The Snow Angel Challenge

February 1st through 28th 2021
Presented by the Ottawa area Canadian Tire dealers

This February, families, schools, community & sports groups and the business community are building snow angels and gathering donations to help support The Snowsuit Fund of Ottawa!

We’re encouraging people to get outside and (while socially distant!) dive into the snow.  Make an angel, and upload photo of you doing it to your favourite social media site. Register below and tag us in your post challenging your friends & neighbours to do the same! You can also do this while raising funds to help us fulfill our mission of keeping every child warm this winter!

The Snowsuit Fund’s Snow Angel Challenge, February 1st to 28th, is presented by your local Canadian Tire dealers of Ottawa.

How do I register for the Challenge?

Registration for the Snow Angel Challenge is completely free.  You’ll be asked to identify which of the three divisions your challenge best fits: Individual & Groups, School Challenge, or Workplace Challenge.   These divisions are associated with different prizes!

      • Click the register buttons below and visit our Snow Angel Challenge webpage
      • Choose if you’d like to register as an individual or a team (or would like to join an existing team)
      • Create your individual page for your fundraising. Share your page with friends, family, neighbours & colleagues to get them to participate!
      • Challenge friends, family and colleagues on social media for a chance to win even more prizes!

Most people will select the “Individuals & Groups” division.   This division is easy to set up and ideal for you to challenge:

      • Friends & Family
      • Neighbours
      • Teams & Clubs
      • Coworkers & Government Departments
      • Other community organizations

Click register below and register yourself or your team!

Elementary and High schools, Colleges and Universities are challenged to create teams and join the Schools Division of the Snow Angel Challenge.  NO FUNDRAISING REQUIRED (though always appreciated). This division is ideal for:

      • Classmates
      • Teachers
      • Groups & Teams
      • Other schools
      • Families that want to support their children

See complete details on registering in the School Challenge Division here.

Workplaces & businesses who register with a $100 fee/initial donation will receive exposure on Workplace pages and platforms!  Register and then challenge your:

      • Colleagues or other branches
      • Business neighbours
      • Suppliers
      • BIA Members

See complete details on registering in the Workplace Challenge Division here.

Register & Win Prizes!

Snowsuit Fund Toque

There are plenty of prizes to be won as part of the Snow Angel Challenge!

      • Every individual or group that registers and raises a minimum of $20 will receive a limited edition Snowsuit Fund toque
      • Prizes will be awarded to top individual & top Team/Group fundraisers
      • Additional prizes will be awarded in the School Challenge & Workplace Challenge divisions

For those who choose not to directly fundraise but want to leverage the power of social media, the Snow Angel Challenge has prizes for most engagement, most outrageous and more!

Social Media Challenge

To be entered into the Social Media Challenge you will need to:

      • Post a photo or video of yourself making a snow angel to social media
      • Tag the Snowsuit Fund on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn in your post so we can see it!
      • Challenge a minimum of 3 people to participate in the Snow Angel Challenge by tagging them in the post as well
      • Use the hashtag #SnowAngelChallenge

Prizes

So what are the prizes?  Click one of the tabs below.

Over $15,000 in fundraising prizes and rewards.

Top Individual – $500 Gift Cards from Canadian Tire

Top Community Team – $1000 in Gift Cards from Giant Tiger

Raise $20 and receive a Snowsuit Fund Toque

Raise a minimum of $150 and qualify to win over $3000 in prizes to be awarded by random draw (receive one ballot for every $50 raised. Must be 18 years or older). Prize items include:

      • Mountain Bike, 55” Smart TV, Nutribullet, T-Fal Airfryer, Braun 12-Cup Brewer, Soda Stream from Canadian Tire
      • $750 in Gift Cards from Giant Tiger
      • ClubLink‘s VIP Golf with a Pro package (including lessons and lunch)
      • Snow Angel Winter Survival Box from Ottawa Pop-Up Events
      • Additional prizes to be announced

Over $4000 in prizes to be awarded by random draw of all registered schools, including:

Top Workplace Team wins a $1500 “Team Experience Package” that includes the following:

Over $2000 in prizes to be won in multiple categories including:

Highest engagement – 10 piece heritage Cook Ware set from Canadian Tire

Most nominations / challenges issued– 55″ Smart TV from Canadian Tire

Most outrageous – Beer tasting for 4 courtesy of  Kichesippi Beer

Dogs/Pet Angels – $100 “Great Canadian Pet Package” from the Great Canadian Dollar Store

Prizes

Over $15,000 in fundraising prizes and rewards.

Individuals & Groups

Top Individual – $500 Gift Cards from Canadian Tire

Top Community Team – $1000 in Gift Cards from Giant Tiger

Raise $20 and receive a Snowsuit Fund Toque

Raise a minimum of $150 and qualify to win over $3000 in prizes to be awarded by random draw (receive one ballot for every $50 raised. Must be 18 years or older). Prize items include:

      • Mountain Bike, 55” Smart TV, Nutribullet, T-Fal Airfryer, Braun 12-Cup Brewer, Soda Stream from Canadian Tire
      • $750 in Gift Cards from Giant Tiger
      • ClubLink‘s VIP Golf with a Pro package (including lessons and lunch)
      • Snow Angel Winter Survival Box from Ottawa Pop-Up Events
      • Additional prizes to be announced
Schools

Over $4000 in prizes to be awarded by random draw of all registered schools, including:

Workplaces

Top Workplace Team wins a $1500 “Team Experience Package” that includes the following:

Social Media Challenges

Over $2000 in prizes to be won in multiple categories including:

Highest engagement – 10 piece heritage Cook Ware set from Canadian Tire

Most nominations / challenges issued– 55″ Smart TV from Canadian Tire

Most outrageous – Beer tasting for 4 courtesy of  Kichesippi Beer

Dogs/Pet Angels – $100 “Great Canadian Pet Package” from the Great Canadian Dollar Store

Snow Angel Challenge Sponsors

Canadian Tire Ottawa
Giant Tiger
Media Plus Ottawa
Gabriel Pizza Ottawa

Media & Community Partners

Rogers TV Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen
City News Ottawa
KiSS 105.3 Ottawa
Ottawa Business Journal
Ottawa Police Services
Ottawa Board of Trade
Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
Ottawa Festival Network
Ottawa Senators Community Foundation
Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association
Hope Volleyball Summerfest Ottawa
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
Indigenous Experiences

Special Thanks

Great Canadian Dollar Store

Planning Team

Honourary Chair Katerina Mertikas; Event Co-chairs Sahada Alola & Jon Stewart;  Members: Joanne Andrews, Kevin Arthur, Susan Dennison,  Julie Findlay,  Stephanie Kelly, Tammy Kohls,  Ornella Kondo, Vanessa Simmons, Kita Szpak, Judy Thompson,  Fabienne Tougas, Karen Wood, Loukia Zigoumis

Frequently Asked Questions

The creation of the snow angel- a simple process.

      1. find an undisturbed plane of fresh snow.
      2. lie with arms and legs outstretched, on the snow.
      3. Sweep your limbs back and forth, creating a trough through the snow.
      4. Get up carefully so as not to disturb your snow creation

When complete, the snow angel should have the appearance of a stylized angel, the movement of the arms having formed wings, and that of the legs having formed a gown.

No! Snow Angel Challenge is a safe, socially distant event to raise funds and awareness to keep kids warm in our community.

You can make snow angels in your own back yard or front yard, the schoolyard, the park, the ski hill or your favourite nature trail.

You can raise awareness and funds for snowsuits from the comfort and safety of your home using our online fundraising tools to gather pledges to win prizes.

REGISTRATION IS FREE.

Businesses that register with $100 minimum donation receive special recognition and benefits associated with the “Workplaces” division.  See the Workplaces page for complete details.

      • Post a photo or video of yourself making a snow angel to social media
      • Tag the Snowsuit Fund on FacebookInstagramTwitter or LinkedIn in your post so we can see it!
      • Add the hashtag #snowangelchallenge

Register as an individual or a team and you will automatically create a personalized fundraising page.  Share this link with friends, family, colleagues & neighbours and people can donate directly in support of your fundraising efforts.

All donations made support The Snowsuit Fund’s main mission to purchase and distribute snowsuits to qualified low-income families with children 0-15 years of age living in Ottawa.  Every $50 raised will keep one Ottawa child warm.

In the name of making sure every Ottawa child is dressed appropriately to play outdoors, registered individuals and teams who choose to gather donations qualify for fundraising rewards.  Everyone who registers and raises a minimum of $20 will receive a limited edition Snowsuit Fund toque.  Additional prizes for high achieving fundraisers – individuals and teams – include pizzas,  shopping sprees, gift cards and other experiences courtesy of our generous roster of sponsors Canadian Tire, Giant Tiger, Great Canadian Dollar Store and Gabriel Pizza with more to be announced. See the Prizes section above for up to date prize details.

Fundraising for Snow Angel Challenge is optional, but encouraged!

By fundraising, you are collecting donations that fund the purchase of snowsuits for children from low-income Ottawa families so they can play outside without their parents having to sacrifice other priorities.

All registered individual participants qualify for fundraising rewards. This is The Snowsuit Fund’s way to say Thank You for sharing your warmth with a child.

Registered team members also qualify for individual rewards.

Every registered participant who raises a minimum of $20 will receive a limited edition SSF toque. Toques are available in 5 colours. However, quantities per colour are limited and we promise best efforts only to match your colour choice.

Registered participants who raise a minimum of $150 are automatically entered into a draw for additional prizes and will also receive an additional ballot for every incremental $50 raised.

Registered teams qualify for team prizes in one division only.

Team prizes will be awarded to the registered team captain who will be responsible for distribution to the team members.

All registered schools are automatically entered into the Schools prize draw. No fundraising is required.

One prize will be awarded to the highest fundraising non-workplace team

One prize (Team Experience Package) will be awarded to the highest fundraising workplace team.

One prize will be awarded to the highest fundraising individual and this participant is also eligible to win draw prizes.

All funds raised will be put towards the purchase of new snowsuits.  Any overages in fundraising will be directed towards the purchase of snowsuits for next winter.

Anyone can participate in the challenge and fundraise, regardless of geographic location.