Epicurean Calgary

AN UPDATE ON EVENTS AFFECTED BY COVID-19:
ALMOST ALL EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, OR TO A SPECIFIC FUTURE DATE, OR HAVE BEEN CANCELLED COMPLETELY. INFORMATION ON EACH EVENT IS AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. SOME EVENTS HAVE GONE VIRTUAL, SO IF YOU CAN JOIN THAT WAY, THE CHARITIES NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

Year Round

The Big Brave

Various locations

The Big Brave, formerly known as Shave Your Lid for a Kid®, is one of Kids Cancer Care’s largest fundraising initiatives, raising more than $14 million since its inception in 1998. Our Big Brave is successful because of you. Each year, hundreds of Albertans cut, colour or shave their lids for our kids. Your brave actions show moral support for the 190 kids in Alberta who are diagnosed with cancer each year, while raising money for camp, research, tutoring and scholarship programs for young people affected by cancer.

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August 2020

August 1-21, 2020

Workout for Wildlife (WOW!)

Virtual

Registration Packages: $25
Each WOW! participant will receive:
- Drawstring Sportspack
- Reflective slap bracelet
- Holographic AIWC sticker
Workout for Wildlife (WOW!) encouragesg registered participants to reach their individually set fitness goals and collect pledges for AIWC. WOW! is your chance to connect – to Alberta’s wildlife, to our natural environment, and to your own fitness goals!

Get Involved
Decide on a personal fitness goal you want to reach from August 1st to 21st.
Register for WOW.
Raise pledges to help care for wildlife in need.
Have fun!
The fitness goal can be anything of your choosing, from taking a walk every day, to bicycling 100km. in 21 days. You choose! There are no right or wrong goals, decide what works for you.

Since 1993, Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) has been a champion for the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wildlife. An increased demand equals the need for more funds to support programs, and on August 1st, they will launch the 2nd Annual fitness challenge fundraiser.
Workout for Wildlife (WOW!) will run from August 1st to 21st, encouraging registered participants to reach their individually set fitness goals and collect pledges for AIWC. WOW! is your chance to connect – to Alberta’s wildlife, to our natural environment, and to your own fitness goals!
In 2019, AIWC provided care to over 1,400 orphaned and injured wildlife patients, with an industry-leading success rate of 47%. Each year they admit over 150 different species in need of care, and answer hundreds of telephone calls from the public on the wildlife hotline. It is through the support of the community that they are able to provide these essential services.

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August 7-9, 2020

Stranded: Water Valley (CANCELLED)

Water Valley, Alberta

Stranded: Water Valley is postponed until August 2021.
Stranded: Water Valley summons the wilderness warrior in all of us, bringing together 16 competitors from diverse backgrounds to the great outdoors, with nothing but a container of rice, a sleeping bag and their wits. This event requires grit, passion, stamina and a love of community.
Contestants put it all on the line to fundraise for Kids Up Front Foundation programs, while undertaking grueling physical challenge in all types of weather (rain, cold, intense heat, bugs). They endure intense competition, broken alliances, and sabotage, all while being followed by a film crew. Join in as a contestant or as a sponsor!
20 contestants will be sleeping in the woods, given limited amounts of food and be tested physically, mentally and emotionally. Camera crews will follow their every move. Tribal council will break alliances and expose secrets. Reward challenge wins will bring up their spirits more than ever imagined. A few months after the champion has been crowned and dust has settled, there is a private movie screening of the entire weekend. Contestants have several months to fundraise the minimum $2,500 for what promises to be one of the more memorable weekends of their life.
The Kids Up Front Foundation is a registered charity that works year-round to provide enriching experiences to thousands of children in need. They do this by distributing donated event tickets, workshops and summer camps to children that would otherwise be unable to attend due to family, personal or financial stresses. The children they serve are amazing and resilient, navigating constant stresses of daily life and trauma that is rarely supplemented with anything ‘fun’. Since 2016, over $200,000 has been raised, and goes directly to kids' programs.

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August 15-22, 2020

The 2020 12 Stop Ride for Recovery - Mission Impossible

Virtual

Ride Registration: $25
Passenger: $25
Lunch/dinner stop: $15
T Shirt: $20
You are among a select group chosen to carry out this perilous assignment.
Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to attend the 12 Stop Ride for Recovery 2020 Scavenger Hunt Ride. You will have ONE WEEK to complete your mission.
Your cover is that you are on a “ casual physical distancing ride” but really you are on a ride to fight a secret killer......Addiction.
Prepare yourself and your chopper, hog, harley, crotch rocket, spy vehicle, heck even your peddle bike - The office will be sending you out your TOP SECRET INFORMATION PACKAGE BY MAIL.

The 12 Stop Ride for Recovery Motorcycle Run is a family friendly ride designed to increase awareness of the many ways that addictions destroy lives, that there is a solution through RECOVERY and to raise funds to help a greater number of men and families RECOVER their lives through Fresh Start.
This year the ride is going to be very different due to current restrictions and in consideration for everyone's health.
The 2020 12 Stop Ride for Recovery - Mission Impossible will be a week-long event starting August 15th and ending August 22nd. The ride will run though an app called Scavify with a personalized scavenger hunt designed for 12 Stop Riders. Stops will be made along a beautiful country ride, and there will be stops within the city should you choose to spend an evening investigating new sites and sounds, supporting local businesses affected by Covid-19. There will be photo and social media posting opportunities for people to travel along with you.
Because of physical distancing, hygiene, and social responsibility this is a great alternative for this year- riding together for Fresh Start, A P A R T. Riders will collect points for all their stops completed and qualify to be entered for some outstanding prizes valued over $1000.
Here's hoping that things will have relaxed by the end of August and the dinner on August 22 where there will be draw for the bike, have some great entertainment and food will occur, but with the uncertainty, it is not included as part of the event at this time....still early planning stages so this may change.
As part of your registration this year, things are itemized individually- ride registration $25, lunch/dinner stop $15, T Shirt $20. This will allow you to pick and choose which you would like to do and how much you want to ride and participate that week..

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August 22-31, 2020

Beat Beethoven

Virtual

Registration: $55-$60
Includes:
- Wine themed finisher's medal and wine charm
- A private Spotify playlist including Beethoven's music performed and recorded by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
- Collectible "Sweaty Beethoven" enamel pin.
- Personalized race bib
- Downloadable finisher's badge
- Downloadable finisher's certificate
- Post race celebration on Zoom and Q&A with Calgary Phil's conductor Karl Hirzer
- Opportunity to help support the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra PhilKids program
- For curbside pickup only; complimentary can of rosé from Vine Arts
Walk or run virtually with no perks: FREE

Run Calgary and The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra are collaborating by colliding the wonderful worlds of music and run. Lace up in support of the Calgary Phil in the third edition of Beat Beethoven, which is now virtual. Challenge yourself to finish an 8km. run or a 4km. walk, while listening to a Calgary Phil playlist of Beethoven's music. Your virtual run or walk can be completed anywhere, and on any surface (trail, road, treadmill, track) anytime during the race period. Purchase your registration and select to collect your swag by curbside pickup or mail. Wallk or run your race between August 22-August 31.
Beat Beethoven is a fundraising event for the registered charity, Calgary Phil and raises funds for PhilKids.
PhilKids is designed to fuel and support the empowerment of children through the exploration of music. It offers elementary students the opportunity to learn directly from musicians of the Calgary Phil.

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August 23, 2020

25th Annual Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Gutsy Walk

Virtual

Gutsy Walk is a fundraising event, and all participants are encouraged to register online and fundraise. Suggested Goal: $150.00.

It takes guts to find a cure!
Walk virtually this Sunday, August 23rd at the special 25th annual Gutsy Walk to celebrate the innovations in research we’ve achieved – together.
Registered Gutsy Walk participants will have the opportunity to:
• Receive a Gutsy Walk 25th Year Memento Item by raising $100 or more
• Join the Top Pledge Earner Club by raising $1,000 or more

Walk with us – virtually. Anywhere. Anyhow!
Do you have what it takes to make it stop? Let’s show loved ones living with Crohn’s and colitis they are not alone. TOGETHER - we can stop the pain, stop the multiple surgeries, and stop the missed moments.
Together, teams and individual walkers will fundraise by collecting pledges from their friends, family and co-workers, for much-needed research and education to find cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improve the lives of children and adults affected by these chronic diseases.
Gutsy Walk is Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s largest national fundraising event. Previously known as the ‘Heel & Wheel a-thon’, since the launch of the walk in 1996 the event has grown immensely and thanks to the amazing efforts of dedicated participants and volunteers over $26 million dollars has been raised to date. Participation in one of the 60+ Gutsy Walks is a great way to increase awareness and raise much-needed funds in support of essential research for loved ones suffering from these diseases.
Canada has one of the highest rates for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in the world and those rates are increasing. Most alarming, the number of new cases of Crohn’s disease in Canadian children has almost doubled since 1995.
Crohn’s and colitis are lifelong diseases that can have a devastating impact on quality of life, elevate the risk of colorectal cancer, and in the case of Crohn’s disease, shorten life expectancy.

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August 23, 2020

Calgary Women’s Run 2020 (CANCELLED)

Edworthy North Parking Lot, Monserrat Dr. & Bowness Rd. N.W.

10k Run
5k Run/Walk
Age Divisions: 10-year increments - 9 and under, 10 to 80+ yrs
Kids 1K Fun Run, race morning sign-on around 8:00 a.m., to start at 8:30 a.m.

Time:
9:00 a.m. for 10K
9:05 a.m. for 5K

Entry Fee: $55
Race plus Trail2Path Challenge: $85

As per the Alberta Chief Medical Office of Health announcement of April 23, 2020, gatherings of more than 15 people will not be allowed during the summer 2020, and that effectively cancels the Calgary Women’s Run this year.
The Calgary Women's Run is one of the oldest women's races in Canada. Post-race activities include results & awards ceremony, prizes for the top finishers in each category and draw prizes.

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August 29, 2020

The Ride to Conquer Cancer

Virtual

Registration:
Ride any time in 2020! Attempt a fundraising goal of $500 to support the The Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer® virtual event benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Ride your way. Fundraise your way.

Ride in the Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation because cancer has affected us all.
And for the last 12 years, thousands have rallied for The Ride to show that together, we will conquer cancer.
Although we must remain socially distanced for the foreseeable future, united we are stronger. We’ve raised millions to fund the fight at the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
This year a virtual celebration will take place August 29, but you are invited to Ride your way throughout the summer.
We ride because together, we can do more. Ride your way: Your distance. Your route. Your location.
Because when you join The Ride to Conquer Cancer, you’re taking action, becoming part of a powerful tribe and creating hope for countless individuals touched by cancer. If you have a will to stop this disease, you have a place among us. The Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation unites an unparalleled community of powerful men and women across Alberta who are committed to conquering cancer. For the past decade, doctors, researchers and supporters have united on the front lines of the battle against cancer, vowing to conquer this disease once and for all.
The money you raise for the Alberta Cancer Foundation through The Ride will directly support patients and families at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and 15 other cancer centres throughout Alberta and move closer to the vision to Conquer Cancer In Our Lifetime.
Your chance to BE EPIC starts right now… Register for The Ride today!

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