With so many familiar faces gathered in one room bright and early, United Way East Ontario’s new president and CEO, Rachael Wilson, joked there was hardly any point to putting her cell phone on silent.
Who could possibly call her? “Everyone I know is in this room,” Wilson said as she welcomed more than 370 community leaders to the sold-out breakfast, called A Good Morning with United Way, held at Infinity Convention Centre.
The inaugural event, emceed by An Hour to Give host Sam Laprade, brought together supporters, donors, partners, staff and volunteers for what Wilson described as an “incredible” moment that went beyond coffee and chit chat to serving “a real purpose.”
Read the full article and see photos from A Good Morning with United Way at Caroline in the Capital.