IBAM & SGI CANADA Holiday Toy Drive

Welcome back to our 5th year of Holiday Cheer! This year, IBAM & SGI CANADA are teaming up to do a holiday toy drive!

During the holiday season, it is fun to look back on time spent with family and memories associated with growing up and celebrating the holidays. For many, this meant getting a gift or toy that carries a special place in your heart today. IBAM and SGI CANADA want you to share your favourite gift or toy story for a chance to win some prizes, and consider joining us in our holiday toy drive to help make someone else's holiday season memorable! 

What we need from you:

First, We would like you to submit a story about the best toy or gift you ever received OR a story about a toy that holds great memories for you. Please feel free to share pictures of the toy if you'd like to! Everyone who submits a holiday toy story will be entered for a chance to win one of six SGI CANADA prizes: three of the prizes will be drawn on week #1 of the promotion, and three prizes that will be drawn on week #2 of the promotion.

Note: You do not need to submit your story more than once to qualify for the prizes.

Please submit your toy story no later than December 8th, 2024 to be considered for a prize.

Second, IBAM & SGI CANADA invites all brokerages to participate in a holiday toy drive, asking their offices and communities to donate toys for Christmas Cheerboard or your local charity of choice from November 25, 2024-December 10, 2024.

On December 10th, IBAM, the YBN and SGI CANADA are going to deliver as many toy donations as possible to Christmas Cheerboard and will be driving hampers around for Christmas Cheerboard that evening.

If you would like to participate in Christmas Cheerboard, please click below:

Christmas Cheerboard Website

How to participate in the Toy Drive:

1. Send the IBAM Office an email to let us know you're interested in participating in the Toy Drive at marketing@ibam.mb.ca. We will send you some optional creative for you to use in your office.

2. Participate in the Toy Drive from November 25, 2024-December 10, 2024. Donations can be accepted in the form of toys, food, or you, your brokerage and the public can donate money to Christmas Cheerboard.

Donate to Christmas Cheerboard here 

3. On December 9, 2024, contact the IBAM office and let us know how many toys, food and/or donations you have collected. Brokerages who collect the most toys, food or money for the drive will be qualified to win additional prize packages from IBAM-SGI CANADA.

4. Donate the prizes to your local charity of choice, drop off your donations at Christmas Cheerboard, or IBAM & SGI CANADA will be picking up some donations throughout the day of the 10th. 

We look forward to seeing your stories!

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Rules of the prize contests:

• The contest runs between November 25-December 8, 2024.
• You must be an IBAM Member to participate (not necessary to have an SGI CANADA contract).
• One toy story submission per broker/brokerage staff.
• Nine (9) prizes will be drawn and awarded in total: 3 prizes on November 29th; 3 prizes to be drawn on December 6th; and 3 prizes for brokerages who participated and submitted the amount of donations and/or toys/food they collected will be drawn on December 11th.
• Donations from SGI CANADA and IBAM will go to Christmas Cheerboard.
• This contest is in no way associated or administered by any social media sites.

To participate in the contest, please send your toy story and toy drive inquiries to marketing@ibam.mb.ca by December 8, 2024. 

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Thank you for your participation!