Campaign Basics in Ottawa

What a whirlwind week! Last week I had the opportunity to learn and laugh with United Way staff from across Canada. I went up the Friday with some friends to catch Joe Rogan and his comedy show (which was amazing by the way), my stomache hurt for hours from laughter. Then I was able to spend the whole next week in our nation's capital.

I wanted to thank Jeff Turner and Bhavana Varma for a great learning experience and environment. Too bad I got a touch of food poisoning on the Wednesday because other than that, it was a fantastic trip filled with fantastic people and I can 't wait to bombard my coworkers here with everything I've learned!

FUN IN THE SUN...in the snow?

Although life is always a little hectic here at United Way of Quinte, we find it important to ensure that fun is had and morale stays boosted...well, I do at least ; )!

As the winter blues began to fade last week and the beautiful sunshine managed to peak over our snow capped streets, I was delighted to receive a phone call from our lovely E.D. (who is actually celebrating her 10th successful year at United Way of Quinte, congrats!) who thought "hey! it's a B-E-A-U-tiful day, why not get Sam (Connie's daughter) to build a snowman?" I of course leapt at the suggestion and snuck myself into the mix creating one of the most ridiculous snowmen in my life...


I had a great break out in the cool sunshine and i gotta tell ya, after 10 years of not building snowmen, I think I may have to get back into it. Anyways, I should get back to prepping for Campaign Basics in Ottawa next week, I'll try to update if I don't go into information overload!