Issue 16 – October 21, 2015

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WELCOME QUEEN’S ALUMNI!
Welcome back, Queen’s Alumni! Queen’s University is hosting
Homecoming 2015 starting from Friday, October 23 until Sunday,
October 25. On Saturday, join Queen’s Alumni’s bands as they
parade their way through campus and the University District to
the football game at Richardson Stadium. Alumni participating
in the parade to the football game at Richardson Stadium will
be welcomed by Correctional Service Canada and Tim Hortons
by treated to a coffee served up by the J.E. Agnew Tim Hortons
Truck!
Watch for the Tims truck and the United Way tent at the corner of
Sir John A. MacDonald Blvd and Union Street in the Correctional
Service Canada parking lot!
LAST CALL FOR NEXT
GEN POOL PARTY TEAM
REGISTRATIONS
With only a few short days left until
the second annual Next Gen Pool
Party, it’s time to register your
team!
Join Next Gen for the Next Gen
Pool Party on Friday, October 23,
2015, 1pm to 5pm at Raxx Bar &
Grill. This 8 ball tournament will
pit teams against each other in a
double eliminations tournament in
support of the United Way KFLA.
Throughout the afternoon there
will be a variety of games and
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activities including a grand prize
for the team who comes out on
top!
The Next Gen Pool Party is
designed to bring together
companies with Workplace
Ambassadors and like-minded
individuals in the community.
Spend time with your colleagues
and make new acquaintances while
enjoying a fun afternoon of pool.
Entry fees for this tournament
are $200 for a team of four
(plus applicable fees). For more
information and to register, visit
our website.
For more information please e-mail
Rob Raike. If you are unable to fill
a team of four, feel free to contact
us and we will see if we can match
you with others.
Join the event on our Facebook.
www.unitedwaykfla.ca
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GET YOUR STARLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road
Cinemas and United Way KFLA are
teaming up once again to host the
12th annual Starlight Film Festival on
Saturday, November 7, from 12:30am
to 6:30am. The event will welcome
high school students ages 13 to 19
for a night of entertainment with
all proceeds supporting the United
Way.
campaign, and have raised
$2,800 already in special events!
Watch for more exciting
updates surrounding their
annual Auction! Way to go, ECC
Mark Riley!
Workplace Events
• Hotel Dieu Hospital is officially
half-way through their
campaign, and held a Jelly Bean
Guessing Contest to win a great
prize pack on October 15! On
top of the ongoing great events,
delicious fresh baked bread is
being sold in the cafeteria every
Friday in support of United Way
– way to go, ECCs Leanne and
Eugene!
Tickets can be purchased at
participating high schools,
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road
Cinemas and the United Way
office. Students attending the
event will require photo
identification (student card) or
proof of high school status.
• Viviane Pelletier, a staff from
Admission will be from 12:30am
to 1:30am students under 18 years
of age must remain inside until
6:30am. If a student wishes to leave
before the completion of the event,
a supervisor on duty will contact
parents and arrange for safe transportation.
The Starlight Film Festival is sponsored by Scotiabank.
For more information, visit our website or contact United Way office at
613-542-2674.
Who’s kicking off this week? Who’s
planning a big event? Who’s raising
money from their latest big event?
We’ve got all the latest Campaign
news for you!
Ready for Kick-off
• KFL&A Public Health had a
Kick-off BBQ on October 14.
They served up all sorts of
delicious fare including bison
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off their campaign on October
19. An agency speaker will be
speaking to their team this
Monday and be sure to stay
tuned for details of their
annual On-Air Auction coming
up in November. Way to Go,
ECC Jacquie!
• Assurant kicked of their
With an admittance price of $20
cash per ticket, the event will
feature five movies and include a
free hotdog, unlimited fountain
pop*, popcorn and arcade games.
(*Students must keep their cup for
refills). The movie list, specially
selected by high school students,
includes The Internship, Insidious
2, Now You See Me, We Bought a
Zoo and Divergent.
CAMPAIGN NEWS
• Bell Media Kingston kicked
burgers, turkey sausages, lamb
burgers, water buffalo burgers, and
more! Way to go, ECC Ed!
• Corporation of the County of
Frontenac kicked off their campaign
with the Warden’s BBQ and an
agency speaker on October 15, and
are having agency speakers in to
continue to run with the momentum
and success of their campaign! Way
to Go ECC Angelique!
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Royal Military College in the
English Department, is
organizing 5th Annual Crafts &
Services Boutique for the United
Way. It will be held out of her
offices at RMC and the boutique
is scheduled to open up from
Monday this week and running
for next three weeks. Make sure
to drop by to check out on
gorgeous artworks before they
all run out! Thank you Viviane for
your generous support!
• A Seeing Is Believing Tour was
organized for Empire Life
retirees, CFB Kingston and other
volunteers today. Participants
got a chance to tour agencies,
wrapping up with a lunch at St.
Vincent de Paul Society. Thanks
to Shawn and the team at
McCoy Bus tours for your
support!
• Goodyear organized a Pool
Tournament today and there will
be another tournament for a
different crew on October 27 in
support of United Way! Way to
Go ECCs Tom and Steve for
continually upping your game!
will be participating! Thank
you OPS!!
• The weather is getting cold
but these warm-hearted
volunteers are keeping
everyone stay warm!
Novelis Neighbour Project
has launched on Monday and
Novelis volunteers are working
very hard to make St. Vincent
de Paul a better place. They
will be working on turning
a shed into a storage, and
kitchen-lunch room &
bathroom renovations. Thank
you all for all the hard work!
• CORCAN is holding a BBQ
tomorrow! Way to go, Canvasser
Lead Annette!
• TransAlta is holding a Chili Fest
tomorrow on Wolfe Island! Thank
you Judy and the gang for all of
your support and hard work!
• Family and Children’s Services of
FL&A had a mini-golf competition
running this week – course is set
up in their office. Staff also made
candy-grams today to prepare for
their upcoming Halloween event
on October 26!
• Empire Life is already
wrapping up their campaign!
Employees will gather
together and celebrate this
year’s ‘Pump It Up’ themed
Campaign Touchdown with
BBQ on Tuesday, October 27.
Way to go, ECC Jordan and
Ryan!
• CFB Kingston runs an amazing
campaign every year with 39 units
on base running employee
campaigns. Additionally they have
agency speakers and volunteer
opportunities.
Halloween Is Coming
• Halloween is here
already at the Home Base
Housing! They had a
Halloween Costume Contest
today. Can’t wait to see the
winner’s costume!
• A group of volunteers from CFB
Kingston will be at the St. Vincent
de Paul helping to prepare the
meal for the agency’s clients
during lunchtime – From Tuesday
to Thursday this week.
• Kingston General Hospital has
been hot on the campaign trail this
year including a Canvasser
training session that included a
custom Seeing is Believing tour!
Thank you Shannon Graham, and
ECC Crystal Huntley and the KGH
Committee for all of your hard
work and coordination! KGH has
agency speakers coming into
several department meetings!
• Ontario Public Service is running
a Walk and Run for United Way
on Friday, October 30 from noon
and 2pm on the grounds of the
Beechgrove Complex. Their goal
is $200,000 and they are almost at
$50,000! Register your team today.
Watch for local OPS UW folks like
Sergiy Kolosov, Richard Carr,
Gillian Dagg-Foster and some of
your other OPS colleagues who
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• KEDCO is organizing a
Pumpkin Judging on October
26 for Halloween! Staff will be
carving pumpkins to enter the
competition and those artsy
pumpkins will be sale for
upcoming Halloween Day.
Can’ wait to see how
pumpkins turn out!
• Boys and Girls Club is
hosting a Fright Night on
Friday, October 30 at the Boys
and Girls Club on 1300 Bath
Road, Frontenac Mall from
6:30pm until 8:30pm. Make
sure to wear your scariest
costume and creep through
their haunted house! Also,
don’t miss out the Cake Walk
at 7:30pm! Please note that all
children must be accompanied
by an adult. Tickets are on sale
now and admission is $10 per
family.
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• CFB Kingston and RMC’s Annual
Troll Toll is coming back for
Halloween Day! On Friday,
October 30, volunteers will greet
you at the gates to the Garrison
collecting loose change to help
support the United Way
Campaign. Help them beat last
year’s record of over $3,000!
The Results Are In
• Loving Spoonful staff and board
members held a fundraiser at Tir
Nan Og donations every time they
ordered a glass of beer. Thanks
to Mara and the folks of Loving
Spoonful for your ingenious and
generous fundraising.
• Novelis has raised over $20,000 so
far! Way to go, ECC Vivian Yorke,
and all of the Novelis team!
• Stantive Technologies Group Inc.
raised over $6,700 total. Way to
go, ECC Lindsay!
• ALCDSB is half way through their
campaign right now. They have
raised over $13,500 so far. Almost
there! Way to go, ECC Patricia!
• E. I. du Pont Canada has raised
$18,000 from employee giving!
Way to go, ECCs Kim and Tammy!
• K3C raised over $300 so far
through their special events! Staff
are taking turns and organizing
Dine & Donate during lunchtime.
Way to go, team!
• Joyceville Institution raised over
$10,000 from employee giving.
Way to go, team!
• Empire Life employees handed
out SimplyWell juice samples in
exchange for clothing donations to
Lunch by George and St. Vincent
de Paul Society of Kingston, and
they had a special sports-themed
casual day that collected over
$320.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU
KFL&A Public Health - Kick-off BBQ
Queen’s United Way Committee - BBQ
Novelis - BBQ
Defence Construction - Poutine Lunch
Corporation of the County of Frontenac Kick-off BBQ
Novelis Neighbour Project at
St. Vincent de Paul
United We Curl
FACSFLA - Mini Golf
LOOSE CHANGE DAY for
THE UNITED WAY 2015
OR
THE ANNUAL
TROLL TOLL
friday 30 october
0630-0815 hrs
Volunteers will greet you at the
gates to the Garrison collecting
loose change to help support
the United Way Campaign.
Help them beat
last year’s record
of over $3,000!
St. Lawrence College Mini Manis & Dry Style Bar
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SAVE THE DATE
The venues are booked and dates are set so mark your calendars and make sure you are there.
United Way Events
NEXT GEN POOL PARTY
Friday, October 23, 1pm
The United Way Next Gen Pool Party is back at Raxx Bar & Grill! Spend time with your colleagues
and make new acquaintances while enjoying a fun afternoon of pool. [See more details]
STARLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, November 6 to Saturday 12:30am - 6:30am (Friday night to Saturday Morning)
Cineplex Odeon hosts our annual Starlight Film Festival - an all-night marathon of movies, popcorn,
fountain pop and free arcade games for high school students (13-19 years of age). All proceeds
from ticket sales go to United Way. Sponsored by Scotiabank. [See more details]
UNITED WAY 2015 CAMPAIGN TOUCHDOWN BREAKFAST
Monday, November 30
Find out how much money you raised as we wrap up Campaign 2015 the same way we start it – with
another delicious hot buffet breakfast at the Ambassador Conference Resort. Sponsored by TD
Bank. [See more details]
Workplace Events
OPS WALK AND RUN FOR UNITED WAY
Friday, October 30, noon to 2pm
Join staff from across the Ontario Public Service and walk 2.5km or run 5km in support of the United
Way. The event is taking place in Kingston on the beautiful grounds of the Beechgrove Complex
from noon until 2pm.
CITY OF KINGSTON SPIN-A-THON
Saturday, October 31, 9am to 11am
The City of Kingston wants you to spin for your community. They’re holding a spin-a-thon at the
INVISTA Centre from 9am to 11am. Limited spaces are available. Make your RPMs matter!
QUEEN’S SCIENCE FORMAL OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, November 7
On Saturday, November 7, Queen’s Engineering students invite you to visit their annual Science
Formal Open House. The Engineering students never fail to amaze guests with their creativity. This
year’s theme is ‘Land of the Olympians’ and Grant Hall & Kingston Hall will be open to the public for
walk-throughs.
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