Change a Life
Private: Past Events & Activities
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Duck Derby and Campaign Kick Off 2019!
On Thursday, September 19, 2019 Halenda’s is partnering with the United Way Durham Region to kick off their 2019 Campaign with a Duck Derby and a chance to win $1,000. Ducks will available for adoption in advance at any of the five Halenda’s locations in Durham Region or at the United Way Simcoe St. S….
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Oshawa Generals Charity Dinner
*Ticket price does not include the cost of food or drinks
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Give Where You Live – Building local capacity
There can be no doubt we are going through a period of rapid change and transformation. We see the results of the pressures of dislocation and change all around us. Pressure on food banks, shelters, children’s and mental health programs, counselling and many areas of the social services. Poverty and its impacts, hunger, homelessness, employment…
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“A Great Day on The Bike” Ride4UnitedWay – In Durham Region
As fall beckons, the leaves begin to change and we prepare for Thanksgiving, Halloween and the Holidays; cyclists of all ability, shapes and sizes must wait until 2016 to relive a great day on the bike had by all this past August. Almost 400 riders helped to raise just shy of fifty thousand dollars as they…
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“Drive and Give”
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Helping those least advantaged, those in precarious housing, vulnerable employment, families in crisis, seniors in despair or children running low on hope. All are critical challenges for a community in the 21st century. Addressed singularly, in isolation, episodically or impulsively, they cannot be eradicated, or rolled back. Sustainable, scalable solutions require a different level of…
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Teaming Up for a Better Community
The United Way of Durham Region is proud of its relationship with the Oshawa Generals. We congratulate the team for their over 75 years of play in this community. And look forward to many more years of exciting and enjoyable “Generals Hockey”. The United Way supports more than 25 local charities which provide service to…
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Volunteers – A Thank You!
The great strength of the United Way is not only the great breadth and diversity of the services and community needs which we help to support, but equally so, the great breadth and diversity of the support which we receive in so many ways. A case in point would be the Ride4UnitedWay. Almost 100 volunteers…
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Thank you to Oshawa Cycling Club
We are grateful to the Oshawa Cycling Club and their membership for their support of the Ride4UnitedWay. This event is an important component of our annual campaign, and we are grateful for your energy, thoughts and support of this cycling event which we are certain will help to promote cycling in Durham as well as…
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Thank You, General Motors of Canada
General Motors of Canada, the corporation and their men and women, hourly and salaried alike. Unifor Local 222, their membership, men and women alike, Ministry of Finance, Region of Durham employees, City of Oshawa, municipal employees. You get the idea. This United Way is privileged and grateful for the support from many hundreds of organizations…