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From left to right, Lindsay Gaudette, marketing and community relations, Peninsula Co-op; Chris Forester, executive director, Connections Place; Mark Breslauer, CEO, United Way Greater Victoria; and Heather Skydt, marketing and communications, United Way Greater Victoria. They’re holding numbers and hearts to represent a $100,000 gift from Peninsula Co-op to kick off the Blue Love Campaign, at Peninsula Co-op Gas Centre on the Pat Bay Highway. [Darren Stone, Times Colonist, April 2021] The United Way of Greater Victoria has launched a campaign to help people across Vancouver Island looking...

  VICTORIA -- Generous donations have been fuelling United Way's drive to raise $1-million for mental health supports on Vancouver Island. The United Way of Greater Victoria (UWGV) has launched its "Blue Love" Campaign aimed at providing more services for Vancouver Islanders seeking mental health and support. The campaign aims to raise $1-million for counselling, peer support and outreach services by the end of 2021 for those dealing with mental heath challenges. A generous $100,000 donation from Peninsula Co-op helped kick off the fundraiser on Thursday during an event at one of the co...

The United Way in Greater Victoria is working with 40 partner agencies to distribute 850 phones to those in need locally.

His campaign is in honour of his father, who passed away last January. So far, 16 care homes have expressed interest in the idea, with one facility even requesting 20 bird feeders. The campaign, which runs until the end of January, hopes to raise $10,000 to buy the feeders, a supply of food and instructions on the proper care and cleaning of the feeders. Any money left over will go towards a seniors music-therapy program at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. As an incentive, the rug-cleaning business is offering a special deal for donors — the free cleaning of the smaller of two area rugs for...

Mayor Maja Tait called donors’ ­generosity a “virtual hug for the ­community.” “Sooke is a resilient community, with so much heart,” she said. “ As we look ahead to a new year, what a way to show heart with residents supporting each other through this campaign and contributions to the Sooke Food Bank.” •To learn more about the Sooke Food Bank, go to foodbanksooke.org. Find how how you can take action to help British Columbians living with dementia during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, throughout January. Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of B.C., the annual campaign invites Vi...