NDWCC September 2025 Newsletter

Septembre 2, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 NDWCC Season

MGen Luc Girouard,  VAdm Angus Topshee and Mrs. Raphaëlle Robidoux

Welcome to the National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) for 2025!

The Associate Deputy Minister (Materiel) ran a competition in the Spring of 2025 to select this year’s campaign slogan, and the winning slogan is "Give a Little. Change a lot!"

It is a great privilege for us to be the Defence Team Champions for the 2025 NDWCC season.

This department’s national campaign will be launched on Thursday the 11th of September 2025. The campaign will be a mix of in-person and virtual canvassing and events, recognizing that many employees/members of the Defence Team/CAF are working remotely and/or in a hybrid schedule.

Please check out the NDWCC website for more information about the campaign and for more information about events/activities that are happening in your region.

Give Hope, Give Opportunity, Give Generously!

• NDWCC Champions
• MGen Luc Girouard, NDWCC 2025 Acting Champion, COS(Mat)
• VAdm Angus Topshee, NDWCC 2025 Deputy Champion, Commander C Navy
• Raphaëlle Robidoux, NDWCC 2025 Youth Champion, SA to DLO

Mark Your Calendars! Save the Dates for These Can't-Miss Events

• NDWCC Launch – 11 September 2025
• Mid-Campaign – 29 October 2025 (details coming soon)
• Military & NPF payroll deduction cut-off – 20 November 2025
• Civilian payroll deduction cut-off – 10 December 2025
• Campaign end –  31 December 2025
• Recognition Ceremony – 29 January 2026

Our 2025 Goals and Progress

The new NDWCC Champion has set two goals for the Department for this campaign season.

1. The Department to be 100% canvassed by 1 December 2025; and
2. The Department to raise over $2 million dollars.

      Check out the NDWCC website to see the Defence Team’s progress.

2025 Strategies

• Raise Awareness;
• Engage Young Professionals;
• Run In-person Events; and
• Run Virtual Events.

Ways to Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities: Yes, YOU Can Make a Difference! Discover How You Can Contribute to This Charity Campaign

• Become an NDWCC Team Leader, Team Captain, Treasurer, Ambassador or Special Events Coordinator; or
• Organize NDWCC event(s);
• Participate in NDWCC event(s).
  (Contact your local Team Leader for more information)

How the Defence Team Excelled Last Year

Through hard work, dedication, and generosity, the Defence Team achieved remarkable success in 2024. We reached our goal of 100% canvassing and raised over $2M for the campaign!

Through the hard work and generosity of the Defence Team we reached our goals of being 100% canvassed and we raised over $2M in the 2024 campaign. Funds raised went towards various Canadian charities such as (but not limited to): United Way, Canadian Cancer Society, Health Partners, Centraide Outaouais and the Food Bank.

The NDWCC falls under the umbrella of GCWCC. Our campaign accounted for approximately 7% of the total funds raised of $27M through GCWCC.

How to reach NDWCC Core Team

For any questions, please contact the NDWCC Core Team at NDWCC-CCMTDN@forces.gc.ca.

Links

• NDWCC Website
• NDWCC Events
• NDWCC News
• NDWCC Reporting
• NDWCC Tools & Forms

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