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Supporting Our
Community |
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The Ottawa Triathlon Club is
committed to not only improve the health and
fitness of our members but also contribute
to the community as a whole. Since
being formed in October 2004, the club has
donated over $20,000 to charitable
organizations like those seen below.
Our annual goal, and one that we have
reached each of the last two years, is to
have our charitable contributions
equal 10% of our total revenue.
We come upon this target as it would match
local organizations such as the YM-YWCA. |
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Some details on our charity work: |
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- Our major fundraising effort each year is
the wholly volunteer operation of the
Ottawa Running Club.
- We are a member of
1% for the Planet,
organizations that donate 1% of their sales
to better the natural environment. In
fact, we are the longest serving 1% member
in all of the province of Ontario!
- Since our inception,
we have been a supporter of
The Ottawa Riverkeeper,
a science-based charity that helps to guard
the health and sustainability of the Ottawa
River.
- Our club is a
member and major sponsor of
Sole Responsibility. This grass roots organization
collects gently used running shoes and ships
them to those in need in Africa. |
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Here are some of the organizations that have
received support from the OTC: |
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Being Green |
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There are few recreational
pursuits that rely more on our natural
environment than triathlon. Pollution
and degradation of our water, air and land
can stop us from enjoying the sport we love. |
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The OTC is always trying to
decrease it's carbon footprint through
responsible and sustainable practices.
While we support The Ottawa Riverkeeper and
Sole Responsibility, both
environmentally-related organizations, we
also try to make the right decisions in
terms of the club's administration.
For example, thanks to this website and
online payment, our club is paperless.
We hope to further tweak our habits to help
change our little corner of the world. |
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Our head coach, Geordie McConnell,
occasionally writes for local magazines.
Here is an article
he wrote for IRun magazine that focuses on
how runners can make a difference in terms
of their impact on the world. |
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