GCWCC Thursday Update 

We wrap up the canvassing effort in Victoria (other than the occasional latent follow-up by me or Marilyn) tomorrow. If you have not connected with your canvasser yet, you can consult the link below to communicate directly or you can drop off your donation form with Marilyn or me in Victoria or Brenda and Lisa in Penticton.

•  If you would like to connect directly with your canvasser you can find their name here.

  As always, any questions, comments, stories or suggestions from anyone in Victoria or Penticton can be directed to Marilyn or me.

THANK YOU!
I would especially like to thank those who have helped with the campaign this year. Please extend your thanks, a tip of your hat (if you are sartorially inclined that way) or a pat on the back to:

Our Victoria Canvassers:

• Bonnie Bullock
• Kevin Farris
• Joeleff Fitzsimmons
• JJ Kavelaars
• Tim Hardy
• David Bohlender
• Jenny Atwood
• Julie-Anne Kleinschmit
• Marilyn Bell
• Dustin Jenkins

Our Penticton Team:

• Lisa Ladouceur
• Brenda Parrish
• Mary Ferugson

My apologies if I have inadvertently left your name off of this list.

UPDATES

I'M NOT HERE
A few inquires have been sent my way about what to do if you are not in Victoria for the canvassing period. Well, while our erstwhile and dedicated canvassers in Victoria will retire from there appointed rounds at the end of this week, Marilyn and I will still collect donations to the end of November. And, as mentioned previously, you are able to drop off your donation forms with Lisa or Brenda in Penticton.

PARTNERS

HEALTHPARTNER: Behind every person with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, there are hundreds of people dedicated to helping. The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and advance the search for the cause and cure.

IMPACTS

• GCWCC: For Pascale Poulin, generosity is important
• United Way: United Way Supports For Seniors
• HealthPartners: Meet Charles Keliher, Cancer survivor and volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

GCWCC Tuesday Update 

The final week of the canvassing effort in Victoria is upon us and the donation forms continue to pile in. If you have not connected with your canvasser yet, you can consult the link below to communicate directly or you can drop off your donation form with Marilyn or me in Victoria or Brenda and Lisa in Penticton.

•  If you would like to connect directly with your canvasser you can find their name here.

  As always, any questions, comments, stories or suggestions from anyone in Victoria or Penticton can be directed to Marilyn or me.

THANK YOU!

UPDATES

I'M NOT HERE
A few inquires have been sent my way about what to do if you are not in Victoria for the canvassing period. Well, while our erstwhile and dedicated canvassers in Victoria will retire from there appointed rounds at the end of this week, Marilyn and I will still collect donations to the end of November. And, as mentioned previously, you are able to drop off your donation forms with Lisa or Brenda in Penticton.

PARTNERS

HEALTHPARTNER: The MS Society provides services to people with multiple sclerosis and their families and funds research to find the cause and cure for this disease.  We have a membership of 28,000 and are the only national voluntary organization in Canada that supports both MS research and services.

IMPACTS

• GCWCC:  For Christine Béchard, giving back means volunteering
• United Way: Feeding Ourselves and Others
• HealthPartners: Meet Kaiden & Jason Ames, Kaiden was born with cystic fibrosis

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

GCWCC Friday Update 

Our campaign continues to progress very well.  As we look forward to the final week of the canvassing effort, I would like to thank again our canvassers and organizers in Victoria and Penticton. If you would like to connect directly with your canvasser you can find their name here. As always, questions, comments, stories or suggestions are always welcome.

UPDATES

NRC CAMPAIGN
Events and activities are being held across the council. Visit the links below and see what is happening across the country:

• NRC GCWCC Site (eng) / (fra)

PARTNERS

Working to build a strong and caring community in the Capital Regional District since 1937, the United Way of Greater Victoria seeks to address the immediate needs of the community on an annual basis by funding a network of services, while creating long-term strategies to target the root causes of social issues Canada Revenue Agency.

IMPACTS

• GCWCC:  Suzanne - Full circle: from teenaged mother to GCWCC volunteer
• United Way: United Way Success By 6
• HealthPartners: Meet Jean-Pierre Béland, He lives with muscular dystrophy

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

GCWCC Tuesday Update 

Thank you to everyone who has donated thus far. Once again, the majority of you have increased your donations to this year's campaign. To get an idea of the impact of your donation check out the impact calculator noted below.

UPDATES

IMPACT CALCULATOR
The United Way of Greater Victoria has included an impact calculator to illustrate how your donation makes a difference. Visit the link below and check the areas you would like to contribute to and enter an amounts to see how your contributions help:

• UWGV Impact Calculator

PARTNERS

Want more information on Canadian Charities? The CRA Charities Listings  page will provide you with the tax number you will need for your donations (other than UW or Health Partners) and detailed information about the charity from their filings with the Canada Revenue Agency.

IMPACTS

• GCWCC: Linda - Donations help Linda get her family’s life back on track
• United Way: Life after brain injury “transformative”
• HealthPartners: Meet Myra Conway, Wife of Dementia Sufferer 

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

GCWCC Tuesday Update 

Our campaign is off to a successful start and the donations received have, once again, include many increases in amounts from past years. Thank you!

UPDATES

BOOK SALE
Mary Ferguson is organizing a book, DVD, toys etc. sale in Penticton with proceeds to the United Way. Here is gist from Mary:

I thought it might be fun to set up a table at the back of the lunchroom for a book sale to raise funds the United Way.  We brought in about $20-$30 the last time it was done a few years ago.

If you are interested, please contribute by donating any books you want to clean out of your homes, DVD’s, VCR tapes, kid’s books, magazines, games, etc. to the table.

The re-sale price per item to buy items on the table will be $2.00.  The table will work on the honour system.

All the proceeds will go to United Way. Let’s see what we can raise.

Thank you Mary for organizing this. 

PARTNERS

The United Way of the Central and South Okanagan Similkameen serves the region from Lake Country in the North, to Osoyoos and Princeton in the South.

IMPACTS

• GCWCC: Marie-Eve - Donations support Marie-Eve so she can be strong for her family
• United Way: Struggling local finds relief at Rainbow Kitchen, flourishes as a volunteer
• HealthPartners: Meet Herb & Anna Durand, Living With Parkinson’s and Cancer Survivor

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

GCWCC Thursday Update 

Thanks to all who attended yesterday's kick-off. Once again, our speakers from the United Way were eloquent and powerful.

I’m going to attempt to keep the update this blog on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Each update will have an updates section; a partners section (information on our major partners); an impacts section; and a link to the  standard details. As always, Marilyn and I are available to answer your questions.

UPDATES

Kevin Farris has graciously offered to donate  the proceeds from the coffee vending machine in Victoria for the period of the campaign to the United Way. Therefore for the three weeks of this campaign, I encourage you to indulge and savour the rich, robust and complex flavours that only our coffee/hot chocolate vending machine can provide you.

Partners

HealthPartners is a unique collaboration of 16 of Canada’s best known national health charities listed as follows:

ALS Society of Canada; Alzheimer Society of Canada; The Arthritis Society; Canadian Cancer Society; Cystic Fibrosis Canada; Canadian Diabetes Association; Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada; Canadian Hemophilia Society; Canadian Liver Foundation; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada; Huntington Society of Canada; The Kidney Foundation of Canada; The Lung Association; Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada; Muscular Dystrophy Canada; Parkinson Society of Canada

IMPACTS

• GCWCC: Carole: How HealthPartners helped Carole get her life back
• United Way: United Way’s Network of Services Helps Build Carmel’s Confidence as a Parent

About the Campaign

A general overview along with some handy hints and reference can be found here.

Questions, conundrums, suggestions?

Contact your co-chairs:
Marilyn Bell
Michael Peddle

NRC Herzberg GCWCC Campaign 2015

 Welcome to the NRC Herzberg site for the annual Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GWCC). Last year, NRC raised more than $600,000 through the GCWCC and we hope the staff at NRC Herzberg can continue to make a difference through a contribution to the United Way (UW Victoria) (UW Penticton), Healthpartners or to any of 80,000 charities.
This site will have links to background information on the various elements of the campaign, however if you have any questions, feel free to contact the NRC Herzberg campaign chairs listed below.

Your 2015 Campaign Chairs

Michael Peddle
Room: 154
Phone (250) 363-0005
Michael.Peddle@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Marilyn Bell
Room: Site Services
Phone (250) 363-0032
Marilyn.Bell@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

What is the GCWCC?

GCWCC Overview

The Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) is a charitable giving option developed exclusively for federal public servants and federal retirees. The annual GCWCC takes place in federal workplaces across the country during the fall campaign period (September to December).
Through the GCWCC, public servants can support United Ways/Centraides, HealthPartners or any other registered Canadian charity of their choosing. United Way, a trusted community partner with a history of making wise investments, manages the campaign on behalf of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

Why Do Public Servants Choose To Give Through The GCWCC?

• You can make a difference. Your donation changes the lives of people living in your community — be it a friend, a neighbour or a family member.
• It’s easy. By giving through the GCWCC, you can support all the causes that are important to you on one form. Choose the payroll deduction option and your donation will automatically appear on your T4 or T4A, no need to keep track of your receipts!
• Efficient giving. As managers of the GCWCC, United Way is committed to ensuring that more of your gift goes where you feel it is needed the most. We’re proud to keep campaign fundraising fees at 15 per cent or lower, well below the national average of 26 per cent for other registered Canadian charities.