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.

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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)

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…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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Question Period

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Close

1. Review input from today

2. Organize into Teams

3. Next Meeting – July 16th

4. Web Site - www.ggscf.com

5. Thank you

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