York Cares United Way Campaign winners receive their prizes

Kate Tschirhart and Deirdre Cappelli

Winners of the York Cares United Way draw received their prizes yesterday, including the grand prize winner of the iPad Mini complete with black leather case.

Lisa Gleva, Alan Middleton, Waynette Huerta, Frances Chan, Carolyn HealdFrom left: Lisa Gleva of the Division of Advancement holding the grand prize; Alan Middleton of the Schulich Executive Education Centre; Waynette Huerta of Campus Services & Business Operations and Frances Chan of the Faculty of Environmental Studies with their winning Las Nubes Conservation in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica books; and Carolyn Heald of the Information & Privacy Office holding her prize of a York golf bag. Not shown are June Hill of the Peter F. Bronfman Business Library and Heather Campbell of the Department of English, who both won York scarves

As of yesterday morning, $149,914 has been raised through York Cares United Way Campaign pledges with a participation rate of eight per cent.

Although the official part of the campaign has ended, donations are still being accepted. Anyone who hasn’t yet made a Kate Tschirhart and Deirdre Cappellipledge can still do so through the online pledge system until the end of December.

Kate Tschirhart of the Division of Advancement hands grand prize winner Deirdre Cappelli an iPad Mini and case

For more information about what the United Way does, visit the Toronto United Way website.

For more information about the York Cares United Way Campaign, or to request a personalized donation link, contact yucares@yorku.ca.