Put some colour into your summer with United Way and Black Gold Brewery.
Black Gold Brewery in Petrolia has re-branded their most popular Liquid Gold Cream Ale in United Way branded cans. United Way will receive a minimum of $.50 per can sold, everywhere the United Way branded cans are sold in Sarnia and Lambton County
Liquid Gold Cream Ale, branded the United Way beer for a limited time is 4.2% ABV, 13 IBU.
Black Gold flagship Cream Ale is a light bodied and refreshing introduction to craft beer. Sweet cereal, and honey from the malt leads to a floral and lemon notes of Crystal hops.
Where can you buy the United Way – Liquid Gold Cream Ale beer?
There are several participating bars and restaurants, and can be purchased in a 473 ML can or on draft, including:
- Stokes Inland, 1202 Lambton Mall Road, Sarnia
- Shale Ridge Estate Winery & Cidery, 9090 Widder Road, Thedford
- John’s Restaurant, 1643 London Road, Sarnia
- Los Puntos Cantina, 128 Michigan Ave, Point Edward
- Maud’s Variety, 125 Mitton St S, Sarnia
- LOCAL, 639 Broadway Street Wyoming,
- Coming soon to Waggs Steak House & Seafood Restaurant, 420 Christina St N, Sarnia
Check here often for the growing list of participating local businesses.
We are celebrating the summer by reducing the cost of all three of our Top Shelf Canada Hot sauces!
To order your “Developed in Sarnia-Lambton” hot sauce, please click here.
Upcoming events:
Pembina Annual Meats for Eats Raffle. Pembina employees annually hold a raffle, with the grand prize being a $1,000 gift Card for Davey Jones, and a $500 Prepaid VISA Card. Check back as we are adding more information regularly. You can purchase tickets from here online, and we will email you your ticket numbers. We will have tickets available shortly. Licence # M882005.
The United Way of Sarnia Lambton funds emerging needs throughout Lambton County and supports the success of local agency programs and services. Our funding assists people as they become healthier, empowered, safe and independent. We are change makers for our community.
Thank you to everybody who has made a charitable donation to the United Way of Sarnia Lambton.
It’s never too late to make a difference. Contributions made before December 31st will be eligible for a charitable donation receipt for the 2022 tax year. Contributions made in January or later will be eligible for a charitable donation receipt dated 2023.
Every dollar donated is put to work locally, helping those who need it most. When you invest in our Community via the United Way, you fund …What Matters!
From Poverty To Possibility
United Way is helping people move out of, or avoid, the cycle of poverty with access to nutritious, affordable and appropriate food security and with supports to access emergency shelters and to maintain safe and stable housing.
All That Kids Can Be
Investing in kids so they can succeed in school and develop supportive relationships. Giving children and youth the support they need to make healthy choices and to better handle life’s challenges.
Healthy People, Strong Communities
United Way is creating a strong, inclusive community connecting people of all ages to supports for their personal wellbeing – from addiction and mental health supports to helping seniors live independently.
Sarnia-Lambton Grants will be announced soon.
2023 – 2024 Community Investments
United Way of Sarnia-Lambton volunteer Board of Directors has announced the 2022 campaign achievement of $1,426,000. Thank you to all our volunteers and donors who made this campaign such a success.
United Way Announces 2023-2024 Community Investments
For Immediate Release – January 17, 2023
Falling short of the 2022 campaign needs target will result in some changes to the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton funding portfolio in order to fund as many local priorities as possible.
Last evening the volunteer Board of Directors approved the 2023 – 2024 Community Investments to 28 programs in Sarnia-Lambton. This funding portfolio maintains 25 existing funded programs, an increase to 1 funded program, a decrease to 1 funded program, the elimination of two funded programs and funding to a new program through the Critical Services Grant Fund.
The volunteer United Way Board of Directors with the assistance of the volunteer Community Investment Committee changed its local Community Impact agenda after Covid 19 struck. “The needs in our community changed quickly with the pandemic and the United Way had to position themselves to respond as quickly as possible”, said Gerry Whitcombe, Community Investment Committee Chair. “Poverty and housing issues have been on the rise over the years and Covid made those issues even worse”, he added. As a result, the Board set the following 3 priority areas for the volunteers to follow during their review of funding requests.
Poverty to Possibility – approximately 44% of available funding
Healthy People, Strong Communities – approximately 31% of available funding
All That Kids Can Be – approximately 25% of available funding
The volunteers identified which programs fit into one of the priority areas and then had to work within the Board approved budget of each priority area. “The volunteers also review the future measures for success of the programs and review the past successes of those programs which received funding during the last funding cycle,” said Whitcombe. “Collaboration and partnerships with other service providers is a very important part of our review process, even more so with reduced funding available. Working together not only avoids duplication and inefficiencies but creates more of a possibility of success for the clients when service providers work together. All of the volunteers deserve a big thank you for their time and dedication to this process, and we want to thank the thousands of Donors as well” Whitcombe added.
Youth Life Skills (John Howard Society), and Transitions Facilitator (Community Living) will not receive funding for 2023-24. The Youth Life Skills program withdrew their application as their services were being duplicated through the opening of the youth wellness hub and other drop in type centers which are now available in our community. The Agency will still support youth through partnerships with these other service providers and will offer their expertise should any community agency need it. Community Living (Transitions Facilitator) unfortunately had to be cut from the funding portfolio. “Although this program does amazing work, our available funds and funding priority targets just does not allow us to continue to fund this program,” said Whitcombe. The United Way is committed to working with this Agency to assist them in finding other funding for this program.
The sole increase of $8600 was awarded to the YMCA Resource Houses program. This program services children in geared to income housing neighborhoods with before and after school snacks and in some instances, lunches to take to school. The increased need and cost of food both contributed to the need for additional funds. The YMCA Autism Summer Camp will see a decrease of $13,000.
The Board of Directors also approved a one year Critical Services Grant of $15,000 to River City Vineyard for the purchase of 50 hospital grade mattresses for their shelter expansion. “This expansion will be for the “hard to house” homeless population that generally live on the streets and have no other options of where to sleep,” said Whitcombe. They generally suffer from addiction, mental illness, or both and have a hard time securing and staying in long term housing. We want to keep them safe and off the streets not only for their own good but the communities as well.
United Way of Sarnia-Lambton is proud to be taking part in the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund, a collaboration between United Way Centraide Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and Community Foundations of Canada. The Community Services Recovery Fund will support a vast array of Community Service organization’s as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Community Services Recovery Fund aims to support the adaptation and modernization needs of non-profits and charitable Community Service Organizations facing immediate and long-term impacts of the pandemic as they continue to support communities. Community Service Organizations can apply from January 6, 2023 until February 21, 2023. Locally, $332,814 will be available through this funding stream. For more information or to apply, visit www.theunitedway.on.ca or contact Pamela Bodkin at [email protected].
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Local Community Investments 2023 to 2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters Matching Program $80,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Bunch $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Go Girls & Game On $30,000
BGC (Boys & Girls Club) Out of School Programs $81,667
BGC (Boys & Girls Club) Summer Program $12,000
Canadian Red Cross Meals on Wheels $31,000
Canadian Red Cross Transportation $58,000
Canadian Red Cross Homeward Bound $30,000
County of Lambton COVID-19 School Food Delivery $16,650
Family Counselling Centre Counselling $87,000
Family Counselling Centre Distress Line/Tel Check $50,782
Family Counselling Centre Suicide Prevention $20,000
Habitat for Humanity Handyman Program $15,000
Inn of the Good Shepherd Income Tax Clinics $28,000
John Howard Society Rapid Housing $70,000
Lambton Elderly Outreach Transportation $55,000
Lambton Elderly Outreach Meals on Wheels $16,600
New Beginnings, ABI & Stroke Recovery Community Integration $20,000
North Lambton CHC Opening Doors (Sarnia & Forest) $60,000
Rebound Early Intervention & Prevention $50,000
Salvation Army Rent/Utility Assistance $40,000
Salvation Army Dental Assistance $17,000
Salvation Army Medical & RX Assistance $10,000
Salvation Army Hearing Aid Assistance $10,000
YMCA Resource Houses $93,600
YMCA Autism Summer Camp $30,000
Walpole Island First Nation Warming Shelter $55,000
Additional Community Investments
United Way Direct Community Services $170,000
Donor Option to Other Agencies $90,000
River City Vineyard Critical Services Grant $15,000
Federal Government Community Services Recovery Fund $332,814
