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Posted: July 25, 2014

Park-on-Us-Campaign returning

The United Way of Cranbrook and Kimberley is excited to be celebrating its 12th annual Park-On-Us Campaign this year on Friday, September 19.

This annual one-day event has grown every year from $1,900 in 2003 to $13,274 in 2013. This great success was only possible, due to the generous support of the City of Cranbrook and participating local businesses and organizations. Events such as this ensure United Way is able to continue working through partnerships and community investments to improve and strengthen community support systems for everyone.

An added bonus for businesses wishing to take part is an early bird prize draw.

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You could win: a Rattan Bistro Set with table and two chairs, donated by The Brick; a 10-piece BBQ Tool Set – donated by Canadian Tire; and a Portable Outdoor Gas Range with four butane canisters – donated by Sandor Equipment Rental Ltd.; total prize package value is $250.

To qualify for your business name to be entered, you must purchase and pay for your parking meters by 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 14.

Winner will be drawn at noon on Monday, August 18t.  The winner will be announced on www.facebook.com/ourunitedway  and contacted for prize package pick up.

To place your order and arrange payment, please call the United Way office 250-426-8833 or email [email protected]

Please be advised that all businesses that have already purchased and paid for meters this year will be automatically entered.

Park-On-Us features a unique win-win community event.

This is how it works: Businesses and organizations purchase parking meters for $25 each for the day. The United Way of Cranbrook and Kimberley provides colourful signage which volunteers place over the parking meters by 7 a.m. on Park-On-Us Day. The sign reads: “Park on Us with United Way, Courtesy of the City of Cranbrook and Your Business Name.”

This year to accommodate larger number of sales, we are introducing larger signage so that the business or organization may have their name and logo prominently displayed. Minimum purchase is 10 meters per sign, at levels ranging from Bronze 10, Silver 20, Gold 30 and Diamond 40.

The Park-On-Us Day partnership provides all-day advertising for participating businesses, recognition of the city’s support and awareness for the United Way.

We hope that every business and organization will purchase at least one parking meter for the day, so that, on Friday, September 19 our citizens and visitors are able to park downtown free! Last year, we sold 432 parking meters, breaking our previous record year in 2008, when 321 meters were sold. The goal every year is to improve on the previous year and we hope you will help us do it!

Cranbrook’s citizens and visitors really appreciate this free-parking campaign. It is a great, practical form of customer appreciation, welcoming people to our town and encouraging them to shop. It also shows strong community spirit.

Tourists have voiced their amazement at Free Parking! “No other community does this,” they say! This is a great way for you, your staff and business to support your United Way, while enhancing our community image with citizens and visiting customers. From a business perspective, our campaign’s colourful signs give your business and organizations an eye-catching, memorable, positive public exposure, which is far greater than a small-font mention in a thank-you announcement.

In order to make certain that you are assigned the meters directly in front of your business or your preferred area downtown, please make your commitment today! We encourage businesses to hold BBQs, sidewalk sales, or other fun activities, with a portion of the proceeds directed to United Way. Let’s have some fun on our upcoming Park-On-Us Day! A great day for customer appreciation!

What to do if, after your canvasser leaves and you want more meters? Please call the United Way office @ 250-426-8833 to arrange for additional meters. Deadline is Wednesday, September 17.

Thank you for supporting United Way! Remember every dollar raised here, stays here!

United Way of Cranbrook and Kimberley


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