CRS Foundation Charity Challenge
Run for our community in the CRS Charity Challenge
NEW for 2012: Canada Running Series and CRS Foundation are introducing the highly-popular and super-successful "Charity Challenge" format to Toronto Yonge Street 10K.
Official Charities
| Asperger's Society of Ontario Contact lintonandjames@gmail.com or 647-985-5468 Click on the logo for more info Fundraise / Donate |
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| Campaign for Sunnybrook Contact kelly.carmichael@sunnybrook.ca or 416-480-6100 ext. 89514 Click on the logo for more info |
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| Canadian Cancer Society Contact SMorphet@ontario.cancer.ca or 416-323-7147 Click on the logo for more info Fundraise / Donate |
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| Kids Up Front Foundation Toronto Contact lindsay@kidsupfronttoronto.com or 416-479-6926 Click on the logo for more info 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 Fundraise / Donate |
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| Run Canada Month (supported by Athletics Canada) Contact cmoulton@uoguelph.ca Click on the logo for more info Fundraise / Donate |
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| SickKids Foundation Contact MaryAnn.St.Michael@sickkidsfoundation.com or 416-813-6166 ext. 2565 Click on the logo for more info 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 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 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 Fundraise / Donate |
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Registered charities interested in participating the CRS Foundation Charity Challenge at the 2012 Toronto Yonge Street 10K should contact CRS Charity Challenge Manager, , for an APPLICATION FORM.
What is the Charity Challenge?
Introduced 9 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 get to keep all of the pledge monies raised for their causes (minus only a 5% processing fee that goes to the external service-provider and credit card fees). 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.
Last year, the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon hosted 154 charities who raised a whopping $3,647,729.76. Since its inception in 2003 the Challenge at STWM has raised $12,764,602.24! (www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/charity.htm)
CRS 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).
- largest amount of pledges (total $$ raised, and each runner/walker must raise at least $20 for the charity to count).
- largest amount of pledge dollars per participant (to qualify, a charity team must have a minimum of 10 participants).
Important rules:
- Fundraising totals and awards will be based on standings at 12:00pm on Monday, May 14, 2012.
- 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: win $ for your charity
Dressing up for the occasion of the Toronto Yonge Street 10K not only adds LOTS of fun to your day, as you strut your stuff down Canada's most-famous street in your "Sunday Best" — it also generates awareness for your cause as costumes invariably catch the eye of spectators, our photographers and the media! If you can win one of the 3 awards for the "Best Dressed" on the day, it's an added bonus, and even more publicity for your charity.
- 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 you have to finish the race in your costume!
PLEASE NOTE that Winners must choose from one of the CRS Foundation TYS10K Official Charities to allocate their prize money.