The Canadian Champion, Fniday, March 17, 2006 - A13 No programs funded by UnitedF Way wiII suifer due to shortiali CaIe*- %I afrom UNITED on page Al By the urne ail the ouistand- ing funds corne in, the 2005 campaign is expected to match that of the year before, she said, adding the iargei amouni of $475,000 was "a very aggressive goal. " The situation in Milton rcflected thai of most United XVay agencies across Ontanio last year, Eadie said. Fortunatel, uîilizing funds in reservc, no programs sup- ported by the United Way of Milton will suifer, she stressed. 'There are no plans to take any money off of what wc nor- mally allocate." Fadie said she wanîs to scnd out a big thank you îo Miltonians who gave 10 last year's campaign. The hulk of the money raised resulted from special evenîs and company programs like employ- ee-giving campaigus. The annual Mayors' Golf Tournameni alone yîelded $ 102,000 in Sepiember. The United Way of Milton supports 24 local agencies including the Canadian Mental Health Associaion, Community Living North Halion, Halton Family Services and the Mulion Comrnunity Resource Centre. (,PAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION BIG DONATION: The Town of Milton is j ust one contibutor that helped the United Way rarse a whopptng $430,000. Here, the Town's United Way commîttee co-chairs Christina McTavish (left) and Hazel Carlin (right) loin Mayor Gord Krantz in presenting United Way executive dîrector Anne Eadie with a cheque for $11,680 as members of the Town's Corporate Assistance Utilizing Staff Events committee look on. Allocations are expecîed to be finalîzed in the near future. Agencies apply each year for funding from the United Way of Milton and need it more ihan ever wiih the iown's increasing population, Eadie saîd. She added iheres a growing focus on youîh in ihe program- îning of the funded agencies. -There's a lot of new >'oung people in our coi-niunitîy,' Ladie suid As plans get l underwas for ihis years campaign, Eadie said there are plensy of opportunities for volunteers including on the various commîttees. Jusi a few of the positions looking to be filled are in the areas of market- ing, communications and strate- gic planning. Anyone inîeresîed in lending a hand can caîl the United Way of Milton at (905) 875-2550. Stephanîe Thiessen can be teai lied ilieeî@i liuî a dmane)anipiîiei ont RICHARDSON CHEVROLET - j a RICHARDSON