National
Rally Day - Ontario
May 15, 2010
National Rally Day is a chance
to link Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada
Members
in a celebration of Guiding and our 100th anniversary.
On May 15, 2010, Girl Guides across Canada
will join together in large scale events in
each province. www.2010.girlguides.ca
In keeping with the national
direction, Rally Day across Ontario is meant
to be as large a gathering as possible of our
members in celebration of our 100th Anniversary.
Large events are remembered for many years
as being special, with the girls feeling that
they are a part of something larger than their
immediate community. In order to accommodate
widespread attendance, maximize publicity about
Guiding and also to be able to deliver the
most cost effective event possible, Ontario
Council has decided to hold Rally Day in four
locations;
Toronto - Ontario Place - 7657
and counting!
Sudbury - Bell Park - 486 and counting!
Ottawa - Parliament Hill - 1563 and
counting!
Thunder Bay - Current River Park -119 and
counting!
Event Time
9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. *
(* each locations time may vary, timing will be sent out in Confirmation Package
One)
*Ontario Place will be closed to the public
on May 15, 2010. All Rally Day participants
must be preregistered.
As Rally Day will be the focus of the May 15
weekend, Guiding properties across Ontario
will not be available for booking unless it
is a sleepover accommodation for those attending
Rally Day. We also request no other events
are running that weekend.
We know that there may be interest
in more local celebrations of the 100th. Wonderful,
however the weekend of May 15th is ‘reserved’ for
the National Rally Day celebrations. Local
Specialty Communities wishing to plan local
events should consider
other dates.
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• Confirmed
bus pick up location
• Rally day site map
• Program
Activities (Zones)
• What
to Pack
• Sign
in procedures
• Health
and Safety (Safe Guide)
• FAQs
Click on the location
below for Confirmation
Package One information. This information
is e-mailed to the Contact Guider noted on the registration.
Toronto Ottawa Sudbury Thunder
Bay (coming soon)
Registration
I WANT TO REGISTER Final
date to register will be March 27, 2010
Toronto -
Ontario Place Click
here
Sudbury -
Bell Park Click
here
Ottawa -
Parliament Hill Click
here
Thunder
Bay - Current River Park Click
here
Who
can come and how much will it cost?
$35 each for active Girl and Adult Members and parents as part of your supervisory
team.
You may choose to fundraise with your girls in order
to assist with the cost of attending.
Just like a trip to camp, you can plan to fundraise
to offset
the cost, determine how much may be offset and communicate
with the parent the "plan" and the estimated
amount.
Units registering prior to March 1 can defer
payment until that date. Unit payments will be
transferred from centralized banking on March 1,
2010. Unit registration received after March 1
until the 21 will have payment transfered three
to five business days after the registration.
All Units must register online and provide
payment using Unit banking transfer function. As
of March 2, 2010, registration will open for all
Adult Members who are not volunteering or attending
with a Unit. How
do I know what Rally Day Location to attend?
Units are asked to attend the Rally Day as indicated on the map below.


Can we attend another Rally Day Location:
We are encouraging Units to attend a specific location in order to optimize transportation
and also wish to ensure that we do not exceed venue capacity. Should your Unit
choose to attend Rally Day in another location than suggested due to extenuating
circumstances we will handle the request on an individual basis. Please contact program.manager@guidesontario.org with
your request. Requests will be processed once we determine that girls in the
original catchment are accommodated. In some cases your registration will be
confirmed as late as March 1, 2010.
No changes to
existing registrations can be made after February 22. A girl in my Unit
wants to attend but I am not taking my Unit,
can she register without me?
There is no individual girl registration as we must meet Safe Guide ratios.
Girls must be registered with a Unit. Perhaps she can register with another
Unit going from your community? Guiders are encouraged to attend so girls don’t
miss out on this event!
Can I register using
a Credit Card, my P-Card or cheque?
Units must pay using Unit Transfer function. This means you must be set up
on the Centralized Banking System. Click
here for more information about setting up a Unit Banking Account. Adults
only registering after March 2 2010 may use a personal credit card.
Confirmation Package
Two– Provided at Rally Day location:
• Meal Tickets
• Colour-coded wrist bands for your group (these will indicate in which “Zone” you
would begin)
• Printed site map
• Printed Emergency Procedures for the day
• Rally Day Passport for each participant
For assistance
while registering online call
1-877-323-4545 ext 2487, Monday to Friday during business hours or e-mail: Program.admin@guidesontario.org
Registration
fees for cancellations within one month (Beyond
April
15) of the event are only
refundable
under special circumstances. If a refund is expected,
a request must be received, in writing, at Ontario
Guide House, within 30 days of the event, and must
include supporting documentation such as a doctor’s
note or death certificate.
For
Adult registration : An administration
charge of $25.00 will be applied for each NSF cheque
received.
Rally Day Volunteers
Don’t miss out on volunteering for
one of the most exciting events – Rally Day!
Rally Day is taking place on May 15, 2010 at 4 locations
across Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury and Thunder
Bay. Many opportunities to volunteer exist in Program
Delivery, Security, Food Services, Site Services,
Sleepover Coordination, Transportation, Campfire/Opening
and Entertainment! Click here to submit your interest: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?MID=1213&state=step2direct&event=50000005194457
Parent Letters
Use the following letter templates to create your
own letter to parents. If you live in an area where
busing is being provided (check the bus route and
registration form) choose the Letter to Parents
(with
transportation) version. If you are using
local transit or other means of transportation
choose, Letter to Parents (no
transportation).
To assist parents in making payments think about
setting up three installments. Remember to subtract
any fundraising that your Unit has done from the
Rally Day cost when setting up an installment plan.
Remember this is only a template and your Unit may
have other information you would like to share with
parents about Rally Day that could be added.
Rally Day Poster
Get your Girls excited and inform parents of the
BIG day by printing out this Poster for your Unit
meeting space!
Rally
Day Banner
Click
here to view PDF.
Rally
Day Hair band
Click
here to view PDF.
Rally
Day Swap 6 Craft Ideas
Click
here to view PDF.
Have you entered the Rally Day contest yet?
Your Unit can win free registration to Rally Day!
Wondering how? It’s easy! Together as a Unit,
create a piece of artwork that embodies the spirit
of 100 years and the Guiding Movement!
Submissions can be photographs, PowerPoint presentations,
videos or anything else as long as it can be e-mailed!
The submission must be e-mailed to program.coord@guidesontario.org.
The deadline is March 1, 2010. A
random draw will be used to choose the winning Unit.
Submissions will be used at Rally Days across the
province, so please make sure that if you are using
pictures of girls, that they have their IR.1’s
recorded in iMIS.
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