The Challenge

By registering to join a community league team, individuals will have the chance to demonstrate their energy, creativity, and commitment to sustainability. Passports will be given to each registered team participant to provide key event and sponsorship information, as well as provide a method of obtaining precious participation points for your team.

The 4 key events established for the Edmonton Community Challenge throughout June 2010 are: the Neighbourhood Clean Up, 24 Hour Bike Repair-a-Thon, “Can It” Challenge, and the Photo Scavenger Hunt. In addition to these 4 key events, there will be other great events occurring in the city of Edmonton where you can gain points just by showing up. Check out the Calendar section for a list of these events, dates, and further details.

Above all, have fun and strive to make a difference in your own backyard. Great communities help build great cities!!!

The Reward

You can gain the most points for your team just by participating! The goal of the Challenge is to encourage participation through a fun, friendly, charitable event, with the winning community league receiving a community fund, as well as individual door prizes for all participants. The team with the most points by the end of June, will receive a community fund that will be used by the Community League they represent, for a project that directly benefits the local neighborhood.

Other great rewards as a result of participating – having fun with your family and friends, getting to know your neighbors, making a difference in your own backyard and in the lives of Edmontonians in need.

The Passport

The passport is key for your attendance to any event. It is your proof of participation in the Challenge, and your ticket into the 4 key events. Always bring your passport with you when you are attending all events and get it stamped to ensure that your participation is counted towards points for your team!

All passports must be handed in by June 26th in order have your points tallied for your team! You can drop them off at the EFCL or Next Gen Offices prior to June 26th, or at the “Can It” Challenge registration table on June 26th.

The Events

The 4 key events are listed below. For a listing of all events that can help your team gain points, as well as other great events in the city, please view the Calendar here.

Event Information:

Pancake Breakfast
Neighborhood Clean-up
24 Hour Bike Repair-a-Thon
“Can It” Challenge
Photo Scavenger Hunt
Bikeology Festival & other great Edmonton events

Pancake Breakfast

Kick off your summer in style with a free pancake breakfast for all participants in the Edmonton Community Challenge! Each participant who attends will win a point for their team!

Date: June 5, 2010
Location: 7103-105th St NW, south of Scona High School
Time: 8:30am to 11:30am
Points: 1 pt per participant
Supplies needed: Bring your passport and appetites!

Neighbourhood Cleanup

Give your community a makeover by participating in the Neighbourhood Cleanup! With materials provided by Capital City Clean Up, teams will earn points for the number of participants and amount of waste and recyclables collected. Money from recycled bottles, collected anytime between June 5th to June 26th will be donated to the Youth Emergency Shelter Society. Bonus points will be awarded for great ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos of notable areas where your team may have gone above and beyond just picking up garbage.

Date: June 5, 2010
Location: city-wide
Time: open
Points System: Total possible points = 200 pts

Place	Participation	Donations to YESS	Best Before/After Photos
1	75	75	50
2	65	65	45
3	55	55	40
etc	etc to 10pts min	etc to 10pts min	etc to 10pts min

Your team will receive a minimum of 10 pts just for completing a task.

In order to prove participation in the event, a group photo or individual photos of each participant holding up their passports must be submitted to the ECC via flickr.com. For more instruction on how to set up this account, pls refer to your team captain’s information package.

For the donations to YESS, please submit cash or cheques PRIOR to JUNE 26th (addressed to “Youth Emergency Shelter Society”) with a dated receipt from the recycling depot where the bottles were returned. Please drop off envelopes labeled ‘ATTN: Next Gen’ to either the Next Gen Office (11th floor CN Tower, 10004-104 Ave) or the EFCL Office (7103-105th St). Be creative! Bottle drives, gathering bottles from your garage, all methods of collection are acceptable. This is a great way to get your local school involved!

24 Hour Bike Repair-a-Thon

Change gears by bringing your bike down to a Bike Repair-a-Thon, hosted by the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society. Team members will receive points for bringing in their bikes for a tune-up, and bonus points will be awarded for donating adult bikes to the EBC.

Date: June 12, 2010
Location: 10047-80th Ave NW, access through back alley only (see map)
Time: Sat 6:00pm thru to Sun 6:00pm
Points System: Total possible points = 200 pts

Place	Participation	Bike Donations
1	100	100
2	90	90
3	80	80
etc	etc to 10pts min	etc to 10pts min

Your team will receive a minimum of 10 pts just for completing a task.

Bring your passport with you to ensure entry to the event, and so that your participation is counted towards points for your team!

“Can It” Challenge

Get creative for a worthy cause at the “Can It” Challenge! Hosted by The Works Art & Design Festival, teams will make sculptures in the theme of the Festival, “Earth, from donations of dried or canned foods. Points will be awarded for the number of participants, amount of food donated, and the creativity of the sculptures. Only 15 teams can be accommodated due to space considerations, however all teams can participate in the food donation portion of the challenge. So make sure you register early to secure a space!

Date: June 26, 2010
Location: Churchill Square, The Works Art & Design Festival
Time: 9:30am to 4:00pm
Points System: Total possible points = 200 pts

Place	Participation	Canned/Dry Food Donations	Best Sculpture
1	50	75	75
2	45	65	65
3	40	55	55
etc	etc to 10pts min	etc to 10pts min	etc to 10pts min

Your team will receive a minimum of 10 pts just for completing a task.

Submit your team design (in writing, no need for an elaborate submission) and description of how the design incorporates the Festival theme, “Earth”, no later than Friday June 11th to nextgen@edmonton.ca.

Always bring your passport with you when you are attending all events to ensure that your participation is counted towards points for your team!

Photo Scavenger Hunt (max 150 pts)

Picture this: your team getting huge points for taking snapshots of the best events and landmarks that Edmonton has to offer! Get your cameras ready for a month long Photo Scavenger Hunt, where points will be awarded based on the number of successful photographs obtained. The photos will be submitted to the ECC via flickr.com. Pick up the Scavenger Hunt information packages at the June 5th Kick-Off Pancake Breakfast. A break down of point allocation for this event will be provided in these information packages.

Bikeology Festival & other great Edmonton events! (max 150 pts)

Gear up for a month of bike-friendly events held during the Bikeology Festival! Bikeology promotes biking through a variety of interactive and engaging activities, and teams will receive points for their participation at each Festival event. Encourage all team members to take part in as many Bikeology events as possible.

Other events occurring throughout the month of June where participation will help you gain points for your team are will be added soon. These events will be shown in BLUE on the calendar. Keep checking back for more updates!