United Way at halfway point

Photo: Deborah Pfeiffer

United Way Drive Thru Breakfast in September.

After an exciting kickoff in September, the United Way of the Central & South Okanagan Similkameen is at their halfway point of the 2014 campaign for community.

"The community partners that receive funding from the United Way are always a bit anxious at this time of the campaign,” says Shelley Gilmore, Executive Director of UW. "The halfway point is certainly a point in time where we start to look at whether or not we will hit our goal -- this year’s being $1,500,000 -- but we also know that we have great communities and a lot of supporters that come forward in the second half of the campaign to boost the final total."

This year the United Way is asking people to consider what they want their community to look like and then partner with them to make changes in the community.

"The possibilities are endless if we all partner together," Gilmore adds. "And I support the United Way because it is an efficient, cost effective way to support a variety of local charities.”

Former campaign chair Theresa Arsenault adds that it would be wonderful if the United Way was supported by all residents to the extent of one day's income.

"Imagine how much our local people in need would benefit," she notes.