Media Advisory - Public servants step up to launch the 2018 Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign

OTTAWA, Sept. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - On Thursday, September 13, 2018, Government of Canada employees will launch the 2018 Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) with the second edition of a Move for What Matters!, a government-wide 5-km walk, run or roll event.

WHEN:	Thursday, September 13, 2018
	11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
	PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
	11:30 a.m.	Remarks by:
		Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada
		Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
		His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa 2018
	12:05 p.m.	Photo opportunity followed by start of the walk, run or roll
WHERE:	Parliament Hill

About the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign
Government of Canada employees have contributed to annual fundraising campaigns since 1945. The campaign is the largest workplace charitable campaign in Canada and benefits Canadians across the country through local United Ways / Centraides, HealthPartners and more than 85,000 registered Canadian charities. Last year, public servants and retirees raised $29.9 million that is helping those in need from coast to coast to coast.

For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/charitable and follow us on Twitter: @PSGives_SPDonne.

SOURCE Natural Resources Canada

Media Relations, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 343-292-6100

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