Our "Walk for the Best" 2008 will be held at Cullen Park in North Whitby on Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Day's Agenda:
- 11am - Registration
- 12pm - Welcome and BBQ lunch
- 1:30pm - Christy's "Best" Warm-Up
- 1:45pm - "Walk for the Best" around the scenic Cullen Park
- 2:30pm - Snack time and Entertainment
We really need your participation in continuing last years success in raising over $25,000. Each year you can help us get bigger and better at raising money and awareness of the work our Centre does for our community.
These funds are critical to support the Centre's ongoing programming of education, management and support. This year's event will continue to provide you and your family with fun, exercise, delicious BBQ lunch, prizes, silent auction and entertainment for everyone young, old and in between. We are getting this information to you, to assist you in spreading the word and hopefully collect pledges from friends, relatives, neighbors, employers and teachers starting now and over the summer months. This is feedback we have had from last year. In fact, last year several families arranged a "family and friends" team to participate and collectively raised over $2,000 in pledges per team. We would like to encourage more team participation and hope you will consider taking up the challenge.
You might want to consider holding your own fundraising event such as a yard sale, bake sale or some other creative way to raise funds for the walk-a-thon. We are adjusting our format as well this year to hopefully encourage even greater participation from you, our Best Centre families. This is a great opportunity to meet other families, have a great Sunday afternoon with family and friends, enjoy a fall day in beautiful Cullen Park and help your Centre continue its programming of ongoing education, management and support to "keep your loved one with Type 1 Diabetes healthy until a cure is found!"
The monies we raise ourselves for the Centre provide what we consider essential to our program such as:
- Hospital and home visits
- 24hr pager availability direct to one of our educators
- Support programs
- Insulin pump programs
- School programs
- Counseling programs
- In-depth education programming that is ongoing and covering all aspects of diabetes management
Corporate Teams Welcome
We welcome local businesses to participate in this year's Walk for the Best by sponsoring a team. Many companies offer incentives to employees for participation & matching a donation programs. We encourage you to approach your workplace to get involved.
Family Teams Welcome
Forming a family team is a fun way to participate in the "Walk for the Best", and an excellent way to increase your fundraising efforts. Consider a letter writing or email campaign to encourage family and friends to support your goals.
Be a Volunteer
Volunteers are critical to the success of the annual walk-a-thon. Opportunities are available to join the planning committee - you can be a part of steering how the will run. Or you can simply help out on walk day with setup, registration, games, prizes, ticket sales, balloon rides, entertainment, BBQ preparation or clean up. You'll meet new people and make new friends! Call us today to see how you can help.