1. Proposal For: Community Support By: The Gift of Giving Back, Burlington Date: August, 2015

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3. 3 Who We Are

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5. 5 Our Teams

6. 6 Our Partners Official Sponsor Community PartnersBeneficiaries & Partners

7. 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-nccCSDaHI

8. 8 Our Vision Providing Food for those in need while striving to end hunger in our community.

9. 9 Our Mission To inspire, support, educate and empower our children to compassionately give back to our community by collecting donated food for our network of member agencies serving families in the Halton Region.

10. 10 Our Values & Beliefs We believe that access to food is a basic human right. We are committed to inspiring our hockey community and young athletes to help respond to the needs of more than 28,000 people who live below the poverty line in Halton.

11. 11 Be the Difference Maker Food drives strengthen a community. Within the Burlington hockey community, we have learned that with every shot, there is a chance to reach our goals and make a difference. Together with your partners, associations and volunteers, The Gift of Giving Back can make a real difference in the lives of those less fortunate in your community.

12. 12 How it Works Outreach to secure not-for- profit partners (i.e. Salvation Army) and sponsors Recruit team leaders to engage teams Partner with local grocery stores to collect food Plan team events (i.e. door to door solicitation) Collect all donated food over two-day period in local High School Gym Invite teams to drop- off food and help sort donations together as a team Host a kick-off event with local celebrities Support with grassroots media and public relations On-going social media engagement Establish Charitable Partners and Sponsorship Engage Community Kick-Off Event and Social PR Food Collection

13. 13 Community Engagement Empowering our young athletes to collect food in their community

14. 14 Community Engagement Team work to make a difference in their community

15. 15 The Set-up Partner with local high school to use their gym and accumulate, over a two day period in November, all of the food collected by young athletes.

16. 16 The Pep Rally Engage high school students to give back

17. 17 Two Days. One Team.

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20. 20 Making A Difference.

21. 21 For more information and to join The Gift of Giving Back movement, please contact: Jean Longfield jean.longfield@gmail.com John Tait john@a3h.ca Tel: 905-336-3321

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