Breaking News!
Monday, June 7th, 2010
SOAR Does it again!
For the 7th year in a row, SOAR has passed the previous year's fundraising total! $69,700 was raised for underprivileged
kids in Guelph and Wellington County. Congrats to Rob and Jake who raised almost $14,000 on their own!
Congrats Mike and Jay!
For the second year in a row, a new SOAR record, Mike and Jay have stepped on the final Pit Stop mat in first place, again
capturing the title and the $3000 travel voucher. The guys were followed by Emma and Dana in 2nd and Dan and Dani in
3rd. Anna and Julia were our Day 1 winners.
Special Thanks
Special thanks to everyone that helped us out with Challenges that we couldn't mention prior to the race:
- Milburn's Auto
- Burlington Sailing and Boating Club
- The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada
- Paletta Mansion
- Burlington Art Gallery
- Dundurn Castle
- Synn Studios
- Moksha Yoga
- The Hide House
- Springridge Farm
- Spokes and Slopes
- HMCS Haida
- Framing and Art Centre
- Boston Pizza
- Guelph Civic Museum
- Victoria East Golf Club
- Balnar Management
- George and Sharon Garrett
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Three Days To Go!
The time has almost arrived for racers to begin their 2-day quest to become the winners of the 2010 Southern Ontario
Amazing Race!
The Starting Line
Come out to the starting line and show your support on Saturday June 5th. The starting line is in the park across from McRae
House, on Water Street west of Gordon Street in Guelph. Be there by 8:30 am and you'll see the teams head out to begin the race.
New for 2010: Follow us on Twitter
This year, race directors will be tweeting throughout the event. Follow the real-time progress of the racers at http://twitter.com/SOAmazingRace.Support Your Favourite Team
It's not too late to pledge your support for your favourite team. All pledges go directly to the Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington, and not only that, but will also help teams "purchase" items in the STOAR - Yields, U-Turns and Shortcuts too help them along the way. Go to the Teams page and click on your favourite team, then look for the Click Here To Pledge button.
See you at the starting line!
Friday, May 5th, 2010
SOAR needs volunteers!
Challenge Marshals, Shuttlers, Photographers... we need YOU!
Download the Volunteer Form here.
Save the form to your computer, fill it out and email to: Emily Boms: volunteer@therace.ca
Friday, April 12th, 2010
Goliger's TravelPlus and Balnar Management Join the Team!
Check out the Sponsors page to learn more about the great partnerships SOAR has built for 2010!
Friday, April 12th, 2010
Golder Associates Ltd. Sponsors SOAR 2010!
SOAR welcomes Golder Associates Ltd, a world leader in Ground Engineering and Environmental Services,
as a Challenge Sponsor.
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Unitron, Clattenburg Woodworks and Trainer's Haven Join SOAR 2010!
SOAR is happy to announce that Unitron and Trainer's Haven are joining us for another great year.
We would also like to welcome Clattenburg Woodworks to the team!
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
SOAR 2010 Team Profiles Now Online!
Check out the line up of exceptional teams on the teams page.
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Dawson Dental Joins SOAR!
SOAR welcomes Dawson Dental as the 2010 Awards BBQ Sponsor
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Standings are up!
Check out the Teams Page for standings and fundraising totals!
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Check out SOAR on You Tube!
- Amelia projects her voice at the Chrochaos challenge.
- Forced fire challenge.
- Kim and Sherrie at the Day 1 Pit Stop.
- Mike struggles at the Zhe Bushi challenge.
- Katie makes her way down the zipline.
- Megan struggles to find the will to tackle the zipline.
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Congratulations Jay & Mike! - our 2009 Winners!
Jay & Mike finished seconds ahead of Allison and Leah at John Mcrae House in Guelph. 40 racers and 85 volunteers helped pull off this most succesful version of the Children's Foundation's largest fundraising event. The participants lived up to the SOAR motto to dig deep and aim high by bringing in over $64,300 in pledges for The Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington. This included the $8000 that Michael and Eric Balnar brought in on their own! Great competition and an amazing total for The Children's Foundation - once again SOAR was a true success.
SOAR 2009 saw teams travel through Guelph, Elora, Alma, Drayton, Elmira, St Jacobs and Conestogo. Teams were faced with challenges that included launching catapults, ziplining the Elora Gorge, eating chicken feet, reading braille, painting their partner's faces like lions and building fire with flint.
Thanks to all the great volunteers that came out to help, and of course to all our sponsors that funded such a unique and exciting adventure.
Stay tuned for more details and photos of the event.
SOAR 2010 Sponsors
