Paralympics New Zealand Spirit of Gold Fundraising Toolkit Mufti Day Friday 8 September 2017

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1 Paralympics New Zealand Spirit of Gold Fundraising Toolkit Mufti Day Friday 8 September 2017

2 Welcome Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is the organisation responsible for preparing, selecting and leading New Zealand teams to international competitions and the Paralympic Games. Through this, we work with Para athletes, members, government agencies and partners to inspire disabled people in society and increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of disability amongst the wider public. PNZ is enormously grateful for the public donations that help to make our Para sport programmes possible. This support helps us take exceptional teams to the Paralympic Games and invest in the Paralympians of tomorrow. To help us tell our story and raise funds, we launched the Spirit of Gold Initiative in late 2015 and since then, we have been on an incredible journey to increase awareness and national pride in Para sport. Your support now is gratefully received, as it will help us support emerging and established Para athletes as they prepare for the PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Fiona Allan Chief Executive, Paralympics New Zealand

3 Thank You! Thank you for agreeing to support Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) by taking part in our annual Spirit of Gold Mufti Day on the 8 September 2017, which marks 6 months until the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Your support is important to us as we are currently seeking $440,000 by December 2017 in aid of the PyeongChang 2018 campaign and to continue running our community Para sport development programmes tasked with creating the Paralympians of tomorrow. This toolkit is designed to provide you with materials to best raise funds and spread key messages about Para sport to the wider public. We thank you for your support and we are super excited to share this journey with you! Please contact me if you have any questions. Kind regards Sarah Dance Commercial Fundraising Manager sdance@paralympics.org.nz Phone:

4 Toolkit contents 1. About Paralympics New Zealand 2. Fundraising ideas 3. Managing your fundraising 4. Supporting materials Posters Schools About the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games & Team About the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games & Team About the Spirit of Gold Initiative About Disability

5 About Paralympics New Zealand

6 Paralympics New Zealand Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for New Zealand. PNZ is one of 178 NPC s worldwide, responsible for supporting and growing Paralympic Sports in their countries. PNZ is a charity overseeing up to 22 Paralympic sports disciplines and delivery of the High Performance Sports Programme within a number of disciplines. PNZ has a three-fold purpose: 1. Prepare, select and lead New Zealand teams to international competitions and the Paralympic Games; 2. Work with Para athletes, members, partners and government to inspire disabled people in New Zealand society by supporting and encouraging opportunities for them to participate in Para sports at all levels; and 3. Work to increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of disability amongst the wider public As a charity, PNZ relies on a mix of donations and fundraisers, government funding and support from business to run our Para sport and community programmes. For more information or to donate

7 The Spirit of Gold Initiative The Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) Spirit of Gold Initiative is a long-term campaign launched in late It is designed to increase community awareness and engagement with Para sport and raise much-needed funding to firstly, support the Para athletes on the road to PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Secondly, to help PNZ invest in developing Para sport and future Paralympians across New Zealand. The term Spirit of Gold was carefully chosen as a way to represent the dual purpose of Paralympics New Zealand: gold to recognise our high performance credentials and our gold medal winning performances and spirit to represent caring for, inspiring and supporting the disability community through Para sport. We also believe it is a perfect way to describe a Paralympian, recognising the unique mix of drive, ambition and desire that creates success on the world stage and provides inspiration to the next generation of Para athletes!

8 Fundraising Ideas

9 Spirit of Gold Mufti Day Friday 8 September 2017 officially marks six months to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. On this day, we will be staging a nationwide Mufti Day, asking people to wear GOLD to work/ school and donate to PNZ. What do you need to do? Promote your Mufti Day with the posters/information provided Create a competition for the best dressed and send a photo on social media using the #spiritofgold hash tag this will come up on our Facebook page Collect donations on the day using the PNZ bucket provided We are giving away two visits from a Paralympian one to the organisation that raises the most and the other to the best pic!

10 Run a Spirit of Gold Shared Lunch Each school/ business could organise a shared lunch with gold or yellow themed items or dress code, your students/ employees could contribute a donation to take part. What do you need to do? Promote your shared lunch with the posters/information provided (you will need to amend these to shared lunch ) or your create your own. Create a competition for the best themed item and send a photo on social media using the #spiritofgold hash tag this will come up on our Facebook page Collect donations on the day using the PNZ bucket provided We are giving away two visits from a Paralympian one to the organisation that raises the most and the other to the best photo! Feel free to share your recipes on our Facebook page!

11 Run a Spirit of Gold Fundraising Dinner/Breakfast Each school/ business could organise a fundraising dinner or breakfast in support of Paralympics New Zealand. What do you need to do? Promote your fundraising dinner or breakfast with the posters/information provided (Note: you will need to amend these to suit your event), or you can create your own Have pledge forms/pens on the tables, collect near the end of the event and draw a winner for a pledge prize. Please use the pledge form provided in the supporting documents. PNZ is able to process these for you. Run a silent or live auctions on the night these can be sponsored items from members Contact your local newspaper Collect donations on the day using the PNZ bucket provided Please share photos of your fundraising dinner on social media using the #spiritofgold hash tag

12 Run a Spirit of Gold Quiz Night Each school/ business could run a fundraising Quiz Night What do you need to do? Create you own quiz questions related Paralympics New Zealand and our Paralympian s using the profiles/ information provided in the supporting material or go to our website Or contact Believe It Or Not quizzes: _BON_Corporate_Brochure.pdf Send a photo on social media using the #spiritofgold hash tag this will come up on our Facebook page. Please use this hash tag across all social media accounts Collect donations on the day using the PNZ bucket provided or charge an entry fee as a donation

13 Run a Spirit of Gold Games Each school/ business could compete in or invite a local school or sports club to compete in a series of fun activities which could be contested between the other teams. Some examples of activities, Goal Ball, Sitting Volleyball, Obstacle Course, create a gold medal? What do you need to do? Choose a series of activities which your classes/ teams can compete in Ask Paralympics New Zealand for more Para sport activity suggestions Send a photo on social media using the #spiritofgold hash tag this will come up on our Facebook page. Please use this hash tag across all social media accounts Collect donations on the day using the PNZ bucket provided.

14 Managing your Fundraising

15 Managing your donations You can send your donations to Paralympics New Zealand in the following ways: Cheque to: Paralympics New Zealand, Suite 2.10 Axis Building,1 Cleveland Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052 Bank transfer: Paralympics New Zealand Incorporated, ASB Bank, Greenlane, Auckland please use school/ business s name as a reference Donation buckets can be collected on request Help? Please contact our Commercial Fundraising Manager: Sarah Dance on sdance@paralympics.org.nz or

16 Promotions and media There are lots of ways to promote your activity internally, but we would also be really excited to see your support for our kiwi Paralympians across media and social media! Some ideas for you to consider are: Contact your local newspaper or online news and tell them about your involvement. If you could ask them to promote our website, paralympics.org.nz as well, that would be great Ask your students/ employees to post messages of support for our Paralympians on social media and #spiritofgold. These messages will appear on our Facebook page Help? Please contact our Communications Manager: Melissa Dawson on or

17 Supporting materials: Posters

18 Support the Spirit of Gold Mufti Day on 8 September and we could win a visit from a Paralympian! Friday 8 September 2017 marks six months until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games On that day, we will be wearing GOLD and asking for a donations to support kiwi Para sport. Paralympics New Zealand is giving away two prizes, one to the school/ business that raises the most funds and the other for the best gold themed photo posted using #spiritofgold. Contact XXX for more information.

19 Support our New Zealand Paralympic Team by attending our SCHOOL/ BUSINESS XXX Please join us in attending XXX Event: SCHOOL/ BUSINESS XX When: XXX Where: XXX Cost: XXX Contact XXX for more information.

20 Support our New Zealand Paralympic Team by attending our SCHOOL/ BUSINESS XXX Please join us in attending XXX Event: SCHOOL/ BUSINESS XX When: XXX Where: XXX Cost: XXX Contact XXX for more information.

21 Supporting materials: Schools

22 Suggested lesson plan With the success of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games well known and only 6 months to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games it is a great moment to talk to kids about disability. By appealing to them through the success of New Zealand s best Para athletes and a set of fun gold theme activities, we hope to help further awareness and understanding. Ideas to consider include: Introduce disability - what it is/ how can a disability be caused? Introduce Paralympics New Zealand, the New Zealand Para athletes/ Paralympian s Explain the types of disabilities and the classifications for Para athletes how does Para sport work? Why is it an elite sport? More on classification: Explore diversity, inclusion and acceptance discussions do the kids know anyone with a disability? Use the activities in this toolkit to support your lesson plan.

23 Spirit of Gold Colouring in Activity Each student could colour in a Gold medal (or alternatively, a Star, Para skier) and on the back write motivational messages to the Para athletes hoping to represent New Zealand at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. We will display these in the New Zealand Paralympic Village. Send these to: Paralympics New Zealand Suite 2.10 Axis Building 1 Cleveland Road Parnell, Auckland 1052

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27 Supporting materials: About the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games & Team

28 PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games New Zealand has a very long and proud history of competing at the Paralympic Games and other key international pinnacle events. Nearly 50 years ago, we sent a team of 15 Paralympians to the 1968 Summer Paralympic Games in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over 35 years ago, a team of four kiwis competed in the 1980 Paralympic Winter Games in Geilo, Norway. A total of 209 summer and winter Paralympians have represented New Zealand to date. We have not missed a single Paralympic Games since! The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will be take place between 9-18 March The New Zealand Paralympic Team has a target of two medals. The Team will include exceptional Para athletes likely to compete across two Para sports; Para alpine skiing and Para snowboarding. The Games will feature up to 670 athletes from 45 countries, a 24 per cent increase on the 539 athletes that competed at Sochi This number includes a 44 per cent increase in the number of female athletes set to compete in PyeongChang compared to Sochi. Athletes will compete in 80 medal events across six sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey, snowboard and wheelchair curling. Alpine skiing events will take place at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre, which will also stage snowboard events. The Aplensia Biathlon Centre will stage biathlon and cross-country events. The Coastal Cluster will host the ice events. Ice sledge hockey will take place at the Gangneung Hockey Centre and the Gangneung Curling Centre will stage wheelchair curling.

29 Meet some of our hopefuls... Paralympics New Zealand supports many Para athletes, let us introduce a few... Adam Hall Paralympian #158: Sochi 2014, Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006 Impairment: Spina Bifida Hometown: Dunedin Major Achievements: 2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Championships: 1 x bronze 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games: 1 x gold Three-time Paralympian and Vancouver 2010 Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall continues to make his presence felt on the world stage. Most recently winning a World Championship bronze medal in Adam is now looking forward to the New Zealand winter and onward to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in March.

30 Meet some of our hopefuls... Corey Peters Paralympian #188: Sochi 2014 Impairment: Spinal Cord Injury-Paraplegia Hometown: New Plymouth Major Achievements: 2017 Para Alpine Skiing World Championships: 2 x silver 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships: 2 x gold &1 x silver Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games: 1 x silver Paralympic Alpine ski racer Corey Peter s sporting career continues to go from strength to strength. His results are made all the more impressive given the fact that he only took up sit-skiing in The Sochi 2014 Paralympic silver medallist claimed 2015 world titles in Downhill and Super-G, backed up by two World Championship silver medals in Corey was named Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year in 2015 and He now has his sights firmly set on adding to his Paralympic medal collection at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

31 Meet some of our hopefuls... Carl Murphy Paralympian #189: Sochi 2014 Impairment: Below Knee Amputee Hometown: Wanaka Major Achievements: Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games: 4th IPC Skiing World Cup: 1 x silver Carl made his Paralympic debut in Para snowboard at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games achieving an impressive fourth place finish. This was the first time Para snowboard had been included on the competition schedule. In 2015 Carl was invited to compete at the X Games and in a nail biting finals race launched over the finish line and claimed the silver medal. Carl is now focused on qualifying for selection for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games next year.

32 PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games sports

33 Supporting Materials: About New Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic Games & Team

34 New Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Team

35 New Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Team The New Zealand Team finished with 21 medals 9 GOLD, 5 SILVER, 7 BRONZE 3 medals over target. On the overall medal table, New Zealand finished 13 th its highest finish ever (Athens th ). Defended the 1 st place medals per capita title won at London Sophie Pascoe finished 10 th in the world for performance, from amongst 4,350 Paralympians also becoming New Zealand s most decorated Paralympian. At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 31 kiwi Paralympians, including 11 returning Paralympians and 20 debutants competed in 6 Para sports including: Para swimming, Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Para sailing, Para athletics, Para canoe. 52% of all events contested saw Paralympians deliver personal best times. 57 finals were reached from amongst the 68 events contested by Paralympians. 3 world records were set by New Zealand, of the 196 set during the Games across the 6 Para sports contested.11 Paralympic records were set by New Zealand. Interesting Facts: 77% of the finals reached saw a New Zealander finish in the Top 8 94% of our kiwi Paralympians made it to the Top 8 in at least one event 12 individual Paralympians secured medals, and increase from 4 during London 2012

36 Meet some of the Rio 2016 medallists... Paralympics New Zealand supports many Para athletes, let us introduce a few... Sophie Pascoe Paralympian #166: Rio 2016, London 2012, Beijing 2008 Impairment: Below Knee Amputee Hometown: Christchurch Major Achievements: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: 3 x gold & 2 x sliver London 2012 Paralympic Games: 3 x gold & 3 x silver Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games: 3 x gold & 1 x silver Affectionately known as New Zealand's golden girl, Cantabrian Sophie Pascoe went into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with hopes of adding to her medal haul. At her third Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 she won five medals, taking her total tally to 15 Paralympic medals. This success has now made Sophie the most decorated New Zealand Paralympian ever! Sophie is now looking forward to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and what she hopes will be her fourth Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

37 Meet some of the Rio 2016 medallists... Liam Malone Paralympian #197: Rio 2016 Impairment: Limb deficiency Hometown: Nelson Major Achievements: Men s 200m T44 - Gold Men s 400m T44 - Gold Men s 100m T44 - Silver New Zealand's blade runner Liam Malone made his Paralympic Games debut in Rio in a dramatic fashion smashing his goal of winning a Paralympic gold medal. He was the Closing Ceremony flag bearer for New Zealand as his team mates overwhelmingly voted for him to take the honour. Liam captured the hearts and minds of not only the New Zealand public, but also international audiences in the United Kingdom who loved his ability to laugh at himself, evident in his unique post-race interviews. Liam will undoubtedly continue to hold a place in people s hearts. His future is looking bright as he recently Liam declared his intention to become the fastest man in the world over 400m (disabled or able bodied) by 2020.

38 Meet some of the Rio 2016 medallists... Emma Foy and Laura Thompson Paralympian #187: Rio 2016, London 2012 (Thompson) Paralympian # 194: Rio 2016 (Foy) Impairment: Visual Impairment (Foy) & Sighted Pilot (Thompson) Hometown: Dargaville (Foy) & Christchurch (Thompson) Major Achievements: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: 1 x silver: Women s B 3000m Individual Pursuit & 1 x bronze: Women's B Road Cycling Emma Foy and sighted pilot Laura Thompson have formed a dynamic partnership and tandem pairing resulting in back to back titles at the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Para Cycling Track World Championships. The pair continued their winning ways at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games winning a silver medal on the track and bronze in the road event.

39 Meet some of the Rio 2016 medallists... Mary Fisher Paralympian #174: Rio 2016, London 2012 Impairment: Visual Impairment Hometown: Wellington Major Achievements: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: 1 x gold London 2012 Paralympic Games: 1 x gold, 2 x silver & 1 bronze Mary Fisher is far more than a world-class Para swimmer. A supporter of developing Para swimmers, community advocate and mentor the Wellingtonian has proved as successful on dry land as she has in the water. Mary made her Paralympic debut at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, in which she won four medals. At her second Paralympic Games in Rio 2016 she went on to win a gold medal and set a new world record. She describes the experience as incredible.

40 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sports

41 Supporting materials: Spirit of Gold

42 Spirit of Gold Brand Guidelines White background Black PNZ logo Black background White PNZ logo NOTE: All use of these logos requires PNZ approval. Please contact our Commercial Fundraising Manager: Sarah Dance on or to get the correct logo files and to check your artwork with her.

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44 Supporting materials: About Disability

45 What is physical disability? The term physical disability refers to many sorts of permanent conditions which result in part of a person s body not functioning as it should. Physical disability can be cause by damage to the spinal cord and nerves, limbs, brain and muscular systems Disability can be caused by a accident, a trauma, a disease, genetics and a combination of these causes Types of disabilities that people have to have in order to take part in Para sport can be found under classification People with disabilities are people first with feelings, emotions, desires, aspirations, frustrations and need responsibilities like anyone else. For anyone with a disability it is an unavoidable fact of life, not something that should be considered before who they are as a person.

46 Disability Manners People with a physical disability are exactly the same as you an me, except they move around differently. You should respect this person they same way you would anyone else. Always ask if they need assistance before giving it If you are talking to some one in a wheelchair, try to sit down at the same level or at least make direct eye contact Speak directly to the person with the disability not to someone that may be assisting them Never pat a person on the head or shoulder Don t push a person s wheelchair without asking first Never hang anything on a person s wheelchair or anything attached to it. The chair is a part of that persons space Try to make sure there is a clear pathway for wheelchairs Make a chair free space for a wheelchair at the table

47 Thank you for supporting Paralympics New Zealand and New Zealand Para athletes on the road to PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020 and beyond! For more information (including more images) or questions please contact: Sarah Dance at or Twitter Instagram #SpiritofGold

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