To recognize top fundraisers, awards are presented to top individual fundraisers and top fundraising teams in each Run community’s local social media pages. The deadline to qualify for Run awards is 11:59pm local time on Friday, October 2, 2020. In order for offline funds to be counted towards awards, bank stamped forms must arrive to CCS no later than September 21, 2020. This is to account for the time needed to enter offline donations into participants fundraising centres. Bank stamped forms can be received via mail or scanned to connect@cancer.ca.
Individual Awards
The Run Day Determination Awards are presented to the top individual fundraisers at each Run location. There is a first, second and third place winner at each Run location.
Team Awards
The top fundraising team in each team category listed below will be presented with a special award to recognize the team’s contributions and hard work.
To qualify, teams must consist of 10 or more members.
The Corporate Spirit Award is presented to the top fundraising corporate team at each Run location. All winning teams are awarded with a plaque on Run day.
The School Team Challenge Award is presented to the top fundraising school team at each Run location. All winning teams are awarded with a plaque on Run day.
The top fundraising Friends and Family Team Challenge Award is presented to the top fundraising friends and family team at each Run location. All winning teams are awarded with a plaque on Run day.
The Women's Team Challenge Award is presented to the top fundraising women's team in each Run location. All winning teams are awarded with a plaque on Run day.
The Post-Secondary Team Challenge Award is presented to the top fundraising post-secondary team at each location. Each winning team is presented with a plaque on Run day.
Additionally, the Post-Secondary Top Institution Award will be presented to the institution whose team(s) achieves the highest fundraising amount across Canada.
*Learn more about the Post-Secondary Challenge
Team Definitions
Corporate Teams
A team of co-workers from a company or workplace, an institution (hospitals, unions, etc.), business associates, clients or suppliers
Friends and Family Team
A team of family, friends, or community group members
School Team
A team of students, teachers, parents or support staff from any elementary, junior, secondary, or graduate
Women's Team
A team of women only
Post-Secondary Challenge
Teams of students from a Canadian college or university are invited to compete against one another in the 2019 Post-Secondary Challenge