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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES RAM TOUGH
TRUCK PULL
Costco Days of Caring FOR UNITED WAY
Costco Wholesale had an amazing Caring volunteers benefit from Congratulations to this year’s
year, which started out with understanding how their donor winner of the RAM Tough Truck
employees volunteering at three dollars are being used to help Pull for United Way – LiUNA 625.
United Way-funded programs over people living on a low income LiUNA pulled an 85,000 pound
the summer. improve their quality of life. It’s also trailer loaded with RAM trucks 50
a great way to encourage workplace feet in the fastest combined time
Costco staff donated their time teamwork and boost employee along Riverside Drive in downtown
on five separate days - cleaning morale through community Windsor to win the 2015 Guts
up garbage side-by-side with the involvement. and Glory Cup. With heat times
Downtown Windsor Community consistently under 14 seconds,
Collaborative, getting their hands Overall, Costco Wholesale’s 2015 the union handily took out the
dirty in the garden at ACCESS United Way employee giving competition in what was the third
County Community Services in campaign raised about $43,526 annual event.
Kingsville, and making a visit to in Windsor-Essex, an increase
Drouillard Place, where they had a of almost $5,500 over last year’s Eighteen teams had the chance to
tour, handed out snacks, and helped generous contribution. What a pull twice, with the top three teams
kids in the After-School Program difference a Day of Caring makes! pulling three times total. The team
make crafts. What makes Costco’s with lowest average pull time for
efforts even more amazing is that FUN FACT: the two final heats was crowned the
they volunteered on their own time. champions.
Costco Wholesale was a
Jen Balatoni, who also helps United finalist for an I Believe in My An astounding $84,645 in pledges
Way fundraise in the workplace, was Community Award in 2014. and sponsorship was raised to
the lead organizer of the United The Quantum Leap Participation fight poverty in our community
Way Days of Caring. She recruited Award exemplifies the true through United Way. Integrity Tool
38 employee volunteers from meaning of teamwork by & Mold was honoured as the top
different departments at the Walker achieving an extraordinary fundraisers, bringing in $12,450.
Road retailer. Some of the managers increase in employee Each Integrity participant received
even showed up at 8 a.m. to participation in their a commemorative jacket, and
volunteer, after having worked until campaign year over year. LiUNA team champions were
midnight the night before – now treated to a premium box at a
that’s commitment! Windsor Spitfires hockey game.
Days of Thanks to all our incredible
sponsors, with special thanks to our
title sponsor, The FCA Foundation.
Above: Costco Wholesale Days Above: LiUNA 625 Truck Pull Champs
of Caring volunteers learn about
how improving access to fresh
food is helping people living in
low income in the County.
Right: Costco Wholesale employees hang out with
kids participating in a United Way funded After-School Program.
4 | Magazine of United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County • Winter 2016 • Vol. 4
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES RAM TOUGH
TRUCK PULL
Costco Days of Caring FOR UNITED WAY
Costco Wholesale had an amazing Caring volunteers benefit from Congratulations to this year’s
year, which started out with understanding how their donor winner of the RAM Tough Truck
employees volunteering at three dollars are being used to help Pull for United Way – LiUNA 625.
United Way-funded programs over people living on a low income LiUNA pulled an 85,000 pound
the summer. improve their quality of life. It’s also trailer loaded with RAM trucks 50
a great way to encourage workplace feet in the fastest combined time
Costco staff donated their time teamwork and boost employee along Riverside Drive in downtown
on five separate days - cleaning morale through community Windsor to win the 2015 Guts
up garbage side-by-side with the involvement. and Glory Cup. With heat times
Downtown Windsor Community consistently under 14 seconds,
Collaborative, getting their hands Overall, Costco Wholesale’s 2015 the union handily took out the
dirty in the garden at ACCESS United Way employee giving competition in what was the third
County Community Services in campaign raised about $43,526 annual event.
Kingsville, and making a visit to in Windsor-Essex, an increase
Drouillard Place, where they had a of almost $5,500 over last year’s Eighteen teams had the chance to
tour, handed out snacks, and helped generous contribution. What a pull twice, with the top three teams
kids in the After-School Program difference a Day of Caring makes! pulling three times total. The team
make crafts. What makes Costco’s with lowest average pull time for
efforts even more amazing is that FUN FACT: the two final heats was crowned the
they volunteered on their own time. champions.
Costco Wholesale was a
Jen Balatoni, who also helps United finalist for an I Believe in My An astounding $84,645 in pledges
Way fundraise in the workplace, was Community Award in 2014. and sponsorship was raised to
the lead organizer of the United The Quantum Leap Participation fight poverty in our community
Way Days of Caring. She recruited Award exemplifies the true through United Way. Integrity Tool
38 employee volunteers from meaning of teamwork by & Mold was honoured as the top
different departments at the Walker achieving an extraordinary fundraisers, bringing in $12,450.
Road retailer. Some of the managers increase in employee Each Integrity participant received
even showed up at 8 a.m. to participation in their a commemorative jacket, and
volunteer, after having worked until campaign year over year. LiUNA team champions were
midnight the night before – now treated to a premium box at a
that’s commitment! Windsor Spitfires hockey game.
Days of Thanks to all our incredible
sponsors, with special thanks to our
title sponsor, The FCA Foundation.
Above: Costco Wholesale Days Above: LiUNA 625 Truck Pull Champs
of Caring volunteers learn about
how improving access to fresh
food is helping people living in
low income in the County.
Right: Costco Wholesale employees hang out with
kids participating in a United Way funded After-School Program.
4 | Magazine of United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County • Winter 2016 • Vol. 4
