In the News:
December 6, 2013
This year, staff at Providence Care raised an impressive $63,251.55 for the United Way, surpassing their goal by over $13,000 and setting a new record for the organization’s annual contribution to this community fundraising effort.
This achievement means that for the 11th year in a row, Providence Care has shown leadership as the local health sector’s largest contributor to the United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington campaign.
“This speaks to the passion and commitment of staff here at Providence Care,” says Ben Gooch, a staff who volunteered for the first time as Providence Care’s Workplace Campaign Chair.
“Our organization’s values are closely aligned with the United Way’s commitment to supporting our community,” Ben describes. “I’m continually amazed at the generosity of our staff and proud that we could contribute so much towards the campaign.”
Collectively, Providence Care staff across all of our locations sold over 1,600 Portuguese donuts, over 250 candy apples, served over 300 chili lunches and auctioned over 120 cakes during the workplace campaign this year.
“It’s a labour of love and a really wonderful team initiative,” says Lynn Marie Bruce, a staff who has helped organized the home-made candy apple sale for six years.
“Employees at Providence Care have always been tremendous supporters of the community through the United Way campaign and this year is no exception,” says Bhavana Varma, President and CEO of United Way of KFL&A. “The support of donors and volunteers at Providence Care leads the way within the healthcare sector. Thanks to them, help will be available to the thousands of people who benefit from United Way funded programs.”
Since 2000, Providence Care staff has more than tripled its annual contributions to United Way.
Providence Care is southeastern Ontario’s leading provider of specialized mental health care, physical medicine and rehabilitation, specialized geriatric services, complex continuing care, palliative care and long-term care. Affiliated with Queen’s University in Kingston, and as a member of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Providence Care is a major centre for health education and research. Providence Care is sponsored by the Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario. In 2011, Providence Care celebrated its 150th anniversary – over 150 years of “enhancing the quality of life” of those we serve.
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Media Enquiries:
Chonglu Huang, Communications Officer – Digital Media Specialist
Office: 613-548-5567 Ext.5483 | Mobile: 613-328-1360
E-mail: huangc@providencecare.ca
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