United Way:
Cap’s giving record

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Total Capilano employee contributions to
the United Way

Total employees contributing to United Way

Message from the Chair

Since being asked to co-chair the United
Way campaign, I've learned a great deal
about an organization that has been around
so long I've often taken it for granted.

The most surprising thing to me remained
the low numbers of people who give, yet
the United Way annually exceeds its
target.

To be honest, some years | give and some
years | don't. Now, | know that |'m not
alone. In the years | didn't give | felt
guilty as | threw my pledge card out.
Giving a day's pay has proven to be too
much some years, and too much for many at
the college except a regular few
individuals.

So that we can give what we feel we can
afford, this year's campaign will include
a pledge day (Oct. 10) where we can pledge
a lesser amount. In fact, if each of us
pledged $10, the college total would
exceed last year's total.

The United Way keeps records of patterns
of giving, and they reveal that colleges
and universities give proportionately less
than other types of organizations. 16% of
employees in the average organization give
but the figure for the post-secondary
sector is only 12%, and except for 1982,
our college has given at a rate below 10%.

It is easy to take the Red Cross, Family
Services, Children's Hospital and all the
other organizations for granted, but
please, think about it and all the work
you support and we support.

Your United Way support goes to these organizations

The following is a listing of some of the
ways in which the United Way helps people
here on the North Shore.

THE RED CROSS, in addition to providing
blood for emergency and surgical use, runs
youth programs in nine North and West Van.

schools, runs water safety programs, and
loans sickroom equipment such as crutches
and wheelchairs.

This year about 600 local youngsters will]
be treated at the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,
which has complete facilities for the
specialized medical treatment of children

and provides many other important services.

The NORTH SHORE INFORMATION AND VOLUNTEER
CENTRE recruits 900 volunteers annually to

help with non-profit community services
and aids more than 5,000 local residents.

250 people on the North Shore will use
programs provided by the CANADIAN NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.

The NORTH SHORE ASSOCIATION FOR THE
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED serves the needs of

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