My day as Executive Director of the United Way of St. Clair County 
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 07:41 AM
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My good friend Rick Garcia the Executive Director of the United Way of St. Clair County came up with a terrific idea this past winter. Rick suggested that we swap jobs for a day; get a chance to see how United Ways on the opposite side of the Canada/US Boarder do things.



I wasn't sure how it was going to work at first, but Rick was right. It ended up being a great day, and one that I look forward to doing again.



I had lined up some media interviews for Rick in Sarnia, and both Paddy and Pamela from the office here took him to various agencies, United Way meetings, and took him to lunch at the NOVA St. Clair River Site BBQ.



I also began my day with a 30 or so minute radio show on the Port Huron Country Station, and began my tour of the United Way offices in Port Huron which by the way is about a kilometre away from our offices across the St. Clair River. Dick Cummings, the Resource Development staffer in Port Huron was a great host taking me to several of their agencies for tours and presentations. The day capped off with me participating in the CRC Meeting; what we call our Community Investment Committee Meeting.



Rick and I plan to do other cross border initiatives this year with all of our staff, and on September 16, we will hold what we believe will be the first ever International Day of Caring. Both our United Ways will hold a Day of Caring the same day.





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