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A12 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Marci 20, 2007 MeetWard 2 candidate United Way sets fundraising record social Monday at Troy's Diner. Residents are invited ta stop hy between 7:30 and 9 p.m. ta, say hello ta Nelson and have some coffee and snacks. He'lI be running in the Ward 2 byelection, which is expected tai take place in june. A date bas yet ta be set. LARGE COUJNTRY BUNGALOW ON 3 ACRES, VERY PIVATE WITH SURROIJNDING IESff dokau,i/duî monn moer Caiori hutters, yr ica« GRAHAM PAJINE/ CANADIAN CHAMPION on silwlk t is5.o &Y~ SH f~OS 10~ a A MAJOR DEPOSIT: United Way of Milton 2006 campaign chair and Town CAO Maria LFW ~ Belvedere gets a hand f rom United Way executive director Anne Eadie (left) and campaign ~ director Paulina Robertson in depositing the $548,348 chelque. 8111HVIIROOM HOURS MON.- THURS. 9 - 9PM, FR1 9 - 6PM, SAT. 9 - 6PM smvicu IPRTS MON.- THURS. 8 - 6PM, FRI. 8 - 5PM 1195 STEELES AVE. EAST - MINS. FROM HWY. 401 -MILTON 905*876*2838 in $548Gfor 2006 By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF It was a record-breaking year for the United Way of Milton, with more money raised in ils; 2006 campaign than ever before - a good thing, since needs are aLso at an ail-time high. At the campaigns recent conclusion, $548,000 had been raised, surpassing its goal by more than $42,000. "We set our highest goal ever and this is the highest ever achieved. l'm very delighted," said Anne Fadie, exec- utive director of the United Way of Milton. "Its a lot of hard work by staff and volunteers." With 2007 being the 25th anniver- sry of the United Way of Milton, it's nice ta move into the yetr with good news, Fadie added. There are several reasons Eadie said she thinks the campaign was s0 suc- cessful. Firsî, they started a bit earlier last year, with the campaign kick-o[f in September with the Mayors Golf Tournameni. As usual, the campaign wound down hy Christmas, although funds continued ta trickle in into the new year. Also, people employed outside Milton wha givc ta the United Way through work arc rememhering ta des- ignate thc funds ta thc Milton hranch of thc organizalion, Eadie said, which is a message thats been preached for many ycars. Growth likely helped But the main rmason the campaign did se, well is likely the town's burgeon- ing population. 1I think new rcsidents - the ones who've been here two ta three years - feel this is their home now and they're supporting it through the United Way," Eadie said. Donations were collected through a direct mail, payroll deductions and spe- cial events. The Mayors Golf Toumnament alone raised $126.000. But this doesn't mean the local United Way can rest on their laurels, since the organization bas also received more reqnesîs for funding than ever hefore. "The increase in requests for money is more than the increase (in fonds) that's been îiaised," she explained, adding jusi fuse an agency requests funding doe-îî inean itîIl get it. A cornuý wîll decide how thc maney wiIl Ibu distrihuted, with a rec- orirrindatwi Iîîig inade Io thse hoard aI directors *rth 29. "\,V ecxl 1 liat îhey'll reconsmend funding a pice of new agcnicies," I ladie saîd. Town of Milton CAO Maria Ilelvedere seut as the cainpaign chair for 2006, a tti, sies agreed ta kcep foi the next car gn as well. -1 thitk s ai grcal uaîTimunity cause. 'Au tý sumc grcat work this ycar, and 1 isud Ia contlinue willh saine af th( :,Iîîs'cs wc'se donc,- lie said. Stepliaicî 1lîtsscîi (can bc icacîîied ait 1 -