Welcome Kit AUSTRALIA ZOO S SUNDAY 11 June Something for the whole family PROUDLY PRESENTED BY SCOUTS QUEENSLAND wildlifewarriors.org.au
Let s get started! In this kit you will find everything you need to participate in the Run on the Wild Side event of your choice and kickstart your fundraising for Wildlife Warriors. Every dollar you raise brings us one step closer to conserving wildlife and wild places. Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.... 3 Course map... 4 Event information and facilities... 5 Fundraising incentives... 7 Tips for boosting your fundraising.... 8 Raising money as a team... 10 If one man can make a difference, you can make a difference too... 11 Useful Templates.... 12 Email template to ask for donation Poster template to ask for sponsorship Thank you letter template 2
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors CAMBODIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION, CAMBODIA TRAFFIC SOUTH-EAST ASIA SUMATRAN TIGER CONSERVATION KERINCI SEMBLAT NATIONAL PARK, SUMATRA RHINO CONSERVATION OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY, KENYA CHEETAH CONSERVATION CHEETAH OUTREACH, SOUTH AFRICA CROCODILE RESEARCH CAPE YORK, AUSTRALIA GREY NURSE SHARK CONSERVATION EAST-COAST AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ZOO RESCUE UNIT/ AUSTRALIA ZOO WILDLIFE HOSPITAL BEERWAH KOALA RESEARCH AUSTRALIA Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd was initiated by Steve and Terri Irwin in 2002 as a way to include and involve caring people in the support and protection of injured, threatened and endangered wildlife from the individual animal to an entire species. Australia Zoo provides significant financial support to Wildlife Warriors, enabling 100 per cent of donations to go directly toward conservation projects. The internationally recognised charity is registered in Australia and the United States. Sponsorships and tax-deductible donations to Wildlife Warriors support the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, the Rescue Unit and various conservation projects throughout Australia and abroad. SAVING THOUSANDS OF LIVES AT THE AUSTRALIA ZOO WILDLIFE HOSPITAL The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital is now one of the largest and busiest of its kind in the world, treating thousands of animals every year. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it provides a free service to the community as well as educating and inspiring visitors to make a difference to our world through conservation. DID YOU KNOW? On average 6000 wildlife patients are admitted each year. The majority of patients are victims of car accidents and domestic pet attacks. Up to 100 koalas can be in care at any one time. The biggest threat to koalas after habitat loss is chlamydial disease. The Rescue Unit responds to wildlife emergency calls seven days a week. WHEN YOU SUPPORT AUSTRALIA ZOO WILDLIFE WARRIORS YOU CONTRIBUTE TO: Australian Projects Conserving grey nurse sharks on the east coast of Australia Helping save Australia s national icon - the koala Unlocking secrets about the saltwater crocodile Caring for sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. International Projects Protecting rhinoceros in Kenya Educating communities that live with Cambodian elephants Saving cheetah in South Africa Protecting the last Sumatran tigers Monitoring the illegal wildlife trade in South-East Asia. 3
course map START FINISH WHAT TIME DOES THE EVENT START? WHAT IS THE RACE DISTANCE? Registration Opens: 6AM Closes: 6:45AM Race: The Cheetah Run starts: 7AM The Kangaroo Run starts: 7:20AM The Echidna Walk starts: 7:20AM Kangaroo Run (1 LAP) Echidna Walk (1 LAP) Cheetah Run (2 LAPS) 4
Event Information and facilities WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY RACE KIT? Race Kits will be available to collect on the day of the event. Registrations will be open from 6AM so please ensure you arrive with plenty of time to collect your kit. WHAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN MY RACE KIT? Your race kit will include the following: Race Number Safety pins Sponsor Gift Pack WILL THERE BE A STORAGE AREA FOR BAGGAGE? No. Unfortunately we are limited for space in the event area so we will be unable to provide storage for your baggage. The organisers are not responsible for any clothing left at the start and lost items. We advise you to keep any money, valuables or important items with you at all times, safely secured in your car or with a trusted friend or family member at the race. CHILDREN, PETS AND MUSIC CAN I BRING MY PET DOG TO WALK THE COURSE WITH ME? No. As with most fun runs, for safety reasons, we will not permit any animals on the Zoo grounds. CAN I RIDE MY BIKE ALONGSIDE MY FRIEND WHO IS RUNNING? No. For safety reasons, bikes, handcycles, roller-skaters and rollerbladers are prohibited on the course or anywhere in the event area. This includes children s bikes and scooters. Only registered runners will have access to the run course to run or walk only. CAN I LISTEN TO MUSIC AS I RUN? For the safety of all participants, please leave your ipod/iphone/walkman/ portable music device or radio at home as you will need to follow instructions from our events team and volunteers around the course. CAN I BRING MY PRAM? Prams are permitted but for safety reasons, entrants pushing a pram will be required to start at the rear of each race. I HAVE A TODDLER, DO THEY HAVE TO PAY? Babies and infants who are pushed in prams or strollers do not have to register. But many parents do enter children younger than five into the race as they know the majority of their entry fee is going directly to Wildlife Warriors conservation projects. ARE THERE ANY RULES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN? Children under the age of 14 years who intend to run or walk the course must do so under the supervision of their parent or a guardian and must be registered for the event, wearing a race number. It is the right of the organisers to remove any person without a race number from the course. ARE PRAMS OR ASSISTED WHEELCHAIRS ALLOWED IN RUN ON THE WILD SIDE? Prams and assisted wheelchairs are permitted but for safety reasons, entrants pushing a pram and/or wheelchair will be required to start at the rear of each race. Children and babies travelling in prams or people in assisted wheelchairs are not required to be registered. + MEDICAL SUPPORT WILL THERE BE FIRST AID AVAILABLE? First aid is available at the start line and at the finish line of the course. If you feel unwell at any stage during your race, speak with any of the volunteers stationed around the course who will obtain assistance for you. 5
Event Information and facilities AFTER THE FINISH LINE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CROSS THE FINISH LINE? When you cross the finish line, please proceed through to Koala Central to grab a drink and check out our amazing market stalls. Be sure to stick around for the presentations with awards for the following events: Cheetah Fastest Runner Kangaroo Fastest Runner Best Dressed Individual Best Dressed Team Following the event we will also award the following: Highest Fundraising Individual Highest Fundraising Team 6
Fundraising incentives To celebrate the amazing achievements of our fundraisers, we have added some special incentives to reward your amazing efforts to help our cause to save one to save the species! By becoming a Wildlife Warrior, you will be showing your dedication and commitment towards the conservation of wild things and wild places! WIN GREAT PRIZES RAISE OVER $50 RAISE OVER $100 RAISE OVER $500 RAISE OVER $750 RAISE OVER $1,000 HIGHEST FUNDRAISING INDIVIDUAL** HIGHEST FUNDRAISING TEAM*** WW Water Bottle WW Navy/White Cap Wildlife Warriors Vol 1 DVD Wildlife Warriors Vol 2 DVD Echidna Encounter with Australia Zoo entry for FAM4 Cheetah Snapshot with Australia Zoo entry for two people * Ripper Rhino Encounter with Australia Zoo entry for up to eight people The highest fundraising individual and team will WIN a special tour of the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital with the Irwins! * Please note the encounter is available to guests aged 15 years and over. ** Please note to be eligible for the highest fundraising individual a min of $1,500 must be raised and banked by your unique Everyday Hero page by 11:59pm on 16 th June 2017. *** Please note to be eligible for the highest fundraising team a min of $2,000 must be raised and banked by your registered team members on their unique Everyday Hero page by 11:59pm on 16 th June 2017. WHY WE ASK EACH RUN ON THE WILD SIDE PARTICIPANT TO RAISE $500 Every $500 you raise, we are able to provide round the clock care for a critically ill or injured koala in our Mammals Intensive Care Unit for one day. At the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, we specialise in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of sick and injured koalas. While koalas currently aren t listed as an endangered species, 80% of koala habitat has been lost to human development including homes and businesses, as well as drought and fires. That makes life hard for an animal that needs eucalyptus forests to survive, like koalas do. Your $500 can go a long way and mean a great deal to a koala on its path to recovery helping us on our mission to save one, save the species. 7
TIPS FOR BOOSTING YOUR FUNDRAISING 1. PERSONALISE YOUR EVERYDAY HERO PAGE To make your Hero Page as engaging as possible, upload a photo of yourself so people recognise you. On your Hero page entry, explain why you are trying to raise money for Wildlife Warriors and why you want to make a difference. You can even mention the specific resources the money will contribute to, supporting our cause. $ 10 $ 25 $ 50 For just $10, you can help us feed an orphaned koala joey for one day. This will help us feed and provide a make shift pouch for an orphaned kangaroo joey for one week. Will help us provide warmth, shelter and food to an orphaned baby bird that has wandered from its nest and into harm s way. 2. DON T SET YOUR TARGET TOO LOW! You may be surprised by how much people are willing to contribute to help you reach your goal. Set your goals high and raise as much as you possibly can for Wildlife Warriors by trying to set an ambitious, but achievable target. 3. EMAIL YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY FIRST Send an email to close friends and family who are likely to be your most generous supporters, before asking others to donate. Make sure you send your Hero Page to friends and family who live overseas as 10% of all funds raised are donated from outside of Australia. 4. USE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA You can link your Hero Page to your social media (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) by clicking on the social media icons on your fundraising page or by posting your Hero Page URL to your own social media page. 5. CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL SIGNATURE Consider changing your email signature at work and/or at home to add a line at the bottom which includes the web address of your Hero Page. 6. MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT ALL YOUR POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS In addition to close friends and family, don t forget to contact any other groups you may have connections with: former colleagues, old school and college friends, friends living internationally, members of sporting clubs you belong to or committees you are part of. If you are involved with a business don t forget to ask your suppliers, as they often like to show support. 8
TIPS FOR BOOSTING YOUR FUNDRAISING 7. UPDATE YOUR HERO PAGE AND EMAIL YOUR SUPPORTERS AGAIN People try their best donate, but sometimes donation requests get pushed to the bottom of their inbox and are left forgotten. It usually takes more than one round of emails to nudge everyone into action, so don t feel embarrassed about asking people more than once. To update your Hero Page, log in to your My Hero account. You can change your Hero Page by posting a new photo or video and updating your entry: tell everyone how healthy (or otherwise) you are feeling and how much money you ve raised so far. Then resend the link to your updated page by email. 8. ASK TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR COMPANY WEBSITE OR NEWSLETTER Lots of companies encourage staff to participate in charitable events and fundraising, so ask your company if they are willing to include something about you on the company website or company newsletter. Some companies offer a donation-matching scheme, where they will match the amount of money an employee raises. 9. PUT UP A POSTER Use our handy poster template and put it up in the office kitchen, local supermarket, gym, post office, school or anywhere else you can get permission. Use the poster to ask people to visit your Hero Page and support you. 10. DON T STOP FUNDRAISING WHEN THE EVENT FINISHES A surprising number of donations are received after the event has finished, so don t stop fundraising. Once you ve recovered from the event, update your Hero Page again and email it to your contacts. It s a great way of letting those who have supported you know you have achieved your goal and prompts anyone who still hasn t donated to do so. You have until 11:59pm on the 16th of June to bank all funds via your Hero Page to be eligible for all prize incentives. 9
RAISING MONEY AS A TEAM Who doesn t enjoy spending time with their friends? That s why raising money for Wildlife Warriors with your friends is so much more fun than doing it alone! 1. Use our handy poster template to promote your unique Everyday Hero link 2. Email the local press promoting your Team Page along with a photo of you all having fun! 3. Get together as a team and hold a trivia evening invite your friends and family, show all of them your passion for Wildlife Warriors and the effort you are willing to put in to reach your team goal. 4. Set weekly or monthly goals for team members to share your fundraising message further and to keep the momentum going! GOALS FOR EVERY TEAM MEMBER COULD INCLUDE: Make a donation to your own Supporter Page, this not only shows your commitment to the cause but also moves you from the zero balance! Email your Team Page link to at least 30 of your friends - use all of your networks! Share your Team Page link on your Facebook page Tweet your Team Page link Ask your employer to sponsor you, or see if they have a giving scheme which a lot of businesses will have set up. Don t forget to have fun! The reason you are raising money is for a great cause, the reason you are doing it with your friends is because you all share the same passion! 10
If one man can make a difference, you can make a difference too Find out all the amazing things your fundraising can help us to achieve. $ 10 $ 25 $ 50 Feeds one joey for one day. Cares for a pouch young joey for one week. Provides shelter to an orphaned baby bird in our nursery. $ 100 $ 500 $ 1500 Helps treat one sea turtle for one day. Provides round the clock care for a critically injured koala for one day. Treats a koala suffering from disease for one week. $ 5000 $ 7000 Life saving surgery to repair a broken limb for a koala. Entire cost to treat and rehabilitate a koala from admittance to release. 11
USEFUL TEMPLATES In this section, you ll find a number of helpful templates that have been designed to help you fundraise in your community. You can download and modify these templates to include all your important information to promote and support your fundraising campaign. If you don t see the resource you want here, or you d like some advice on how to adapt one of these templates, please don t hesitate to contact the Wildlife Warriors team and we ll be happy to help. EMAIL TEMPLATE TO ASK FOR DONATION Why not ask local businesses in your area for goods, vouchers or services to be donated? You ll be surprised how generous people can be if you just ask. Use this email template and fill in all your unique event details. It s easy! And don t forget to thank them for their support. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD Dear <insert business or owners name>, I am writing to you on behalf of Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors as a participant for their charity fun run, Run on the Wild Side for 2017. Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd was established in 2002 by Steve and Terri Irwin, as a way to include and involve other caring people to support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife from the individual animal to an entire species. As a confirmed participant in this event, I am aiming to fundraise as much as I can in the lead up to the event on Sunday 11th of June to support the many conservation projects supported by Wildlife Warriors around the world. These projects include Cheetah Outreach in South Africa, Sumatran Tigers in South East Asia, Elephants with Fauna and Flora International in Cambodia, Rhinos with Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya as well as our main conservation project, the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. It is my sincere pleasure to inform you that I will be hosting my own fundraising raffle to raise funds and awareness for Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors. The Run on the Wild Side 2017 details are as follows; What : A fun run like no other, with participants venturing through the Zoo at dawn! Where: Australia Zoo, 1638 Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah QLD 4519 When: Sunday, 11th June 2017 (registration from 6AM, race from 7AM) Why: <Tell them why you re raising money - Passionate about Tigers? Elephants? Native Wildlife treated at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital?> How can you help? Any donation of suitable items such as a voucher to include in a raffle to raise money would be greatly appreciated. If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me and I look forward to your reply. Many thanks, <insert your name> Run on the Wild Side 2017 Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors <insert your email address or contact phone> 12
USEFUL TEMPLATES POSTER TEMPLATE TO ASK FOR SPONSORSHIP In addition to asking local businesses in your area for goods, vouchers or services to be donated, why not place around your community some A3 posters with your name and Eveyday Hero website address asking for sponsorship? CLICK TO DOWNLOAD The editable PDF is only supported in Adobe Reader 8.0 or later. AUSTRALIA ZOO S PROUDLY PRESENTED BY SCOUTS QUEENSLAND SUNDAY 11 JUNe Help raise funds to Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors sponsoring as a participant on Run on the Wild Side event, held at Australia Zoo. Just go to to participate. wildlifewarriors.org.au 13
USEFUL TEMPLATES THANK YOU LETTER TEMPLATE Wondering how to thank your supporters for their wonderful contribution? Don t worry, we ve got you covered with this helpful template. Simply add the sponsors name and your name to this letter which also shows where the money is going. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD The editable PDF is only supported in Adobe Reader 8.0 or later. Your money at work $10 For just $10, you can help us feed an orphaned koala joey for one day. $25 This will help us feed and provide a make shift pouch for an orphaned kangaroo joey for one week. $50 $50 helps us provide warmth, shelter and food to an orphaned baby bird that has wandered from its nest and into harm s way. $100 $100 will help us treat a marine sea turtle for one day after mistaking ocean plastic for food. Thank you for your support! Dear Thank you for supporting me on my journey to complete the event at Run on the Wild Side 2017. Thanks to your support, we have helped make a difference to save one, save the species. Every donation I receive goes back to Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors in the fight to save wildlife. If you re thinking about joining the fun, please visit wildlifewarriors.org.au to register! Once again, thank you for your support. I truly appreciate it. $500 A donation of $500 will help us provide round the clock care for a critically ill koala in our Mammals ICU for one day. $1500 For $1500, you can help the team perform a full examination on a koala suffering from disease, including an ultrasound, abdominal tap, blood tests and x-rays. Yours in conservation, 3 14
AUSTRALIA ZOO S Thank you Thank you for registering to participate in RUN ON THE WILD SIDE and for committing to make a difference to the conservation of wild things and wild places. wildlifewarriors.org.au