MINI-CHALLENGE ARCHIVE (2008/2009)
April 8, 2009
The Video Challenge starts today!
A big thank you to all teams that participated in the Get Creative for Cash Challenge! We will be announcing the winners soon. Now it's time to launch our final mini-challenge!
For this advocacy challenge, each participating team is asked to create a video that will introduce potential participants to the 2009/2010 Darfur Challenge beginning in September 2009.
Don't have access to a video or digital camera? We will also accept scripts/screenplays that outline your vision for the video in writing. We may consider getting your script filmed.
The winning team will have its video prominently displayed on the Darfur Challenge website!
Video length:
Videos should not exceed 2 minutes. If you chose to only create the script, make sure to time it to see how long it takes.
Judging criteria:
- creativity of approach
- ability to compel other students to join the Darfur Challenge
- adherence to the time limit
Deadline:
You have until May 2 to complete your video or script, and we must receive a copy of your video or script by Monday, May 11.
Important to remember:
The major focus of the video should not be to simply describe the humanitarian concerns in Darfur or to provide background about the crisis. The goal of the video is to highlight the advocacy and fundraising projects of your DC team and to emphasize why participating in the Darfur Challenge is meaningful to you. In these ways, you can encourage other students to join the Challenge!
It's easy to take part in our Video Challenge!
1. BRAINSTORM different approaches with your fellow team members. Will your video discuss your own fundraising and advocacy campaigns? Think about why you think it's important for Canadian students to engage in these issues, and what would encourage others to do so. Feel free to discuss your ideas with your Darfur Challenge Communication Officer.
2. CHOSE an idea that is feasible and will work well in this format. Pay attention to the time limit!!
4. SEND in your video or script! You can e-mail scripts to info@darfurchallenge.org. Videos should be burned to CD or DVD and mailed to the following address:
The Darfur Challenge
C/O The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network
P.O. Box 56094
Montréal, QC
H3Z 3G3
Good luck everybody, and remember that your video can make an important statement about Canadian student advocacy on Darfur. Your actions mean a great deal to the children and youth in Darfur.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions!
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January 26, 2009
The Fund-Raising Challenge has begun!
Thanks once again to all teams that participated in the Postcard Challenge. Now it's time to launch our next mini-challenge, Get Creative for Cash!
For this fund-raising challenge, there will be 2 winners!
- the team that fundraises in the most creative way
- the team that raises the most money
The two winning teams will get to choose from a selection of awesome prizes: American Apparel $50 gift certificates and signed items from well-known Canadian performers like Hedley, Faber Drive, and Sarah McLachlan!!
Participants will have until Friday, March 13th to raise money, so start planning today!
ItŐs easy to take part in our Fund-raising Challenge!
1. BRAINSTORM different ways to fundraise with your fellow team members. Feel free to consult our Fundraising Ideas guide and our Events Planning guide.
2. CHOSE the idea that you think will work best at your school or in your community, and start planning!
3. TAKE PHOTOS / VIDEOS of your
fund-raising activities and e-mail them to us along with a short description! (MANDATORY for all participants.)
4. SEND in your collected money by cheque or money order. We must receive your money by no later than March 25th for your team to be eligible for prizes. (Cheques should be made out to The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network. Cash will NOT be accepted!)
5. REMEMBER to include your school name and address on the envelope, so there is no confusion about who collected the funds and who should be awarded prizes!
Send all cheques to:
The Darfur Challenge
C/O The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network
P.O. Box 56094
Montreal, QC
H3Z 3G3
Good luck everybody, and remember: you are making a difference for kids in Darfur! The funds you raise will go towards the advocacy work of The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network and the on-the-ground projects of War Child Canada in Darfur. Your actions mean a great deal to the children and youth in Darfur.
FUND-RAISING CHALLENGE PRIZES:
Each of the 2 winning teams gets to choose 4 items from the following prizes:
 
In addition, the photos and videos of the winning teams will be featured on the Darfur Challenge website.
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January 21, 2009
Announcing the winning team of the Postcard Challenge!
We would like to thank all the teams who took part in this first mini-challenge! The time and energy that you devoted to this challenge has paid off and your postcards will soon be delivered to the Prime Minister of Canada.
The top 3 teams:
1. STAND: Magee Chapter at Magee S.S. in Vancouver, BC with 401 postcards
2. Increase the Peace at Lockview H.S. in Fall River, NS with 185 postcards
3. Global Awareness Committee at Inverness Academy in Inverness, NS with 163 postcards
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone!
Learn more about the winning team.
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November 5, 2008
The Darfur Challenge begins with an exciting Postcard Challenge!
Dear participants,
The official launch of this yearŐs Darfur Challenge has come Đ and we hope you are as excited as we are!
To kick off the campaign, we have a special advocacy challenge for participants, and a chance to win exciting prizes! ItŐs called the
Postcard Challenge. Participants will have until the end of day on Monday, December 15th
to get as many Darfur/Sudan Peace Network postcards signed as possible!
ItŐs easy to take part in the Postcard Challenge! HereŐs how:
1. DOWNLOAD the postcard files at the following links:
double-sided postcards or single-sided postcards
2. PRINT as many copies as you need on regular printing paper.
3. COLLECT signatures and messages from as many people as possible. (Make sure to keep all of your signed postcards
together. DonŐt mail them back one by one!)
4. SEND all of your postcards back together (in ONE LARGE STAMPED ENVELOPE) to the Darfur Challenge team. All of
your postcards must be received by DECEMBER 15, 2008, so
mark it on your calendar!
5. REMEMBER to include your name and address on the
envelope, so there is no confusion about who collected the
postcards and who should be awarded prizes!
Send the completed postcards to:
The Darfur Challenge: Postcard Challenge
C/O The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network
P.O. Box 56094
Montreal, QC
H3Z 3G3
Participants collecting the most postcards as part of the Postcard Challenge will WIN PRIZES!
Middle/high school students can win the following:
- A copy of the Devil Came on Horseback DVD
- 5 "Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" T-shirts
- 15 "Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" buttons
Elementary school students can win the following:
- 3 copies of the Sudan Project books
- 5 "Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" T-shirts
- 15 "Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" buttons
Also, have you downloaded your participant kit yet? If not, download one here:
- kit for elementary school students
- kit for middle or high school students
Good luck everybody, and remember: you are making a difference for kids in Darfur! Each postcard you get completed will be hand delivered to the Prime Minister of Canada. He is going to know that you think that ending the crisis in Darfur is important!
POSTCARD CHALLENGE PRIZES:
The Devil Came on Horseback
A DVD documentary starring Brian Steidle
The Devil Came on Horseback exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it. Uses the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle. www.thedevilcameonhorseback.com
The Sudan Project:
Rebuilding with the People of Darfur
A book by Melissa Leembruggen
The Sudan Project is an engaging, informational book which helps educate young people about the life of displaced persons in the Darfur Region of Sudan, Africa. This is more than a book about the people in the Sudan, however. It is about ordinary people and the fact that everyone can make a difference in this world.
"Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" T-shirts
Courtesy of the Darfur/Sudan Peace Network, a national advocacy coalition: www.peacenetwork.ca .
"Darfur: DonŐt Look Away" Buttons
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