Events

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The Toronto Athletic Club will be hosting the 19th annual Dennis Goodfellow Memorial Squash Tournament on behalf of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario.

Wednesday April 24 and Thursday 25, 2013

 

The event includes sixteen; three-person singles teams and six doubles teams in a friendly but competitive tournament. The bonus opportunity is to see and possibly compete against some of the top pros and juniors in the country. The evening matches will commence at approximately 4:00 pm. 

 

Thanks to the generous support of our past sponsors and participants (see below for 2012 participants), this tournament will have raised over half a million dollars towards JA programs such as “Economics for Success”, “Dollars with Sense”, and Company Program. The net funds raised have funded program delivery to over 1,100 classrooms or 29,500 kids in the GTA and surrounding area

 

Junior Achievement of Central Ontario provides relevant business and economics programs delivered by business volunteers/advisors who share their practical experience. The Boston Consulting Group’s 2011 Impact Study reported that JA creates an annual return of $45 for every one dollar spent, in terms of societal prosperity by helping youth stay in school; encouraging new businesses; and providing today’s youth with valuable skills they will need to participate and succeed in a global economy.  That translates into a $22 million impact on Canada’s economy –directly attributed to the funds this squash event has raised.

 

Ways you can support this event:

 

·         Corporate sponsor:  $1,000

  • Team Sponsor entry fee: $900 for a three member singles team and $600 per doubles team.
  • Provide a prize for the on-site, in-event raffle

This is an excellent opportunity to get together with colleagues, team with a client or take down a competitor!

 

The entry fee includes:

1) the ever popular, limited edition, everyone wants one, dry-fit JA tournament shirt.

2) dinner and drinks on both evenings.

3) spectacular raffle prizes

4) the opportunity to win and be recognized on the prestigious tournament trophy – on permanent display at the Toronto Athletic Club. 

 

The 2012 singles winner was IBM led by the fearless, non-playing and now retired captain: Matt Giliberto.  The repeat doubles winner was Laramide Resources captained by Marc Henderson.

 

Secure your spot… today!

 

We are limited to 16 singles + 6 doubles teams so please let me know if you are interested in sponsoring the event and/or entering a team.

 

To secure your spot, please contact Roy Fraser at  rfraser@deloitte.ca.

Junior Achievement of Central Ontario hosts a variety of special events each year that cater to many different interests. These events are designed to bring awareness of JACO in an enjoyable atmosphere, while raising funds to help the JACO deliever programs to more than 76,000 students across the Toronto, Peel, Halton, Simcoe, York and Durham regions.
For more information please contact Jillian Brown, Special Events Manager, at 416-360-5252.
 
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Interested in planning an event to benefit Junior Achievement of Central Ontario?
Benefit events can take many forms from golf tournaments and wine tastings to bake sales, bowling nights and fundraising parties. We are open to exploring these ideas and others with you. We are fortunate to receive numerous requests to partner with companies and individuals. To ensure that all the events we align with will match with our vision, mandate and goals, we would ask that you contact us at info@jacentralontario.org to review your event idea.
 
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