Scotiabank to sponsor the 2016 United Way Community Spirit Awards.

Scotiabank's Winnie Leong and reporter Fred Lee

Scotiabank’s Winnie Leong and reporter Fred Lee at the 2015 Scotiabank and United Way Community Spirit Awards event.

This year’s Scotiabank and United Way Community Spirit Awards will be amazing!  The event takes place on Thursday, February 25 and recognizes and honours organizations, unions and individuals that have helped to strengthen our community over the past year.  Scotiabank returns as title sponsor of the event for the 15th consecutive year. At Scotiabank, we are committed to making a difference in our local communities, and our philanthropic program enables us to have an impact on the communities where we live and do business at a grassroots level, “ says Winnie Leong Senior Vice President, BC & Yukon Region for Scotiabank. Scotiabank is part of an elite group of exceptional supporters known as United Way Top Contributors raising more than $225,000 each to help United Way change lives for the better. Scotiabank and its employees are passionate about supporting United Way. We’re proud to continue our partnership with United Way as title sponsor of this terrific event to recognize and celebrate our collective impact,” says Leong This year’s event will feature award presentations and stories that illustrate how donors’ dollars go to work in the community. Scotiabank will also present the video A New Home, The Next Chapter that showcases how, by working together, United Way and community partners are helping Syrian and other refugees settle in the Lower Mainland..   For more on the event go to http://www.uwlm.ca/spiritawards  

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