Downtown Buzz News from the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone 2017 CEO Sleepout


Participants at a previous CEO Sleepout that took place at the corner of Portage and Main.


homeless. Te Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and End Homeless Winnipeg


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are partnering with the support of local Community Champi- ons and CEOs for the sixth annual Sleepout. Tis year’s CEO Sleepout will be held in conjunction with the National Confer- ence on Ending Homelessness. Te Conference is projected to attract 1,000 delegates to our City from across the country, and will arm policy makers, funders, researchers, advocates and community leaders with the tools they need to end homeless- ness in their community. Participants will sleep out on Tursday, October 26 at the


new location, under the canopy on York Avenue at the RBC Convention Centre. Since 2011, nearly $800,000 has been raised by the private


sector to help employ 137 people experiencing homelessness for more than 51,000 hours of employment — with many of these individuals returning to school or finding permanent full-time work. To add to this achievement, an investment made earlier this year of $170,000 has created jobs for well over 200 individuals.


ver 150 Community Champions and CEOs will once again participate in the CEO Sleepout, raising funds and awareness to positively contribute to our city’s


Te annual event is returning this fall with a huge goal, to


raise over $200,000 to bring the total raised from the six events to over $1 million dollars. Anyone who considers themselves to be a Community


Champion is invited to participate. To support the participants and the campaign, please visit www.theceosleepout.ca to donate and to learn more about the event. Tis year’s CEO Sleepout brings a formal partnership be-


tween the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and End Homelessness Winnipeg. We are committed to this partnership because we believe that End Homelessness Winnipeg is the voice of our city and will continue to lead the change that is needed in our community. Over the course of the CEO Sleepout, they have also been working diligently to mobilize the community around a 10-year plan to end homelessness. Te community’s support and participation has been critical


in raising awareness about homelessness and the need to help people comprehensively off the street and into a better place. By doing so, we will be able to break down barriers and create a more tolerant city. A better downtown is possible and we can start by providing our homeless with a home and helping them keep it, providing support in dealing with their challenges, and creating meaningful jobs to become a part of the community.


country. For the last 15 years I've had the pleasure of being on every news sta- tion, radio station, and every paper in Winnipeg countless times. All with the message of helping people find health and happiness. I've sat down with the amazing people


at the BIZ to bring the OneFitCity message to businesses and business owners. We will show you the soul of health, from the heart of the city. Our mission is to intro- duce you all to the health professionals and businesses in the downtown that can help guide you on your health journey. There will be recipes, workout tips, ideas to live healthy, updates on events,


New downtown health & happiness ambassador M


y name is Jordan Cieciwa, and I have a dream to make Win- nipeg the healthiest city in the


highlights on connecting to happiness downtown, and most importantly, there will be features on the businesses and the owners themselves. Follow on social media @FitCityJordan on both Twitter and Instagram. As a team, Te Downtown Winnipeg


BIZ and I will be building a content strat- egy to help the businesses of the down- town improve their workplace wellness culture, and develop strategies to ensure the staff knows how to utilize benefits and really be healthy. If you need a little more healthy living


inspiration, have workplace wellness questions, or if you are a business that wants to be featured reach out to me directly jordan@onefitcity.com. Get in- volved and help us grow a community!


Jordan Cieciwa, the new downtown health and happiness ambassador.


downtownwinnipegbiz.com (204) 958-4640


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