2011 Spirit Award Nominees & Recipients

Labour Participation Spirit Award

This award recognizes a union or local for significant involvement in the campaign.

Nominees:

• Fraser Valley Labour Council - Award recipient
• CUPE Local 458
• BCGEU Local 1004

Member Agency Campaign of the Year Spirit Award

• Abbotsford Community Services
• Abbotsford Peer Support for Seniors
• Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services - Award recipient
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Abbotsford, Mission, Ridge Meadows
• Chilliwack Resource Centre Society

Quantum Leap Spirit Award

This award recognizes the employees of an organization that has an exceptional increase in employee contributions.

< 200 emp

• Best Buy/Future Shop - Award recipient
• Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• National Parole Board

> 200 emp

• City of Abbotsford - Award recipient
• Corrections Canada - Award recipient
• Costco Wholesale
• TD Bank Group

Leadership Campaign Spirit Award

This award recognizes employees for their significant involvement and results in Leadership Giving. Leadership giving is defined as gifts of $500 or more.

< 100 emp

• MNP LLP - Abbotsford - Award recipient
• Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants
• Canadian Western Bank
• KPMG 

> 100 emp

• Costco Wholesale - Award recipient
• Golden Valley Foods Ltd.
• BMO Bank of Montreal 
• ICBC 
• RBC Financial Group

Employee Campaign Chair of the Year

This award recognizes Employee Campaign Chairs who have run an exemplary campaign and inspired those around them.

• Meghan Cheek / MNP LLP - Chilliwack
• Jas Gill / Service Canada (Abbotsford)
• Fred Grewal / Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants
• Heather Horvath / RBC Financial Group - Chilliwack
• Phyllis Janzen / Corrections Canada
• Sophie Lamarchee / Corrections - Kwikwexwelhp - Award recipient
• Harjit Pangli / Canadian Western Bank - Abbotsford
• Jennifer Watts / Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants

Campaign of the Year Spirit Award

This award recognizes employees of an organization that achieved significant results. Recipients must have more than 80 per cent participation as a minimum criteria.

Nominees:

< 100 employees

• BCAA
• Canadian Western Bank
• Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants - Award recipent
• MNP LLP - Abbotsford

> 100 employees

• Costco Wholesale
• Prospera Credit Union - Award recipient
• RBC Financial Group

2011 Spirit Awards Wednesday, March 30, 2011

United Way recognizes outstanding workplace campaign efforts through Spirit Awards. 

2010 Spirit Award Nominees & Recipients:

First Time Campaign Spirit Award

This award recognizes employees of an organization that achieved significant results in a first-time campaign.

• Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society
• Bank of Montreal - Award recipient
• Canada Border Services Agency
• On Side Restoration

Labour Participation Spirit Award

This award recognizes a union or local for significant involvement in the campaign.

• Fraser Valley Labour Council - Award Recipient
• COPE 378
• UCCO-SACC-CSN Matsqui Local

Quantum Leap Spirit Award

This award recognizes the employees of an organization that has an exceptional increase in employee contributions.

> 100 employees

• Corrections Canada
• Lafarge Canada Inc.
• Prospera Credit Union - Award Recipient
• TD Bank Group

 < 100 employees

• KPMG, Abbotsford
• Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants
• Meyers Norris Penny, Abbotsford - Award Recipient

Leadership Campaign Spirit Award

This award recognizes employees for their significant involvement and results in Leadership Giving. Leadership giving is defined as gifts of $500 or more.

< 100 employees

> 100 employees

• Costco Wholesale
• Fraser Health Authority, Fraser Valley East
• ICBC Fraser Valley - Award Recipient
• Prospera Credit Union
• RBC Royal Bank 
• University of the Fraser Valley

 < 100 employees

• Canadian Western Bank, Abbotsford
• KPMG, Abbotsford
• Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants - Award Recipient
• Meyers Norris Penny, Abbotsford

Campaign of the Year Spirit Award

This award recognizes employees of an organization that achieved significant results. Recipients must have more than 80 per cent participation as a minimum criteria.

• Anglo American Cedar Products
• Canadian Western Bank, Abbotsford
• ICBC
• Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants
• RBC Royal Bank - Award Recipient

Employee Campaign Chair of the Year

This award recognizes Employee Campaign Chairs who have run an exemplary campaign and inspired those around them.

• Shirley Fast - KPMG - Award Recipient
• Tanya Georget - Meyers Norris Penny
• Brian Pope - Costco
• Teresa Scarff - Prospera
• Dee Thiessen - RBC