Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Senator, for being here on this highly admirable initiative. As a former chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and a certified fundraising executive, you bring expertise to this as well, which is very helpful.
At one time, I worked for six months as a loan representative. I worked for a large telecommunications company, and I went to work for the United Way campaign in Metro Toronto for six months. I think they hit $50 million for that one year. It's not that I was responsible, but it was a nice, satisfying thing to hit $50 million that year. I learned a lot about the needs of the community during that time. It was a fantastic experience.
I was taking notes and I want to review, if you don't mind, some of the stats you presented to the committee. I think you said that the average donation last year was $406.