The Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge 2008
Last chance to make a difference! Online fundraising and 2008 Charity Challenge CLOSES at 12 noon, Friday October 24th.
Put a pledge on your
favourite runner or walker Put a pledge on a
Neighbourhood Champion Put a pledge on a
Celebrity Offline / Printable Donation Collection Form (PDF) Check to see how your charity team performed in 2007
favourite runner or walker Put a pledge on a
Neighbourhood Champion Put a pledge on a
Celebrity Offline / Printable Donation Collection Form (PDF) Check to see how your charity team performed in 2007
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
Sep 17/08: Ontario MPP Mike Colle is confirmed to run the full 42.195km marathon at this year's Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon; Put a PLEDGE on him for "Run For Sight" on behalf of the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Sep 17/08: Ontario Minister of Tourism, Peter Fonseca, confirmed to run Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 5K RUN; Put a PLEDGE on him for "A Run for Liane: in support of cancer research at Sick Kids Hospital"
Aug 20/08: MP Olivia Chow confirmed to run Scotia Toronto Waterfront 5K; RUN with her; put a PLEDGE on her for Yee Hong Foundation; or come out and CHEER her on, on Sunday September 28th!
Offline Donation Collection Form (PDF) is now available.
To become an official Charity in the 2009 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
NEW for '08: Top 3 in each category below win: 1st = $6,000; 2nd = $3,000; 3rd = $2,000
- Cash prizes as listed above will be awarded to the top 3 Official Charities with the most participants (in any combination of events). Important: each runner/walker must raise at least $10 for the charity to count.
- Cash prizes as listed above will go to the top 3 Official Charities with the largest amount of pledges (total $$ raised)
- Cash prizes as listed above will be awarded to the top 3 Official Charities that raise 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? Print out the Donation Collection Form (PDF).
2008 Official Charities
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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Invest in Kids Contact akrievins@investinkids.ca or 416-977-1222 ext. 285 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Mon Sheong Foundation Contact allisonip@monsheong.org or 905-883-9288 ext. 2002 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| A Run to Remember Contact homenetmentoronto@gmail.com or 416-735-2884 Click on the logo for more info / donate online today |
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| Abilities Centre Contact info@abilitiescentre.org or 905-665-8500 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Amnesty International Contact edumitru@amnesty.ca or 416-363-9933, Ext. 33 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Arthritis Society Contact solmstead@on.arthritis.ca or 1-800-321-1433 x 340 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Aspergers Society of Ontario Contact karen.kelsey@bmo.com or 416-927-3372 (day) Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Assaulted Women's Helpline Contact rng@awhl.org or 416-364-4144 x227 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Autism Ontario — Durham Region Contact autismdurham.fundraising@Gmail.com or 1-866-495-4680 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Autism Ontario — Simcoe County Chapter Contact simcoe@autismontario.com Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Bereaved Families of Ontario Contact bfocharityrun@boltdevelopments.com or 416-500-4988 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Breast Cancer Society of Canada Contact dhamilton@bcsc.ca or 519-336-0746 or 1-800-567-8767 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS) Contact capaids@sympatico.ca or 416-783-0002 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canadian MPS Society Contact judy@mpssociety.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Canadian Safe School Network Contact jessica@canadiansafeschools.com or 416-977-1050 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Careforce International Contact events@careforceinternational.ca or 1-866-245-5561 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Children's Aid Foundation Contact rllewellyn@cafdn.org or 416-923-0924 ext. 235 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| CNIB Contact scott@wowpowerwalking.com or 905-825-9389 Click on the logo for more info / donate online today |
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| Community Education Services (CES) Canada Contact asante@cescan.ca or 705-835-2325 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Daily Bread Food Bank Contact annette@dailybread.ca or 416-203-0050 ext 325 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Epilepsy Toronto Contact nnelson@epilepsytoronto.org or 416-964-9095 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Fort York Food Bank Contact runners@fyfb.com Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Foundation Fighting Blindness Contact Michael.Ovens@rogers.com or 647-866-5600 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Giant Steps Toronto/York Region Contact lilmule@rogers.com or 905-881-3104 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Gilda's Club Greater Toronto Contact cheryl.hamel@gildasclubtoronto.org or 416-214-9898 Ext. 504 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Give Girls a Chance Contact run@givegirlsachance.org Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Hope for Children Foundation Contact info@hopeforchildren.ca or 416-395-1634 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Humewood House Contact rose.secan-lintner@humewoodhouse.com or (416) 651-5657, Ext 248 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| KidsFest Contact info@kidsfestonline.com or 905-319-1885 or 1-888-320-8844 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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Literature for Life Contact scotiarun@literatureforlife.org or 416-203-9830 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Lymphovenous Association of Ontario Contact lymphontario@yahoo.com or 416-410-2250 or 1-877-0723-0033 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Matthew House Contact anne@matthewhouse.ca or 416-364-8287 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Metropolitan United Church, Community Services Contact miked@metunited.org or 416-363-0331 x21 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Muscular Dystrophy Canada—Toronto Chapter Contact vdellaera@rogers.com or 416-241-9997 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Muskoka Woods Foundation Contact rachel@muskokawoods.com or 416-498-8146 ext. 326 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| New Visions Toronto Contact kfrench@newvisionstoronto.com Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| North York General Hospital Foundation Contact lanketel@nygh.on.ca or 416-756-6800 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| North York Harvest Food Bank Contact mary@northyorkharvestfoodbank.com or 416-635-7771 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Contact jwilson@ospca.on.ca or 705-733-7849 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Philip Aziz Centre Contact dcpimpact@sympatico.ca or 905-467-8551 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Psychology Foundation of Canada Contact info@psychologyfoundation.org or 416-644-4944 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Right To Play Contact twybenga@righttoplay.com or 416-203-0190 ext. 249 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers Contact development@therose.ca or 905-853-5514 ext. 229 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Run for Jason in support of b.r.a.i.n.child Contact allison.dellandrea@ontario.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Second Harvest Contact jordanm@secondharvest.ca or 416-408-2594 ext. 227 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Sheena's Place — Support for Eating Disorders Contact ltobias@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 ext.27 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Shelternet for Abused Women Contact Run4Shelternet@hotmail.com or 416-915-9215 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto City Mission Contact info@torontocitymission.com or 416-922-6223 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto East General Hospital Foundation Contact mkerr@tegh.on.ca or 416-469-6003 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto United Church Council Camping Contact jim@tucc.ca or 905-771-5160 Ext. 23 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Wellspring Cancer Support Network Contact gail@wellspring.ca or 416-961-1928 ext. 226 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Wildlife Preservation Canada Contact admin@wildlifepreservation.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| World Society for the Protection of Animals Contact events@wspa.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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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 info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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