After its most successful fundraising campaign ever, the goal for this year’s United Way Perth Huron fundraising campaign has been slightly lowered.

As part of Friday’s 2025-2026 campaign launch event at Market Square, the charity announced a fundraising goal of $2,529,770, nearly $100,000 less than the 2024-2025 goal of $2,624,772 that the United Way surpassed by nearly $200,000.

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“We were very fortunate last year that we did really well, and while the goal was a little higher last year, we’re reaching still (this year) We recognize that the economy is a little bit more challenged this year, so there’s a bit of that mixed in our conversation about what we think we can raise,” executive director Ryan Erb said.

The very specific goal is based on “math” and conversation

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