2025 D-Day to Canada Challenge 7th annual
4556 Trans-Canada Hwy, Kakabeka Falls, ON P0T 1W0, Canada
DESCRIPTION
Come join us for the SEVENTH annual D-DAY to Canada Challenge - put on by the Kakabeka Fall Legion Half Marathon and 8K - We have been virtual before it was cool to be virtual
Juno Beach was the Allied code name for a 10 km stretch of French coastline assaulted by Canadian soldiers on D-Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The Canadian Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 2nd Armoured Brigade seized the beach and its seaside villages while under intense fire from German defenders — an extraordinary example of military skill, reinforced by countless acts of personal courage. The 3rd Infantry Division took heavy casualties in its first wave of attack but took control of the beach by the end of the day. More than 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed or parachuted into France on D-Day. The Royal Canadian Navy contributed 110 warships and 10,000 sailors and the RCAF contributed 15 fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons to the assault. There were 1,074 Canadian casualties, including 359 killed.
There is NO cost to join in and participate -- and once the Challenge starts, we will post on Friday each week all of the participants' totals
For those interested, and it is completely voluntary, we are accepting donations for our 2294 18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and for our "No Stone Left Alone Project"
This project honours Veterans graves in local cemeteries with the cleaning of their headstones at least once per year and during the week of Remembrance Day - students from 5 different schools will be painting poppies on to stones we create to place at each veterans headstone.. Currently we are working on Mountain View Cemetery, St Patrick's Cemetery, St Andrew's Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery and Stanley Cemetery
We will be at Stanley Cemetery on June 12 with Valley Central Public School and for the Remembrance Period we will be working at Mountainview/ St Patrick's in November with Westmount Public School and Valley Central-- we will be at Riverside with Woodcrest Public School and St Andrew's with St Paul and EQ Jennings schools
Any donation of $25 or more - a participant or finisher certificate (depending on whether or not you complete the challenge or if you choose to participate only) with your total -- this year - every one participating will get a certificate whether they participate or complete the challenge and
For any donation of $35 or more - will get both the certificate and a tax deduction good for your 2025 Income Tax.
People can donate on line when they register (though we cannot give a tax receipt for the nominal fees charged by the platform)
The CHALLENGE -- is usually was just two fold WALK/HIKE/ RUNNING or BICYCLE challenge we are added a THIRD Challenge last two years so that everyone can participate
This year it is the 81 st anniversary of D - DAY -
There are TWO parts to keep the Challenge
A challenge -- not only is there a TOTAL distance requirement (for the 26 days between D-Day and Canada Day) there is also a DAILY distance requirement -
Category 1
Runners / Walkers / Hikers Challenge-- so for the 26 day challenge the three levels are - Gold - Silver and Challenge Level -- with the requirement being -
for Gold - a total distance over those 26 days of 243 Kilometers
For Silver the requirement is 162 kilometers
the Challenge level -- one kilometer for each of the 81 years -- being 81 kms over the 26 days
YOUR DAILY minimum for all levels is ONE KM - every single day of the challenge
Category 2
The Bicycle Challenge -- we also will be working off the 81 st anniversary -- and will have three levels as well --
For the Gold it will be 810 kms
For the Silver it will be 567 kms
Challenge level it will be 405 kms
-- YOUR DAILY minimum is FIVE KM - every single day of the Challenge
Returning this year Category 3
The Trooper Challenge -- This category is for anyone who wants to participate but just is not able to fully participate in the other two categories. Like the other two challenges -- this category has a daily minimum and a total Challenge requirement
The Daily Minimum -- keeping with the 81 st anniversary of D-DAY, - that daily minimum will be 810 seconds of physical activity -- ANY physical activity over and above what you would normally do each day - so that is just 13.5 minutes for a daily minimum. In addition to the daily minimum you as well have a total challenge target over the entire 26 day total - that being a total goal of 10 hours (which is 600 minutes)
For those who elect to make a donation - your certificate will include your name and the total distance travelled - including what level you attain -- if you COMPLETE the Challenge -both the daily and total kilometers --
Finally for those who wish to donate to our NO STONE LEFT ALONE campaign but don't wish to participate in the challenge there will be two spots to do so $35 and $50
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