The annual United Way Pembina Valley campaign continues on to the end of the year, but it still has a ways to go to reach its goal.
Representatives last week shared the 2025 campaign has thus far received just over $73,000 in donations.
“We’re so very grateful to the many individuals and business who have donated so far,” said board vice-president Cathy Sandercock. “We’re well over halfway to our goal of $125,000 with a few weeks still to go in the year. If you haven’t donated yet, there is still time.”
She acknowledged they were a bit behind where they would like to be at this point of the campaign.
“We are lagging behind this year, and it’s a bit of a concern to us,” she said. “We’re asking people to remember, if there’s organizations they like to support, they know some of the key non-profits that we do support, and it just means they are not having to spend their time fundraising. They’re spending their time providing the services to the people who need it most, and that’s what we like to approach.”
All donations large or small can go a long way, Sandercock noted.
“There were 19 organizations last year that got support from us,” she said. “And we were also able to do a substantial donation to the Genesis House transition housing project, and we were really proud to be able to do that.
“We hope we can continue providing that kind of support, but we can only work with what we are given,” Sandercock added.
“We have a number of major fundraisers going on in our area, and there’s only so many pieces to the pie, so we recognize that,” she acknowledged. “We really will appreciate any donations we receive by year-end, and hopefully we can get a little closer to our goal.”
Donations to the United Way campaign can be made at via e-transfer to unitedwaypembinavalley@gmail.com or online at unitedwaypembinavalley.ca. Cheques can be mailed to United Way, PO Box 758, Morden, MB, R6M 1A7 or dropped off at the Winkler Senior Centre or the Morden Activity Centre.
