheque or $260 per year provides:
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50 home delivered meals, allowing someone to stay in their home
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1 day of counselling and support for someone with a brain injury
Leadership Program
United Way Leaders help set the standard of caring for our entire community and inpsire others to give, advocate and volunteer. Your leadership gift of $1000 or more per year, combined with other local, result-driven programs and initiatives, is vital to creating the kind of community we are all proud to call home.
A leadership gift of $1000 per year or $20 per week or just $2.75 per day could:
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Save 20 lives or prevent 20 brain injuries by providing bicycle helmets to people who cannot afford them.
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Provide 200 hot, nutritious meals in supportive housing for people experiencing mental illness.
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Give 40 hours of training, resources and outreach support to child care providers in our community.
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Provide health and safety products for 10 men in recovery from substance abuse for 1 year.
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Provide 37 hours of social work services to seniors with chronic health conditions who need help with housing related issues.
To make a donation to the United Way of the Central & South Okanagan Similkameen, please click here.
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