The United Way of Winnipeg is marking its 50th anniversary today and will kick off weeks of celebrations for the occasion. The organization, formed locally in 1965, made several announcements Monday at the corner of Portage and Main. “Fifty years ago today, people in...
By Sarah Klein A local restaurant has stepped up to donate 350 pairs of mitts to the United Way of Winnipeg. Carbone Coal Fired Pizza enlisted the help of their customers and staff to make the large donation to the organization's Koats for Kids campaign. Carbone's Joe...
Generous Winnipeggers opened up their wallets to the tune of $20.4 million for the United Way's 2014 fundraising campaign. The record-breaking achievement was celebrated Thursday night at the Victoria Inn, with 2014 campaign chair Sandra Oakley revealing the...
The United Way of Winnipeg has a goal of $20.7 million to reach by the end of the year. The 2014 campaign kicked off Friday with the 11th annual Plane Pull event at Red River College's Stevenson campus. More than 55 corporate teams pulled together to move airplanes on...
A community task force has been assembled to end homelessness in Winnipeg over the next decade. The United Way of Winnipeg is leading the charge to build on successful strategies in other cities across North America, and will create a new organization tasked with...
The United Way of Winnipeg will reveal the results of its annual fundraising campaign tonight. Last September, campaign chair Steve Chipman set an ambitious goal of $20 million for 2013. If achieved, it would be a historic milestone as the largest ever United Way...
An extreme winter challenge will see competitors overcome all sorts of hurdles and obstacles in the annual Ice Donkey Winter Adventure 5km Obstacle Challenge. Adventure-seekers will compete on snowy and icy Winnipeg terrain on Saturday, February 8 on the grounds of...
By David Klassen A New Year's Eve party with food, dancing and comedy shows will benefit the United Way of Winnipeg and the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The Untouchable NYE Party at Danny’s BBQ & Smokehouse will feature former Winnipeg Blue...
Manitoba Olympian Janine Hanson will address 110 students today at the United Way -- Youth United Conference. Hanson will show video of the race that won her an Olympic silver medal in women’s eight rowing and she’ll talk about her journey to the Olympic podium in an...
Have a gently used winter coat or other winter apparel you no longer need? The United Way of Winnipeg would love some of it. The organization's annual Koats for Kids campaign is in need of winter coats (clean with working zippers), snow pants and boots, hats, scarves...
A team of business students from the University of Manitoba plunged themselves into icy water Thursday in the name of charity. The annual Chillin' 4 Charity polar bear swim saw 53 costumed students meet their chilly demise as part of "Team Toba." Co-captains Emily...
Fifty-six teams from across Winnipeg worked their hardest on Friday in an attempt to pull a nine-ton Boeing 727 and a DC9 across 20 feet of tarmac in the least amount of time. The 10th annual United Way Plane Pull kicked off the organization's 2013 fundraising...
