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economist suntribune in our community saturday nov 23 2002 united way in high gear by kristin mackey special after a slow start york regions united way campaign has hit high gear york region has never let the united way down said campaign director daniele zanotti who is confident the 58 million goal will be met and exceeded we have raised more than 35 million to date usually its the final month or six weeks of campaigning when the majority of donations comes in he explained fundraising kicked off sept 1 but many campaigns started later that month mr zanotti said and many donations havent been sent in to the uwyr for processing more than 200 businesses in york region are involved with the united way through employee campaigning a com mittee of workers prepares and organizes fundraising events other employees contribute by donating a money from their paycheques thornhillbased engineering consultant marshall macklin monaghan promised to match the amount raised by its employees so far more than 50000 has been donated by the firm municipalities of york region are also setting goals the town of markham aims to raise if you or your children have trouble breathing zabet would like you to consult your doctor or call the asthma society of canada at asj 18007873880 to find our more about asthma and its treatments youll breathe a little easier this message brought to you as a community service of the economisttribune a newmarket theatr marshall macklin monaghan employee campaign coordinator jamie bennett right and doug cummings united way of york region campaign chairperson go over the campaign report card during ah event at the engineering firms thornhill offices 110000 and the town of whitchurchstouffville 3700 united way staffers say donations are needed more than ever after a 1996 census revealed one in 10 york region families is poor at that time a reported 22000 families made less than 30000 annually which statistics canada considered the minimal income to avoid the poverty line and mr zanotti is certain the numbers have continued to rise we are seeing huge increas es of twoincome families in our homeless shelters he pointed out they can no longer afford their home in york region uwyr campaign chairper son doug cummings noted york region was recently named one of canadas most affluent areas and at the same time recorded the highest increase in poverty in canada over the past 30 years the uwyr has supported 124 pro grams and 37 local agencies serving 250000 area residents s sb wlo and his band in concert flamenco latin and classical guitar combined with mediterranean and much more sunday december 8 2002 at 2 pm all seats 27 back for its 6 season the nutcracker ballet sunday december 22 2002 at 2 730 pm adults 27 children under 16 18 note 2pm performance almost sold out world renowned famous people players blacklight theatre what you see is sensationalwhat you dont see is inspirational saturday january 4 2003 at 2 730 pm all seats 20 the newmarket theatre box office is open monday to friday from l530pm saturday from noon to 4pm raw iii si 2 j heres your chance to buy some great christmas gifts 24 hour ticket order hotline 9059535122 order now dont be disappointed i p t i sm