2024-25 Award Recipients
A leadership giving campaign is a great way to demonstrate commitment, trust and passion for the work of United Way. The Leading the Way Award is presented to our partners that encourage their team to not only make a leadership gift, but show leadership throughout the year – setting the tone for an inspired workplace campaign.
Step Up For The Community Award
The organizations in this category recognized that the community needed our help this year, more than ever, so they dug deep to step up to help in a variety of ways – growing the funds raised, volunteering to share their expertise, as well as supporting United Way’s events and building awareness in the community.
The Game Changer Award
The Game Changer Award is given to organizations that found creative ways to connect and engage their employed within their workplace campaign, to ensure community needs were met.
City of Burlington
City of Hamilton
CHCH News
Desjardins Insurance
EATON
Ford Motor Company of Canada & Unifor Local 707
Home Suite Hope
Reliance Home Comfort
Rockwool
The Regional Municipality of Halton
Thomas International
Town of Oakville
Leading The Way Award
A leadership giving campaign is a great way to demonstrate commitment, trust and passion for the work of United Way. The Leading the Way Award is presented to our partners that encourage their team to not only make a leadership gift, but show leadership throughout the year – setting the tone for an inspired workplace campaign.
Assante Capital Management
BMO
Budds’ Group of Companies
Cogeco
KPMG
MNP
Oakville Enterprises Corporation (Oakville Hydro)
SB Partners LLP
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Leading The Way In Philanthropy Award
This award recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, families or foundations who lead the way by showing exceptional generosity, leadership and community involvement. They have demonstrated extraordinary civic and charitable passion, and whose generosity inspires others philanthropic actions.
Don & Wendy Smith
Doreen McKerracher
Helene Flageole
Paula Esteves
Peter John Van Dyk
Tim & Trisha Johnston
Tom Weisz & Weisz Family Foundation (In Memorium)
Labour Of Love Award
United Way truly values its partnership with all sectors in the community, including the Labour Community. Together, we are working toward achieving common goals to support individuals that live and work in Halton & Hamilton. Labour Campaigns raise awareness and funds for our local neighbourhoods.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 548
ETFO DECE
ETFO Halton
Hamilton Steelworker’s Area Council
Hamilton Wentworth Elementary Teachers’ Local
International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker’s Local 105
International Operating Engineers Union Local 793
LiUNA Local 837
Oakville District Labour Council
Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association Halton Elementary
Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District 21
OPSEU/SEFPO Local 281
UNIFOR Local 266, Rockwool
Unifor Local 5555
Champions Of Change Award
The Champions of Change Award recognizes the outstanding leadership of Campaign Champions who showed dedication, passion and tenacity, to inspire their colleagues to get involved and give back, to raise funds and awareness for key issues facing our community.
CIBC – Amber Dubois & Adam Lozon
Co-operators/CUMIS – Amy Nare & Janice Waldrum
Halton Healthcare – Jennifer Blue and Alexis Gamble
Hamilton Health Sciences – Bryan Herechuk and George Pankiw
Harb Plumbing – TJ Harb and Jamie Stacey
IG Wealth Management – Cheryl Wall
The Baby Depot – Maggie John
Inspiring Local Love Award
The Inspiring Local Love Award highlights campaigns that persevered through even the most challenging times to ensure they continued to support their local communities with United Way.
Burlington Hydro
Crothall Healthcare
Doane Grant Thornton LLP Canada
Enbridge Gas
Fern Hill School
FirstOntario Credit Union
Gowling WLG
Hadrian Manufacturing
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Hoskin Group
ITW Permatex
John Deere Canada
L3Harris
Levitt Safety
Marmon Industrial Water
McMaster University
Moen
Mohawk College
Natural Resources Canada
O’Connor Macleod Hanna LLP
Portage M& A Advisory
Sagen
Saputo Dairy Products Canada
Scotiabank
St Joseph’s Healthcare – lvm for Erica Howard
Stelco and United Steelworkers Local 1005
Terrestrial Energy
Thrive Counselling
Town of Halton Hills
Town Of Milton
UPS
Utter Morris Insurance Brokers