across canada run kick-off meeting march 11, 2006 saturday 2pm to 5pm organized by: guru gobind...
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Across Canada Run
Kick-off Meeting
March 11, 2006 Saturday 2pm to 5pm
Organized By:
Guru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation
…children helping children…> GGSCF
2009
Welcome
1. Thank you for coming and taking time out to make this a priority.
2. This is the Kick Off meeting for the ACR.
Guru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation
Agenda
1. Ardas (2:00 to 2:15pm)
2. Welcome (2:15 to 2:25pm)
3. Presentation (2:25 to 2:50pm)
4. Group Work (2:50 to 4:00pm)
5. Questionnaire (4:00 to 4:20pm)
6. Question Period (4:20pm to 4:45pm)
7. Wrap Up (5:00pm)
Guru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation
…children helping children…Relay Run1999 - Toronto to Ottawa ($109,000)2000 – 1000 Km ($26,000)2001 – 50 km Montreal & 1000 Km (Both $30,500)2002 – 24 Hour Run & Toronto Wide Run (Both $35,600)2003 - York University Children's Run/Walk Challenge ($10,700)2004 – Niagara Falls to Toronto ($31,000)2005 – Mississauga Waterfront ($16,000)
With these runs the GGSCF has collected $250,000+
GGSCF presently support 145 children
Background
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Across Canada Run – Reasons for the run? – Why would someone want to
participate?– What will you achieve?
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Presentation
1. Proposal
2. Purpose/Objectives
3. Plan
4. Outcome/Purpose
5. Need to set Goals
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Proposal
1. Ideas of a few
2. Can be changed
3. We need your input
4. Groups to get input
5. Personal ideas
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Purpose/Objectives
WHY?• Terry Fox did this “Canadian Hero”• Next step from Toronto to Ottawa• Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
GGSCF• Help more children• Because it will be fun – “cool”• Get to see parts of Canada not seen
before• Because Gods wants us to• Not get bored over the holidays• Keep fit and loose weight
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Need to set Goals
1. Do this as a team with young and old
2. How many children/youth will take part
3. How much money we want to fund raise
4. Need to define individual/team goals
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Plan
1. When
2. Route
3. Run Logistics
4. Fund Raising
5. Organizational Structure
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When
Start: July 1st, 2009
Finish: August 30th, 2009
Why these dates:1. Availability of
children/youth
2. Two months
3. Length of days
4. Weather
5. 10th Anniversary of GGSCF
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Route
Organized By:
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Alberta
Distance:
8500 - 9000 KmActual Distance depends upon
final route.
Start: Atlantic
Finish: Pacific
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
QuebecNova Scotia
British Columbia
Manitoba
PEI
Ontario
Newfoundland
St. John’s - 0 km
Halifax – 1500 km
Charlottetown – 1790 km
Fredericton - 2170 km
Quebec City – 2780 km
Ottawa – 3240 km
Toronto – 3640 km
Winnipeg – 5730 km
Regina – 6300 km
Edmonton – 7100 km
Vancouver – 8500 km
Run Logistics
1. About nine weeks2. 6 days/week (Sunday make up day/change teams, training days)
3. 2 teams/day (16 hours/days – each team 8 hours)
4. 52 run days – 9 Sundays
5. Approx. 180 km/day – 90 km each team
6. Each Team – 6 volunteers & 10 Runners7. Additional Teams – High local participants
Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver
8. Approx. - 90 volunteers/180 runners
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Miscellaneous
1. Team Uniform2. Accommodation
1. Motels2. Homes3. Gurdwaras
3. Transportation1. Run Vehicle2. Two - Run Vans 3. Two - Scout/Food/Advance4. Buses
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Fund Raising
1. Target: $3,000,0002. Expenses Estimated: $420,000 (14% of Above)
3. Strategy to meet target1. Radio-thon
2. Pledges
3. Sponsors
4. Media – ethnic/local/main stream
5. Gurdwaras - All
6. All Sikhs in Canada
7. How to use funds?Guru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation
Organizational Structure
1. 10 Teams – one for each Province1. Detail Route
2. Gurdwaras
3. Media
4. Fund Raising
5. Logistics
2. Other Adhoc Groups 1. Media
2. Fund Raising
3. Logistics
3. ACR Group (with representation from each team/adhoc group)Guru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation
Outcome/Purpose
1. Challenge
2. Teamwork
3. Spirit
4. Bring our community together
5. Make us feel good & proud
6. Help others
7. Help ourselves
8. Spread awareness of Sikhs
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Group Work
Purpose• Get input from all those want to contribute, YOU• Do this in smaller groups so that no one is intimidated• Everyone gets a chance to contribute and be heard• Get to discuss ideas, challenges and solutions• Get to meet other participants and share ideas, dreams• Get immediate feedback on what you heard• Get ideas of what to call the run?
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Questionnaire
• Need all of you to complete• It is to help us “organizing
teams”• It will help us to understand
your capabilities, strengths and areas of interest
• Help us understand the makeup of the participants/volunteers we have
• It will facilitate with the organization and planning of the ACR
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