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Hello folks,

I am sure most of you got an e-mail last week from the fundraising coordinator Lynn Noel last week about some of the details for the walk for wishes on October 18. I am reposting some of the important information here as well.

• Free Shuttle Bus will take participants from the Ottawa side over to Gatineau. Depature will be at 10am (sharp) frm Ottawa City Hall (Laurier Street). Arrive no later than 9:45am
• On-site Registration - all participants MUST sign-in at Gatineau City Hall. Sign-in will open at 9am and will close at 10:45am. This is where you will bring in your off-line donations (cash/cheque) and pledge sheets (which can be downloaded here). Also, if you received donations through the online system by credit card, please print out your page as well.
• There will be free coffee and face painting on the Gatineau side before the parade begins
• Walk will begin at 11am sharp

Parade Route

• Depart Gatineau City Hall (Laurier Street - Hull Sector) @ 11am
• Cross the Portage Bridge
• East down Wellington Street, crossing in front of Parliament Buildings
• South on Elgin Street
• Arrive Ottawa City Hall @ 12pm.

Post-parade Celebrations

• Location: Ottawa City Hall - Jean Piggott Place
• Refreshments
• Bouncy Castle
• Free Photo Booth
• Dance performance by the Chad Wolfe School of Dance

Parking/Transportation

• Free parking is availabe on teh Ottawa side at World Exchange Plaza
• Paid parking is available at City Hall
• All major transitway buses stop on MacKenzie King Bridge - just across from City Hall
• Bus #5, 6, 14 run along Elgin Street and stop directly in front of Ottawa City Hall

Keep spreading the word and recruiting family, friends and colleagues - Check out Hot 89.9, as they are promoting our event up until parade week.

Launch Event - October 1

The Walk for Wishes Organizing Committee will be hosting a pre-registration / launch event on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

The event will take place at Johnny Farina's (216 Elgin Street) from 5pm - 7pm.

Bring a friend to sign-up for the walk and you could win a HP NetBook and other great prizes.

a few things of note

Tax Reciepts will be issued for all donations over $20.00 if requested. Complete name and address is required.

Cheques should be made out to The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

You can download a pledge sheet from the web site or you can enter your offline donations (cash/cheque) through your account.

How to register?

To join the National Capital Wishmaker Walk for Wishes:

1. Go to www.childrenswish.ca

2. Click on "Wishmaker Walk for Wishes" on the left-hand menu

3. Select the "Register Today!" button the right of the web page

4. Select your province (Ontario)

5. Choose your walk location (National Capital Chapter)

6. Click on "Register Today! on the right or at the bottom of the page

7. Complete the following steps

- Step 1: Register - Complete all information

- Step 2: Join Options (You can join as an individual, join an existing team or create a new team) and set your fundraising goal

- Step 3: Event Options > Select Gatineau-Ottawa Wishmaker Walk for Wishes

- Step 4: Attendees > You can use this section to add family members > Click on "Next"

- Step 5: Payment > Click on "Register"

- Step 6: Confirmation > Click on "go to my dashboard"

- Step 7: My Dashboard > Here you can customize your fundraising page, send e-mails to friends asking for pledges and enter any offline donations.

Join the team!

I am looking for folks in the National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau) to join my Children’s Wish Foundation - Walk for Wishes Team, TAG, YOU'RE IT, on Sunday, October 18. It is a great event for a fabulous cause and is always lots of fun. Families, friends, corporate and community groups raise funds by collecting pledges to grant wishes for children with high-risk, life threatening illnesses.


As a member of the organizing committee, I have committed to recruiting a team of 10 people and raising $1,000 ($100 /person).

What is Wishmaker Walk for Wishes?

Wishmaker Walk for Wishes is a national fund-raising event for The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada. Approximately 1.8 million dollars will be raised this year to grant heart-felt wishes to children living with life-threatening illnesses. Wishmaker Walk for Wishes takes place in over 100 communities across Canada on the weekend of October 17th and 18th.

This year, the National Capital Region will be having their walk on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

Check out the Walk for Wishes web site for more information.