At this time we are looking for volunteers to help with organization and promotion of the event. To volunteer to help on a committee, please click here to register.

If you are interested in volunteering to present the program to children during the challenge please click here for more information or to register

Contests

• Choose contest themes and submit to project manager for approval
• Arrange for prizes (PR company will help with this)
•  Prepare a budget (shipping and any other expected expenses)
•  Arrange for judging
•   Implement the contests
• Arrange for notification of winners and recognition of winners

Presenter Liaison

This committee will be made up of the existing coordinators for each region

• Become familiar with all aspects of the International Dog Bite Prevention Challenge plans
•  Become familiar with all aspects of the Be a Tree program (FAQ available at the website)
• Answer questions from presenters

Guidelines for the Presenter Liaison committee

School Liaison

This committee will require representatives from many regions (1 per state/province?). This could be split into 2 – one for Canada/international and one for US

• Send press releases created by the PR team to local media
• Find out how to best get information to the schools
• Send letter explaining the event to school boards and/or education ministries in local area
• Answer questions from schools in your area

Guidelines for the School Liaison Committee

Social Media

• (blog, FB and Twitter)  - encourage use of Twitter – put Twitter feed on website

Media and Promotion 

Promote the event to the media.

Safety Organizations

• Find out who the safety organizations are in each region
• Contact them to see if they will sponsor or become a partner and help us promote

Partner Organizations

• Identify and recruit suitable partner organizations. They will be “Outreach Partners” who do not pay any money, but are listed at our site with a link back to them. They agree to help us promote our event through blog, newsletter, website etc. Here is a link to our partner page:

Partners

Grant Writing

• Identify national/international granting agencies (e.g. PetSmart Charities) and prepare grant proposals
• Assist presenters with grant proposals to local granting agencies that they identify