Graduation class of 2016: thank you!

Every year, local companies, organizations and unions generously sponsor or loan individuals to help United Way raise millions of dollars to help those most in need. These individuals are called Campaign Associates. Last week, United Way said farewell to our 2016 class of Campaign Associates. We bid adieu to 43 energetic, enthusiastic individuals who helped manage and run fundraising campaigns for United Way. Individually, each Campaign Associate raises up to $500,000 during their time at United Way. When they leave, not only do they take $15,000 worth of training back to their workplaces, they also have secured academic credit at BCIT’s Associate Certificate of Fundraising Management. Special thanks go to United Way’s supporting sponsors, The Province Newspaper for providing ongoing advertising space,  BCIT for supplying free training facilities for the Campaign Associates, and BCAA for providing an electric car for use by the Campaign Associates. Organizations and unions who sponsored or loaned individuals are:

• BC Automobile Association
• BCGEU Local 704
• BC Lottery Corporation
• Boyden Global Executive Search
• British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
• Canada Revenue Agency
• CIBC
• City of Burnaby
• City of Surrey
• City of Vancouver*
• Corporation of Delta
• CUPE Local 1004
• CUPE Local 23
• CUPE Local 402
• CUPE Local 454
• Deloitte
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Fraser Valley Labour Council
• HSBC Bank Canada
• IBEW Local 258
• ICBC
• KPMG LLP
• Kwantlen Faculty Association – FPSE Local 5
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University*
• Langara College*
• Morneau Shepell Ltd.
• Pacific Blue Cross
• Prospera Credit Union
• PwC
• Rasul Family
• RBC*
• Service Canada
• Sierra Wireless Inc.
• Simon Fraser University
• TD Bank Group
• Teck Resources Limited
• Translink
• Transport Canada
• The University of British Columbia*
• Vancity
• YMCA of Greater Vancouver
• YWCA Metro Vancouver

*These organizations sponsored two individuals each. Photos from the 2016 Campaign Associates Lunch: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unitedwaylowermainland/albums/72157678082401825 Find out more about the Campaign Associate program.