Assiniboia is excited to be registered for the 2020 Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go Out and Play Challenge.
The Challenge offers communities a chance to win $10,000 for a project that gets kids and families out to play. This year, the Challenge will run from the dates of March 1-10.
Steph VanDeSype, Recreation and Community Wellness Manager, is excited about the opportunity that this Challenge presents. “I am looking forward to seeing the community rally together to try to win the contest all while enjoying fitness, friendship and fun. This is a great opportunity to get moving. All ages are encouraged to log their minutes and have some fun with this Challenge. If Assiniboia win this contest, the money will be used to purchase a climbing wall for the Assiniboia Aquatic Centre for all ages to enjoy. Our committee of enthusiastic volunteers are pleased to reveal our calendar soon with all of the movement opportunities. This calendar will show the regularly scheduled fitness programs in Assiniboia, plus a few more including a glow skating party, snow pitch game, pickleball tournament, winter festival and more. Stay tuned for more info to come."
The contest is meant to increase opportunities for children, youth and families to become physically active.
To be part of the Go Out and Play competition, participants are required to log in their physical activities online on the Challenge website at challenge.saskatchewaninmotion.ca. Profiles can be created on February 14 with minutes being logged starting March 1.
To enter minutes for each member of the family, participants are asked to log in, select the community project, chose a family member’s name then enter their physical activity minutes. A maximum of 120 minutes per person each day can be recorded. Four grandparents can be added to each family profile. Movement minutes can be allocated from anywhere, surrounding communities are encouraged to log their minutes on Assiniboia’s page.
The community who logs the most minutes of physical activity will be declared the grand prize winners and receive $10,000. The community in second place stands to win $5,000. An early bird prize for communities who registered before December 20, 2019 were awarded 1,000 minutes of physical activity.
