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Giving Back to Communities

We Give Blood – Partners for Life Memorial Blood Donor Pledge and Engineering Challenge

Many XCG staff, family, and friends have registered to have each of their blood donations throughout the year count towards our pledge of 40 donations per year in memory of our colleague Scott Ferguson. In 2019 we have surpassed our pledge with a to-date total of 50 units donated. If you are interested in having your donation count toward the memorial pledge, you can register at:

https://blood.ca/en/ways-donate/donate-partner/becoming-partner/team-member-registration?partner_id=INME762471.

Each year the Canadian Blood Services challenges all Engineering, Planning, & Consulting Companies in the Greater KW & Guelph Area to see who can get the most blood donation points in January and February. XCG participated in the challenge earlier this year and came in third place, with a total of 22 points. Not bad for only having 25 employees in our KW office!

XCG will be participating again in 2020 and encourages everyone within the region to give a little and help us save lives. Please help us with the challenge in January and February so we can win bragging rights for being the regions' #1 Life Saving Engineers! Blood donors choose their preferred organization (XCG!) on a tracking form when they enter the blood donor clinic. For details, and to give at any time of year, visit Canadian Blood Services at www.blood.ca

We Supported United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington

XCG Kingston staff have been long time supporters of the local United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington annual campaign. The United Way annual campaign is the largest community fundraising effort, helping thousands of people through collective action, raising funds that will then be invested in local programs. 70% of funds raised are through workplace campaigns. United Way volunteers, staff and sponsored employees provide tools and resources to support volunteer-led fundraising campaigns in the workplace

In April, XCG Kingston staff were recognized and received the Bronze Award for their contributions to the 2018 campaign. The award was presented at the United Way Work Place Volunteer Awards and Appreciation Luncheon. For the 2019 annual campaign the XCG Kingston staff of six have raised $1,555!

For more information on the United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington please visit their website https://www.unitedwaykfla.ca/

We Pitched-In During Earth Week

PITCH-IN CANADA is a national not for profit charitable environmental organization dedicated to the preservation and sustainable growth of our natural ecosystems and communities. PITCH-IN CANADA is comprised of hardworking Canadian volunteers who care about making environmental change in their area and improving communities nation-wide for future generations

During PITCH-IN Week (beginning on Earth Day, April 25, 2019) XCG staff in Kitchener and Kingston participated in clean-up activities around our offices. We were happy to do our part to help put litter in its place and keep our communities clean. We will be participating again in 2020, and encourage anyone interested to sign up on the PITCH-IN CANADA website: https://pitch-in.ca/

We Educated Local Youth About Groundwater The Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival (WWCGF) brings together the expertise of educators, groundwater specialists, and members of industry and government to provide students with the opportunity to discover the importance and the diversity of its uses in historical and modern times.

The WWCGF took place from May 24 to May 30, 2019. XCG was proud to be a ‘River’ level sponsor and had staff volunteer to demonstrate how water moves at different speeds within the same creek or river system.

2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the festival. For information about how to get involved with the WWCGF, visit their website: http://www.wwcgf.com/

We Wore Red to Raise Awareness for Women’s Health

XCG Kitchener participated in RedDay for the St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation on June 7th, 2019. RedDay helps raise awareness of the severe health risk that heart disease represents for women and how to prevent it. As a part of RedDay, our team raised money for St. Mary's General Hospital's Cardiac Centre which serves our community. Manulife committed to a giving challenge in which they matched all donations made in support of this years’ RedDAY up to $200,000.

The response to Manulife’s offer to match donations was mirrored by residents across Waterloo Region, Cambridge, Guelph, Woodstock, and as far reaching as Owen Sound, Goderich, and Simcoe, Ontario. This inspiring display garnered a total of $302,625 in donations! With Manulife’s $200,000 donation match, this means a total of $502,625 was raised to help purchase equipment for a much-needed third cardiac catheterization suite for the Cardiac Centre at St. Mary’s.

Mark your calendar now! RedDAY is June 12, 2020 www.redday.ca.

XCG Consulting Limited has been helping our clients solve environmental issues since 1990 and we strongly believe in giving back and supporting the communities we serve. As we look towards 2020, we’re excited to be celebrating our 30th anniversary with our loyal clients and will continue to give back across many communities.

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We Help Inspire and Prepare Youth to Become Leaders Junior Achievement Waterloo Region (JAWR) is a member of JA Canada, and part of JA Worldwide, the world's largest charity (active in 100+ countries) devoted to educating youth about business and the opportunities it can provide. In 1970 JAWR was created, then begun to inspire and prepare our youth to be successful in a changing global economy. JAWR programs are delivered by volunteers from the business community aimed at bridging the current gap in the curriculum on the topics of financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness. JAWR inspires youth to be leaders and provide students with opportunities to develop skills that will help them succeed in the future.

On September 12, 2019, XCG attended the 28th Annual Putting for Potential fundraising golf tournament held by JAWR at Galt Golf and Country Club in Cambridge, Ontario. Through participation with Bronze Level Sponsorship and a 4-some team, XCG assisted in allowing JAWR to deliver Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Work Readiness programs to 60 JAWR students. XCG is proud to support this local organization. For more information about how you can get involved with JAWR visit their website: http://www.jawr.ca/

We Raised Money and Awareness with a Movember Campaign

Movember is over and the moustaches are gone but our contributions to men’s health will continue to save lives forever. In 2019, the XCGrowers team raised a grand total to $2,557! XCG started participating in Movember back in 2013 and since then we have raised over $16,000 and have grown dozens of luxurious moustaches. We saw some remarkable moustaches and crushed the Move campaign logging over 130 kilometres.

The donations will help support projects and programs focused on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention and will help stop men from dying prematurely. Too many men ignore the symptoms and signs that something is wrong until it’s too late. If you are a man reading this (or are next to one), put the responsibility of your health into your own hands, get informed and see your physician for an annual check-up. Early detection is and always will be a major component in your long term health, along with choosing a lifestyle that optimizes your well being.

We Supported Epilepsy South Central Ontario XCG has a long-standing tradition of collecting donations for charity at our holiday party. This year XCG Kitchener staff contributed more than $280 for donation to a local charity. This year the funds collected were donated to Epilepsy South Central Ontario. Epilepsy South Central Ontario is a non-profit charitable organization that provides education, information and support to families and individuals. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons living with epilepsy. For more information, please visit http://epilepsysco.org/

To learn more about XCG and our community involvement, please click here. Have a wonderful Holiday season and all the best for a healthy and happy 2020 from the entire XCG Consulting Team – including XC Groundhog! Kitchener - 519-741-5774 Kingston - 613-542-5888 Edmonton - 780-432-5770