Louroz Helps select 2008 Spirit Awards winners for United Way
February 5, 2009
United Way of Peel Region announces 2008 Spirit Award winners
MISSISSAUGA — United Way of Peel Region today announced the recipients of the 2008 Campaign Spirit Awards at its 2008 Community Achievement Celebration held at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton.
“The Spirit Awards honour outstanding and inspirational campaigns that demonstrate team spirit while raising funds for United Way,” said United Way CEO Shelley White. “Despite difficult economic times, our community came together and helped us raise a total of $12,517,812, the second highest achievement in our history.”
The following organizations received Spirit Awards:
Best First-Time Campaign:
United Way of Peel Region announces 2008 Spirit Award winners
MISSISSAUGA — United Way of Peel Region today announced the recipients of the 2008 Campaign Spirit Awards at its 2008 Community Achievement Celebration held at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton.
“The Spirit Awards honour outstanding and inspirational campaigns that demonstrate team spirit while raising funds for United Way,” said United Way CEO Shelley White. “Despite difficult economic times, our community came together and helped us raise a total of $12,517,812, the second highest achievement in our history.”
The following organizations received Spirit Awards:
Best First-Time Campaign:
Presented to first-time workplace campaigns that demonstrate outstanding participation.
Winners: Daimler Trucks North America, Mississauga; Teradata Canada, Mississauga; and Citi Cards, Mississauga
Outstanding Joint Union-Management Campaign:
Winners: Daimler Trucks North America, Mississauga; Teradata Canada, Mississauga; and Citi Cards, Mississauga
Outstanding Joint Union-Management Campaign:
Presented to both public and private sector joint union and management campaigns that best exemplify teamwork and leadership.
Public SectorWinner: Peel Regional Police and Peel Regional Police Association
Private Sector Winners:
Public SectorWinner: Peel Regional Police and Peel Regional Police Association
Private Sector Winners:
ESAB Group Canada Inc., Mississauga and United Steelworkers Local 9042;
Samuel, Son & Co., Mississauga and the United Steelworkers Local 6398; and
Canada Post Corporation, Mississauga and Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Public Services Alliance of Canada, Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association, Association of Postal Officials of Canada.
Outstanding Agency Campaign Award:
Samuel, Son & Co., Mississauga and the United Steelworkers Local 6398; and
Canada Post Corporation, Mississauga and Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Public Services Alliance of Canada, Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association, Association of Postal Officials of Canada.
Outstanding Agency Campaign Award:
Presented to a United Way-funded agency that has exceptional participation in its employee United Way campaign.
Winners: Canadian Mental Health Association/Peel Branch (locations in Brampton and Mississauga); Caledon Community Services, Caledon; and Catholic Cross-cultural Services (locations in Brampton and Mississauga).
Best National Employee Campaign:
Winners: Canadian Mental Health Association/Peel Branch (locations in Brampton and Mississauga); Caledon Community Services, Caledon; and Catholic Cross-cultural Services (locations in Brampton and Mississauga).
Best National Employee Campaign:
Presented to an organization that runs an exceptional national campaign and has the greatest increase in participation and/or dollars raised. To be eligible, organizations must be headquartered in Peel and have locations across the country that run a coordinated campaign.
Winners: Baxter Corporation, Mississauga; and Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada, Mississauga.
Outstanding Corporate Campaign Award:
Winners: Baxter Corporation, Mississauga; and Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada, Mississauga.
Outstanding Corporate Campaign Award:
Presented to a corporation that excels in many areas of corporate support.
Winners: The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada) Co., Mississauga; GE Canada, Mississauga
Speakers’ Bureau Award:
Winners: The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada) Co., Mississauga; GE Canada, Mississauga
Speakers’ Bureau Award:
Presented to a member of the United Way Speakers’ Bureau who is an outstanding ambassador and public speaker.
Winner: Bill Bates, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel volunteer.
Outstanding Leadership Giving Campaign Award:
Winner: Bill Bates, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel volunteer.
Outstanding Leadership Giving Campaign Award:
Given to organizations that conduct an exemplary Leadership Giving Campaign. A leadership donor gives more than $1,000 annually to United Way.
Winners: City of Mississauga; IKON Office Solutions Inc., Mississauga
Outstanding Employee Campaign Award: Presented to the workplace campaigns that show an outstanding increase in employee participation and achieve excellent results.
Winners: Whirlpool Canada LP, Mississauga; General Mills Canada Corp., Mississauga; and GlaxoSmithKline Inc., Mississauga.
‘It’s Your Say’ Spirit Award for Youth:
Winners: City of Mississauga; IKON Office Solutions Inc., Mississauga
Outstanding Employee Campaign Award: Presented to the workplace campaigns that show an outstanding increase in employee participation and achieve excellent results.
Winners: Whirlpool Canada LP, Mississauga; General Mills Canada Corp., Mississauga; and GlaxoSmithKline Inc., Mississauga.
‘It’s Your Say’ Spirit Award for Youth:
This award recognizes the vital importance of involving young people in United Way’s work of building a strong and vibrant community for everyone. It is presented to both a secondary school and an elementary or middle school that raises awareness of United Way in its campaign and engages the local community.
Winners: Kindree Public School, Mississauga; and Bramalea Secondary School, Brampton.
Pacesetter Award:
Winners: Kindree Public School, Mississauga; and Bramalea Secondary School, Brampton.
Pacesetter Award:
Presented to an organization that takes the lead by making a written commitment to support United Way prior to the public launch of the campaign.
Winner: General Mills Canada Corp., Mississauga.
Chair’s Award of Merit:
Winner: General Mills Canada Corp., Mississauga.
Chair’s Award of Merit:
This award honours an organization that has gone above and beyond their traditional support for United Way.
Winner: The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada) Co., Mississauga.
Spirit Award winners were selected by the following panel of judges: United Way Board member Louroz Mercader; CEO Shelley White; Resource Development Director Ted Fauteux; Labour Community Services of Peel Labour Director Susan Mortimer; Sandy Milakovic, Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health Association/Peel Branch; Angela Stevens, Canada Post and member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers; and Sharon Whelan, Bantrel.
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Media contact:
Liz Leake, Director, Communications & Marketing
(905) 602-3624
Winner: The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada) Co., Mississauga.
Spirit Award winners were selected by the following panel of judges: United Way Board member Louroz Mercader; CEO Shelley White; Resource Development Director Ted Fauteux; Labour Community Services of Peel Labour Director Susan Mortimer; Sandy Milakovic, Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health Association/Peel Branch; Angela Stevens, Canada Post and member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers; and Sharon Whelan, Bantrel.
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Media contact:
Liz Leake, Director, Communications & Marketing
(905) 602-3624
