United for the cause

United for the cause

By Communications Staff

December 23, 2015

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Bhavana Varma, President and CEO, United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (third from the right) accepts the donation and socks from Financial Services staff members Edward Fingland, Terena Grice, Ruth Lappan, Kelly McGarry, Christina Blanchard and Nicki Mundell (left to right).

The Queen’s United Way campaign recently thanks to hundreds of individual donations and workplace initiatives.

One such office effort came from the Queen’s Financial Services Department, which managed to raise $478 through its “Blue Jean Friday” event. In addition to giving a donation in order to wear blue jeans at the end of the week, staff members also collected two large bags of new socks that will be donated to a local agency.

Financial Services staff members recently presented the cheque and socks to Bhavana Varma, President and CEO, United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFLA). During its most recent 11-week campaign, the United Way KFLA fundraised $3,414,000 that will be used to strengthen the local community. This year, the United Way KFLA supported 62 programs that were delivered by 45 agencies, which helped 75,000 local residents.