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'Me Canadian Champion, Friday, April 2, 200,4-11 -United Way ends up reaching its goal after ail By ST EP HANI E HI ESSEN The Champion It ain't over till if's over. No one lusows that cliché better than Anne Eadie, the United Way of Multon's executive director, who recently announced the charity had met its 2003 campaign goal contrary to what was recently announced. About two months ago, 'Me Champion published an article stat- ing the United Way of Multon's 2003 campaign had concluded $30,000 short of its $425,000 goal. At the tune, Ms Eadie said she thought they had been "a bit too ambitious" in setting the targeted amount to collect. Apparently flot. Shortly after thse article ram, Ms Eadie said shte received the news that donations trom residents who work in Toronto and designate their contributions home to Milton - via the United Way of Toronto - were way up. In fact, they were up by 317 per cent over last year, totalling $55,394. T7hat brouglit the 2003 campaign total to about $425,000. "The minute 1 got that report, 1 knew we had made goal,' Ms Eadie sald. One of the detignated contributions - made by a Milton donor who wants 10 remain anonymous - was for a staggerimg $25,000. "It made my day. It made my year," said a laughing Ms Eadie. That's the tingle largest donation made by an individual to the United Way of Milton since it started in 1982, Ms Eadie said. Processing donations takes tîne The reason the good news didmt come sooner is because payroll deductions don't begin until January and it sometimes takes time for the United Way of Toronto to do the processimg required when people who work in Toronto specify that they want their donations to go to another United Way. Ms liadie said she's glad people heard the message the United Way of Milton was working so hard to get out - that people who work in Toronto and have a donation deducted from their payroll can make sure it goes to the United Way of Milton. "When the message is heard and people designate their contri- butions, these are the type of results that happen," Ms Eadie said. She added ase doesn't want people to think their donations pale in comparison to thse $25,000. "People can say, 'Yeah, like 1 have $25,000 to give.' But even without the $25,000, tise designated dollars nearly doubled since tise last campaign," she said. 1I dont want to give tise impression we're only happy with $25,000. lin happy bo get $25 in the door." That said, Ms Eadie cornmented on juat how much of a differ- ence a $25.000 donation cari make to a community. She said $25.000 is close to the entire budget of some of Uhe amaller United Way-funded organizations. 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She said shte thinks much of the increase in the designated con- tributions is due to new Milton residents who are starting to feel like Milton is their home and want to make sure their dollars go toward improvimg their own comniunity, not someone else's. anchampion.com. 'The United Way has long apprcîated the support ol' many o)ld- timne'residents, but we are very gratified that our new residents are starting to think of Milton as home and are supporting their local United Way," Ms Eadie said. With little time to rest, the United Way of Milton is already get- tmng plans underway for its 2004 campaign. Volunteers needed Ms Eadie sald volunteers are always needed to help lin many dif- ferent areas. 'We are always lookimg for people in the community to assist with Use annual campalgn, the board of directors or the allocation committee,' she said. For more information on becommig involved, call Ms liadie at the United Way of Milton, (905) 875-2550. 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