THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA Sept 22, 2000

United Way campaign aims for $100,000

Foot-propelled Volkswagens, burgers sizzling by the fountain, bags and bags of book bargains — it’s time for this year’s United Way campus campaign. The theme this year is The Power of U and the power of U at UVic will be on display on Sept. 27 at the United Way kick-off breakfast at the faculty club at 7:30 a.m. Join UVic President Dr. Dave Turpin at the breakfast, meet the campus campaign committee and hear the plans for this year’s special fund-raising events. Maryse Neilson of the Learning Disabilities Association is the guest speaker. To reserve a space call 721-7029 by Sept. 22. The goal for this year’s campus campaign is $100,000. The first fund-raising event begins Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. in front of the Student Union Building when members of the Engineering Students Society hit Ring Road for this year’s 24-hour Bug Push. The students will be collecting pledges while they push a Volkswagen continuously for 24 hours until 10 a.m. on Oct. 7. Plan a picnic lunch by the fountain on Oct. 25 when UVic food services sets up barbecues to sell traditional and vegetarian burgers and donates the proceeds to the campaign. The ever-popular “Book-for-a-Buck-Tune-for-a-Loon” sale is scheduled for the McPherson Library Nov. 7 and 8. Watch for book collection boxes in your department. Donate books and albums, pre-buy from your colleagues, or browse the wide selection at the sale itself — it all helps support the United Way campaign. Donation forms for the campaign will be distributed to offices soon. Once again, campaign organizers are making it easy to make a pledge through payroll deduction. Donors are also eligible for this year’s grand prize draw of an iMAC computer from the UVic Computer Store and a deluxe package from Dunsmuir Lodge. The draw date for these prizes is Nov. 15. Further prizes are at stake in this year’s Department Pledge Participation Challenge. The large and small campus departments with the highest participation in this year’s campaign will also be prize-winners. Once the campaign is underway, track its progress and check out special event information on the campaign Web site at <unitedway.uvic.ca>. In the past five years the UVic community has donated close to $495,000 to the Greater Victoria United Way campaign and the member agencies who rely on it so heavily for support. For additional pledge forms and information contact Neil MacLean (financial systems) at 721-7037.

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