Sponsor a Child for a Day at Cityfarm

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Stumped as to what to give everyone on your Christmas list? Already dreading the prospect of fighting the crowds in the malls?

Cityfarm has a suggestion. We can help you get your Christmas shopping done early and with no fuss. No driving. No shopping in busy malls. No ribbons or wrapping required. And – a real bonus – a gift with long-lasting value, one that will benefit children and youth, both now and in the future. It costs about $50 for a child to spend a day at Cityfarm. Located on a four-acre site on Riverbend Market Gardens in northeast Edmonton, Cityfarm is a place for city kids to “dig in”. They build forts, plant pumpkins and marigolds, dig potatoes, chase butterflies, savour the sweet taste of a tomato ripe from the vine, and get their hands (and clothes) dirty while feeding potato bugs to chickens, collecting eggs, and baking muffins in a clay oven. It’s a place where kids discover that carrots grow in dirt, are not all evenly cylindrical in shape and are actually very yummy.

How can you get involved?

Sponsor one child for a day at Cityfarm for $50 (or several for a larger donation).
Sponsor a child on behalf of a gift to someone else.
Mention this gift preference to friends and family, asking them to direct the amount for the gift they were going to buy for you towards sponsoring a child at Cityfarm in your name.
Invite colleagues and fellow employees to participate by pooling the amount generally used in the company Christmas gift exchange towards sponsorship of a child.
Contribute an individual or company/organization (group) prize (or prizes).
Forward the pdf file of the flier (attached/enclosed) to friends and family on your contact list.

What will this gift give you?

The satisfaction of helping a child better understand the complexity of growing food, the benefits of eating healthy food and exposure to a healthy outdoors experience in a positive and supportive community.

Prizes!

Eligibility for pretty cool prizes! The individual and the company/organization sponsoring the most children will be treated to a dinner for four with wine pairings at one of the city’s favourite dining spots: The Blue Pear, an Original Fare restaurant.
THE FIRST 200 PEOPLE SPONSORING A CHILD FOR will receive a hard cover copy ($40 value) of Lois Hole’s “I’ll Never Marry a Farmer”, donated by Holes Greenhouses & Garden Ltd. www.holesonline.com
The individual or group (corporate, organization) to sponsor the most children at Cityfarm for a Day will received a complementary dinner for four with wine pairings from The Blue Pear (www.thebluepear.com) restaurant (estimated value $800).
Draw Prizes: prizes drawn from all donors:
- Dinner for 2 (without alcohol) at The Dish and the Runaway Spoon ($70 value) (www.thedishandspoon.com).
- Set of 12 steak knives from Butchers and Packers (www.butchersandpackers.com)
- Adidas jacket, Adidas golf shirt, travel alarm, from The Co-operators (www.cooperators.ca)
- City of Edmonton Community Services has donated a gardening bag with tools, visors and a cloth brief case.

How can you get others involved?

Encourage fellow employees to sponsor a child for a day, either individually, or collectively.
Challenge employees from competitors to match the number of children your company is sponsoring.
Place fliers in staff rooms or other suitable locations.
Include the pdf of the flier on your company website with an invitation to participate/support.
Include this message or the pdf in any other promotion (e.g. newsletters).

We believe that the impact Cityfarm makes on 1100 annual visitors (many from disadvantaged areas) makes a huge difference, not just on the actual day, but also in developing healthy lifestyle habits.

Please consider supporting our Christmas Sponsor a Child for a Day at Cityfarm. Thank you!

For more information contact:
Louisa Bruinsma: louisa@city-farm.org

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