The United Way Leeds & Grenville (UWLG) kicked off its 2025 fall campaign and 3M Harvest Lunch Fundraiser, Hope Starts with You, on Wednesday morning at the Brockville Legion, revealing a fall campaign goal of $900,000.

“Our goal is a little less than the last previous years,” said UWLG executive director Hailey Jack.

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“We have found that people are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, and we took a small step back to accommodate for that, as we gradually return to the world as it was before COVID.”

The campaign launch got a boost from three local dignitaries: Leeds-Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes MP Michael Barrett, local MPP Steve Clark, and Brockville Mayor Matt Wren.

“Hope exemplifies why we are here today,” said Clark.

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