{"id":1741,"date":"2019-11-01T20:01:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2019-12-06T21:55:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T02:55:34","slug":"united-way-receives-largest-individual-gift-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1741","title":{"rendered":"United Way receives largest individual gift in history"},"content":{"rendered":"

A $15-million donation from the Slaight Family Foundation is the largest individual gift in United Way\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The Allan Slaight Seniors Fund connects vulnerable seniors with community support. The goal is to help them remain in their own homes.<\/p>\n

It will also help them to continue to be active participants in their neighbourhoods.
\nThe fund fills the gap between the healthcare system and families by connecting seniors to United Way\u2019s community agencies.<\/p>\n

This donation will consist of payments over six years. It will focus on seniors with difficulty accessing health and social services.<\/p>\n

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Gary Slaight (far left), United Way CEO Daniele Zanotti, Emmanuelle Gattuso, and Beth Wilson, 2019 United Way Campaign Chair, hold an #UNIGNORABLE poster representing social isolation, at United Way’s recent AGM meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

United Way\u2019s network of social, recreation and peer programs aim to reduce senior isolation.
\nOutreach programs help seniors navigate the health and community services they need to stay healthy and engaged. The fund makes it easier to access supports by coordinating programs, and integrating services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Slaight family are game-changers,\u201d said Daniele Zanotti, president and CEO of United Way Greater Toronto. \u201cThis trailblazing gift from the Slaight Family Foundation is helping the GTA reimagine how we can support and empower seniors to remain active, vibrant and connected in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The donation builds on Allan Slaight\u2019s legacy of giving and community service.<\/p>\n

In 1979 he began volunteering with the United Way Greater Toronto Board of Directors.
\nAs chair of the 1985 United Way campaign, Slaight and the organization broke records. The organization also had the highest year over year increase in United Way\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, this gift honours my Dad,\u201d said Gary Slaight of the Slaight Family Foundation. \u201cHis commitment to United Way\u2019s mission to create opportunities and connection for everyone has always been important to our family. We think there is much more to be to be done to take care of the elderly in Toronto and we believe that the solution starts with community. The Slaight Family Foundation is pleased to honour Allan\u2019s history and commitment to the work of the United Way with the creation of the Allan Slaight Seniors Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seniors are the fastest growing age group in Ontario. The senior population is expected to double by 2041.<\/p>\n

Today, 34 per cent of the province\u2019s seniors call the GTA home.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeniors have so much to give to their communities. But the reality is also that aging can be a difficult transition for people and their families,\u201d said Ruth Crammond, Vice President, Community Investment & Development, United Way Greater Toronto. \u201cAnd it\u2019s even harder for vulnerable seniors and their families \u2013 navigating how to find support for the first time, communicating in a different language, or trying to get by on a low income. The Allan Slaight Seniors Fund will wrap seniors and their families with the support of community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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