Welcome  >Board of Directors Community Work Fundraising Campaign Member Agencies Special Events Member Login/Out United Way of Bruce Grey 380 9th St. E, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 1P1 Phone:519 376 1560 Fax:519 376 5458 unitedwaybg@bmts.com Board of Directors Board of Directors: Our board of directors are a governance board and employ an Executive Director and an Administrative Assistant to supervise staff and see to the day-to-day operations of the organization. Interested in sitting on the board? This may interest professional people who have 2-4 hours per month to commit to regular monthly meetings. By contributing your time to the board you will be contributing to and observing the local growth and development of a registered charity/public foundation that seeks to become the largest nongovernmental supporter of local human service agencies and programs in the region someday. Board of Directors 2007 Board of Directors  - President Chris Kryzaniwsky  - Past President Michael Dunn  - Vice President & Agency Representative Sydney Misner  -  Treasurer Anne Frost  - Agency Representative Holly Devlin  - Agency Representative Jackie Ralph  - Director Dave Trumble  - Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn  - Office Manager Nancy Shultz The History of the United Way of Bruce and Grey January 1996 Beginning of feasibility studies. Requests to United Way Canada/Centraide for establishment information. Spring 1996 Community information meetings and surveys conducted. May 1996 Ongoing communications and response from all neighbouring United Ways that they were unable to expand their own areas and would welcome a new branch. June 1996 Invitational meeting with guest speaker John Thompson, Executive Director of Kitchener & Area United Way. Study committee formed with monthly meetings to begin. Throughout 1997 Compilation and research of unserviced areas, and tasks to be undertaken. Timelines and active implementation planning. September 1997 Submission of report for United Way of Grey, Bruce and Dufferin and request for affiliation with United Way of Canada/Centraide.United Way/Centraide Canada expresses concerns regarding magnitude of geographical area. Fall 1997 Study Committee begins weekly meetings. Six new committees formed. Recommendations for Board of Directors positions began being accepted and continue. November 1997 Community Input session attended by Jules Belanger and Monique Doolittle of United Way Canada/Centraide. December 1997 Jules Belanger returned to facilitate an organizing workshop. Study committee makes the decision of changing the area to Bruce and Grey counties only. January 1998 Creation of Information Kits. Active campaigning and confirmation for seed funding and Corporate Sponsors. February 1998 Seed Funding received from Investors Group Financial Services Inc. United Way Canada/Centraide consultant, Jules Belanger facilitated workshop 2. Subscribe To Page