MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND GET OUT YOUR SNEAKERS!

The Canadian Safe School Network is pleased to announce it will be taking part in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge/Scotiabank Toronto  Waterfront Marathon/Half-Marathon/5k Walk-Run as an official charity on Sunday, September 28, 2008.

Please join us and help us continue our mandate of making our schools and communities safer for children and youth.

Free registration for the first 10 participants!!!

What:

• Scotiabank Charity Challenge (in conjuction with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon)
• Walk/Run - 5k (all ages)
• Marathon - 42.2k (18 years and up)
• Half-Marathon - 21.1k (16 years and up)
• Find more details here:  www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/details.htm

How (to register and fundraise):

• To join the Canadian Safe School Network’s team ’The Safe School Speedsters’, please contact Jessica Raposo at 416.977.1050 or jessica@canadiansafeschools.com prior to registering as a runner on-line.*
• You can run or walk and raise funds as an individual or create your own team (e.g. school team, family team, office team etc) within CSSN’s team.
  
  *  Runners participating in the Charity Challenge will have their registration fee discounted.  In order to receive this discount, you must contact Jessica prior to registering on-line to get a PIN code.  She will also provide you with more details on how to register and start fundraising.

Why:

• One of the main areas we focus on is bullying.  Bullying, in all its forms, is unfortunately taking place everyday in every school and every community across Canada.  Research and studies show that 50% to 75% of students have been bullied and that bullying occurs every 7 seconds on the school yard.  No one deserves to be bullied and it should not be accepted as part and parcel of childhood/adolesence.  BULLYING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR CHILDREN/YOUTH.  Frequent bullying leaves children/youth with long-lasting emotional and sometimes physical scars.  Many children/youth reach a breaking point and they start bullying others, becoming excessively violent, depressed or suicidal.
• In addition to bullying, youth violence and crime in schools and communities is of a growing concern across Canada.  The number of young people charged with assault and weapons offences has more than doubled in the past decade.  The arrival of guns in our schools is an increasing phenomenon and deserves immediate attention.  Gang and weapons-related school violence has intimidated many children into being governed by a code of silence.
• Every pledge, no matter how small, makes a big difference!  100% of your pledges will go to supporting the Canadian Safe School Network and our mandate.  Your fundraising efforts will contribute directly to the development and delivery of programming, resources, conferences, professional development and public awareness regarding bullying, youth violence and school safety.

Benefits:

• 100% OF YOUR PLEDGES WILL GO TO SUPPORTING THE CANADIAN SAFE SCHOOL NETWORK.
• Discounted registration fee ($50 for the marathon and half marathon, $25 for the 5k walk-run).
• Registration fee reimbursement for those who raise a minimum amount (see incentives below).
• Free Adidas Climalite Technical t-shirts for marathon and half-marathon runners (first come, first serve).
• Free on-line training program and weekly newsletters for all participants.
• Free presonalized on-line fundraising through Artez Interactive makes fundraising easy.
• Free post-run party with complimentary food and refreshments.

Incentives:

• All runners will receive a Safe Schools Speedsters t-shirt (you must register for the run by September 12th to recieve a t-shirt)
• Indivdual Runners’ Incentives:
  • Raise $125 (5k walk-run) - registration fee reimbursed ($25)
  • Raise $150 (marathon/half-marathon) - registration fee reimbursed ($50)
  • Raise $200 - registration fee reimbured, entered in draw for HMV gift card ($20 value)
  • Raise $350 - registration fee reimbured, entered in draw for Chapters gift card ($35 value)
  • Raise $500 - registration fee reimbured, receive a Movie Theatre gift card ($50 value)
  • Raise $750 - registration fee reimbured, receive a Mall gift card ($75 value)
  • Raise $1000 - registration fee reimbured, receive a 4G iPod Nano ($140 value)
• School Team Incentives (for teams of 5 people or more who raise at least $1000)
  • 10% of the money you raise will be returned to your shcool to use for school initiatives.
  • Individuals on school teams also qualify for individual incentives

Scotiabank Challenges:

• Top 3 in each category below wins:  1st:  $6000, 2nd:  $3000, 3rd:  $2000
  • Top three official charities with the most participants (in any combination of events).  Note:  to qualify, each walker/runner must raise at least $10.
  • Top three official charities with the largest amount of pledges (i.e. total funds raised).
  • Top three official charities with the largest amount of pledge dollars per participant.  Note:  to qualify, the charity must have at least 10 participants.

Contact:

• Jessica Raposo - 416.977.1050 or jessica@canadiansafeschools.com

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