Happy Canada Day - Eh!

Hey Shiner Nation!

Happy Canada Day! Canada Day is definitely one of my favourite holidays, it has it all: fireworks, partying, patriotism, a day off work, and, most importantly, dunk tanks. I really think the world would be a much better place if there was a dunk tank on every corner. A word of advice, however: be careful when you light off fireworks, especially if you’ve had a few “beverages”. Last year a few of us Shinerama folks celebrated Canada Day in a little town... er, dwelling, called Meat Cove (seriously) and some people in the group thought it would be a great idea to light off fireworks to celebrate, despite us not having a place to secure them into the ground. Fortunately the most sober of the bunch thought that “it’s ok, I can hold them,” was not a good enough solution, so we waited until were sobered up!

Canada Day’s a great time for some quick fundraisers, too. If you’ve already planned something, great! If not, what’s to stop you from going to a beach and selling freezies? Or asking people who are having celebrations to donate their recyclables? Even if you just grabbed some Shinerama shirts, some suckers, stickers, and head downtown to some events, you might end up with a few bucks!

If you end up doing any fundraising for Shinerama on Canada Day, we’d love to see it! Take some pictures, or better yet, record a few videos and post them! We’d love to see what you’re up to, and whoever submits the best video (as chosen by me) will receive a sweet prize. Is it cash? Is it something really awesome? No. It will most likely be a high-five from me, possibly a t-shirt with me giving you thumbs up on it. Definitely worth it.

Hope everyone has a great Canada Day!

Adam Langer

2010 Campaign Advisor, Cape Breton University Alumnus
Twitter: @AdamLanger
 
 

2010 Shinerama Schools & Shine Dates Announced!

It's what you've all been waiting for & it's officially here...

To see our list of 2010 Shinerama Schools & Shine Dates, check out the Shinerama website!!

Update from NAIT - 25% of goal already reached!

Bonjour to all the Shinerama lovers!

Here is an update on the 2010 NAIT Shinerama campaign so far:

In the last few weeks I have sent out all of our NAIT Student Association VIP card sponsorship packages. I have been attending meetings and cashing cheques from all the major bars in Edmonton! Thus far I have raised $5,300!! Pretty exciting and I am not even done getting sponsors AND haven’t even started selling the cards! We also are hosting a Shinerama Climb for Shine Night on July 18th where people come out and rock climb for a night; this is projected to raise $500. Then on August 7th we are hosting the first annual Shinerama Fun Run; which is projected to make $2000!!

As the summer continues, I am getting very excited about the campaign. Once we start selling the VIP cards to students, the big money will start to roll in! I hope to meet my goal of $20,000 and am excited to see what the year brings! I’m 25% there already and there is no slowing down in sight!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer and enjoying your campaign! Shinerama love! Also I have taken up twitter; it’s a confusing relationship!

Teagan Gahler
2010 Shinerama Coordinator, NAIT Student Association
Twitter: @teagangahler

University of Manitoba - Buck-A-Suck Success!

Hello Shinerama Nation!

All the way from the University of Manitoba this is an update on our Buck-A-Suck nights.

Team U of M has been super hard at work for the last three months trying to make strategical improvements to our campaigns from prior years. In the past, we’ve only attended one bar in the same night to sell suckers. This year we have learned quickly that we capitalise best when we break into teams and arrange to have groups at two or three bars per night. At one of our recent Buck-A-Suck nights, we attended two bars and broke the all time record by raising $800! If that wasn't enough, we beat that milestone during our last Buck-A-Suck where we attended three bars and fundraised over $1,230!!

As we continue to do more events throughout the summer, Eric and I have noticed the sheer potential that someone with a sales background can bring to the team. Therefore, a new Sales Coordinator position was opened on our committee! We were very lucky to find an individual who has great sales experience and at his first Buck-A-Suck night, he fundraised $330 by himself in less than two hours. No one before that had ever raised more than $175 in a single night!

Our other volunteers have also been amazing - at the end of the night they had a single donation of over $100 for the remainder of their bucket of suckers (Bryan in the blue shirt is the highest donor for the year donating $120). Trying to get donations at the end of the night from groups or individuals for the remainder of suckers has proven to be a great strategy.

Our team has an amazing Shinerama spirit and drive - we keep on surpassing goals and enjoying the journey. Below I have attached some pictures of our Buck-A-Suck nights.

Hope you all are having a fantastic time with your campaigns, best of luck teams!

Jonty Chandrasena
2010 Shinerama Campaign Co-Chair, University of Manitoba
Web: www.umanitoba.ca/shinerama
Twitter: @uofm_shinerama

CBU Students' Union 10th Annual Shinerama Softball Tournament

The CBU Students’ Union is holding it’s 10th Annual Shinerama Softball tournament on September 11, 2010 and it’s always a great success!

Registration is in teams of 15 with a maximum of ten teams (if you want to get the tournament done in one day). Each player pays $20 to participate in the event and their registration includes a Shinerama softball t-shirt! The teams all get the same designed shirt, but each team gets to pick a colour for their shirt. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.

You can book a field in your local community and then borrow the equipment from a sporting store or recreation centre.

The rules are VERY simple. Here’s how our tourney works!

1. One new ball must be brought to the field by each team. It should be a softball suitable for lob ball play. Bats and gloves are the responsibility of the team.
2. Each team will be guaranteed two games during the tournament.
3. No touching home plate.
4. No sliding.
5. Each game will consist of six innings or one hour, whichever comes first.
6. There is a five run limit per inning except for the final inning where there is a no runs limit.
7. Batting order must be posted prior to game start and every third person up to bat must be a female.
8. Foul balls hit with two strikes count as a third strike.
9. There must be four women on the field at all times.
10. In the event of inclement weather, the tournament will be re-scheduled.
11. All teams are required to field a full team (with a minimum of four women) at their specified game time at their specified field or else risk forfeiting their game to the opposing team.
12. Standings within each division are ranked by head-to-head matchups, then +/-.
13. One home run per team per inning. Additional home runs are outs.
14. This is for charity so play safe and have fun!

Really, that’s it, that’s all! It’s a relatively simple event to plan with really great results. At CBU, we LOVE having the softball tourney every year and the students love it too!

Jenn Howarth

VP Student Life, Cape Breton University

Official Shinerama Conference Group Photos!

We've added the Shinerama Conference group photos to our Flickr account. Click HERE! to view

MSVU Students Shine Tall Ship Silva

It was a cold and cloudy day in Halifax on Tuesday, June 1st, but it did not break their spirit! A group of students from Mount Saint Vincent University shined Tall Ship Silva to kick off their 2010 Shinerama campaign. Now shined from bow to stern, the Tall Ship Silva is ready for its summer adventures and so is the MSVU Students’ Union with a jam-packed summer of Shinerama events.

Staff from the MSVU Public Affairs gave out hot chocolate to all the Shiners and Z103.5 radio was on sight to help shine Silva. MLA, Diana Whalen, MSVU Interim President, Alexa McDonough, CCFF Development Coordinator, Pamela Barnes and CCFF President NS Chapter, Colin Fox were also there to help kick-off their 2010 campaign. As they gave Silva a good cleaning, some buzz was floating around downtown Halifax as people walking by asked questions and donated money. Halifax Metro News also posted a picture in their paper the following day.

To check out the MSVU Students’ Union 2010 Shinerama campaign, visit http://www.mountstudents.ca/.

Follow MSVU on Facebook (search MSVU Students’ Union) and on Twitter (@UMSVU)

Michelle Forsey

MSVU, Shinerama Sponsorship Coordinator

 

Photos - Shinerama National Leadership Conference!

Hi all you Shiney-Happy People!

Tracey and I have finally had a moment to sit down and look through some of the awesome photos taken during the National Leadership Conference this past May 21-24 in London, ON.

Click here: Flickr - Shinerama National Leadership Conference 2010 and enjoy :)

Alexis Levenson

Development Associate, Special Events

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation