Spin4Kids is a fun, fantastically rewarding, one-day indoor fitness fundraiser that is hosted by GoodLife Fitness clubs all across Canada. Teams of up to 8 people participate in one hour of fitness fun and raise a minimum of $1,000 (or $125 per team member) to help GoodLife Kids Foundation support ongoing physical activity programs for kids with special needs.

Yes. The purpose of Spin4Kids is to raise funds to help GoodLife Kids Foundation support programs across Canada that are getting kids with special needs physically active.

Yes. Participants must be at least 12 years of age.

Please contact Lisa Burrows at lburrows@goodlifekids.com.

Please contact GoodLife Kids Foundation at events@goodlifekids.com.

Yes. We ask all participants to register online. This ensures there is a spot reserved for you at your local Event and is the easiest way for us to provide you with important Event information. By registering online, you also have access to a personal fundraising page and online tools and tips to help you reach your fundraising goals.

There is no registration fee for Spin4Kids. Participants are expected to fundraise for GoodLife Kids Foundation, with recommended fundraising goals as follows:

• Teams raise a minimum of $1,000 (8 participants x $125)
• Individuals raise a minimum of $125

Each participant will be expected to fundraise and to take part in at least one hour of the event. You may choose to do multiple hours. Please connect with your Event Leader if you want to participate for more than one hour. Anyone taking part for more than one hour is expected to raise a minimum of $125 per hour.

No. You can register online right up to Event Day. However, we recommend registering early so that you have lots of time to use the online fundraising tools.

Whether you plan to start a team, join a team or take part all on your own, you can register online by clicking the REGISTER button under The Main Event and following the on-screen prompts. The registration process should take less than five minutes.

Email us at events@goodlifekids.com and we’ll take care of it for you.

Note: If you have collected cash or cheque donations, please ensure these are turned into your Event Leader prior to Event Day. Include all donor contact information on your pledge forms to ensure timely processing of income tax receipts.

Please email events@goodlifekids.com  for assistance completing your registration.

Your Participant Centre is your unique, online, customizable fundraising centre. It can be accessed by either individual or team fundraisers immediately following online registration. It contains tools for emailing friends and family, tracking donations, adding offline pledges, monitoring your team fundraising status and much more.

Your Personal Page is the online webpage your supporters will see when they search for you. It highlights you and your fundraising efforts. You can customize content and images on your Personal Page from the Participant Centre.

Your Team Page is an online webpage that highlights your team and your team’s fundraising efforts. Team Captains can customize content and images on the Team Page from their Participant Centre. Only the Team Captain can edit the Team Page.

No, there is no limit.

If you are emailing a large group, we recommend sending in batches of 100 or less at a time.

Yes. To upload your contact list, follow these steps:

• Select the Address Book tab in the menu bar of your Participant Centre
• Select the icon below Quickly Add Contacts
• Select the email program you want to import from
• Accept the permissions and/or sign in to your email account
• Select the contacts you want to import and click next
• Select the email application type from the drop down menu
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the import

Please email events@goodlifekids.com for website assistance.

Team Captains are important. They motivate team members, get them excited about Spin4Kids and tell them how they are making an impact on kids with special needs. Team Captains may also be responsible for:

• Acting as a liaison for their team with the Event Leader
• Recruiting a team of up to 8 people to participate
• Making plans to help the team raise the suggested minimum of $1,000
• Providing the team with the resources they need, staying organized and tracking fundraising progress
• Communicating with the team to ensure they receive all Event information

You can register as a Team Captain by selecting ‘Team Captain’ during your online registration and following the on-screen prompts.

Once you log in to your Participant Centre, select the Join a Team tab from the menu bar. There are several filters you can use to search for a team to join. Within the search results, click join next to the team you want to be part of.

To create a team after you have completed your initial registration, you will need to email events@goodlifekids.com.

If you joined the wrong team, please contact events@goodlifekids.com with the details to have this corrected. Please include the team name you want to join, as well as the Team Captain’s name.

Teams can include a maximum of 8 people. If you have more than 8 people, you should create additional teams as needed.

If you don’t have a full team, don’t worry! You can contact your Event Leader to get help recruiting individuals, or you can stick with your smaller team. The team fundraising goal will still be $1,000.

Yes, participants can register other participants but only during your own registration.

This prompt will come up during the registration process. Simply follow the on-screen prompts to add as many participants as you want. Once you have registered the other participants, they will receive an email asking them to confirm their registration.

Please note: The additional participants will not be automatically added to your team. They will need to manually join the team through their Participant Centre.

No. Only funds donated directly to an individual will count towards the individual Fundraising Rewards.

We have a Participant Guide that contains all the information needed to prepare for the Event and succeed in fundraising. The guide is available on The Main Event page.

The Team Captain Guide contains all the information needed to ensure your team’s success. The guide is available on The Main Event page.

Please refer to the Location Page for your local Event to see what activities are being offered.

All of our events feature indoor cycling. Some will also include other one-hour activities such as BodyPump, BodyJam, BodyAttack, BodyCombat, BodyFlow, Sh’Bam, Zumba, Newbody, BodyStep or BodyShred.

Please refer to the Location Page for your local Event for details, including contact information for your Event Leader.

Your Event Leader will either connect with you directly or with your Team Captain regarding the Event schedule. Please ensure that you arrive early to check in.

We recommend wearing running or cycling shoes and fitness attire. Teams are also encouraged to coordinate and come in their most creative costumes.

You should bring:

• Any cash and cheque donations and completed pledge forms
• Water
• Enthusiasm and energy

Please contact your local Event Leader.

We recommend bringing your own water bottle or snack just in case.

If your Event is cancelled, your Event Leader will do their best to connect with Team Captains and participants. In some cases, an alternate date may be set for your Event.

In the rare event of a cancellation or change in date, you are responsible for turning in any cash, cheques and pledge forms to your Event Leader.

GoodLife Kids Foundation raises funds to support national, provincial and local programs that break down barriers to participation in physical activity, helping kids with special needs live healthy, happy active lives. To date, GoodLife Kids Foundation has impacted the lives of over 250,000 Canadian kids through physical activity opportunities.

GoodLife Fitness covers 100% of our administrative and operational expenses so that every dollar raised will make the biggest impact on Canadian kids.

• Teams raise a minimum of $1.000 (8 participants x $125)
• Individuals raise a minimum of $125
• Participants taking part for multiple hours are expected to raise a minimum of $125 per hour

We’ve got some great tips and ideas for you in the Fundraising section of The Main Event page.

There are lots of benefits!

• Easily connect with friends and family to ask for support
• Supporters can donate with a credit card
• Income tax receipts for donations of $20 or more are issued via email immediately
• All donations made to you will appear in both your individual total and your team’s total
• Online donations mean you don’t have to collect cash or cheques and your donors will receive an immediate thank you email

Download a printable pledge form here.

Yes, all donations are welcome!

Please note donations made by a participant to their own fundraising efforts will be deducted from their total funds to determine eligibility for rewards. This is a requirement of Canada Revenue Agency. Consider swapping donations with a friend or teammate instead!

Cheques should be made payable to GoodLife Kids Foundation.

You have two options. You can either enter these funds online or bring them with you to the Event.

Check out the next question for instructions on how to enter funds online through your Participant Centre.

If you are bringing cash or cheque donations on Event Day, you need a completed pledge form, too.

Yes, fundraisers can add cash and cheque donations to their online fundraising total using a personal credit card. Please take the following steps:

• Ask your donors to make a cash donation or to make their cheques out to you
• Log into your Participant Centre and select the Offline Pledges tab on the menu bar
• Complete the form provided using the donors’ information (complete mailing address, email address, and donation amount) and click ‘Add Donor’
• Repeat this process until you have added all of your cash and cheque donations
• Once you’ve added all your cash and cheque donations, you can either leave them as pending and turn in the cash and cheques on Event Day or pay them in using your credit card
• To pay them in using a credit card, select the check box next to the ones you want to pay by credit card and hit the ‘Pay By Credit Card’ button
• Follow the on-screen prompts to complete your credit card payment
• Keep the cash and cheques to reimburse yourself for the charge on your credit card

By adding cash and cheque donations online and paying them in, donors of $20 or more will immediately receive an email with their electronic income tax receipt. The donations will also be added to your online total and count towards reaching rewards.

Note: You can only add receiptable donations to your online fundraising. Lump sum funds from other activities, such as a bottle drive or silent auction, should be turned in with a completed pledge form on Event Day.

Yes. Please email the details (your name, your donor’s name, and the donation amount) to donations@goodlifekids.com and we’ll correct it for you.

Many companies offer a Corporate Matching Gift program – matching donations made by an employee to a charity. Please take the following steps to ensure these donations are included in your Event fundraising total and eligibility for Fundraising Rewards:

• Email events@goodlifekids.com and provide the following information
  • Your name
  • Company name
  • Event location
  • Amount anticipated from company’s Matching Gift program

Cheques are to be payable to GoodLife Kids Foundation

Registered Charity #89126 2628 RR0001

*Donations of $20+ with the full name of the donor and a full mailing address are eligible to receive an income tax receipt. If an email address is provided, income tax receipts will be sent electronically.

Yes. Please ensure you connect with your Event Leader and let them know you will not need a space reserved for you on Event Day.

Any post-Event cash or cheques you collect can be entered and paid-in online through your Participant Centre. Or, you can bring the cash or cheques and a completed pledge form to your local GoodLife Fitness Club as soon as possible.

In the weeks following the event, we process all pledge forms and paperwork that we receive from Event locations across Canada. Verifying all donations takes a few weeks. You should see your donation totals updated by the end of December.

To edit your personal goal, follow these steps:

• Log into your Participant Centre and select the Edit Profile link next to the ‘Hello <your name>’ line
• Update your goal in the field above the language preference boxes
• Enter your new goal, scroll to the bottom of the page, and select save

Team Captains can change their team goal by clicking the Team Page tab in the menu bar and then selecting the Edit Team Profile link next to the ‘Hello <team name>’ line. Then, follow the steps outlined above.

Don’t reply to that notification email. Replies will go to GoodLife Kids Foundation.

To thank your donors, log in to your Participant Centre, click “Emails” in the menu bar and then select the email type you wish to send. Follow the on-screen prompts to send a quick thank you note.

We know you’re taking part in Spin4Kids because you love fitness and want to help kids with special needs get active, but we want to say thank you and sweeten the deal! You can find details on our Rewards Program here.

Unfortunately, no.

Unfortunately, no.

Our Rewards Program and all details can be found here.

Unfortunately, no.

If you have questions about rewards, please email events@goodlifekids.com.

All financial donations of $20 or more are eligible to receive an income tax receipt.

We must have the donor’s first and last name and their full mailing address, including a postal code, to issue a tax receipt.

Donors donating online will immediately receive an electronic receipt. Cash and cheque donors will be receipted approximately 6-8 weeks after the Event. Receipts will be sent out by email if an email address is provided or through Canada Post.

Electronic income tax receipts are sent in PDF format. If you currently do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you will not be able to open the attachment. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

For a replacement income tax receipt, requests for reprints, and/or corrections, please contact donations@goodlifekids.com.

If you haven’t received an income tax receipt, either electronically or through Canada Post, or your income tax receipt contains an error, please email donations@goodlifekids.com.

According to Canada Revenue Agency guidelines, you have up to 5 years from the donation date to include this on your tax return.

GoodLife Kids Foundation raises funds to support national, provincial and local programs that break down barriers to participation in physical activity, helping kids with special needs live happy and active lives. To date, GoodLife Kids Foundation has impacted the lives of over 250,000 Canadian kids through physical activity opportunities.

GoodLife Kids Foundation is a registered charity. Our charitable number is #89126 2628 RR0001

Facebook: @GoodLifeKids

Twitter: @GoodLifeKids

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Please feel free to explore this website to learn more about our charity. In particular, you may wish to visit our About and The Impact pages.