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Shave Your Lid for a Kid

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Shave Your Lid for a Kid
Shave Your Lid for a Kid is Kids Cancer Care's largest fundraising initiative, raising more than $9 million since its inception in 1998. The shave program is successful because of you. Each year, hundreds of Albertans like you shave their heads for our kids. This bold move shows moral support for the kids who lose their hair during cancer treatments, while raising money for camp, research, hospital and scholarship programs for young people affected by cancer.

5 steps to a stellar shave.
Planning a shave is easy. Just follow the steps below and you'll be on your way to a spectacular hair-razing event:

Download a shave kit.
Set a fundraising goal, date and location for your shave.
Register your shave online with Kids Cancer Care.
Spread the word. Tell all your friends and family, teachers and colleagues about your shave. Share your fundraising goal with them and invite them to join your shave as a shavee or pledger. Contact their office for promotional ideas.
Make your shave event fun. Invite your friends. Bring music. Have a BBQ for your supporters. Shave yourself a Mohawk first. Start a competition between shavees with a prize for the highest fundraiser.

Shaving your head is a great way to raise money while showing moral support for kids who lose their hair during cancer treatments. If bald isn't your style, you can always opt for a haircut or pledge someone else who is shaving. Check out the new shave video here and share it widely.
Shave Your Lid for a Kid is a grassroots initiative sponsored by Trico Homes and made possible by thousands of brave Albertans who shave their heads and raise vital funds and awareness for children with cancer.

For more ideas on how to promote and organize your own shave or for help registering and pledging online, contact Leah Nelner at 403.984.1223 or email her at nelner@kidscancercare.ab.ca.
To find out more about our Shave Your Lid for a Kid program, contact Leah Nelner at 403.984.1223 or email her at nelner@kidscancercare.ab.ca.

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October 2018

October 10-December 12, 2018

CUPS Christmas Wreath Campaign

Pick up your wreath at locations below

$60 each

Make the holiday brighter for low-income Calgarians.
As the leaves turn colour and we feel a bite of cold in the air, there are many families who are heading into the holiday season facing additional challenges. Putting food on the table and keeping a roof over their heads are just some of the struggles they face.
As Calgarians, we clearly have a shared sense of responsibility that binds us together to create a better city for all. When you purchase a wreath, your support helps Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS) provide essential health, education and housing services to the people who need them the most. Online orders are open now and will be taken through the first week of December. 10,000 low-income Calgarians who are experiencing trauma and poverty walk through our doors each year. Please consider these individuals and families as you give this holiday season.
CUPS Christmas Wreath is a beautiful way to welcome friends, family and co-workers to a home or office while supporting Calgary’s less fortunate. CUPS Christmas Wreath has a simple yet elegant design, made from fresh noble fir and incense cedar, berried juniper, accented with sparkling red berries and pine cones. Purchase your wreath today! These beautiful wreaths sell out every year so don’t miss your chance!

You can pick up your wreath at the CUPS main office located at 1001 10th Ave. S.W.
Saturday, December 1 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday from Noon - 5:00 p.m.

or at
Acadia - Unit 4, 331 Heritage Drive S.E. (CUPS Community Resource Centre)
Kingsland - Unit 101, 7375 4A Street SE (CUPS Community Resource Centre)
Bowness - Unit 104, 6228 Bowness Road NW (CUPS Community Resource Centre)
Saturday, December 1, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Nolan Hill / Sage Hill orders will be delivered first week of December

Deliveries are only within city limits at a fee of $5.00 per address, minimum order of 10.

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November 2018

November 17, 2018

Sight Night

Eau Claire Market, 200 Barclay Parade S.W.

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Race Times:
3K Run/Walk @ 5:55 p.m.
5K Run @ 5:50 p.m.
8K Run @ 5:45 p.m.

Registration:
$15 for youth and $40 for adults until October 31
$20 for children and $45 for adults until November 14
Age for Youth : Between 5 & 12 years
Kids 4 and under are FREE
All money raised goes directly to ASRAB and supporting sport and recreation opportunities for blind and visually impaired Albertans.

When the sun goes down on Saturday, November 17th the light from hundreds of headlamps will bob and weave along the Bow River Pathway as enthusiasts and supporters of visually impaired Albertans join in Sight Night – a fun run after dark.
Raising funds and awareness for the Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind (ASRAB), Sight Night, presented by Flaman Fitness, is more than just another run. It is a vision-optional event. Runners who are visually impaired will share the path with sighted runners. The after-dark timing makes it a more even playing field!
Enthusiastic participants will gather at Eau Claire Market for a 5K or 8K run or 3K walk/run on the Bow River Pathway and all registrants will receive a high quality headlamp – the Sight Night light.
Sight Night was initiated by Kevin Kaminski, a blind athlete and retired Goalball-Paralympian. Kaminski’s motivation is to make sure other visually impaired Albertans have similar opportunities. “It has been a privilege for me to be supported by ASRAB for 25 years and to have had amazing opportunities to train, compete, form friendships, and learn about myself. I want to ensure that similar types of opportunities continue to exist for visually impaired Albertans in the future…and that can happen if ASRAB continues to have a strong foundation.”

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November 18, 2018

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Dance Class Marathon

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, 111 12 Avenue S.E.

Classes: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Join In Anytime)

Registration:
There are 3 pricing levels for this years marathon.
1. Full Marathon $80 (includes all marathon classes, DJD shirt, bag & 5 class card)
2. Half Marathon $60 (includes 4 classes plus 2 group class, DJD shirt & bag) 
3. 5K $40 (includes 2 classes plus one group class & DJD shirt)

Come move move move move for 8 hours of fun and dance at the 26th annual Dance Class Marathon. This event is for anyone and everyone over the age of 13 who love to dance and move – yes…beginner to advanced dancers are welcome. There are 23 different classes to choose from. And 8 full hours to get your groove on (but you can do as much or as little as you feel comfortable with). After the class are done join in the Community Living Room for a wrap up dance party with a live DJ!
Like with any fundraising event, raising funds is part of the fun. The more people you get to pledge money to your day of dancing and DJD, the better your chances to win some great prizes. And who doesn’t love prizes?! This year the funds that you raise will go towards the Children’s Bursary Fund. Each year DJD awards over 75 youth with dance scholarships, with your support they hope to engage even more hopeful dancers!
The Dance Class Marathon is a vital fundraising event in support of DJD, which enriches lives through the art of jazz dance and music. DJD is the only full-time professional jazz dance company in Canada and the fifth largest Canadian dance company by budget size. As a registered charity, DJD relies on community support to create magical, affordable evenings of dance and offer numerous Arts in Education programs reaching thousands of Alberta students each year.

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November 24, 2018

Great Sweater Run

South Glenmore Park, 90th Ave. and 24th St. S.W.

Race Day:
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Late package pickup (Onsite)
1:45 p.m. Pre-race briefing
2:00 p.m. 10km Start
2:15 p.m. 5km Start
2:30 p.m. 3km Start
3:00 p.m. Draw Prizes

Registration:
Tacky 10K: $45 until November 5, $50 until November 22
Festive 5K: $40 until November 5, $45 until November 22
Furry Fun 3K: $20 until November 5, $25 until November 22

Dig deep and find your Great Sweater. Could it be THE Great Sweater? Dig deeper in your closet, still, where the likes of cheery snowmen, bedazzled snowflakes, and strange reindeer adorn sweaters and cardigans dwell. That Great Sweater may never make the high fashion runway, but it's still perfect for the run!
Get your family, friends and pet in the spirit and keep warm by participating and wearing one of your tackiest holiday outfits.
Embrace the season and come out dressed to impress! Enjoy the scenery and bathe in the glow of all those festive holiday sweaters!

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December 2018

December 1, 2018

Santa Shuffle Fun Run & Elf Walk

Eau Claire Festival Market, 200 Barclay Parade S.W.

Times:
10:00 a.m. Santa Shuffle
10:05 a.m. Elf Walk

Distances:
Santa Shuffle - 5 km.
Elf Walk - 1 km.

Registration:
Individual: $30
Youths 12 & under: $20
Family (2-6): $90
Corporate (2-10): $225

Welcome to the 2018 Santa Shuffle in Calgary! This family-friendly fun run & walk supports the Salvation Army's fight against poverty. The pledges and donations you raise help provide programs and services that help lift people out of poverty. This year, they are asking each participant to “focus on $50” and commit to raise $50 through pledges & donations.
A $50 donation can provide:
- School supplies for one child
- One infant essentials package
- One emergency food kit

Last year over 700 people registered; if each participant raised just $50 that would be $35,000! If we all give a little, we can give a lot.
The Salvation Army strives to offer help and hope to people every day through various programs and services. Through Salvation Army Programs, Calgarian families receive basic assistance through housing supports, infant essentials, backpacks, camp programs, clothes for kids, emergency food, income tax services, and adult education programs. Funds raised from the Santa Shuffle support community and family programs and services.

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