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economist sunsuntribune community saturday jan 31 2004 united way tops 6m mark by lisa queen staff writer for the first time in its history york regions united way has raised more than 6 million for the 40 social service agencies it supports in fact at an appreciation dinner thursday night campaign chairperson garth issett announced generous resi dents and businesses contributed 71000 more than the 62million goal set last september were really pleased he said adding donations continue to trickle in after several years of being close we have passed the 6million mark but alongwith the good news came a sobering message mr issett warned the united way is actually further behind financially than it was before it kicked off the drive even though this years goal was a 5percent increase over last year even with the goal we set it was a 5- percent increase year over year that just keeps up with the population growth said mr issett the vicepresi dent of the financial services sector with ibm global services canada you havent even covered inflation so even with the 5 per cent youre already 3 per cent behind at the same time mr issett suggest ed yorks growth and changing demo graphics are placing an even greater strain on social agencies than in the past we clearly see the increasing demand in the community because of the growth and government funding not keeping up with that population growth the goal for next years campaign wont be set until the summer but mr issett hinted the united way will be looking for a significant increase he pointed out the organization managed to exceed this years goal despite a sluggish economy sars and the power outage if you expect people will be as equal ly generous and we will have a better eco nomic outlook we should come up with at least as much as 5 per cent more he said were going to build a strategy to try to make a bigger impact in the commu nity next year w eve pat robinson inc pat robinson trus1ee trustee in bankruptcy call for afree personal discussion hdp with creditor problems proposal to creditors personal business bankruptcy aurora head office 15105 yongesl 201 atchmh 9057272577 rickmondhiu 9555yongest 401atmteci 9055089493 toronto 150york 800 ataddde 4164106648 toll free 18777272577 email patpatrobinsoncom web wwrcpatrobinsoacom persoinai iisnrtjry slip fall mvacar accidents insurance litigation 9054777011 wwwminkencom law office minken associates ronald s minken 190 main st n unionville sr law mediator iyo m ssss fibromyalgia if you suffer from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue then attending this free workshop may be the most important thing you do this year it can show you an amaz ing new way to get immediate and lasting relief from many fibromyalgia symptoms you will discover what the true cause of these conditions are and how a natural pro cedure is giving sufferers their lives back with miraculous results for many dr allen turner whose methods have been featured on the dini petty show national news and canada am will present a free workshop on thursday february 5 2004 at 730 pm at the stouffville chiropractic health centre call 905 6404440 for reservations mps dont invest another dollar in rrsps until you attend this workshop learn 3 alternative savings solutions to rrsps reduce income tax by 50 on retirement income keep old age security from government claw backs no contribution limitation to maximize tax deductions transfer retirement savings to heirs tax free upon death recapture capital losses of prior years please call for seminar dates held in january and february call now 905 7370737 or 416 297rrsp gfr dundee 5 sccuritics corporation member cipf joeford lee vicepresident and senior investment advisor 9555 yonge st suite 306 richmond hill l4c 9m5 email jlccdundccsccuriticscom