Although our formal campaign has come to an end, at United Way Ottawa the work in our community doesn’t stop. Even when all eyes are on the visible campaign, we continue to work with our partners in the community on important initiatives that target some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable people. Here is a look at [...]
December 11, 2009
Bien que notre campagne officielle soit terminée, chez Centraide Ottawa les démarches auprès de notre communauté ne cessent jamais. Même lorsque tous les yeux sont tournés vers la campagne visible, nous continuons de faire équipe avec nos partenaires de la communauté pour réaliser d’importantes initiatives qui ciblent certaines des personnes les plus vulnérables d’Ottawa. Voici [...]
December 9, 2009
How fast the past 13 weeks have gone by. It seems like only last week that Laura and I started as interns at United Way Ottawa. We were just two young adults fresh out of school and not really sure what we would be doing but excited to get started doing it. We started at an [...]
December 9, 2009
C’est ahurissant la vitesse avec laquelle les 13 dernières semaines ont défilé! Il me semble que c’était la semaine dernière seulement que Laura et moi avons débuté en tant que stagiaires à Centraide Ottawa. Nous n’étions que deux jeunes adultes fraîchement sorties de l’école et incertaines de ce que nous réservaient nos tâches, mais stimulées [...]
November 30, 2009
At 17 I was comfortably living at home with my family. I was in my last year of high school and I had few serious concerns — other than my prom dress. I was blissfully ignorant of the challenges faced by so many in my community. But I now know that some teens have serious [...]
November 30, 2009
À 17 ans, je vivais paisiblement chez mes parents. Je finissais ma dernière année d’études secondaires et je n’avais pas vraiment de soucis — en dehors du fait de choisir ma robe pour le bal des finissants. Je n’avais pas la moindre idée des problèmes auxquels étaient confrontées de nombreuses personnes de ma communauté. Je [...]
November 24, 2009
I have always loved sports! Soccer, basketball and hockey … you name it. Whether it is playing or watching, I always get the same thrill. For me, the last quarter always seems to be the most exciting – when the stakes are the highest. You can play as hard as you want for the first [...]
November 24, 2009
J’ai toujours adoré les sports! Le soccer, le basket-ball et le hockey… la liste est longue. Qu’il s’agisse de jouer une partie ou d’y assister, j’en retire toujours la même euphorie. À mon sens, le dernier quart semble toujours le plus stimulant – lorsque les enjeux sont les plus élevés. Vous pouvez vous investir aussi [...]
November 20, 2009
Thank you to everyone who placed their bids for the Ottawa Senators hockey tickets. We would like to congratulate Linda, who placed the winning bid of $200. For this post we have a very special message for you from our campaign chair Jaime McCracken. Hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyYoM8Ap8BQ
November 17, 2009
It has been a busy few weeks at United Way Ottawa, with under two weeks remaining in the campaign period. But last Tuesday, I had an opportunity to get away from my desk for an afternoon to see for myself why we do what we do at United Way. I attended a Seeing is Believing tour [...]
December 11, 2009