The ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk returns this year to help everyone enjoy the many physical, social and mental health benefits of getting active together! This national initiative encourages everyone in Canada to get active throughout the month of June, ultimately recognizing Canada’s Most Active Community and awarding it with $100,000 to support local physical activity and sport initiatives. To help rally Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas and for the City of Saskatoon to win the grand prize this year, we need everyone to participate! - Local organizations: Register on the ParticipACTION website starting April 18, 2024. Then throughout June, track the number of people getting active and the incidences of physical activity to help our community compete for the title.
- Early Bird Prizes
Register your organization in the Community Challenge portal before the end of May. Prizing period ends May 31. Your organization’s Community Challenge spirit. Prizing period ends June 7. Tell us how your Community Challenge activities are demonstrating inclusion. Prizing period ends June 14. Tell us what capacity-building need you would fill with $750. Prizing period ends June 21. Register and track your organization’s programs and events. Prizing period ends June 28. - Individuals: Sign up on the ParticipACTION website starting April 18, 2024, commit to getting active throughout June and browse different opportunities to help you move more where you live, learn and/or work!
Join Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas in the movement to get the word out, network, to build a stronger, healthier and more active City of Saskatoon To win the challenge, our local City of Saskatoon government needs to opt in. Tell our Worship Mayor Charlie Clark and your City Councillor that we want in and are ready to win! About the ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk The Community Challenge is a national physical activity and sport initiative that encourages everyone in Canada to get active throughout June in search of Canada’s Most Active Community. The challenge is open to all communities and individuals, ultimately recognizing Canada’s Most Active Community and awarding it with $100,000 to support local physical activity and sport initiatives. In addition to the national winner, there is also a prize for the most active community in each province and territory as well as weekly organization prizing to be awarded throughout June. The ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk is proudly funded by the Government of Canada, Novo Nordisk and supporting partner, Saputo. About Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Our motto is Come to Nature Come to Life! Celebrate the life in nature and all its biodiversity, and relish health and wellness with amazing activity. Come out to the 326 acre Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area with all it walking trails, or to the 148 acre George Genereux Urban Regional Park. But that is not all, Be active where you are, gardening, walking the dog, or to the corner store. Get your senior’s group, sports team, place of employment registered for prizes! Help us to honour the Father of the College of Kinesiology AND the Father of Canada’s ParticpACTION, Professor Emeritus Don Bailey, friend of George Genereux, Olympic gold medalist. Contact For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact: Julia Adamson 306 380 5368 friendsafforestation@gmail.com | 
