The Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge 2008
If your charity is interested in becoming an Official Charity for STWM 2008, please contact .
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Make your Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon or 5k more meaningful by going the distance for one of our Official Charities. Run or walk in honour of a loved one or to simply give something back to your community. No matter which distance you participate in, your fundraising makes a difference!
Simply choosing a charity and raising $25 brings them closer to their goal! Check out the great incentive programs unique to each charity team—to keep you motivated and to reward your efforts! Incentives are listed on each charity team page, and may include: Free entries, gear, prizes and/or great post/pre-run parties!
Charity Challenge Headlines
Online fundraising is open! Set up your very own, simple, secure and effective
online pledge-raising campaign through 
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If you have already registered for the event as part of your charity team, make sure
to setup your free online fundraising page at
(click
on the logo).
Some 2008 official charities are now listed; more will be posted as information is available.
Celebrating Another Record Broken for the 2007 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge raises more than $900,000 for 54 local Charities… >more
To become an official Charity in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge please contact for more information.
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Featured Charities of the 2008 STWM
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National Charity Partner
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Every dollar you raise will help the charity of your choice in their quest to win one of three $5,000 prizes awarded by Scotiabank after the event...
STWM Charity Challenge Awards
- $5,000 will be awarded to the Official Charity with the most participants (in any combination of events). Important: each runner/walker must raise at least $10 for the charity to count.
- $5,000 will go to the Official Charity with the largest amount of pledges (total $$ raised)
- $5,000 will be awarded to the Official Charity that raises the largest amount of pledge dollars per participant. Important: 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 Friday, October 24th, 2008.
- No charity can win more than one award. In the event that a charity should win 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).
Sign-up online to raise funds as part of the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge! Follow these 5 easy steps and sign up today!
- Choose Your Charity. Click here to view our list of Official Charities for 2008 and select your cause. Note: Some charities offer incentives that may require special discount codes to be entered upon registration. Before registering for your event, please follow the instructions provided by the contact person at your selected charity.
- Register
online* for the the marathon, half-marathon or 5k run / walk. This is the easiest
way to enter and you will receive an instant confirmation by email. Be sure to select that you
are a Charity Challenge Runner and enter the discount code (if applicable)
provided by your charity captain. Note: This step registers you for the event only.
*Online registration closes midnight September 23rd, 2008. - Register to fundraise.
Once you have successfully registered you will receive a confirmation email of your entry from
Eventsonline and be directed to the online fundraising program. You can then create your own
personal fundraising page and start collecting pledges for one of our
Official Charities. The exciting new system allows online fundraising
for all our charity partners, plus new interactive features to help you with your fundraising!
This service is entirely free to you and the charity, thanks to Scotiabank's sponsorship. This way, every penny you raise goes to your chosen charity. Send invitations to your friends, family and co-workers to support you in YOUR run—for YOUR cause! - Follow the steps in the Fundraising section and click on 'Sign Up' and choose how you
would like to fundraise. You can:
- Fundraise as an Individual — Sign up as an individual. You can create or join a fundraising team later if you want to.
- Create a Fundraising Team — Team Captains can create their teams by entering their team name and description.
- Join an existing Fundraising Team — Enter the name of the team you want to join or retrieve a list of registered teams by searching by the team captain's first or last name.
- Enter your fundraising contact information, create a username and password, and choose the charity you want to fundraise for. Your username and password allow you to log onto the fundraising website whenever you want to send solicitation emails or check your fundraising results. Your username and log in information will be sent to you in a new confirmation email. Keep this email for easy access back to your fundraising site.
Now you're ready to start fundraising. Once you're registered, you can start sending emails to family and friends asking for their support.
Prefer to collect pledges offline? Printable donation collection form coming soon.
2008 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 2008 Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge!
National Charity Partner of the 2008 STWM
| Team In Training – The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society of Canada Contact 1-866-585-2873 Click on the logo for more information |
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Featured Charities at the 2008 STWM
| Alzheimer Society of Toronto Contact amendes@alzheimertoronto.org or 416-322-6560 Ext. 236 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Invest in Kids Contact akrievins@investinkids.ca or 416-977-1222 ext. 285 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Mon Sheong Foundation Contact allisonip@monsheong.org or 905-883-9288 ext. 2002 Click on the logo for more information |
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Other Official Charities at the 2008 STWM
| A Run for Liane (Supporting SickKids Foundation) Contact 416-282-5023 Click on the logo for more information / start pledging today |
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| Amnesty International Contact edumitru@amnesty.ca or 416-363-9933, Ext. 33 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Aspergers Society of Ontario Contact karen.kelsey@bmo.com or 416-927-3372 (day) Click on the logo for more information |
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| Assaulted Women's Helpline Contact sdiaz@awhl.org or 416-364-4144 x236 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Autism Ontario — Durham Region Contact autismdurham.fundraising@Gmail.com or 1-866-495-4680 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Breast Cancer Society of Canada Contact dhamilton@bcsc.ca or 1-800-567-8767 |
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| Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS) Contact capaids@sympatico.ca or 416-783-0002 / 647-272-2297 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Canadian MPS Society Contact judy@mpssociety.ca |
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| The Canadian Safe School Network Contact jessica@canadiansafeschools.com or 416-977-1050 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Children's Aid Foundation Contact rllewellyn@cafdn.org or 416-923-0924 ext. 235 Click on the logo for more information |
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| The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada Contact sarika.diljohn@childrenswish.ca or 905-427-5353, Ext. 231 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Daily Bread Food Bank Contact annette@dailybread.ca or 416-203-0050 ext 325 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Epilepsy Toronto Contact nnelson@epilepsytoronto.org or 416-964-9095 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Fort York Food Bank Contact runners@fyfb.com or 416-485-3399 |
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| Foundation Fighting Blindness Contact Michael.Ovens@rogers.com or 647-866-5600 Click on the logo for more information |
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| The George Hull Centre for Children & Families Contact reachus@georgehullcentre.on.ca or 416-622-8833 x229 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Giant Steps Toronto/York Region Contact lilmule@rogers.com or 905-881-3104 |
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| Give Girls a Chance Contact run@givegirlsachance.org |
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| Hope for Children Foundation Contact info@hopeforchildren.ca or 416-395-1634 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Humewood House Contact rose.secan-lintner@humewoodhouse.com or (416) 651-5657, Ext 248 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Lung Cancer Canada Contact twilliams@lungcancercanada.ca or 416-785-3439 / 1-888-445-4403 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Matthew House Contact anne@matthewhouse.ca or 416-364-8287 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto Contact kokutsu@mtsinai.on.ca or 416-586-8203 x3192 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Muscular Dystrophy Canada—Toronto Chapter Contact vdellaera@rogers.com or 416-241-9997 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Muskoka Woods Foundation Contact rachel@muskokawoods.com or 416-498-8146 ext. 326 Click on the logo for more information |
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| New Visions Toronto Contact kfrench@newvisionstoronto.com or 416-868-1493, ext. 244 |
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| North York General Hospital Foundation Contact lanketel@nygh.on.ca or 416-756-6800 Click on the logo for more information |
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| North York Harvest Food Bank Contact mary@northyorkharvvestfoodbank.com or 416-635-7771 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Osteoporosis Canada — Toronto & Area Chapter Contact toronto@osteoporosis.ca or 416-696-2663 x 275 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Philip Aziz Centre Contact dcpimpact@sympatico.ca or 905-467-8551 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Psychology Foundation of Canada Contact info@psychologyfoundation.org or 416-644-4944 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Right To Play Contact twybenga@righttoplay.com or 416-203-0190 ext. 249 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Second Harvest Contact jordanm@secondharvest.ca or 416-408-2594 ext. 227 Click on the logo for more information |
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| The Teresa Group Contact volunteer.support@on.aibn.com or 416-596-7703 Ext. 311 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Toronto City Mission Contact info@torontocitymission.com or 416-922-6223 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Toronto East General Hospital Foundation Contact gwebe@tegh.on.ca or 416-469-6580 ext. 3131 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Toronto Rehab Foundation Contact sousa.vanessa@torontorehab.on.ca or 416-597-3422 ext. 3735 Click on the logo for more information |
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| VON Canada Contact Julie.denny@von.ca or 905-479-3201 ext. 5116 Click on the logo for more information |
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| Wellspring Cancer Support Network Contact gail@wellspring.ca or 416-961-1928 ext. 226 |
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Wildlife Preservation Canada Contact runwild@greenlightstrategies.ca, or 1-800-956-6608 Click on the logo for more information |
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Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation Contact fiona.wu@yeehong.com or 416-321-0777 ext. 1842 Click on the logo for more information |
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