In the Community
Have you ever wanted to host a local community event where children and youth have the opportunity to play together and be active in a safe environment? Do you live in a community that would benefit from an event that helps build partnerships with local businesses and recreation providers?
If your answer is YES to either of these questions then hosting a community-based Canada Games Day is your first step to helping your community become healthy, active and a great place to live!
What is a community Canada Games Day?
A community-based Canada Games Day is a mini sport and physical activity festival that is targeted at youth between the ages of 4-14. Activities are designed to engage participants and may include:
- opportunities to participate in different physical activity and sport programs;
- demonstrations by local athletes;
- celebrity physical activity and sport challenges;
- sport competitions;
- art, dance and musical performances;
- workshops and seminars; and
- information for youth and parents on physical activity, wellness and sport involvement.
Successful Canada Games Days will result from broad-based community partnerships involving local sport clubs, municipal recreation programs, schools, service clubs, public health officials, corporate sponsors and others with a stake in promoting physical activity, health and wellness help to work together in promoting successful Canada Games Days.
Why Is This Important?
For our children and youth this is an opportunity to be excited about physical activity and sport, to see heroes in action, and to dream, perhaps of one day participating in the Canada Games!
For communities, this is an exciting opportunity to work together on a manageable, focused event, to build capacity and social capital by strengthening relationships, and to promote the health and wellness of youth.
What Support Materials are Available to Community Organizers?
The Canada Games Council can provide support in organizing your community Canada Games Day by providing templates, resources, expertise, and promotional materials. The Canada Games Council can also help build partnerships between community hosts and national and provincial organizations that contribute to the Day. For a complete listing of support material available click here.
The Canada Games Council can provide support in organizing your community Canada Games Day by providing templates, resources, expertise, and promotional materials. The Canada Games Council can also help build partnerships between community hosts and national and provincial organizations that contribute to the Day. For a complete listing of support material available click here.
What kind of financial support is available for our Canada Games Day?
The host organizing committee can likely obtain financial support from several sources, including sponsors, sales (eg booth spaces at a Canada Games Day central location), municipal grants (cash or services in kind), community foundation grants, and so on. Ideally, hosting a Day will generate revenue for the host organization.
The host organizing committee can likely obtain financial support from several sources, including sponsors, sales (eg booth spaces at a Canada Games Day central location), municipal grants (cash or services in kind), community foundation grants, and so on. Ideally, hosting a Day will generate revenue for the host organization.
