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... the 2011 CHYM FM Tree
of Hope Campaign
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Ways to Give | Adopt
a Family | Gift Levels | Our Sponsors & Friends
Deck the Walls Locations | Brightest Star Program
10.
Join us at the annual Tree of Hope Kick Off Event & Winterlicious Gingerbread
Village
CHYM FM Tree of Hope Kick Off at Cambridge City Hall
Saturday, November 26, 2011
12 pm to 3:00 pm
Join 96.7 CHYM FM & Family & Children's Services at Cambridge City Hall for this year's CHYM FM Tree of Hope Kick Off.
Tour the gingerbread village, decorate cookies, visit Frosty and Rudolf vote for your favouite gingerbread creation. There will be festive, fun-filled activities for everyone. This year's event has been graciously
sponsored by Gore Mutual Insurance Co. Bring out the whole
family to get into the holiday spirit, and help support children
and youth in our community!
9. Enter your own Gingerbread House
Enter a gingerbread house into the Sweet Escapes Gingerbread Village competiton. Prizes to be won for the top three entries. Enter as a family, or employee group or individual. Afterwards take your creation home or have it on display at Candy Land. Sweet! Click
here for more information and registration form. Feel free to share it with
your friends.
7.
Encourage your workplace to make a corporate gift to the campaign
or sponsor the Radiothon
The Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of abused and
neglected children by providing the supports they need to heal and
reach their full potential. To do this, we rely heavily on our corporate
partners for their support and commitment to ensuring the success
of our children and youth. Appropriate levels of recognition (and
employee involvement) are tailored to meet our partners needs and
their giving levels. These may include:
- recognition in Foundation publications;
- recognition in media activities;
- visibility on our web site; and
- the ability to direct your donation.
Where appropriate:
- annual progress reports on the impact
of your gift and who benefited from your investment;
- naming opportunities; and
- a tax receipt.
To download a copy of the Tree
of Hope Corporate Giving package , Click here Response Device click here
To see details of different giving levels. Click Here.
A special thank you to all our Radiothon
Sponsors, Click here.
6.
Host a Third-Party Fundraiser with proceeds directed to the Tree
of Hope
There are many ways to show your support of the Foundation - but
organizing an event on our behalf is guaranteed to be the most entertaining!
Hosting a special event is a great way to unite a group to raise
money to support life-enriching experiences such as summer camp
or scholarships for vulnerable children and youth in this community.
Contact Candi Harrington at candi.harrington@facswaterloo.org
to receive your complimentary Special
Event Toolkit or Dress
Down for Hope package today.
5.
Purchase a paper Tree of Hope from one of our Deck the Walls partner
locations
Deck the Walls with Trees of Hope is a fun, interactive campaign
to kick start the holiday season. This in-store promotion asks customers
to donate a tooney to the CHYM FM Tree of Hope in exchange for a
colourful paper tree on which customers can write their name and
have displayed around your location; creating a dazzling landscape
of colour, and demonstrating your group's community spirit. All
supplies and materials necessary to get your campaign off the ground
are provided; you won't even have to decorate for the holiday season! Contact vicki.loree@facswaterloo.org to get started.
Click
here to see a list of current Deck the Walls locations.
4.
Donate a Gift In Kind
Make a gift of a product or service to one of our Tree of Hope event
auctions or donate an item from our Children's Wish List. You can
access our Children's
Wish List by clicking here or in our semi-annual publication,
Voice
of Hope
3.
Volunteer your time
The gift of time is a special gift for the children and families
who rely on us. You can join the FCS Foundation team and make a
brighter future for the vulnerable members of this community. We
are currently looking for enthusiastic and committed volunteers
to help with a variety of jobs! As we are a small unit, we rely
on our volunteers to help us succeed in raising much-needed funds
for the children in care of the Agency as well as in our ongoing
service families. Volunteers are needed for our Community Events
and for our three main events, Kick Off, Tree of Hope and
the Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program. Volunteer positions currently
being recruited for are: Greeters, Phone Bank volunteers,
Event volunteers, etc.
Join the Foundation's new Ambassador's
Team! The Ambassador Team provides volunteer leadership for the
FCS Foundation and the Tree of Hope
campaign. Working in co-ordination with the Foundation Board members,
volunteers, and staff, the Ambassadors Team seek to extend the ability
of the Foundation to reach out to the community to invite continued
support.
Besides playing an important role, volunteering is an enriching
opportunity where you can make new friends and have fun!
2.
Invite your work place team to Adopt-A-Family this holiday season!
This special program matches community members (individuals, companies,
and groups) with needy families in the community. Each year, family
"sponsors" are provided with a description of a family from this
community, and a list of suggested gifts. To ensure each child is
treated equally, we request donors limit spending to approximately
$75 per family member. A food voucher is included with the gifts
to allow the family to enjoy a special meal over the holidays. Last
year over 400 families and youth were 'adopted'. Children in families who were
not 'adopted' received toys from The Knights of Columbus Toy Drive
program and a food voucher.
THIS YEAR'S GOAL HAS BEEN SET AT 100% OF OUR FAMILIES
IN NEED TO BE ADOPTED!
Adopt a Family
Information
We anticipate approximately more than 400 families across the Region will
participate in this year's program. Please help us to ensure no
child goes without this holiday season. More information about the Adopt a Family Program.
...and the #1 way to show your support...
1. Listen to the 2011 Radiothon
December 8 and make your pledge in support of vulnerable children, youth, families!
The Radiothon is a two-day broadcast live from Fairview Park Mall. The Radiothon
provides opportunities for public education about the needs
of children in our community, for public participation in
the campaign and donor acknowledgement. Live broadcasts include
on-air participation by youth in the care of Family and Children's
Services, foster parents,
agency staff, volunteers, board members, city mayors and others
who can tell the story of how these services make a difference
to children, youth and families of Waterloo Region. During
the Radiothon, the community is invited to call in pledges
for the campaign. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and personal
cheques are accepted for donations. Volunteers cover the telephones
and accept pledges. Regular updates of
the overall pledged amounts are then broadcast regularly throughout
the two days.
Public participation is very high,
with individuals and employee groups calling in with pledges
and challenging others to do the same! People also come to
Fairview Park Mall, or any other mall locations to bring
in donations, say hello, and offer their support to the campaign.
See how the Tree of Hope makes a difference. click here |
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Please consider showing your support
for the Tree of Hope Campaign.
Together we can give abuse or neglected children a little MORE.
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