| Exploring & Sharing
the Spirit of Canada’s True Great White North |
Barbeau Peak, Nunavut will be the
last Canadian highpoint in the Summits of Canada quest
to summit each provincial and territorial high point.
This year’s expedition is scheduled to take place
from June 16 - 29, 2017. This aligns
perfectly with Canada's 150th celebration.
In sharing with the spirit of the occasion, students
are invited to take part in the CanaTrek Prayer
Flag 150 Contest and submit their best wishes,
thoughts and good-will ideas on the following form (see
download links below). The Top 150 entries will be selected
and printed onto prayer flags resulting in a perfect
multi-cultural blend with a uniquely Canadian theme.
The prayer flags will then be collectively flown in
the wind atop a mountain for a photo-op in celebration
of Canada’s 150th birthday.
The prayer flags will be a Canadian wish
from the hearts and minds of today’s youth and the
next generation of tomorrow’s leaders, carrying
their hopes and prayers on the winds from the top of Canada,
out over the country and around the world.
Note: the Tibetan word
for a horizontal prayer flag is “Lung ta”,
which translates literally as "wind horse."
The prayers written and emblazoned on a flag become a
permanent part of the universe as the messages and images
eventually fade from the wind and sun. Tibetans share
their compassions and renew their hopes for the world
by continually mounting new flags alongside the old ones.
Their belief is that the positive messages they send into
the universe have a greater likelihood of manifesting
into reality with the use of prayer flags. Such practices
have also become a very popular part of modern international
hiking and mountaineering culture.
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| CanaTrek Prayer Flag 150
- Student Contest Rules: |
Student submissions should be limited to either a few
brief sentences, or to their own “Top 5” ideas
written in point-form. |
| • Topics submitted can be: |
- why you believe that Canada is one of the best countries
in the world to live and explore in (receives priority)
- wishes & prayers for Canada and/or other countries,
the world
- wishes & prayers or promises & commitments
for the climate/environment
- wishes & prayers for health & happiness
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| • Submissions should include: |
- Student’s name, age, grade, and school
- Student’s town or county, province or state,
and country
- Teacher’s name
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| • Submissions & contest entries should be collected
and sent in (emailed) by a teacher or school official/representative.
Please provide a valid e-mail address and/or phone number
for contact details to notify the winning entries. |
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Download the form below, print it out,
fill it in and send it back. Submit entries to:
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Contest ends June 30,
2017
Selections will be made mid-July. Please note, only winning
entries will be notified. |
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CanaTREK Prayer Flag 150
Contest & Form (english)
- PDF file, 4 pages, 3.4 KB
- Download |
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Formulaire
de Concours CanaTREK Prayer Flag 150 (french)
- PDF file, 4 pages, 3.3 KB
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Download |
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