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H:iffOh.afld Perth United Way agencies merge
The Perth and Huron United Ways
merged recently, a move precipitated
by the near collapse of the Huron
County agency earlier this year.
The new organization will be called
the United Way of Perth -Huron and
its territory will encompass all of
Perth and Huron counties.
Huron board members voted
Wednesday morning at their annual
general meeting in Goderich to dis-
solve the Huron agency.
The creation of the new Perth -Hu-
ron agency and its name and terri-
tory came in unanimous votes at a
special follow-up meeting described
as historic in Stratford.
"It's a big day for two counties,"
said Perth board president Shelley
Groenestege.
Key questions about fundraising
and the organization's name were
addressed at the Stratford meeting.
Current campaigns underway in
both counties will continue. In the
future, each county will have its own
campaign and individual allocations
panels to decide how to distribute
the money to their affiliated commu-
nity agencies.
Ensuring that money raised in a
community stays in• the community
is one of the principles of the United
Way.
"We're keeping separate bank ac-
counts. We're keeping separate data-
bases," said Ellen Balmain, Perth's
executive director who will take
over the same capacity in the newly -
merged agency. "We will be really
clear on from where the money came
and to where it's going."
The name Avon Maitland was con-
sidered for the merger but was re-
jected for financial and practical rea-
sons.
It was felt that changing the name
could result in confusion and lost
donations along with more red tape
to dissolve each group's charitable
status and create a new charitable
organization, Balmain said.
"That seemed to be the smart thing
to do and it wasn't an ego problem,"
said Wayne Smith, a board member
in Huron.
The merger came after months of
quiet negotiations after the Huron
board approached the Perth United
Way in June.
A committee made up of board
members from both agencies met
every other week over the ensuing
months to work out details. The pro-
cess was described as amicable.
"We were not made to feel like we
were the poor cousins even though
we were," said Jerry McDonnell,
president of the Huron board.
The Huron agency was in trouble
after its 2007 and 2008 campaigns
fell short of its goals and its execu-
tive director resigned in February.
There wasn't enough money to hire
a replacement.
Administrative costs in Huron
were running over the 20 per cent
guideline set out for Canadian chari-
ties, Balmain said.
As a means of saving money, she
said, the Huron office will be phased
out and organizations in the county
will be approached about donating
space for a United Way resource of-
fice next year.
Important donors in both counties
were consulted about the merger,
Groenestege said.
Sifto Canada in Goderich, the larg-
est donor to the Huron campaign,
told the Huron agency it was a smart
move, Balmain said.
Staffing won't change in the imme-
diate future. The five people working
in Stratford will look after needs in
both counties.
Applications have been made for
government funding to add a con-
tract position in Huron, Balmain
said.
Guest speaker Al Hatton, presider.*
and CEO of the United Way of Can-
ada, said the Perth -Huron merger
will serve as a model for the national
organization, which has a number of
struggling agencies.
"This process, your two counties,
your two boards and both staffs have
worked through
is actually at
the heart of a
new way of look-
ing how to serve
more people, cre-
ate greater im-
pact and raise
more resources,"
he said.
He offered an
encouraging look
at the economy,
saying United
Ways across Can-
ada are "cautious-
ly optimistic"
that they'll sur-
pass last year's
total of $483 mil-
lion which fell
$500,000 short
of the previous
year's total de-
spite the reces-
sion.
The Perth
campaign is at
30 per cent of its
goal of $801,067.
The Huron
campaign, which
started later, is at
15 per cent of its
goal of $207,000.
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