2019 Spirit Award Nominees
The United Way Community Spirit Awards is our opportunity to recognize and honour the many organizations, unions and individuals that have helped to strengthen our community over the past year. This year we’ll be recognizing our winners in personalized appreciation events to be held at the recipient’s organization in late March. Winners will be announced via our Social Media channels as they are awarded.
Growth Award
Donations to United Way help fund crucial programs and services in our community. This award recognizes the workplace that shows local love through its fundraising campaign.
Nominees:
• Associated Engineering BC Ltd
• BCIT Student Association
• Canfor
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and APS, CFM, ACTRA, CMG, IATSE, AR, SARTec, SCRC, SPACQ and UDA
• Chandos Construction
• Department of Justice Canada and PSAC 20219
• FortisBC, IBEW 213 and MoveUP
• ICBC and MoveUP
• Intact Insurance
• Interfor Corporation and USW 2009
• Law Society of BC
• London Drugs #053
• Morrison Hershfield Ltd
• Odlum Brown
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and PSAC
• Public Safety of Canada and PSAC
• TransLink, the BC Rapid Transit Company Ltd., Coast Mountain Bus Company & CUPE Local 4500, CUPE 7000, MoveUP, Transit Police, Transit Police Professional Association, Unifor Local 111, Unifor Local 2200
• The University of British Columbia, AAPS, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 116, CUPE 2278, CUPE 2950, IUOE Local 882 & UBC Faculty Association
• Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Innovation Award
Innovation takes many forms. It can be a creative event, a new way to inspire, or an act of local love that helps change a community. This award recognizes those who put local love in action in innovative, impactful ways that motivate people to mobilize, to collaborate, to give.
Nominees:
• BC Hydro, IBEW Local 258 and MoveUP
• British Columbia Automobile Association and MoveUP
• City of New Westminster and CUPE 387, IAFF 256, IBEW 213 and New Westminster Police Officers’ Association
• Dentons Canada LLP
• FortisBC, IBEW 213 and MoveUP
• ICBC and MoveUP
• Klohn Crippen Berger
• Methanex Corporation
• The University of British Columbia, AAPS, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 116, CUPE 2278, CUPE 2950, IUOE Local 882 and UBC Faculty Association
• Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
GenNext Award
It’s time to step up and make a difference in the community! This award recognizes the next generation of do-gooders, especially GenNexters (self-identified Millenials or people born between 1980s -2000s).
Nominees:
• BCIT Student Association
• Cloverdale Paint and Teamsters Local 213
• Marsh Canada
• Whitelaw Twinning
Labour United Award
The Labour United Award is presented to a union and its members that best exemplify a commitment to community and to furthering the values shared by United Way and the labour movement.
Nominees:
Coming soon
Local Love in Action Award
Our community is stronger when we work together. This award recognizes local love that mobilizes diverse stakeholders to improve the community that we call home.
Nominees (Organization):
• Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union
• Fortis BC, IBEW 213 and MoveUP
• ICBC and MoveUP
• Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows Community Services
• Teck Resources
• The University of British Columbia, UBC, AAPS, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 116, CUPE 2278, CUPE 2950, IUOE Local 882 and UBC Faculty Association
Nominees (Individual):
• The recipient will be announced via social media and have a special onsite recognition event.
President’s Award of Distinction
The President’s Award of Distinction is United Way’s most prestigious award. It honours individuals or organizations for their extraordinary service and commitment to helping build stronger communities.
The recipient will be announced via social media and have a special onsite recognition event.