United Way BC Day: September 18, 2025
Mark your calendar and get ready to join us to celebrate the official launch of our 2025 United Way BC Fall Campaign!
Don’t miss out!
Join us for a Kick-off Breakfast, host your own event, or share why you support United Way BC with us on social media. Wear some red, light up your building in support, or decorate your office to show that you are UNITED for people in need. We can’t wait to see your creativity!

Attend a Kick-off Breakfast!
We are in the midst of planning our kick-off breakfast events now. Tickets will be available for purchase soon.
United Way BC Day Kick-off Breakfast in Kamloops
Where: Coast Hotel
When: Sept 18, 2025. 7– 8:30AM.
Price: TBC
United Way BC Day Kick-off Breakfast in Kelowna
Where: The Laurel Packinghouse
When: Sept 18, 2025. 7– 8:30AM.
Price: TBC
United Way BC Day Kick-off Breakfast in Nanaimo
Where: Coast Bastion Hotel
When: Sept 18, 2025. 7– 8:30AM.
Price: TBC
United Way BC Day Kick-off
Breakfast in Prince George
Where: Coast Prince George Hotel
When: Sept 18, 2025. 7– 8:30AM.
Price: TBC
United Way BC Day Kick-off Breakfast in Victoria
Where: TBC
When: Sept 18, 2025. 7– 8:30AM.
Price: TBC
Thank you to everyone who supported us last year!
2024 Proclamations
United Way British Columbia proudly acknowledges the municipalities that officially declared September 12, 2024, as United Way BC Day. This special occasion provided us with the chance to celebrate the incredible community efforts, initiatives, and programs taking place in these municipalities:
- City of Duncan
- City of Kelowna
- City of Richmond
- City of Nanaimo
- City of New Westminster
- District of Kent
- City of Port Moody
- City of Prince George
- City of Port Coquitlam
- City of Trail
- City of Vancouver
2024 Light Ups
2023 Proclamations
United Way British Columbia proudly acknowledges the municipalities that officially declared September 26, 2023, as United Way BC Day. This special occasion provided us with the chance to celebrate the incredible community efforts, initiatives, and programs taking place in these municipalities:
- City of Nanaimo
- City of Vancouver
- City of Richmond
- City of Port Moody
- City of New Westminster
- Town of Creston
- City of Courtenay
- City of Williams Lake
- District of Squamish
- City of Port Coquitlam
- City of Kelowna
2023 Landmark Light Ups

Throughout the province, iconic landmarks were illuminated in a striking shade of red last year on United Way BC Day. We encourage everyone to unleash their creativity and display their support by embracing the color red in various ways again this year. We are thankful to all of the locations that lit up in our honour in 2023, including:
Host your own United Way BC Day event
No official kick-off event in your area? Do as we did at our own United Way BC office in Burnaby last year. Host your own campaign kick-off event – get together with friends or colleagues and show us your red on September 18th!
Questions?
If you have any questions, please send us an email!
