On Friday, the 9th Annual Community Carnival blocked off the 300 block of Victoria Street for a day filled with sunshine and good old Carnival fun and games! With temperatures soaring to 38 degrees Celsius, our community partners and various non-profits took over the street, setting up information booths and a diversified list of activities [...]
In case you didn’t know, United Way is on Twitter (@unitedwaytnc) and we’ve been getting pretty active with it this spring and summer. Sometimes it might seem like we’re in several different places at once, which we kind of are since we have four staff members regularly posting to our Twitter account. In order to [...]
Seeing is Believing Tours offer an opportunity for donors, campaign volunteers and interested individuals to see – first hand – the impact of their donations at work in our community. Participants are able to visit community agencies and hear directly from agency staff and clients about the difference United Way and community partners can make [...]
Last weekend our United Way was very proud to host United Way’s from across British Columbia, Alberta and into the Yukon and Northwest Territories at the BC Regional Conference here in Kamloops. The weekend started with a host city reception on Friday night, sponsored by Teck, and MLA Terry Lake addressed the crowd at 7 [...]
Race for Kids: A great time to change lives! ON SATURDAY JUNE 2, 2012, Boys and Girls Clubs of Kamloops, in cooperation with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada will launch its first ever National Fundraising Event in the National Organization’s more than 100-year history.Teams of five will compete in a series of [...]
4th annual Adult Literacy Forum Tuesday, May 15 8:30am-12:30pm - Lunch is provided Henry Grube Education Centre RSVP May 8 - literacyinkamloops@gmail.com If you are interested in finding out more about adult learning opportunities in Kamloops, in sharing any concerns you may have about adult literacy, and in looking at ways to better meet the needs of [...]
The City of Kamloops and United Way are pleased to present Moving to Inclusion, a post Cities Fit For Children workshop that provides the knowledge to facilitate inclusive opportunities for people at all levels of ability. This workshop is being presented for the affordable price of $5 (please see poster below for workshop information). Participants will learn creative opportunities for individuals to maximize [...]
Youth Week Events - Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Kamloops youth celebrate BC Youth Week May 1st -7th, 2012 The BC Youth Week committee in Kamloops is proud to invite local youth to several celebrations throughout the week: 5th Annual United Way Youth Day of Caring (Thompson Nicola Cariboo United Way) Tuesday, May [...]
NOTICE OF MEETING THOMPSON NICOLA CARIBOO UNITED WAY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, May 17th, 2012 11:30 am Thompson Rivers University Room 130 – Campus Ac.vity Centre 900 McGill Road Kamloops, B.C. The agenda will include a presentation of financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2011, and the election of directors for the 2012/2013 [...]
At the end of March the Rick Hansen Relay traveled through the Thompson Nicola Cariboo region during it’s 12,000-kilometre journey. The 25th Anniversary relay traveled through more than 600 Canadian communities. United Way’s provincially, in partnership with BC Hydro, were given the opportunity to put forth the names of people in their communities who are [...]