Canadian Paraplegic Association





	Partnering Organizations Senators Alumni KANSport Sponsorship Benefits Benefits Table Valued Sponsors Supporting Organizations The Race Teams Battle of the Bands Prizes Past Relays - 2000 Past Relays - 2001 Past Relays - 2002 Past Relays - 2003 Registration Form Sponsorship Form Contact us	Teams We would like you to join us as a Team Captain in our 8th Annual Canadian Paraplegic Association/Ottawa Senators Alumni Wheelchair Relay being held June 7th, 2003 at Terry Fox Park at Mooney's Bay. We encourage you to put together a team of 5 people to join over 500 participants, and hundreds of supporters to test your personal strength and endurance as you race around a track in a wheelchair. Performed in an elimination style format, competition for the championship titles create a highly charged environment for everyone! MORNING: Corporate/Family Race AFTERNOON: Youth/School Relay To Register your Team Go to registration form Corporate Team Captains For Team Captains Ways to Meet Your Team's Fundraising Target While we all know that the Wheelchair Relay is a fun and challenging event, it is also a fundraising event for the Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario. Thanks to you, CPA Ontario is able to continue funding essential services to individuals with mobility impairments in the Ottawa region. Remember to ask everywhere you go! At office meetings, at clubs and group meetings for example. You'll be surprised at the result. As soon as your friends find out you're raising money for a charity and are told your teams goal, they will not refuse to support. Ask for donations inside and outside of the office from friends, family and neighbours. Special Events: Get your entire office or even the entire office building involve developing special events to raise donations. A lunch BBQ, car wash or bake sale are simple activities that can be undertaken with a minimum of fuss. Or try an office dress-down day where staff pay for the privilege of wearing casual clothes. Get your companys support: If you are a corporate team, challenge your employer to match the donations you raise. If your company contributes, it adds to the total amount your team raises and brings the total closer to your fundraising goal. Show your committmnet to the cause by making your own donation. This donation demonstrates your personal commitment to the Relay and will set the tone of the doanation level made by the rest of your sponsors. Have your family and friends help you canvass for donations. One doesn't have to be a wheeler to collect donations, spread the word around or to encourage others to donate to your team. Create an incentive for your team to raise funds by having a team donation raising challenge. The team member who raises the most receive a simple prize (for example: if you are a corporate team, ask your employer to offer a day off work) Remind sponsors that CPA Ontario is a non-profit organization and donations over $10 are tax deductible. Event day Things to be done: 1) Register 2) Select a chair 3) Have pancake breakfast served by Senators Alumni on-site 4) Put bibs on the racers 5) Find your track and starting line 6) Place your chair on the starting line 7) Be ready to start race Rules for the race Wheelers of all ages, mobility impaired and able-bodied, participate in this fun event. Wheelchairs are provided for use during the Relay: one wheelchair per team. Teams consist of 5 members with each team member wheeling 400m to support their collected donations. Each racer races in order of their bib number. Bibs must be worn on the front of the racer. It is up to you to wheel yourself around the track no pushing or running chairs allowed. CPA Ontario recommends that each racer bring and wear protective head gear. Gloves are also recommended