CRS Foundation Charity Challenge
Run for our community in the CRS Charity Challenge
Returning in 2013: Canada Running Series and CRS Foundation are bringing back the highly-popular and super-successful "Charity Challenge" format to Toronto Yonge Street 10K.
2013 Official Charities
More charities will be added as information becomes available.
To go to a charity's main page, simply click on their logo. There, you can find out more about the charity as well as incentives and instructions for joining their team in the 2013 CRS Foundation Charity Challenge!
Registered charities interested in participating in the CRS Foundation Charity Challenge at the 2013 Toronto Yonge Street 10K should contact CRS Charity Challenge Manager, , for an APPLICATION FORM.
| FEATURED CHARITY Asperger's Society of Ontario Contact lintonandjames@gmail.com or 647-985-5468 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| FEATURED CHARITY Canadian Cancer Society Contact smichna@ontario.cancer.ca or 416-323-7147 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| FEATURED CHARITY Kids Up Front Foundation Toronto Contact lindsay@kidsupfronttoronto.com or 416-479-6926 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| CRS Foundation Contact cheryl.beeden@gmail.com Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Durham Down Syndrome Association Contact hhayhow@gmail.com Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Girls on the Run Ontario Contact hulya@girlsontherun.ca or 416-968-0050 ext. 272 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Heart and Stroke Foundation Contact trumble@hsf.on.ca or 416-489-7111 ext. 839 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada — Team In Training Contact Natalie.Sturino@lls.org Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Right To Play Contact apowell@righttoplay.com or 416-203-0190 ext. 321 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Run Canada Month (supported by Athletics Canada) Contact cmoulton@uoguelph.ca Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| SickKids Foundation Contact jade.deciccio@sickkidsfoundation.com Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Steps Foundation Contact shane.soobotin@stepsfoundationcanada.com or 416-409-6491 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Sunnybrook Contact jennifer.piasecki@sunnybrook.ca or 416-480-6100 ext. 6184 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Virgin Unite (Canada) Contact darin.spurgeon@virginusa.com or 212-497-9086 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| YMCA Strong Kids Campaign Contact rafael.torre@ymcagta.org or 647-624-3010 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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| Youth Unlimited GTA — LAUNCH Leadership Program Contact carl@youthunlimitedgta.com or 416-383-1229 ext. 236 Click on the logo for more info / Register / Fundraise / Donate |
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What is the Charity Challenge?
Introduced 10 years ago at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, the Charity Challenge allows multiple charities to "piggy-back" on our CRS running events at no cost, no risk or "exposure" to them. Furthermore, CRS provides a free, online pledge/fundraising service to participating, approved "Official Charities".
The charities simply have to recruit their runners (who pay an entry fee to the race that goes to CRS to cover costs of staging the event) and focus all their efforts on fundraising. The charities then have access to a high-tech, user-friendly online fundraising resource. The concept allows our sport of running to act as a platform for SO many more charities, and give back to so many different corners of our community. It offers us a much broader choice on who to run or walk for in our favourite events.
In 2012, the Scotiabank Charity Challenge at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon hosted 167 charities who raised over $4.3 million. Since its inception in 2003 the Challenge at STWM has raised over $17 million! (www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/charity.htm)
CRS Foundation Charity Challenge Awards
Top charity in each category below wins $2,000
- Most participants (each runner/walker must raise at least $20 for the charity to count).
- Highest amount of pledges (total $$ raised, and each runner/walker must raise at least $20 for the charity to count).
- Highest amount of pledge dollars per participant (to qualify, a charity must have a minimum of 10 participants).
Important rules:
- Fundraising totals and awards will be based on standings at 12:00pm on Monday, May 20, 2013.
- No charity can win more than one award. In the event that a charity should win in more than one category, they will be awarded the prize for the category in which they have the widest margin of victory; the second place finisher(s) in the affected category/categories will then win the other award(s).
Best Dressed Costume: Be a hero and win $ for a charity
Will you be one of the "heroes" at the Toronto Yonge Street 10K who dresses in costume and not only adds LOTS of fun to your day, but wins money for one of the great charities associated with the race? Costumes invariably catch the eye of spectators, our photographers and the media so imagine how fun that will be if you're a media star!
Dressing in costume could win you one of the 3 awards for the "Best Dressed" on the day, AND it will generate even more publicity for the charity you choose.
- 1st prize: $1,000 donated to your charity
- 2nd prize: $500 donated to your charity
- 3rd prize: $250 donated to your charity
All costumes will be judged by 3 Celebrity / Media Judges at the Finish Line. Please note that to win you have to finish the race in your costume and the prize money must go to one of the TYS10K-CRS Foundation Official Charities to allocate their prize money.