Thank You!
This year we have raised almost $65,000 for Nikibasika Children's Learning and Development Project. But we don't want to stop here! Your CanadaHelps Giving Page for CACHA - Nikibasika is set to expire on August 31, 2010. If you plan on continuing to raise funds or participate in next year's TriAdventure, we encourage you to change the date.
We thank each and everyone of you for your fundraising efforts. This year's top fundraisers are:
Robert Goderre $5,000
winner of Intrepid Travel package
Danny Nashman $4,870
winner of Rubbermaid and Solo Bace prize packages
Cate Creede $3220
winner of the Rubbermaid Reveal mop.
Stewart Borden $3,220
winner of the Rubbermaid Reveal mop
Ian Mahaffy $2,700
winner of Solo Bace prize package
Many thanks to the many family and friends who joined us at our very welcoming Arrival Party at the 519 and to our winners of the Intrepid Travel packages! We love you all!
Special thank you to Cate Creede & Jamie Young for this year's group photo!
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Arrival Party
Sunday August 22, 4:30 PM
The 519
To celebrate our extraordinary achievement, the TriAdventure will end with a party on Sunday August 22 at 4:30 PM at The 519 Church Street Community Centre. This will be our final destination point so please forward the map to your friends and family so that they can greet you and celebrate your extraordinary achievement! Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Don't forget to let you friends and family know that by attending the Arrival Party they are eligible for an active vacation prize package from Intrepid Travel.
Packing Night
Thursday August 19, 7 PM,
Hair of the Dog
To limit the amount of stuff you have to bring with you on our departure day, all crew and athletes will bring their personal belongings to our truck the night before the event
Thursday August 19 at 7 PM at Hair of the Dog restaurant, 425 Church St. (just north of Carlton). Our Truck will be parked in the parking lot just south of Hair of the Dog. You will each receive one relatively large Rubbermaid bin for your belongings which will be stored securely in the truck overnight. We ask that you also bring a photocopy of your health card, a completed TriAdventure waiver and medical form and a completed OAT waiver (click links to download or visit our website). Once we're packed, we invite everyone to stay for drinks and appetizers at Hair of the Dog.
The only thing we ask that you not pack in the bin is what you'll need for the run or swim as we won't be able to unpack the bins before we start the swim/run. On Friday morning, you will only bring your bike plus your swimming or running gear to take on the bus with you.
Here is a checklist of items that you'll need to bring
To bring with you on Friday morning:
Swimsuit, Goggles, Earplugs (optional)
TowelRunning shoes, running clothes, sunscreen
Your bike
Helmet (mandatory)
(For drop-off on Thursday night)
Photocopy of your OHIP card (both sides) and completed waiver/medical form.
Tent, sleeping bag, pillow (for Saturday night)
we;re sorry but, due to limited space in the campground, we encourage you to pack a small tent.
Comfortable cycling clothes, cycling shoes, and cycling gloves which you can also use for canoeing
Shorts & t-shirt for canoeing, and warm clothes at night
Shoes that can get wet (such as sandals) for canoeing
Toiletries including sunscreen (30 SPF or higher is recommended)
Flashlight
Sunglasses and a baseball cap
Mosquito repellent
Rain jacket (just in case!)
If you are concerned about the possibility of scratches to your bike as it's transported to Camp Wahanowin in the truck, we recommend purchasing inexpensive foam pipe covers used for insulation from a hardware store or Home Depot. They work well to protect from inadvertent dings. We're careful, but cannot guarantee against scratches.
Departure Day
Friday August 19, 9:30 AM
Hair of the Dog
On Friday morning at 9:30 AM you'll arrive at Hair of the Dog restaurant, 425 Church St. (just north of Carlton), with your bike, helmet and your swimming or running gear. Once our bikes are loaded on to the truck, a private coach will drive us north to Camp Wahanowin. Please arrive on time as the bus will depart at 10:00 a.m. A box lunch will be provided on the bus.
Intrepid Travel is back as a sponsor!
Last year's incentive program was a huge success for the TriAdventure and we are so happy to announce that Intrepid is back to do it all again!
Travelers with a yearning to get off the beaten track Intrepid opens up a whole new world. With a huge variety of travel styles available, Intrepid travelers explore the world's most amazing places - discovering real people, real cultures and having incredible real life experiences along the way.
They are making one prize available to our Top 2010 Fundraiser and one prize available a TriAdventure supporter at our Welcome Party (through a raffle) at the end of the event. Details about this year's prize will be out soon!
TriAdventure Launch Party 2010
This year's TriAdventure Launch Party was a huge success! Thank you to Solo Bace for allowing us to use your space every year and to Cate Creede who said some very touching words to us on behalf of the
children at Nikbasika.
2010 Beneficiary: Nikibasika | CACHA
The TriAdventure Steering Committee, after much discussion and debate, is very proud to announce that this year's beneficiary is Nikibasika of the Canada Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA). Nikibasika, a home for orphaned and vulnerable children, will receive 90% of all funds raised and the remaining 10% will be directed to CACHA to assist it with other projects it supports
in Africa.
This is a new direction for the TriAdventure since it will be the first year that the Stephen Lewis Foundation will not be a beneficiary. The TriAdventure remains fully committed to the incredibly important work of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) and its staff which support over 300 grassroots projects in Africa. The TriAdventure and SLF were both in their infancy when we joined forces six years ago and we've enjoyed a wonderfully productive and supportive relationship which we intend to maintain. But there are several reasons why we chose Nikibasika and CACHA for 2010:
When the TriAdventure was created in 2004, it was never intended to support only one charity. It was envisioned as potentially supporting different charities in Africa over the years and that its beneficiaries might change from year to year. For its first three years, 100% of all funds raised were directed to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. In the past two years, participants had the option of directing funds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the Nikibasika Orphanage Project, or both.
In 2010, we've decided to direct our funds to the Nikibasika Orphanage Project, a project of CACHA. Our primary reason is that the orphanage struggles to stay afloat from month-to-month. Its Board often holds emergency meetings to try and find immediate funds to keep its 51 children fed and housed. A one-year injection of $90,000 from the TriAdventure would allow the orphanage to stabilize its operations for at least a year, allowing its Board to shift from fundraising each month to enhancing the care and program development for the children.
Many former TriAdventure participants have described an incredibly close connection to the orphanage and a strong desire for it to be the primary beneficiary of the TriAdventure, given their need for help and the rapport we've developed with them.
Finally, the burden of splitting fundraising dollars from donors, recording the split funds, responding to inquiries about the different beneficiaries, and ensuring appropriate tax receipts were issued by the two beneficiaries became an administrative challenge. Having a single beneficiary significantly improves administration for our volunteer-run
Steering Committee.
We realize that the SLF is also in need of funding for the outstanding work it does and we have no doubt that many projects have pressing needs similar to that of Nikibasika. But we are hopeful and confident that the SLF, given its phenomenal success, will be able to find other sources to recoup the modest funds it would have otherwise received from the TriAdventure.
Look out for further information about the Nikibasika Orphanage, the children it supports, and their stories of hope and possibilities in upcoming issues of
the Tribune.
2009 last year was our best ever!
Congratulations on our most amazing TriAdventure yet! In 2009 we have raised $97,505.00 to benefit projects of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Canada Africa Community Health Alliance.
This trip was made even more exceptional by our amazing 2009 crew: Michael Dolan,
Bryan Boyachuk, Roger Evans,
Kevin Carvalho, John Nolan, Nancy Pryce and Brennon Zwingli. Click here to see pictures from this year's trip.
Top 10 2009 Fundraisers
Congratulations to this year's top fundraiser, Stewart! He's won a very cool Intrepid prize package!
1 - Stewart Borden $6113.24
2 - Martha McCain $5160.00
3 - Christopher Williamson $4809.57
4 - Mohan Sharma $4015.00
5 - Natasja VanderBerg $3849.00
6 - Darrell Zehr $3755.00
7 - Allen Braude $3435.33
8 - Rejean Beaudin $2923.50
9 - Karen Beitel $2896.00
10 - Alex Wichman $2875.00
Bigfoot Wear (25% discount)
Bigfoot Wear has a great selection of running apparel and footwear (as well as other gear). You can find them in downtown Toronto at 516 Queen Street West, just east of Bathurst. Just mention that you are a TriAdventure participant for the discount.
Cycle Solutions (15% discount)
Cycle Solutions is continuing the deal from last year and giving our participants 15% off at his two locations.Shop locations: 444 Parliament and 615 Kingston Road. Just mention that you are a TriAdventure participant for the discount.
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