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| founder = [[Belinda Stronach]] and [[Rick Mercer]]
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'''Spread the Net''' is a charitable organization that aims to reduce [[malaria]] in African nations. It was co-founded by [[Rick Mercer]], a Canadian satirist, and [[Belinda Stronach]], a former [[Parliament of Canada|Canadian Member of Parliament]] and philanthropist. A partnership with [[UNICEF]] Canada has allowed Spread the Net to achieve the goal of distributing 500,000 [[insecticide]]-treated bed nets to Liberia and Rwanda.<ref>[http://cms.spreadthenet.org/cmsdocs/STN%20script%20edited.doc Spread the Net High School Campaign]</ref> Spread the Net now works with its partners to combat malaria. The campaign has donated over 539,000 nets since its founding.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

==History==
In 2006, [[Rick Mercer]] and [[Belinda Stronach]] travelled to Africa along with Professor [[Jeffrey Sachs|Jeffrey D. Sachs]], director of the [[UN Millennium Project]],<ref>[http://www.spreadthenet.org/c_learn_whatis_en.aspx What is Spread the Net?]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/1791|title=Mission - The Earth Institute - Columbia University|website=www.earth.columbia.edu|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> in preparation to co-host the Millennium Promise Convention in Montreal on November 9, 2006. At the convention, Mercer and Stronach, along with Jeffrey Sachs and Nigel Fisher, President and CEO of UNICEF Canada, announced their intention to begin the Spread the Net campaign and raise $5 million for insecticide treated bed nets to be given to children and pregnant women in Liberia and Rwanda.<ref name="ctvstory">{{cite news
| title =Stronach joins Clinton at anti-poverty session
| work =[[CTV News]]
| date =November 9, 2006
| url =http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20061109/montreal_millenium_061109?hub=EdmontonHome
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174850/http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20061109/montreal_millenium_061109?hub=EdmontonHome
| url-status =dead
| archive-date =July 6, 2011
| accessdate =March 12, 2009}}</ref> [[ONEXONE|One X One]] founder Joey Adler and Millennium Promise Conference founder Daniel Germain each gave $150,000 to the campaign at the conference.<ref>{{cite press release
| title = Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer launch anti-malarial bednet campaign:"Spread the Net" with UNICEF Canada
| publisher = UNICEF
| date = November 9, 2006
| url = http://www.unicef.org/media/media_36509.html
| accessdate = 2009-03-14}}</ref> The first order for 33,000 bed nets was made on March 28, 2007.<ref>{{cite news
| title =UNICEF: Spread the Net Announces First Purchase of 33,000 Anti- Malarial Bed Nets for Liberia Liberian President applauds Belinda Stronach, Rick Mercer and UNICEF Canada's Nigel Fisher for Spread the Net initiative
| work =[[Marketwire|CCNMatthews Newswire]]
| date = March 28, 2007
| url =
}}</ref>

By December 2011, Spread the Net achieved its founding goal; 500,000 nets distributed to pregnant women and children in Liberia and Rwanda.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} Spread the Net has teamed with [[Plan Canada]], working together to deliver another 250,000 nets, this time to Guinea.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

In 2012, Spread the Net partnered together with the [[Mosquitoes Suck Tour]], a 60-minute performance act for high school students across Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://humberetc.com/2013/03/21/fighting-malaria-a-mission-for-david-peck/ |title=Fighting malaria a mission for David Peck {{!}} Humber Et Cetera |website=humberetc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102142746/http://humberetc.com/2013/03/21/fighting-malaria-a-mission-for-david-peck/ |archive-date=2013-11-02}}</ref>

===Student Challenge===
In 2007, Spread the Net started fund raising in Canadian Schools. Between 2007 and 2008 over 250 schools participated raising $300,000. The competition has been presented to schools across Canada, and the school that raises the most to donate would be visited by Rick Mercer.<ref>[http://www.spreadthenet.org/b_bmc_challenge_en.aspx About the Spread the Net Student Challenge]</ref> The challenge includes post-secondary, secondary, and elementary school divisions, and one wild-card winner. In the 2010 edition, the challenge featured an additional twist by inviting schools in east to compete with their counterparts in the west, resulting in two post-secondary level winners.

====Winners====
[[File:Rick Mercer Spread the Net.jpg|thumb|Rick Mercer filming a 2016 Spread the Net Student Challenge segment for the ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]'' at the 2016 top secondary school, [[Balmoral Hall School]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Winner
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| 2007
| [[Dalhousie University]]<ref name="dalhousiestory">{{cite news | title =Spread the Net update | work = [[Dalhousie University|Dalhousie University News]] | date =February 23, 2009 | url =http://dalnews.dal.ca/2009/02/23/spread.html | accessdate =March 12, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| Dalhousie University<ref>[https://www.dal.ca/news/2008/02/26/mercervid.html Dal wins, mosquitos lose]</ref>
|-
| 2009
| [[John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute|John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute]]<ref>[http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4963658-guelph-high-school-leads-the-pack-in-spread-the-net-campaign/ Guelph high school leads the pack in Spread the Net campaign]</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [[Simon Fraser University]]<ref name="sfumercer">{{cite news| title=Mercer announces SFU Spread the Net wi |work="[[Simon Fraser University|SFU News Online]] | date=March 10, 2010| url=https://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/news/mercer-announces-sfu-spread-the-net-win.shtml|accessdate=September 12, 2016}}</ref> [[University of Ottawa]]<ref>[https://www.uottawa.ca/articles/generous-biology-students-to-appear-on-the-rick-mercer-report Generous biology students appear on The Rick Mercer Report]</ref>
|-
| 2011
| [[University of Northern British Columbia]]<ref name="RMR 2011 winners">{{cite web |title=Rick And The Spread The Net Student Challenge Winners |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118163644/https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1861766971 |archive-date=2016-11-18 |url-status=live |url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1861766971}}</ref><ref name="2011 winners">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wHrbYmqQ9M RMR: Rick and the Spread the Net Student Challenge Winners]</ref> Espanola High School<ref name="RMR 2011 winners"/>
|-
| 2012
| [[McGill University]] Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School<ref>[http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2012/03/20/soon-to-be-closed-pcvs-wins-spread-the-net-student-challenge Soon-to-be-closed PCVS wins Spread the Net Student Challenge ]</ref> Lakefield Elementary School
|-
| 2013
| Algonquin College<ref name="algonquin"/> [[Almonte and District High School]]<ref>[http://www.ucdsb.on.ca/school/ads/newsmedia/schoolassemblies/Pages/TheRickMercerShowVisitsADHS.aspx ADHS Places 1st in Canada in the Spread the Net Challenge and Welcomes Rick Mercer!]</ref> Pleasantdale School<ref>[http://www.estevanmercury.ca/news/city/mercer-visits-pleasantdale-school-1.1450546 Mercer visits Pleasantdale School]</ref>
|-
| 2014
| Algonquin College<ref name="algonquin">http://www.algonquincollege.com/public-relations/2014/03/11/algonquin-students-win-2013-14-spread-the-net-student-challenge/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute Elbow Valley Elementary School
|-
| 2015
| Algonquin College John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute Kew Beach Junior Public School<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://plancanada.ca/Rick-Mercer-announces-Spread-the-Net-winners |title = Rick Mercer and Plan Canada announce Spread the Net winners - Plan International Canada}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| [[Algonquin College]] [[Balmoral Hall School]] Macville Public School Central Algoma Secondary School
|-
|2017
|[[Langara College]] Father Mercredi High School Beaverly Elementary R. A. Riddell School
|-
|2018
|[[Dalhousie University]] Kincardine District Secondary School Holy Names High School Stewarttown Middle School
|}

==See also==
* [[Jeffrey Sachs]]
* [[Nothing But Nets]]
* [[Millennium Promise]]
* [[Malaria No More]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.spreadthenet.org/ Official site]

[[Category:Organizations based in Toronto]]
[[Category:Malaria organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2006]]
[[Category:Health charities in Canada]]

Spread the Net - Revision history

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