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health starts with mental health. so many different ways. It has helped driving lessons and saving for a car.
“Me, in the newspaper? No. Or me as far as my self-esteem. It’s given And she says her friends and family —
me a lot of hope that I didn’t feel that I including her sister, with whom she’s
even doing this article — to me these had through those difficult times. ” reconciled and now lives with — have
are great accomplishments,” she says. noticed a difference in her attitude.
“I’m not embarrassed because I feel so “I feel like I’ve become more She’s felt the changes herself.
much better that I have done this.” assertive, learning how to say no,
learning how to delegate, being able “It’s really hard to show and
Her desire to assist others is so strong to communicate my feelings more express how much gratitude I do have
she is even willing to share how effectively,“ she says proudly. “I’ve for the counsellors there and for what
medication, in addition to talking to worked on so many personal goals, and they’ve done for me,” Biro says.
someone, helped her cope with I’ve accomplished that, I think, through “I could not have done it on my own.
depression. the help of the counselling that I
received.” “I don’t know where I would be
“I used to have anxiety attacks without them.” U
really bad, and it’s taken a lot of that Biro still attends counselling sessions,
away,” she says. though less regularly. She is taking
“The program has changed my life in
The changing face of the workplace campaign
One of the keys to running something a little bit out of the Volunteer
a successful United Way ordinary. So when we looked at our Canvasser
workplace campaign is having a last campaign and some of the
great canvasser. At Reliance Home things that we did, we thought Lynda
Comfort, that shining star is Lynda ‘Why can’t we do that year-round?’” Pizzolitto
Pizzolitto. at the 2013
While non-stop campaigning may I Believe
Canvassers typically spearhead seem like a daunting task, the
the workplace campaign by confident Pizzolitto isn’t worried In My
organizing events, collecting about keeping the motivation and Community
pledges, and sharing the impact of participation of her staff up. She
United Way with their colleagues. plans a variety of events from chili Awards
Lynda Pizzolitto, Operations cook-offs and barbeques, to Days
Manager and volunteer United Way of Caring, and regular campaign talking about the things that they
canvasser for Reliance in Windsor committee meetings to keep things have seen out there and are very
and Sarnia, has been thinking of fresh at Reliance throughout the happy to be able to support
innovative ways to take her year. something that helps those out in
company’s campaign to a whole the community.
new level. Though Pizzolitto is spearheading
the efforts, she refuses to take the “It’s a pleasure to be able to work
The biggest change? A credit for what will likely be a with United Way. The United Way
year-round effort to support United successful campaign, if past people are always so professional
Way, as opposed to running a performance is any indication. She and so helpful and they do
three-month fundraising campaign says what really makes the anything they can to support us, so
in the fall. difference is Reliance staff it’s really an easy job to be the
enthusiasm. canvasser.” U
“One of the things we try to do
with our campaigns is to engage “Our team members see things in
our employees and have a bit of the community all the time, and
fun,” says Pizzolitto, who has also those are the same type of things
sat on United Way’s Campaign United Way supports, so it’s a really
Cabinet for the last two years. “It’s good fit for us,” she says. “Often
a time where we’re able to do the guys are coming in and are
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health starts with mental health. so many different ways. It has helped driving lessons and saving for a car.
“Me, in the newspaper? No. Or me as far as my self-esteem. It’s given And she says her friends and family —
me a lot of hope that I didn’t feel that I including her sister, with whom she’s
even doing this article — to me these had through those difficult times. ” reconciled and now lives with — have
are great accomplishments,” she says. noticed a difference in her attitude.
“I’m not embarrassed because I feel so “I feel like I’ve become more She’s felt the changes herself.
much better that I have done this.” assertive, learning how to say no,
learning how to delegate, being able “It’s really hard to show and
Her desire to assist others is so strong to communicate my feelings more express how much gratitude I do have
she is even willing to share how effectively,“ she says proudly. “I’ve for the counsellors there and for what
medication, in addition to talking to worked on so many personal goals, and they’ve done for me,” Biro says.
someone, helped her cope with I’ve accomplished that, I think, through “I could not have done it on my own.
depression. the help of the counselling that I
received.” “I don’t know where I would be
“I used to have anxiety attacks without them.” U
really bad, and it’s taken a lot of that Biro still attends counselling sessions,
away,” she says. though less regularly. She is taking
“The program has changed my life in
The changing face of the workplace campaign
One of the keys to running something a little bit out of the Volunteer
a successful United Way ordinary. So when we looked at our Canvasser
workplace campaign is having a last campaign and some of the
great canvasser. At Reliance Home things that we did, we thought Lynda
Comfort, that shining star is Lynda ‘Why can’t we do that year-round?’” Pizzolitto
Pizzolitto. at the 2013
While non-stop campaigning may I Believe
Canvassers typically spearhead seem like a daunting task, the
the workplace campaign by confident Pizzolitto isn’t worried In My
organizing events, collecting about keeping the motivation and Community
pledges, and sharing the impact of participation of her staff up. She
United Way with their colleagues. plans a variety of events from chili Awards
Lynda Pizzolitto, Operations cook-offs and barbeques, to Days
Manager and volunteer United Way of Caring, and regular campaign talking about the things that they
canvasser for Reliance in Windsor committee meetings to keep things have seen out there and are very
and Sarnia, has been thinking of fresh at Reliance throughout the happy to be able to support
innovative ways to take her year. something that helps those out in
company’s campaign to a whole the community.
new level. Though Pizzolitto is spearheading
the efforts, she refuses to take the “It’s a pleasure to be able to work
The biggest change? A credit for what will likely be a with United Way. The United Way
year-round effort to support United successful campaign, if past people are always so professional
Way, as opposed to running a performance is any indication. She and so helpful and they do
three-month fundraising campaign says what really makes the anything they can to support us, so
in the fall. difference is Reliance staff it’s really an easy job to be the
enthusiasm. canvasser.” U
“One of the things we try to do
with our campaigns is to engage “Our team members see things in
our employees and have a bit of the community all the time, and
fun,” says Pizzolitto, who has also those are the same type of things
sat on United Way’s Campaign United Way supports, so it’s a really
Cabinet for the last two years. “It’s good fit for us,” she says. “Often
a time where we’re able to do the guys are coming in and are
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