Kelson Group is contributing upwards of $40,000 to this year’s TRUly United campaign by matching contributions through the TRU employee contribution program. Kelson Group is a local property management company.
Holding the cheque, left to right: Danalee Baker, United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo’s Director of Community Impact; Jason Fawcett, Kelson Group’s Vice-President; and Alan Shaver, TRU’s President and Vice-Chancellor.
Knowing that the need is great for both their causes, the TRU Foundation and the employee led United Way campaign have joined forces as the TRUly United Campaign.
Last year 596 Thompson Rivers University employees contributed to the TRU Foundation and United Way through payroll deduction and payroll lottery. This year the goal of the campaign is to raise a combined $150,000, increasing scholarships and bursaries and making a greater impact on dozens of UW community initiatives.
This year the Kelson Group, to commemorate their 40 anniversary, is increasing their annual contribution to $40,000 adding funds to be used as matching as an incentive for TRU employees to support students on campus and the agencies throughout the wider community.
“We pledge to match new or increased gifts to either of these worthwhile community causes,” said Jason Fawcett Vice-President of the Kelson Group, a local property management organization that has supported both the United Way and the TRU Foundation for many years.
“We are hoping to inspire others to support students at TRU or community agencies through the United Way. Either way, there is no more effective way to make more fundamental improvements to the lives of deserving people in our community,” Fawcett said.
“We know that many employees of TRU care and we appreciate the Fawcett family stepping forward to help us support more students and families in our region,” said Alan Shaver, TRU President and Vice-Chancellor.
Last year the Foundation was able to provide scholarships and bursaries to 688 students. Yet, due to a shortage of funds, another 318 eligible students did not receive aid.
The United Way has touched the lives of over 42,000 people in our region. This year’s campaign goal is $2.5 million.
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