Calgary Corporate Challenge
Charity Challenge
Calgary Corporate Challenge provides fun, engaging team-building events throughout the year, highlighted by the annual Calgary Corporate Challenge September Games. The Charity Challenge component gives teams a series of opportunities to give and engage in meaningful ways so they can do good and be good (and also earn points in the standings). We are excited to be celebrating 17 years of being a Calgary Corporate Challenge Charity partner. Since 2005, more than $445,000 in food and funds has been raised by Calgary Corporate Challenge participants to help feed YYC.
GIVE FUNDS, GIVE MORE, GIVE GOODS
DONATE ONLINE
GIVE FUNDS
A donation of $250 will provide 20 Weekends and More Hampers. Select CCC Charity Challenge – Weekends And More Program in the donation form.
GIVE MORE
A donation of $525 will provide 5 Baby Hampers. Select CCC Charity Challenge – Baby Hamper Program in the donation form.
GIVE GOODS
A donation of $300 will provide 10 Hampers for the Homeless. Select CCC Charity Challenge – Homeless Hamper Program in the donation form.
Use the form to make your donation online or mail a cheque to:
Calgary Food Bank
Attn: Tara Wenzel
5000 11 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2Y5
Please include your Company Name to ensure your team receives your points.
Attend a virtual presentation
Give Awareness
(1 point)
Take a virtual tour and learn about the Calgary Food Bank. Please contact Tara Wenzel by email or 403-253-2059 ext. 206 to schedule your virtual presentation.
BUILD 10 Hampers for the Homeless
Give Goods (1 point)
The Hampers for the Homeless Program provides food to agencies that work with those experiencing homelessness in Calgary. Hampers provide short-term relief of hunger with easy to open, ready to eat, shelf stable food for one to two days. The estimated market value for a single hamper is $30.
This checklist is inclusive and calculated to fill ten hampers.
DONATE ITEMS TO BUILD 10 HAMPERS FOR THE HOMELESS
10 Pull-tab canned soups (small/medium cans)
10 Pull-tab canned beans (small/medium cans)
10 Pull-tab canned meat
10 Ready to eat noodle or rice bowls
10 Juice boxes
20 Meal replacement drinks (Ensure/Carnation Breakfast)
20 Milk 2 Go
10 Boxes of crackers
10 Packages of beef jerky
Collected hamper items will be accepted at the Charity Challenge Donation Drop-Off Event, the date is to be confirmed, please check back.
Would you prefer to virtually build 10 Hampers for the Homeless? Donate $300 online by selecting the CCC Charity Challenge – Homeless Hamper Program Fund.
VIRTUALLY BUILD 20 WEEKENDS AND MORE HAMPERS
Give Funds (1 point)
A donation of $250 will support 20 elementary
school students in Calgary.
Food insecurity can have lasting and devastating effects, especially on younger populations. Chronic hunger leads to attention problems, poor grades, chronic health conditions, nutrient deficiencies, and even depression. Feeding students has a positive impact on their academics, social interactions, and health. The Weekends and More Program ensures that hunger is not a barrier to learning.
The estimated market value for 20 Weekend and More hampers is $250. Donate online by selecting the CCC Charity Challenge – Weekends And More Program Fund.
VIRTUALLY BUILD 5 BABY HAMPERS
Give More (1 point)
A donation of $525 will support 5 of our youngest clients.
Baby hampers are provided as part of the Emergency Food Hamper Program. They are provided to our youngest clients – newborns and infants up to 12 months old. Hampers contain baby food, infant formula and/or diapers. On average we distribute 75 baby hampers a week. The estimated value of a single baby hamper is $105.
The estimated market value to provide 5 baby hampers is $525. Donate online by selecting the CCC Charity Challenge – Baby Hamper Program Fund.
GIVE BACK WITH THE CALGARY FOOD BANK
Give Back (1 point)
Option A: Virtual Food Bank Trivia
Test your knowledge of the Calgary Food Bank with this fun online trivia quiz!
Option C: Host your own event
Give back by hosting your own event, a virtual fundraiser, a food drive, the options are endless. Please contact Tara Wenzel by email to share your event details.
Option B: Social Media Challenge
Get social with us! For this challenge your team will need to make 3 posts to your public social media account between June 1 and 10, 2021. To make sure your team is awarded the point make sure to tag the Calgary Food Bank, Calgary Corporate Challenge, tag or mention your company and use the hashtag #YYCFoodBankChallenge.
- Create a meal using TWO or more wish list items as the primary ingredients.
- Donate a wish list item at a public donation location. Most local grocery stores have a donation bin.
- Plant a row of vegetables in your garden that will be donated to the food bank in the fall.
