KOATS FOR KIDS CLOTHING DRIVE IS ON NOW
UNITED WAY PEMBINA VALLEY LAUNCHES 2024-2025 CAMPAIGN
SEPTEMBER 2024 – United Way Pembina Valley’s annual fundraising campaign gets underway this month.
“After last year’s success, we’re setting our sights on raising $160,000 this year,” shared United Way Pembina Valley board president Levi Taylor.
United Way Pembina Valley was able to distribute $150,000 in grant funding last spring to 31 local non-profit agencies thanks to the community’s support of the 2023-24 campaign (full list attached). That support also allowed us to present $7,500 in scholarships and bursaries to graduates at Garden Valley Collegiate, Northlands Parkway Collegiate, and Morden Collegiate.
“Individual and corporate donations are what allow us to support local non-profits who provide vital programs and services to children, families, and individuals in our region,” Taylor said, noting that a government grant covers the United Way’s administrative costs each year, which means every penny donated by the community is able to go right back into the community.
Donations to the campaign can be made online at unitedwaypembinavalley.ca or via e-transfer to [email protected] (please include your name and address for a tax receipt). Cheques can be mailed to United Way, PO Box 758, Morden, MB, R6M 1A7. We’ll also be accepting donations in person at the Co-op grocery stores in Winkler from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and in Morden on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Businesses can also get in touch with us to talk about making it easier for their employees to give through our payroll deduction program.
“After last year’s success, we’re setting our sights on raising $160,000 this year,” shared United Way Pembina Valley board president Levi Taylor.
United Way Pembina Valley was able to distribute $150,000 in grant funding last spring to 31 local non-profit agencies thanks to the community’s support of the 2023-24 campaign (full list attached). That support also allowed us to present $7,500 in scholarships and bursaries to graduates at Garden Valley Collegiate, Northlands Parkway Collegiate, and Morden Collegiate.
“Individual and corporate donations are what allow us to support local non-profits who provide vital programs and services to children, families, and individuals in our region,” Taylor said, noting that a government grant covers the United Way’s administrative costs each year, which means every penny donated by the community is able to go right back into the community.
Donations to the campaign can be made online at unitedwaypembinavalley.ca or via e-transfer to [email protected] (please include your name and address for a tax receipt). Cheques can be mailed to United Way, PO Box 758, Morden, MB, R6M 1A7. We’ll also be accepting donations in person at the Co-op grocery stores in Winkler from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and in Morden on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Businesses can also get in touch with us to talk about making it easier for their employees to give through our payroll deduction program.
UNITED WAY PEMBINA VALLEY ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
JUNE 2024: United Way Pembina Valley is pleased to announce our 2024 Youth Scholarship winners!
We distribute three $1,000 scholarships annually to a graduate from each Morden-Winkler high school who has demonstrated social awareness and leadership through volunteer service and involvement within the community.
This year’s winners are:
• Payton Neufeld, Garden Valley Collegiate. Neufeld’s community involvements include serving on her school’s dance committee, the student council sports committee, and volunteering as an educational assistant in a Gr. 4 classroom at Parkland School. Neufeld will be pursuing an early years education degree, majoring in general sciences and minoring in math.
• Erica Plett, Morden Collegiate. Plett’s community activities include serving as a recreation volunteer with Tabor Home, a parade volunteer with 3M Canada, and a cashier at the Morden Community Thrift Store. She’s also been involved as a volunteer in the local basketball community, serving as a coach for junior programs and a scorekeeper. Plett plans to pursue a career in the healthcare field.
• Alyssa Neufeld, Northlands Parkway Collegiate. Neufeld has been involved as a volunteer at Salem Home, a grade representative with the NPC student council, an educational assistant in her school’s life skills program, a ticket taker at the P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall, and at her church.
Neufeld will be pursuing bachelor’s degrees in history and education en route to becoming a high school teacher.
Congrats Payton, Erica, and Alyssa!
We distribute three $1,000 scholarships annually to a graduate from each Morden-Winkler high school who has demonstrated social awareness and leadership through volunteer service and involvement within the community.
This year’s winners are:
• Payton Neufeld, Garden Valley Collegiate. Neufeld’s community involvements include serving on her school’s dance committee, the student council sports committee, and volunteering as an educational assistant in a Gr. 4 classroom at Parkland School. Neufeld will be pursuing an early years education degree, majoring in general sciences and minoring in math.
• Erica Plett, Morden Collegiate. Plett’s community activities include serving as a recreation volunteer with Tabor Home, a parade volunteer with 3M Canada, and a cashier at the Morden Community Thrift Store. She’s also been involved as a volunteer in the local basketball community, serving as a coach for junior programs and a scorekeeper. Plett plans to pursue a career in the healthcare field.
• Alyssa Neufeld, Northlands Parkway Collegiate. Neufeld has been involved as a volunteer at Salem Home, a grade representative with the NPC student council, an educational assistant in her school’s life skills program, a ticket taker at the P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall, and at her church.
Neufeld will be pursuing bachelor’s degrees in history and education en route to becoming a high school teacher.
Congrats Payton, Erica, and Alyssa!
We are currently seeking volunteer board members to help us in our annual campaign to raise funds in support of local non-profits in our area.
Our board meets monthly, either in person or via Zoom. Board members are also called upon to help out with a few special events and programs throughout the year, as they can. In the past this has included fundraising barbecues, Skate with Santa events, taking a shift manning donation tables at the local senior centres or grocery stores, helping out with the Koats for Kids program, and attending our fall campaign kick-off and spring campaign wrap events.
Whether you’re someone who loves to roll up their sleeves and help out behind-the-scenes or a person who thrives on reaching out and connecting with people in our community, we have a role for you on our board!
We’re hoping to people our board with a diverse group of enthusiastic volunteers, hailing from across the region we serve. Fundraising expertise, policy development skills, business connections, and public relations experience would all be pluses for a potential new board member, but an eagerness to be actively involved and a commitment to helping us grow our agency over the next few years are really the most important things we’re looking for.
If you’d like to learn more, email us at [email protected].
Our board meets monthly, either in person or via Zoom. Board members are also called upon to help out with a few special events and programs throughout the year, as they can. In the past this has included fundraising barbecues, Skate with Santa events, taking a shift manning donation tables at the local senior centres or grocery stores, helping out with the Koats for Kids program, and attending our fall campaign kick-off and spring campaign wrap events.
Whether you’re someone who loves to roll up their sleeves and help out behind-the-scenes or a person who thrives on reaching out and connecting with people in our community, we have a role for you on our board!
We’re hoping to people our board with a diverse group of enthusiastic volunteers, hailing from across the region we serve. Fundraising expertise, policy development skills, business connections, and public relations experience would all be pluses for a potential new board member, but an eagerness to be actively involved and a commitment to helping us grow our agency over the next few years are really the most important things we’re looking for.
If you’d like to learn more, email us at [email protected].
UNITED WAY PEMBINA VALLEY HOLDS AGM
May 15, 2024 –United Way Pembina Valley held its annual general meeting. To check out our 2023-2024 annual report, including the financial statements, download the files below.
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UNITED WAY PEMBINA VALLEY WRAPS UP 2023-24 CAMPAIGN
March 21, 2024–United Way Pembina Valley is thrilled to announce that thanks to the generosity of our communities we have reached our campaign goal and will be able to grant out $150,000 this year!
Thirty-one local non-profits making a difference in a variety of ways will receive $142,500 in United Way grants this spring. The United Way will also be distributing $7,500 in scholarships and bursaries to graduates of Garden Valley Collegiate, Northlands Parkway Collegiate, and Morden Collegiate in June.
“We’d like to say thank-you to each and every person and business who made a donation to this year’s campaign,” says United Way Pembina Valley president Levi Taylor. “Your generosity has allowed us to support more local programs, services, and projects than we have in years.”
2023-2024 United Way Grant Recipients
500 Stephen Street Community Centre—$7,900 for ongoing programming
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pembina Valley—$10,500 for mentoring programs.
Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation—$6,600 for specialized pediatrics equipment.
Central Station Community Centre—$8,150 for the Café 545 community meal program.
Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba—$1,250 in support of the local sledge hockey program.
Eden Health Care Services—$6,250 in support of the volunteer program.
Gateway Resources—$5,600 towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible swing for day program participants.
Genesis House—$6,150 ongoing programming for the victims of domestic violence.
Katie Cares—$3,100 to change existing space at the respite home into a work/storage area.
Many Hands Resource Centre—$8,100 towards the purchase of a vehicle for food bank deliveries.
Manitoba Choral Association—$900 in support of the Central Manitoba Youth Choir program.
Miami Recreation & Play Spaces—$1,000 in support of free community paint nights.
Morden Activity Centre—$3,650 towards a marketing campaign to raise awareness about the centre’s programming for seniors.
Morden Cheer Board—$6,150 towards the Christmas hamper program.
Morden Community Handi-van—$4,100 towards a new vehicle.
Morden Parent & Child Resource Centre—$2,750 towards operational costs.
Morden School Aged Programming Committee—$6,650 for after-school programming.
Pembina Valley Counselling Services—$4,000 in support of the sliding fee scale to make counselling accessible to all.
Pembina Hills Arts Council—$850 for art materials.
Pembina Valley Humane Society—$550 in support of the low cost spay/neuter program.
Pembina Valley Pregnancy Care Centre—$4,800 for pregnancy support services.
Regional Connections—$3,000 in support of Winterfest programming.
Salem Home—$6,850 to support the director of community engagement position.
Scholarships and bursaries—$7,500 to graduating students of GVC, NPC, and Morden Collegiate
South Central Cancer Resource—$6,150 towards the transportation program.
The Bunker—$6,400 for the Industrial Eats restaurant project.
The Gardens on Tenth—$1,900 towards facility renovations.
Winkler Arts and Culture—$1,150 for the after-school art program.
Winkler Day Care Centre—$2,500 to purchase outdoor musical playground instruments.
Winkler Family Resource Centre—$3,100 toward the lending library and the Stay & Play program.
Winkler Senior Centre—$5,350 for the volunteer coordinator position.
Youth for Christ Morden—$7,100 toward backyard improvements.
Thirty-one local non-profits making a difference in a variety of ways will receive $142,500 in United Way grants this spring. The United Way will also be distributing $7,500 in scholarships and bursaries to graduates of Garden Valley Collegiate, Northlands Parkway Collegiate, and Morden Collegiate in June.
“We’d like to say thank-you to each and every person and business who made a donation to this year’s campaign,” says United Way Pembina Valley president Levi Taylor. “Your generosity has allowed us to support more local programs, services, and projects than we have in years.”
2023-2024 United Way Grant Recipients
500 Stephen Street Community Centre—$7,900 for ongoing programming
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pembina Valley—$10,500 for mentoring programs.
Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation—$6,600 for specialized pediatrics equipment.
Central Station Community Centre—$8,150 for the Café 545 community meal program.
Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba—$1,250 in support of the local sledge hockey program.
Eden Health Care Services—$6,250 in support of the volunteer program.
Gateway Resources—$5,600 towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible swing for day program participants.
Genesis House—$6,150 ongoing programming for the victims of domestic violence.
Katie Cares—$3,100 to change existing space at the respite home into a work/storage area.
Many Hands Resource Centre—$8,100 towards the purchase of a vehicle for food bank deliveries.
Manitoba Choral Association—$900 in support of the Central Manitoba Youth Choir program.
Miami Recreation & Play Spaces—$1,000 in support of free community paint nights.
Morden Activity Centre—$3,650 towards a marketing campaign to raise awareness about the centre’s programming for seniors.
Morden Cheer Board—$6,150 towards the Christmas hamper program.
Morden Community Handi-van—$4,100 towards a new vehicle.
Morden Parent & Child Resource Centre—$2,750 towards operational costs.
Morden School Aged Programming Committee—$6,650 for after-school programming.
Pembina Valley Counselling Services—$4,000 in support of the sliding fee scale to make counselling accessible to all.
Pembina Hills Arts Council—$850 for art materials.
Pembina Valley Humane Society—$550 in support of the low cost spay/neuter program.
Pembina Valley Pregnancy Care Centre—$4,800 for pregnancy support services.
Regional Connections—$3,000 in support of Winterfest programming.
Salem Home—$6,850 to support the director of community engagement position.
Scholarships and bursaries—$7,500 to graduating students of GVC, NPC, and Morden Collegiate
South Central Cancer Resource—$6,150 towards the transportation program.
The Bunker—$6,400 for the Industrial Eats restaurant project.
The Gardens on Tenth—$1,900 towards facility renovations.
Winkler Arts and Culture—$1,150 for the after-school art program.
Winkler Day Care Centre—$2,500 to purchase outdoor musical playground instruments.
Winkler Family Resource Centre—$3,100 toward the lending library and the Stay & Play program.
Winkler Senior Centre—$5,350 for the volunteer coordinator position.
Youth for Christ Morden—$7,100 toward backyard improvements.