Spirit Awards – Celebrating Philanthropy in Our Community

United Way Southern Vancouver Island is honoured to recognize and celebrate philanthropy in our community with the annual Spirit Awards. These awards commend the outstanding time, leadership & financial contributions of local individuals and organizations. Annually, over 200 organizations run employee campaigns to support the work of United Way locally. The funds raised by these generous donors support UWSVI to power almost 100 programs and initiatives.

Spirit Awards Categories

The Spirit Awards categories celebrate the diverse philanthropic endeavours within our community. These awards acknowledge the various ways individuals and organizations in our neighbourhood display their commitment to giving back and showing their local love. Check out the nominations for the 2022/23 campaign:

Culture of Giving

An organization that fosters a culture of giving that can be seen in the participation rates of its campaign & events.

Nominations

Collaboration Award

Two or more organizations that worked together to achieve an exceptional fundraising campaign.

Nominations

Megson FitzPatrick – Acera
Beacon Community Services

Innovation Award

A team that brought innovation & creativity to one or more areas of their campaign.

Nominations

BCI
BMO Bank of Montreal
NRCan – Pacific & Yukon
Knappett Projects Inc
Island Health

Resilience Award

An organization that persevered through an unforeseen challenge.

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Leadership Giving Award

An organization with exceptional participation at a leadership level (+$1,200).

Nominations

University of Victoria
Island Health
BCI
Camosun College

Leader of Tomorrow

A first-time volunteer campaign coordinator who went above and beyond to put on a successful campaign.

Nominations

Tara Judge – District of Saanich
Tracy Levy – Beacon Community Association
Corisa Sparkes – Intact Insurance
Genevieve Pinard – Megson Fitzpatrick
Jennifer Spark – DXC Advanced Solutions

Exceptional Achievement Award

An organization that set an ambitious goal and crushed it by greatly increasing their participation and/or monetary donations.

Nominations

PwC
O.K. Industries Ltd
Cox Taylor
School District 61
Inn at Laurel Point

Financial Cup

The bank that shows high engagement and participation.

Nominations

BMO Bank of Montreal
Scotiabank
RBC Royal Bank
TD Canada Trust

Municipal Cup

The municipality that shows high engagement and participation.

Nominations

Capital Regional District
Town of View Royal
District of Sooke

Post-Secondary Cup

The post-secondary institution that shows high engagement and participation.

Nominations

Camosun College
University of Victoria
Royal Roads University

Thanks a Million

All organizations that hit a million-dollar mark in their lifetime total.

Nominations

Island Health
Federal Retirees
NRCan – Pacific & Yukon
ICBC

Labour Partnership Award

The union or union local that has achieved the highest engagement in their partnership with United Way.

Nominations

CUPE 951
IBEW 230
BCFMWU
BCGEU

Spirit Award

An organization that met the criteria for multiple award categories.

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Outstanding Campaign Coordinator/ Committee (Under 100 Employees)

The volunteer Campaign Coordinator or Committee that showed high involvement, creativity, organization, preparation, and inspiration.

Nominations

Town of View Royal
IG Wealth Management
KPMG
Sleeman Breweries

Outstanding Campaign Coordinator/ Committee (Over 100 Employees)

The volunteer Campaign Coordinator or Committee that showed high involvement, creativity, organization, preparation, and inspiration.

Nominations

Spirit Awards Sponsors this year

A very special thank you to all our sponsors for helping us recognize and celebrate local businesses, labour partners, and volunteers who champion philanthropy.

Land Acknowledgement

United Way Southern Vancouver Island serves communities located on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people, including the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) people, today represented by the Songhees Nation and the Esquimalt Nation, the W̱SÁNEĆ people,the Scai’new (Beecher Bay), T’souke, Pacheedaht, MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat) and Penelakut Nations. We are honoured to live, learn and work on their territories every day.

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