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    • Frances Lankin Plans to Step Down as Head of United Way Toronto
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    • United Way Toronto announces $109-million achievement
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      • June 4, 2009
      • May 7, 2009
      • Jan 21, 2009
      • Jan 7, 2009
    • 2008 Media Releases
      • Jan 17, 2008
      • Jan 29, 2008
      • May 21, 2008
      • Jun 3, 2008
      • Jun 10, 2008
      • Jun 12, 2008
      • Jun 23, 2008
      • Sep 9, 2008
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      • From the frontlines: reports from our agencies
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      • United we can!
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      • Sports pad a student's dream come true
      • Action for Neighbourhood Change at work
      • Building long-term, sustainable change
      • During tough times, the community turns to United Way
      • $107.5 Million! Thank you Toronto!
    • 2008 News
      • Don a mask and go dance for a good cause
      • Together we will make it
      • A taste of community living at its best
      • One city. One heart. One way.
      • United Way goal asks more of 'Giving City' in soft economy
    • 2007 News
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2005 Media Releases

• United Way invests $350,000 in Newcomer Communities.

• TD Bank Financial Group makes Record Depoit at United Way.

• United Way Distributes $55 Million in Targeted Funding

• Thousands of Torontonians step up to support United Way
  at the 23rd Annual P&G Leaps and Bounds

• United Way sets record $94.5 MILLION fundraising goal

Eight budding hockey players from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto got a chance to GO FOR THE GOAL with Toronto Maple Leafs Tie Domi and Bryan McCabe at Ricoh Coliseum. The Toronto Maple Leafs teamed up with United Way on September 9 to unveil the most important goal of the day – United Way’s 2005 fundraising goal of $94.5 million – to support our community.

• United way, city of Toronto target inner suburbs with major neighbourhood investment strategy

• United way announces $9.5 million in investments for underserved neighbourhoods throughout Toronto

• United Way Blossom Ball brings together Toronto's Chinese community

• Get in the Way Awards handed out at Blossom Ball

• Bay Street Goes the Distance for United Way at the 2005 Rat Race:

• Community building high on United Way agenda in 2004:
  Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty presents keynote address at United Way AGM

• UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN REACHES $89.5 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY

• RBC Financial Group Brings United Way Of Greater Toronto $6.5 Million Closer To Its 2004 Fundraising Goal

• BMO Nesbitt Burns Toronto Area Employees Raise $2.24-million

• Scotiabank spirit results in largest ever donation to United Way of Greater Toronto

• CIBC celebrates most successful campaign to date!