The document discusses the history and goals of Step By Step, a charity dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation. It details the founder's personal experience receiving a life-saving transplant and his subsequent cross-Canada walks to raise awareness. The current campaign aims to register over 1 million Ontarians as organ donors by having students carry the symbolic Torch of Life on a 110-day relay tour across 72 cities in the province.

1. To our cherished supporters: Since the inception of Step By Step in 1996, the founder & the inspiration, George Marcello, has literally devoted every minute of his life trying to help people that are in desperate need of organ & tissue donations. He didn’t know how to sing or dance, and after receiving his life saving liver transplant in 1995, he wanted to thank his anonymous donor by walking across Canada. As a result of 7 more campaigns & 50 million steps later, George has guided Step By Step to receive international attention. His passion & integrity speak louder than words. Step By Step & the Torch Of Life have become a brand. As a result of 15 years, of boots on the ground activities, Step By Step has amassed supporters worldwide. The famous Torch Of Life has become our cherished symbol and the kids that carry it have become our ambassadors. After blessing the Torch, Pope John Paul 2, and many other distinguished people have all echoed that our children can change the world. In our latest campaign, Register Now Ontario Student Torch Relay, we are determined to reach an ambitious goal; register over a million Ontarians. Many times over the years, George has set his sights high. When he said he was going to convince Premier Harris to allocate millions of dollars, he did it. When he said he was going to walk across Canada and meet the Pope, he did it. When he said, he was going to bring a 13 year old boy who needed a liver transplant across Canada, he did it. When he said he was going to organize thousands of kids to relay the Torch from Canada To USA he did it. When he said he was going to bring 2 of the world’s famous organ dads in the world to Toronto, he did it. So now he says that Step By Step’s army of kids in Ontario will inspire the Province to register over a million people, they will do it. He always worked with barely no budget, and completed things. Lets make it a little more comfortable for him this time around. Join us by contributing at the beginning. We all know George deserves it. Lets get behind him and let him do what he does best organize & save lives. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

2. Invitation to Mayor Dave Canfield Torch Of Life coming to Kenora March 2 2012 On behalf of Step By Step it gives us great pleasure to have Mayor Dave Canfield join Step By Step’s 8 th Campaign Register Now: The Ontario Student Torch Of Life Relay Tour. Our goal is to register over a million Ontarians to the newly created Online Organ & Tissue Registry with Service Ontario and the Bone Marrow Registry with One Match. Please check our website www.torchoflife.com. We have dedicated a website page for Kenora The Torch Of Life has been a great symbolism for organ & tissue donations, throughout Canada and the world. We strongly believe the students of Ontario will inspire the entire Province by representing the famous Torch of Life Their genuine enthusiasm will infect their community and together infect all Ontarians. We strongly believe that the newly added registry with Service Ontario & Trillium Gift Of Life Network’s Routine Notification System are great tools to work with Please join us and receive the Torch of Life when it comes to Kenora March 2 2012 In the case that your attendance is difficult , please send a representative, or have a letter prepared to be read by one of our treasured Student Torch Champions. We ask that municipalities consider drafting a Proclamation to continue this noble effort, yearly One day our efforts together can proudly proclaim, that Ontario leads the world In organ & tissue donations A dream that can turn into a reality, and just think how much happiness we can bring to our fellow Ontarians . Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

4. Register NOW Become an Organ & Tissue Donor Ontario Student Torch Of Life Relay Tour Goal: Register over a million donors 72 Cities /Towns 110 days Start: Kenora March 2 – Finish: Toronto June 19 2012 Carry The Torch-Save Lives-Make Ontario A Leader

5. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Kenora Mar 2 Dryden Mar 5 Ft Frances Mar 7 Thunder Bay Mar 9 Nipigon Mar 12 Geraldton Mar 13 Longlac Mar 14 Hearst Mar 16 Kapuskasing Mar 19 Cochrane Mar 20 Timmins Mar 21 Iroquois Falls Mar 22 Kirkland Lake Mar 23 Sault Ste Marie May 4 Elliot Lake May 3 Espanola May 2 Sturgeon Falls May 1 Sudbury Apr 30 North Bay Mar 26 Wiarton May 7 Owen Sound May 8 Shawanaga Apr 26 Meaford May 9 Parry Sound Apr 25 Collingwood May 9 Huntsville Apr 24 Gravenhurst Apr 23 Mattawa Mar 27 asaga Beach Apr 18 Midland Apr 19 Orillia Apr 20 Petawawa Mar 28 Pembroke Mar 29 Ottawa Mar 30 Perth Apr 2 Smith Falls Apr 3 Barrie Apr 17 Cornwall Apr 4 Brockville Apr 5 Belleville Apr 10 Napanee Apr 9 Kngston Apr 6 Sarnia May 14 Peterborough Apr 16 Cobourg Apr 13 Brighton Apr 12 Quinte West Apr 11 Chatham May 15 Cambridge Jun 6 Windsor May 16 Woodstock May 24 Kitchener Jun 7 Guelph Jun 8 Essex May 17 London May 22 Stratford May 23 Leamington May 18 St Thomas May 21 Tillsonburg May 25 Brampton Jun 13 Vaughan Jun 14 Newmarket Jun 15 Mississauga Jun 12 Oakville Jun 11 Brantford Jun 5 Hamilton Jun 4 Toronto Jun 19 Oshawa Jun 18 St Catharines Jun 1 Niagara Falls May 31 Welland May 30 Fort Erie Mat 29 Port Colborne May 28

6. Online Organ and Tissue Donor Registration Your decision to register now could one day save up to eight lives and enhance as many as 75 more. If you are 16 years of age or older and have a valid Ontario Health Number, you can register your consent online to become an organ and tissue donor. By registering your consent, information about your donation decision will be available and accessible should it ever be required. When you register your consent to donate organs and tissue, your donation decision is recorded in a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care database. In the event of your death or imminent death, when all life-saving efforts have failed, your donation decision will be disclosed for the purpose of sharing this information with your family so that they can honour your wishes. You need to register even if you signed a donor card. A signed donor card is not recorded in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s database and may not be available when needed. Organ and tissue donor registration is the only secure and guaranteed way to make your decision to save lives known. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

7. The Torch Of Life: The Legacy June 13 2000 -The Torch Of Life Appears The Torch Of Life mysteriously arrives at Step By Step’s doorstep of their office at 170 Lauder Ave in Toronto. June 20 2000 – 2002 Canada 769 Day Walk George Marcello, began a 12,000 km walk across Canada, thanking his anonymous donor family, carrying this beautiful Torch. On September 5, 2001, George was invited to bring the Torch to Vatican City, where Pope John Paul ll blessed it. The Pope proclaimed that Organ & Tissue donations was a genuine act of love and wisely encouraged the kids to carry the Torch. He said the youth would inspire the World. Afterwards thousands turned to millions of Torch Bearers and the legacy grew. January 2004 – Kristopher’s Wish George passed the Torch to 13 year old Kristopher Knowles in his hometown of Sarnia. Kris was in need of a liver transplant and carried the Torch across Canada. Like a modern day pied piper, Kris recruited hundreds of thousands of kids as he talked to them about his wish, to help save over 4,000 people waiting for organs and not worrying about his own life. October 1 2007-2008 SOS4000 Canada Student Torch Relay Kristopher passed the Torch to his army of students, who relayed the Torch throughout Canada these amazing kids set an example for other countries to follow. October 23 2009-2010 SOSTHEAMERICAS USA / Canada Student Torch Relay This time the Torch began in Alaska and went through Canada, entering the USA via Maine. The Torch went through 13 States before finishing in Washington DC at the Pope John Paul ll Cultural Center on April 14 2010. October 31 2011 – Donor Dads in memory of Nicholas & Ahmed sparks Ontario Tour 2 famous Donor Dads, were brought to Toronto, to carry the Torch in memory of their sons Nicholas & Ahmed. In 1994, Reg Green lost his 7 year old son while vacationing in Italy, due to a botched robbery . He donated Nicholas’s organs to 7 Italian kids. Ismael Khatib lost his 11 year old boy In Jenin Palestine, due to mistaken shot by an Israeli Soldier. He donated Ahmed’s organs to 5 Israeli kids. Ahmed’s brother Khaled will join Kristopher Knowles throughout the entire 110 day Ontario Tour. They will urge The students of Ontario to lead way to inspire the public to register as organ donors. Hopefully one day nobody needs to die waiting for an organ/tissue transplant. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

8. Press Release The Torch is coming to Kenora Kickoff March 2 2012 Agenda Press Conference – Kenora City Hall Student Assembly – Beaver Brae High School Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

9. The Torch is coming to Dryden March 5 2012 Agenda Press Conference – Dryden City Hall Student Assembly – Dryden High School Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

10. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Pre Kickoff Month Agenda City/Town -21 February 10 Queens Park Official Announcement Toronto -5 27 Torch photo op at each Media Outlet in Toronto Toronto -4 28 Depart for Kenora Toronto -3 28 1 st Stop Sault Ste Marie -2 29 2 nd Stop Thunder Bay -1 March 1 Arrive in Kenora Kenora Kickoff March 2 Lighting the Torch @ Kenora City Hall Kenora

11. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Day Month Agenda City/Town 1 Mar. 2 2012 Kickoff Kenora 4 5 Dryden 6 7 Ft. Frances 8 9 Thunder Bay 11 12 Nipigon 12 13 Geraldton 13 14 Longlac 15 16 Hearst 18 19 Kapuskasing 19 20 Cochrane 20 21 Timmins 21 22 Iroquois Falls 22 23 Kirkland Lake 25 26 North Bay 26 27 Mattawa 27 28 Petawawa 28 29 Pembroke 29 30 Ottawa

12. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Day Month Agenda City/Town 32 April 2 Perth 33 3 Smith Falls 34 4 Cornwall 35 5 Brockville 36 6 Kingston 39 9 Napanee 40 10 Belleville 41 11 Trenton 42 12 Brigton/Colborne 43 13 Cobourg 46 16 Peterborough 47 17 Barrie 48 18 Wasaga Beach 49 19 Midland 50 20 Orillia 53 23 Gravenhurst 54 24 Huntsville 55 25 Parry Sound 56 26 Shawanaga 60 30 Sudbury

13. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Day Month Agenda City/Town 61 May 1 Sturgeon Falls 62 2 Espanola 63 3 Elliot Lake 64 4 Sault Ste. Marie 67 7 Ferry to Wiarton Wiarton 68 8 Owen Sound 69 9 Meaford 70 10 Collingwood 74 14 Sarnia 75 15 Chatham 76 16 Windsor 77 17 Essex 78 18 Leamington 81 21 St. Thomas 82 22 London 83 23 Stratford 84 24 Woodstock 85 25 Tillsonburg 88 28 Port Colborne 89 29 Fort Erie 90 30 Welland 91 31 Niagara Falls

14. Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154 Day Month Agenda City/Town 92 June 1 St. Catharines 95 4 Hamilton 96 5 Brantford 97 6 Cambridge 98 7 Kitchener 99 8 Guelph 102 11 Oakville 103 12 Mississauga 104 13 Brampton 105 14 Vaughan 106 15 Newmarket 109 18 Oshawa 110 19 Toronto

15. The First Step August 17 1997 – 11:00 am Steeles & Pickering Townline 1 st Campaign Toronto-Ottawa Walk –Aug 17-31 1997 The Thank You Walk 2 nd Campaign Ontario Walk – Jun-Sept 1999 Inspired Premier Harris to allocate $120 million 3 rd Campaign Canada 769 Day Walk – 2000-2002 Carried the Torch Of Life & met Pope John Paul II 4 th Campaign Kristopher’s Wish – Jan-Dec 2004 13 year old needed liver, carried Torch Canada wide 5 th Campaign European Tour -2005-2006 Helped change Canada’s Policies 6 th Campaign SOS4000 – 2007-2008 Canadian Student Torch Of Life Relay 7 th Campaign SOSTHEAMERICAS – 2009-2011 USA/Canada Student Torch Of Life Relay 8 th Campaign Torch Of Life – 2011-2016 International Torch Of Life Relay

26. 8 th Campaign 2011-2016 Worldwide Student Torch Relay

27. 2009-Students carry torch from Canada to USA 2011-World famous Donor Dads Arrives in Toronto 2012 -We will register Over a million Ontarians We have & we will Step By Step is a registered Charity dedicated to promote organ & tissue donations. Since 1996, Step By Step has completed 7 high profile campaigns in Canada, USA &Europe Also you can make donations on our website WWW.TORCHOFLIFE.COM 170 Lauder Ave Toronto Canada M6E3H2 [email_address] Tel: 416-651-6154

28. Step By Step 8 th Campaign Torch of Life

29. Ontario Student Torch of Life Tour Budget Based on 110 Day Journey-4 people $48,650