Prevent Cancer Now & Red Mountain Present the Second Annual
Cancer Prevention Challenge
UPDATE:
Thanks to all the participants and supporters for making the 2nd Annual Cancer Prevention Challenge at Red Mountain Resort a smashing success! Close to 50 participants had a great time in the sunshine – finding Ullr’s gear in the scavenger hunt, skiing the obstacle course and the egg and spoon race, “cruising the blues” (intermediate runs, that is), and going nuts for “mogul mania”. Almost $5000 was raised, with donations still coming in.
Many thanks to Red Mountain for their support of the event, the Rossland Telegraph, for its role as our media sponsor, and the many local businesses that provided event prizes.
Click here to see event photos!
Red Mountain Resort, Rossland, B.C.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A day of contests, a retro fashion show and a wrap-up party – all for a great cause!
Win a Season’s Pass for raising the most funds!!
Participate in any of the following, for great prizes:
- Find Ullr’s gear
- Family-oriented fun races – the ever popular Egg-and-Spoon Race returns!
- Cruise the Blues contest. How many intermediate runs can you do in an afternoon?
- Mogul Mania
- Best retro outfit
- Creative use of the bandana
- NEW - “Score at the Stores”. This off-mountain event takes place Wednesday-Friday (March 18-20)
Cost: $25 per person or donations of at least $100 (family rate available). Participants are responsible for their own lift tickets. All proceeds go to Prevent Cancer Now, a Canada-wide movement to eliminate the preventable causes of cancer.
Information session: Find out about the event, and what you can do to Prevent Cancer Now.
7 p.m., Sunday, March 8, Old Firehall, Rossland.
All donations of $20 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt from the official 2009 Cancer Prevention Challenge sponsor, the Women’s Healthy Environment Network (Charitable Registration #11926 2533 RR00001).
Agenda
Click here to download the Event Agenda.
Registration
Click here to register.
- Individuals - $25 or pledges of at least $100
- 4-person teams - $100 or pledges of at least $500
- Families – $35 (2 adults; 2 children under age 15)
Or sponsor a participant! You can search for a team or individual here.
To donate to the event, go here and type in “Prevent Cancer”.
Collect Pledges
Encourage your friends and colleagues to support cancer prevention.
The online system makes it easy! Just follow these steps:
- Register yourself or your team by following the simple instructions.
- Support a participant. To donate to the event, search for first name “cancer”, last name “prevention”.
- Create your own participant or team web page and ask friends and colleagues to help you reach your fundraising goal.
- Have donors contribute on-line with their credit cards, or collect pledges and put them on your credit card.
Contest Rules
- Find Ullr’s Gear
- Egg and Spoon Race
- Skier/Boarder Relay Race
- Cruise the Blues
- Mogul Mania
- Score at the Stores
Find Ullr’s Gear
- Teams (4 people or fewer, or families) meet at top of Silverlode Chair – 10:00 a.m.
- Gear is hidden between top of Silverlode and base area
- Team members find gear and bring it to base area, to dress their team Ullr model
Gear consists of:
- Skis (2)
- Boots (2)
- Poles (2)
- Jacket (1)
- Pants (1)
- Hat (1)
- Goggles (1)
- Gloves (2)
Points are awarded for:
- 1 point for every piece of equipment found (up to 12 points)
- 1 extra point for matching gear (up to 4 points)
- 2 extra points for creativity
(Maximum of 18 points)
TIP: Bring a pack-sack to help you carry gear.
Egg and Spoon Race
Categories:
- Children (8 and under) – 11:10 a.m.
- Children (9-12) – 11:15 a.m.
- Teens (12-17) – 11:20 a.m.
- Adults and families – 11:25 a.m.
Rules:
- Racers are provided with a spoon.
- They collect an ‘egg’ and race through the course to the finish line.
- First person across the line wins in each category.
Categories:
- Children (8 and under) – 11:30 a.m.
- Children (9-12) – 11:40 a.m.
- Teens (12-17) – 11:50 a.m.
- Adults and families – Noon
Rules:
- Participants make up teams of two skiers or one skier and one boarder.
- Skier must push the other skier or boarder through the course, following race directions to be provided at the event.
- First team across the finish line wins in each category.
Team or Family Event
- Each team/family is given a score-card with all intermediate runs at Red Mountain listed.
- Ski/ride as many runs as possible in the afternoon.
- Look for the post at the bottom of the run with a stamp. Stamp your card beside the name of the run. (Each run will have a different stamp).
- Bring your completed card to Sourdough Alley (Base Lodge cafeteria) to determine the winning team.
Mogul Mania
Rules to be provided.
Score at the Stores
Note – This new event takes place in Rossland and Trail, not at Red Mountain.
You can participate any time, Wednesday to Friday, March 18-20.
- Participants will be given a card with Cancer Prevention Challenge sponsor names printed on it.
- The challenge is to go to each shop on the card, ask about the skill-testing question, and write your answer on the card.
- Bring your completed card to Red Mountain for the wrap-up party in Sourdough Alley (Lodge cafeteria) at 3:45 p.m.
- A prize will be awarded to the person with the most correct answers. In case of a tie, there will be a draw for the winner.
For More Information
Questions? Contact Diana Daghofer at 250-362-5810 or Diana@wspring.ca
About the Cancer Prevention Challenge
CLICK HERE for more information about the Cancer Prevention Challenge.
