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“HE WAS BUILDING SCHOOLS, “
CHURCHES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS
- HIRAM WALKER WAS BUILDING
NEIGHBOURHOODS; AND
UNITED WAY IS BUILDING
NEIGHBOURHOODS, TOO.
- ANGELO DEMARCO
Hiram Walker staff promote United Way’s
Red Feather Campaign in the 1960’s.
Historical photos and number one partner is something Looking back about 35 years
newsletters show the long- that we are proud of,” says Angelo – as long as United Way keeps
standing partnership between DeMarco, Human Resources records – Hiram Walker and its
Hiram Walker and United Way. Director and management employees have contributed more
representative on the United Way than $3.6 million to helping those
fundraising campaign. in need through United Way.
“Building strong communities But Hiram Walker, North
was important to Hiram Walker, America’s largest distillery,
the man,” says DeMarco. “He is looking forward too, with
was building schools, churches, significant investment in local
fire departments - Hiram Walker production facilities to feed a
was building neighbourhoods; growing U. S. market, and a
and United Way is building bright outlook for its partnership
neighbourhoods, too.” with United Way. DeMarco sees
opportunities to build more
GIVING LEGACY connections between its corporate
focus on sustainable communities,
Hiram Walker also partners with the environment, responsible
charitable causes like Transition drinking, and the work United
to Betterness, The Hospice of Way is doing in the community.
Windsor and Essex County, and
the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Over the last few years, Hiram
Society, and it supports employees’ Walker and its unions Unifor Local
personal connections to charities 2027 and IUOE Local 772, have
by donating baskets of locally won awards for creativity and best
produced J. P. Wiser’s spirits for practices in running the annual
raffles and fundraisers. fundraising campaign. DeMarco
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CHURCHES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS
- HIRAM WALKER WAS BUILDING
NEIGHBOURHOODS; AND
UNITED WAY IS BUILDING
NEIGHBOURHOODS, TOO.
- ANGELO DEMARCO
Hiram Walker staff promote United Way’s
Red Feather Campaign in the 1960’s.
Historical photos and number one partner is something Looking back about 35 years
newsletters show the long- that we are proud of,” says Angelo – as long as United Way keeps
standing partnership between DeMarco, Human Resources records – Hiram Walker and its
Hiram Walker and United Way. Director and management employees have contributed more
representative on the United Way than $3.6 million to helping those
fundraising campaign. in need through United Way.
“Building strong communities But Hiram Walker, North
was important to Hiram Walker, America’s largest distillery,
the man,” says DeMarco. “He is looking forward too, with
was building schools, churches, significant investment in local
fire departments - Hiram Walker production facilities to feed a
was building neighbourhoods; growing U. S. market, and a
and United Way is building bright outlook for its partnership
neighbourhoods, too.” with United Way. DeMarco sees
opportunities to build more
GIVING LEGACY connections between its corporate
focus on sustainable communities,
Hiram Walker also partners with the environment, responsible
charitable causes like Transition drinking, and the work United
to Betterness, The Hospice of Way is doing in the community.
Windsor and Essex County, and
the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Over the last few years, Hiram
Society, and it supports employees’ Walker and its unions Unifor Local
personal connections to charities 2027 and IUOE Local 772, have
by donating baskets of locally won awards for creativity and best
produced J. P. Wiser’s spirits for practices in running the annual
raffles and fundraisers. fundraising campaign. DeMarco
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