> SFU staffer praises United Way for its help
SFU staffer praises United Way for its help
Contact:
Christine Kurbis, christine_kurbis@sfu.ca, 778 782-5529
Sylvia Richardson, sylviar@uwlm.ca, 604-268-1300, ext. 3045
Christine Kurbis, christine_kurbis@sfu.ca, 778 782-5529
Sylvia Richardson, sylviar@uwlm.ca, 604-268-1300, ext. 3045
November 13, 2007
November 1 kicked off the annual United Way campaign and SFU Library loans staffer Sylvia Richardson is hoping SFU will reach its goal to raise $200,000 in donations.
Richardson, who took a four-month secondment from SFU to work as a loaned representative to the United Way’s Lower Mainland campaign, knows first-hand the value of the United Way. When she came to Canada almost 20 years ago from war-torn El Salvador, she received assistance from various agencies funded by the United Way.
“The United Way played a huge role in my life because of their funding to programs in the community that provide assistance to new immigrants and that create a sense of community and connections,” she says. “I’ve adopted my new community and benefited greatly from having a support network that helped me achieve great success in my life.”
“My story,” she says, “is of the kinds of things we can achieve when a community cares to create the building blocks of success and ensure that every human being has dignity, respect and access to a home and education. The United Way can’t do it alone.”
The public can participate in the United Way campaign by supporting the bake sale on Nov. 14 on the Burnaby campus and on Nov. 20 at the downtown Vancouver campus; and, at the Market in the Mezzanine at the Surrey campus on Nov. 22. Donors can also contribute to the Burnaby campus’ silent auction November 19-23. www.sfu.ca/united-way/.
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Richardson, who took a four-month secondment from SFU to work as a loaned representative to the United Way’s Lower Mainland campaign, knows first-hand the value of the United Way. When she came to Canada almost 20 years ago from war-torn El Salvador, she received assistance from various agencies funded by the United Way.
“The United Way played a huge role in my life because of their funding to programs in the community that provide assistance to new immigrants and that create a sense of community and connections,” she says. “I’ve adopted my new community and benefited greatly from having a support network that helped me achieve great success in my life.”
“My story,” she says, “is of the kinds of things we can achieve when a community cares to create the building blocks of success and ensure that every human being has dignity, respect and access to a home and education. The United Way can’t do it alone.”
The public can participate in the United Way campaign by supporting the bake sale on Nov. 14 on the Burnaby campus and on Nov. 20 at the downtown Vancouver campus; and, at the Market in the Mezzanine at the Surrey campus on Nov. 22. Donors can also contribute to the Burnaby campus’ silent auction November 19-23. www.sfu.ca/united-way/.
(digital photo available)
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