Kiwanis EC&C & CNIB:

Champions for Children with Vision Loss
2007-2008 Partnership Program

Sponsorship of CNIB Braille Ruler - $75,000 Goal

CNIB’s Responsibility:

• Print 100,000 co-branded braille rulers (English & French), wording & design to be approved by CNIB;
  
  
• Distribute TBD number of rulers to our constituents within EC&C geographic boundaries;
  
  
• CNIB distributes the rulers:
  
  
• through our national health care professional education campaign;
• through our school outreach program and educational module;
• through conferences and community events across the country (e.g., Canadian Association of Optometrists, Canadian Ophthalmologic Society, Vision 2008, Word on the Street, Braille conference, TechoVision (Quebec), World Sight Day, Volunteer events, World Braille Day, Family Physician Conference, Canadian Library Conference, Research conferences etc.)
  
  
• Name and Logo on all literature used to promote the partnership (print and online), wording & design to be approved by CNIB;
  
  
• Prepare joint media advisories/releases to promote partnership at the EC&C level;
  
  
• Acknowledge partnership with a plaque displayed outside the child resource room on the main floor of CNIB’s national headquarters in Toronto for a period of five years, wording & design to be approved by CNIB;

• Acknowledge partnership in the “Thumbs Up” section of Vision (printed newsmagazine distributed to 65,000 people);
  
  
• Acknowledge Kiwanis and promote partnership on CNIB’s website (approx. 100,000 visits a month) with link to EC&C website. (Individual club donations can be promoted here as well.) www.cnib.ca/en/support/companies
  
  
• Acknowledge Kiwanis in CNIB’s Annual Review;
  
  
• Acknowledge Kiwanis on CNIB’s e-wall with a hyperlink to EC&C website.

Kiwanis’s Responsibility:

• Meet a fundraising goal of $75,000 by Sept. 31, 2008 – funding will be used to cover the cost of producing the braille rulers with the balance of funds raised going to support children’s services for children aged 0-6 (money to serve clients in community represented by the Kiwanis club);
  
  
• Distribute TBD number of rulers to your constituents within EC&C geographic boundaries;
  
  
• Invite and encourage CNIB to participate at Niagara Falls District Kiwanis Convention from August 6 – 9, 2008 and promote CNIB services and programs.

Notes:

• Rulers will be printed upon completion of project fundraising goal;
• A contract outlining the specific terms and conditions of the agreement will be drafted and signed by CNIB and Kiwanis officials once the project has been approved.

Champions for Children with Vision Loss

There is little doubt that CNIB and Kiwanis are leaders – in vision health and vision loss support and in community service. On our own, we accomplish so much. Now just imagine what we could do together!

CNIB greatly appreciates having the opportunity to present this proposal today and look very much forward to discussing it further in the near future. Together, we can indeed change the world one child, one community at a time.

Volunteer Opportunities for Kiwanis

CNIB is active in every region of the country, with over 10,000 volunteers working in offices and often traveling to provide support to people with vision loss in their homes and in rural communities.

How can you help?

A wide variety of essential and fulfilling positions are available for people who are interested in volunteering. Opportunities range from simple projects requiring only several hours of time such as selling Crocus Plants (Focus on Crocus Campaign) and Door-to-Door canvassing, to very involved, long-term commitments such as narrating talking books for the CNIB Library or participating in a Friendly Visitor Program.

Volunteer Today!

Quite simply, without volunteers, there would be no CNIB, so we encourage you to get involved today! Opportunities vary depending on the province and community in which you live. To learn more about how you can help in your community, please contact:

Ontario:                                    
Lindsay McLean
416-486-2500 ext. 7729
lindsay.mclean@cnib.ca

Quebec:

Dorothee Janet

514-934-4622 ext 245

dorothee.janet@cnib.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador:           
Carmelita Joy-Bolger
709-754-1180
carmelita.joy-bolger@cnib.ca

New Brunswick:                         
Cathy Schlichter
506-861-0261
cathy.schlichter@cnib.ca

Nova Scotia & PEI:                     
Toni Croft          
902-453-1480 ext. 227
toni.croft@cnib.ca

CNIB - Kiwanis Partnership Agreement