United Way

Out of the comfort zone

August 24, 2006

As an actor, I think I sometimes forget that actors are strange people. For me, there is nothing more fun than playing around at being silly. And it always seems to amaze me that other people don’t find it as much fun to be silly as I do. This is my third year working as [...]

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Psst…

December 10, 2005

For most of the loaned representatives at the United Way in Ottawa, yesterday was the last day at the office. There was a "farewell" gathering in the afternoon, done talk-show style, where the LRs were all dragged up to the front of the room and asked questions about their experiences. On Monday, most of the [...]

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A whole lotta reasons

December 1, 2005

$25,071,289 (goal: $24,800,000)

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Campaign palpitations

November 30, 2005

We’re into the final hours of the 2005 United Way campaign. Our total as of noon tomorrow will be announced to the local media tomorrow evening as our final total. It won’t actually be the final total, but since the community campaign formally closes tomorrow, we gotta cut if off somewhere. Workplace campaigns are still [...]

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This was NOT in the job description

November 25, 2005

The Government of Canada’s United Way campaign in Ottawa wrapped up the other night. The public servants in Ottawa contribute more than 45% of the city’s total fundraising goal, and because the government is so big and complex, the Government campaign is run almost like a separate but parallel effort to the greater Ottawa-wide initiative. [...]

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A few hours in the mill

November 14, 2005

I spent a good chunk of the day today in Suite 111 at the Corel Centre, ushering rabid Senators fans past a series of players who were each spending one hour getting photos taken with said rabid fans and signing cardboard photo frames for said rabid fans. As a non-hockey fan (and therefore a Bad [...]

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Spinning results

November 9, 2005

The good news: 18 spinning participants at Coldwell Banker’s "spin-a-thon" for the United Way raised a little over $4400 in 70 minutes of riding. Since there were a number of beginners in the room and the instructor at The Point For Fitness didn’t want to kill anyone, the class was set up in three 20-minute [...]

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“Pledge me” followup

November 3, 2005

I’ve had FIVE official requests for pics of me in a biking gimp suit (all from women, much to my chagrine) since I posted my pledge plea yesterday. I will fulfill this request, right here, if I raise $300. As of tonight I’m at $164.50. To be fair, I should also say you should give [...]

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Pledge me, baby!

November 2, 2005

I’ve sunk to a new level in my dedication t the United Way cause: I’m now directly helping to raise money for someone else’s campaign. One of the workplaces I’m helping out is Coldwell Banker Rhodes & Company. They’ve decided to hold spin classes as a special event, and have located a gym and an [...]

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Approaching mid-campaign

October 26, 2005

The Ottawa United Way campaign will reach its official mid-point on Thursday. I suppose it’s reassuring to be able to say that as of tonight it looks like we’ll be 50% of the way to our final fundraising goal of $24.8 million, but the reality is that, to date, most of the "easy money" has [...]

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