Kidd Operations and Sudbury INO Unite to Earn 2018 Community Leader Award
At Glencore, we aim to be an active and valued participant in the communities that host us. We strive to make positive contributions by supporting the development of local communities, including raising funds to help those in need.
In 2018, Glencore’s two sites in the Province of Ontario – Kidd Operations and Sudbury INO – participated in United Way Centraide North East Ontario’s (UWCNEO) yearly fundraising campaign, an initiative led by Glencore’s employees at each site. In an effort to rally employee support and motivation surrounding the UWCNEO’s fundraising initiative, Sudbury INO hosted various internal events across their various sites. Kidd Operations, meanwhile, aimed to promote easy payroll deductions amongst their employees.
Left photo: Jennifer Gorman, UWCNEO Regional Manager (right), presents the 2018 Community Leader Award to Kidd Operations’ David Yaschyshyn in front of Living Space – an organization that aims to promote, coordinate and provide services that alleviate and prevent homelessness.
Right photo: Various Sudbury INO representatives pose with United Way employees as they receive the 2018 Community Leader Award. Sudbury INO has been a proud supporter of United Way for more than 30 years. Close to $3.5 Million (including company match) have been raised for United Way campaigns over the past ten years alone.
At the end of the fundraising year, Glencore then matched employee donations raised at each site. The grand total was worthy of the UWCNEO’s 2018 Community Leader Award. Known as the organization’s most prestigious honour, it acknowledges community members and companies that play a noteworthy role in UWCNEO’s campaign.
The award was created to recognize those who lead by example, contribute their time and understand the importance of uniting to make a positive change happen in our communities.
Shelley Lachapelle, UWCNEO Interim Executive Director and Communications Manager, commented:
“Each day, in neighbourhoods across our community people work to overcome unignorable issues including poverty, food insecurity, mental illness and social isolation. The generosity and support of Glencore and its employees at Sudbury INO and Kidd Operations helps to ensure that targeted, local programs are available when people need them most. We are thankful to everyone for their commitment in building a strong, healthy community where all people have opportunities to live a good life.”
About United Way Centraide North East Ontario
A non-profit organization that operates across Canada, United Way works locally in specific communities with a mandate to create opportunities for all to live a better life.
For decades, UWCNEO, which serves the Districts of Sudbury, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Timmins, Cochrane and Timiskaming, has been committed to making its local community a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. In addition to research and advocacy, they invest in the most effective local programs in the areas of poverty, community and kids.