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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Aviva Community Fund for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Do you have an idea for positive change in your community? The Aviva Community Fund can help bring it to life!

Aviva Community Fund competition has come back for the third year now, it started September 26th, offering Canadians $1,000,000 to lead, empower and support community initiatives across the country. How amazing is that! I've moved the to two different towns last year, and recently moved to a different province, believe me in each town I've been in, there is something that it really lacks, or really needs. From children to adults, there are thousands of ideas each person could come up with!

For those of who are wondering who they are, Aviva Canada Inc. is one of the country’s leading providers of home, auto, leisure and business insurance!

So if you have some amazing ideas that will help change your community for the better, the Aviva Community Fund is a great way to spread the word and make it happen.

Go to AvivaCommunityFund.org, submit an idea, and then rally support from friends, family, neighbors and co-workers. The most popular ideas will have a chance to share the $1,000,000 Aviva Community Fund.

What you need to do (REQUIREMENTS):

Create a post that discusses the $1,000,000 Aviva Community Fund competition and encourages your readers to submit, promote or vote for ideas. Your post MUST include the following information:

• idea can be submitted until November 30, 2011
• winners are chosen based on number of votes, so spread the word!
• getting an insurance broker to support an idea increases the chances of winning

Some easy ways to get your ideas noticed are:

• Reach out to friends, family and co-workers
• Get an insurance broker to support your idea
• Use social media to promote your idea on Facebook/Twitter/Google+
• Keep it fresh with new photos and videos
• Take it to the press

Vote through Facebook:

New this year, the competition has increased accessibility via Facebook. All ideas submitted to the Fund will be visible and able to accept votes via www.facebook.com/AvivaCommunit…. Also, for every Like the Aviva Community Fund receives on Facebook, $1 will be donated to Free The Children to support at-risk youth programs in Canada. like Aviva Community Fund on Facebook

Previous winners:

The eleven winning ideas in 2010 ranged from a hockey team for youth with intellectual and physical disabilities in Ottawa, to an animal shelter in Yellowknife, to playgrounds for schools in British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick. Launched in the fall of 2009, the Aviva Community Fund competition has already provided over $1.5 million in funding to 19 charities and community groups. How awesome is that!

Voting continues until November 30, 2011, and the winners are announced on January 25, 2012.

Let your readers know about the Aviva Community Fund today!

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Aviva Community Fund competition