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Welcome to The Champion Portal!
Hello, Champions! This portal page gives you access to the resources you need to successfully deliver the Challenge to your teams in one place. Things like:
- Champion Rewards
- Promotional Resources
- Event Information
- Timeline (and downloadable calendars)
- Checklist
- Digital Image Consent
- Scorecard Reporting Link and Team Status
We will update this page as we have more information, so please check in regularly throughout the campaign.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Ozit Bittner ozit.bittner@trca.ca
Champion Rewards
The People Power Challenge wants to recognize all the work that you as Champions do by offering prizes for the effort you put in to help make PPC a success. Win any of five possible $50 gift cards exclusive to Champions only.
| Action | Reward |
|---|---|
| Newsletter signups – the highest number of signups to the PPC Newsletter by August 11 (in advance of the first newsletter release on August 12) | We have a Winner! $50 gift card – Nature’s Emporium |
| Green Living at the Village – In-Person Event at Black Creek Pioneer Village on August 25 – the highest number of employee participants | $50 gift card to the Book Wardrobe |
| Fall Tree Planting at Conservation Drive Park September 26 – the highest number of employee participants | $50 gift card to Terra Greenhouses |
| Key Activities – Social Impact – the highest number of submissions by October 28 | $50 gift card to Peace Collective |
| Key Activities – Climate Action – the highest number of submissions by October 28 | $50 gift card to The Truth Beauty Company |
Promotional Resources
PPG has assembled a collection of internal and external communication tools for all participating organisations. The copy and templates shared below are for you to use, modify or inspire you to create your own messaging.
Communication Templates (feel free to make changes to the text accordingly):
- Introductory E-Blast – This e-blast provides a brief introduction to the program, encourages your team to subscribe to the weekly newsletters, and participate in a kick-off event (should you opt to throw one).
- Social Impact E-Blasts for Social Impact and Climate Action– This copy will help you easily promote and explain each of the two campaigns for 2022. It provides details on what to expect, where to find more information and information on the in-person event for each campaign. There are also templates that a senior manager can share on their personal social media account(s) announcing your organization’s participation in this year’s Challenge
- Social Media Posts: Some suggested copy that will help you share the news of your team’s participation in the People Power Challenge and make it easy to implement. Please remember to use these with your personalized social media frames located on your individual Champion page. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #PPC2022 and earn points!
- Poster (to flatten the PDF once it’s filled in, click File, Print, and then choose Adobe PDF as the printer. It will save as a flattened PDF. )
Event Information
Green Living at the Village – In-Person Event at Black Creek Pioneer Village on August 25
Discover how our past relationship with the land can shape an eco-friendly future. Explore the good and bad of the 19th century. Encounter a time where single-use was a rarity and a stronger connection to the land was vital to success. Identify the surprising polluters of a bygone age – how golden wheat fields and picturesque country mills harmed local ecosystems. Uncover how the past teaches us to use less and rethink our relationship with the land today. Participation in this event will secure 500 points for your team.
Join us on August 25 for a private pre-opening tour (9:30-11:00 am) at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Once the tour ends, you can choose to stay in the village and connect with GTA’s cultural heritage (additional 150 points per attendee on the Activities Scorecard).
Registration will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. The Registration link will be shared shortly. The deadline for registration is August 11.
PPG Community Planting Event – Saturday, September 24
This year’s PPG Community Planting event will bring together the PPG community to spend a morning dedicated to enhancing our local environment! Participation in this event will secure 500 points for your team.
Date: Saturday, September 24
Location: Conservation Drive Park in Brampton.
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration: Please confirm your participation and team count by Tuesday, September 6. Each team is guaranteed up to ten spots. Registration and release forms will be provided shortly.
Campaign Checklist – What You Need to Do
During the Campaign
- Send campaign launch e-blast to staff/team participants
- Remind them to sign up for the PPC Newsletter
- Log in to the PPG website and add contacts to your group and make sure they login themselves (if you have a long list, you can send them to ozit.bittner@trca.ca or ask for a csv template to fill out and we’ll upload them for you)
- Put up posters in public spaces
- Post your participation on social media
- Host a PPC Launch Party and share a webinar link for those who could not attend (PPG can help with this. Email ozit.bittner@trca.ca and we can present a PPC orientation presentation)
- Register participants for the two in-person events (Green Living at the Village and Tree Planting)
- Encourage employees to complete scorecard activities and send photo proof
- Celebrate employee actions by sharing photos via intranet, social media, or other platforms
- Track scorecard activities
- Distribute prizes to reward staff for participating
CHALLENGE WRAP-UP
- Share success stories and campaign impact Final report (PPG staff will send to Champion)
- Host a wrap-up celebration if desired
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Ozit Bittner ozit.bittner@trca.ca
PPC Timeline
- August 4: Peer-to-Peer Learning Session – 2pm
- August 9- September 16: Social Impact
- August 25: Green Living at the Village
- September 19- October 28: Climate Action
- September 24: Tree Planting
- November 30: Final Report
You can also make your own calendar with this fillable calendar
Consent for Digital Images
Please complete the form below before accessing your personal Champion pages and uploading content.
Consent for Digital Images
As part of my participation in the People Power Challenge, I understand and agree that all images, video, or audio files submitted during the course of this challenge including my likeness or others may be shared (“Digital Image”) by or on behalf of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (“TRCA”). “Digital Image” includes video recording, photographs and any image technology. I hereby authorize and give my full consent to TRCA and its assigns, successors, officers, directors, employees, agents, officials, servants, and representatives, to use, reproduce, edit, exhibit, display, broadcast, distribute, and create derivative works of the Digital Image in all forms and media by TRCA for purposes of publicity, advertising, sale and promotion including but not limited to use in flyers, brochures, web site, digital media, videos, displays, publications, presentations, or other electronic form or media and general TRCA promotion throughout the world. I hereby assign all rights in the Digital Image to TRCA and hereby waive all rights in and to the Digital Image including any rights to royalties or other compensation and any moral rights arising from or relating to the use of the moral rights I may have in my likeness/image and/or the Digital Image. I expressly release TRCA and its, assigns, successors, officers, directors, employees, agents, officials, servants, and representatives, from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with any such use of the Digital Image, including, without limitation, any and all claims for invasion of privacy, copyright, infringement of my right of publicity, defamation (including libel and slander), or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast, exhibition or other exploitation of the Digital Image. I give this release voluntarily, with full understanding of its contents and with the knowledge that the TRCA is relying on the foregoing.
Scorecard and Team Status
Please select your logo to transport to your personal scorecard reporting page. These pages are locked and require a password to access. Please connect with ozit.bittner@trca.ca if you do not have your password or if you misplace it (or wish to change it).
Here you will see the same items that are on the PPC Activities page, only here you can follow the instructions and upload all image files, input any reporting, or answer any questions to give you points. Please ensure that the correct images/files are associated with the matching activity. The files you upload must be in the formats listed and should have any special characters in the title (other than underscore or hyphen). You can submit your form(s) as many times as you wish (or is permitted) throughout the duration of the program.
