Hello everyone! How exciting to receive the news from Dog Guides this week that they now have a path forward to ensure the completion of the new building! This inspiring progress only deepens our commitment to supporting their mission through our fundraising and service efforts. The calendar sale season is now in full swing, and with your continued enthusiasm and support, we’re aiming to sell out this year. Let’s make it happen – together!
In this issue, an update on the Green Capes Challenge – how will you make a difference, tips for great calendar sales, Green Capes has a new Events Coordinator, highlights from recent events and much more!
The Green Capes Challenge
How Will You Make A Difference?
We challenged, and you came through! We set a goal of $10,000 to be raised by the Green Capes Superpup Team on the Dog Guides Peer-to-peer fund raiser platform, and to date your generosity has brought in over $14,000! Despite having reached our initial goal, the challenge is still on! With your support, we can get the total even higher!
Every calendar sold helps Dog Guides provide Canadians with disabilities the independence, safety and companionship of a Dog Guide. We’re challenging YOU to step up for Dog Guides by choosing one of the following ways to get involved:
- Join the Green Capes Team on the Dog Guides peer-to-peer platform by clicking the link below and clicking ‘Join Us’: https://events.dogguides.com/fundraisers/greencapessuperpups
- Sell 2026 Green Capes Dog Guide Puppy Calendars – an adorable daily reminder of the incredible service dogs in training. 100% of the net proceeds of this calendar are donated to LFCDG.
Learn more and sign up here: https://csp.superpupcalendar.ca/
Want to join us in selling calendars? Here’s how it works:
Local CSP: If you can pick up calendars from a distribution point (Oshawa, Toronto, King City, Etobicoke, Oakville, Dundas, Guelph or Shakespeare) you can order calendars from us at no cost, sell them to friends, family, co-workers, in stores etc. for $20, and then you e-transfer the funds for the ones that you have sold! You simply return any unsold calendars to us, which makes this program easy, simple and absolutely risk-free!
Distance CSP: For those farther away, you first sell calendars for $20, collect the funds, then place one order for 10+ calendars by November 30 and e-transfer the funds to us. We will ship the calendars you have sold to you and then you can distribute them.
Together, we can help Dog Guides continue to make a difference.
Tips for Great Calendar Sales
Are you interested in selling calendars, but not sure who to approach, or what technique works best? Green Capes would like to offer some tips and suggestions from our club members and dedicated volunteers on what has worked for them in the past. Many of our club members and volunteers have had a lot of success going to local public events and venues in their area, both indoors and out, to sell calendars. With permission from the company or group hosting the event, many have sold a box full of calendars in just a couple of hours!
Some suggested venues include hospital entrances or gift shops, shopping mall food courts, concerts and local community events. Try getting in touch with the event host, and confirm that it is ok to set up at the event or location, and give it a try for a couple of hours. You may be surprised at how many calendars will sell!
If you have any ideas you would like to share with others, please send them to me********@********es.com, and they will be posted anonymously in upcoming newsletters.
Let’s help each other, and make this year our best ever for calendar sales!
Green Capes has a new Events Coordinator
Green Capes is excited to announce that we have a new Events Coordinator – Victoria Steger! Victoria has been a long time Green Capes member, and has generously stepped forward to assume the role of Event Coordinator for Green Capes. If anyone has an event they would like to present, or would like to help, please contact Victoria at VS*****@********es.com.
Highlights from our recent fundraiser events
Two amazing fund raisers were held in British Columbia this past month, and a huge “Thank you!” goes to the residents of Fort St. John and Prince George for their overwhelming support!
On October 3rd and 4th, an event was held at the Canadian Tire store in Fort St. John. The event was a joint fundraiser, conducted in partnership with the Bert Bowes Middle School. Green Capes was on site to sell GC merchandise and collect donations, while the Bert Bowes Middle School, as part of the Green Capes School Sales Program, was present to sell calendars to the public.
For each calendar sold, $10 went to support the Bert Bowes Middle School Junior At-risk Youth program, while the remaining $10 went to Green Capes. In total, 54 calendars were sold by the school, and a grand total of over $4,600 was raised at the event!
Then, on October 24th, a one-day event was held at the Canadian Tire store in Prince George. With our 2026 Dog Guide Puppy Calendar, chocolates, dog treats and various other GC branded merchandise available for sale, Green Capes brought in a one-day total of just over $2,300!
Upcoming events
November 7th and 8th: event at the Home Hardware store in Fort St. John, B.C.
November 28th: “Plaid Friday”, Mackenzie, B.C.’s equivalent to “Black Friday” event at the Mackenzie Center Mall.
Join the GCLC Team!
Are you interested in helping Canadians with disabilities receive the gift of independence, safety and happiness a dog guide brings? Then how about becoming a member of the Green Capes Lions Club, and helping us raise funds in support of the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides! Not sure if becoming a member is right for you? No problem – you can join the club for free as a trial member for two months, and see what we are all about!
Did you know that there are fewer than 25 full-time members at Green Capes? Anyone is welcome to join, from anywhere in Canada! Most members are past or present puppy raisers, graduates and supporters, and we all work together to help make today’s puppies tomorrow’s Super Heroes!
Green Capes meets monthly via Zoom and currently conducts events in southern Ontario and northeast British Columbia. Not only do we help raise funds in support of Dog Guides, we also work to spread knowledge and awareness about dog guides, and the benefits they bring to Canadians.
For a small annual fee of $97 (pro-rated, if applicable), plus a one-time Lion’s International setup fee of $50 for new memberships, full members are able to host and participate in fundraisers, lead or participate in various club committees and enjoy various fun and exciting members-only Club activities. Full members also have a voice at our monthly and annual member’s meetings, and can vote on various motions that will help guide our future! Members can even run for a position on the Club Executive, and help be a guiding light for the club and our future goals!
There is no better time to join, and a great opportunity to change the life of a person with a disability. Join the Green Capes Lions Club today, and help make today’s puppies tomorrow’s Super Heroes!
If you are interested in joining, just reply to this message and our membership coordinator will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Have a great Fall, and let’s all work together to make this the best fundraising season yet!
– The GCLC Team
