get in The WAY
Your gifts to the Powell River & District United Way help thousands of people each year.
Your United Way allocated $160,000 to the 11 member agencies and Helping Hands Fund for 2006.
Every year Powell River children make approx 500 visits to Children's Hospital.
A gift of $1.90 per pay would pay for 10 PRACL clients to take part in the annual Christmas dinner celebration or the annual summer picnic.
By the age of 65, 1 in 9 people will experience vision loss that cannot be corrected. By age 80, that figure increases to 1 in 4.
Brain injury is the greatest killer under the age of 35, killing more people than heart disease, cancer, AIDS or any other malady you can think of.
A gift of $2.00 per pay would purchase acrylic paint and brushes for the art therapy group for the entire year.
In 2005 PR's Specialized Victim Support Services assisted over 350 clients that were victims of spousal, sexual and child assault.