via Todd Shannon on Facebook…

Attention Neighbours, please SAVE THE DATE for the 10th Annual Champlain Park Hallowe’en Fun Run^*!

Start and finish line will be on the east side of the Fieldhouse, near the swings. We’ll get started at 9:30 with the ~2km route, followed by the ~800m route.

A few volunteers would be much appreciated to be on-course marshals so that no one gets lost in the haunted woods…

A $10 donation is encouraged (but not mandatory) to participate, with proceeds directly benefiting our neighbours at the Parkdale Food Centre.

Thanks to the Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) for the funding of treats, prizes, posters, and supplies.

*The run is “under new management”, so please bear with us as we carry on this great legacy. Any questions, please ask in the comments.

Otherwise, see you on the 28th, and looking forward to all of the great costumes!

The community association extends a huge thank-you to Pete Laughton who created and organized the annual Halloween Fun Run for our neighbourhood children.

But Pete is retiring his running shoes on this event.

So we’re looking for a few volunteers who can take over. Pete has kindly agreed to have a chat about what’s involved (he says it’s pretty simple)
If your kids have taken part in the past you know how fun it is. If you’re new to the hood then consider helping out in the run which winds through our community.

Let’s not let this great event disappear.

If you can help out, contact our social convenor Nick ASAP at: chparkevents@yahoo.com.

Thanks in advance.

A big thank-you to all of the runners and their supporters who came out yesterday to the 9th Annual Champlain Park Dress-up Fun Run.

Thanks to their generosity, we managed to raise $710 for the Kichi Sibi https://www.wintertrail.ca/ winter trail. The weather also cooperated to make it one of the driest and most pleasant in memory.

Thanks to all of our volunteers including the CPCA for sponsoring the event with prizes and snacks.

Pete Laughton (Event Organizer)

Champlain Park is once again hosting its annual fun run through the Champlain Woods on Saturday October 29, 2022 at 9:30 am. Runners 5 years old and under run an 800 meter loop and runners 5 and over run on a 2k path through the Woods. Prizes will be awarded for best costume and top 3 finishers per age category. All participants receive a candy medal. Donations of $10 or more per runner are encouraged but not required and funds this year go to the Kichi Sibi Winter Trail (c/o Dovercourt Community Centre). No registration is required; just show up in costume and run. Parents or guardians must accompany and supervise children at the event.

Come out and run and send a message to kids in the community that Halloween can be about more than just sugary treats! Volunteers are welcomed as finish line coordinators or on course Marshalls. Donations of food and drink are also welcomed. Contact peterlaughton@rogers.com if you are able to help.

9th Annual Champlain Park Halloween Run 2022 FINAL.docx.pdf

Many Thanks to Volunteers for Halloween Dress-up Fun Run 2019

Here’s a message from Peter Laughton, the event organizer:

A huge thank-you to all who came out to run this past Saturday morning in our annual Halloween Dress-up run. The weather cooperated and as a result we had over 50 costumed participants.

The incredible generosity of those in attendance allowed us to raise $677.00 for OSS Basketball and JUMPSTART charities for young players in financial need.

Thanks to everyone in the Champlain Community Association for all your support, including promotion on the website and the Speaker, allowing us to use the field-house, and sponsorship of the run through food and prizes. Thanks to Bushtukah for the tent and prizes. Thanks to Jordan Clark from Shoppers Drug Mart for the food. Thanks as well to the volunteer de-pavers who allowed us to run across the new opening at Pontiac and to the dedicated volunteers who have taken over the management and stewardship of our beautiful Champlain Woods!

Looking forward to seeing everyone again next year and Happy Halloween!

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Thanks to John Arnason for the photos and Carol Arnason for providing the captions.

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Champlain Park is once again hosting its annual fun run through the Champlain Woods. Runners 5 and under run an 800 meter loop and the 5 and overs (ability dependant) complete a 2K. This year we will take advantage of the newly de-paved SJAM connection to the woods! Prizes will be awarded for best costume and top 3 finishers per age category. All participants receive a candy medal. Donations of $10 or more per runner are encouraged but not required and funds this year go to OSS u14 girls basketball and the ‘Jumpstart’ equal access to sport fund. No registration is required; just show up in costume and run.

Come out and run and send a message to kids in the community that Halloween can be about more than just sugary treats! Volunteers are welcomed as finish line coordinators or on course Marshalls. Donations of food and drink are also welcomed. Contact peterlaughton@rogers.com if you are able to help.

8th Annual Champlain Park Halloween Run 2019.pdf

Many Thanks to Awesome Volunteers for Halloween Fun Run 2018

Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers, and runners of the Champlain Park Community who came out to run and raise over $900 for Ausome Ottawa on Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 2018. A local charity, Ausome Ottawa provides sports programs for autistic children. Special thanks to Pete Laughton who has organized this event for seven years. Thank you to Adrian Bradley and helpers for hard work clearing the NCC path through the woods, used in winter for SJAM ski trail. Champlain Park Community Association funded treats and prizes so all proceeds from registration would go to charity. Our Councillor, Jeff Leiper, was there and spent most of his time as Marshal on the course, standing and cheering beside the path in the woods as runners went by. What a good sport! An estimated 100 parents and kids showed up in Halloween costumes again this year. First and foremost, they had a lot of fun dressing up, attempting to run in costumes, and eating a little pre-Halloween candy!

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We forgot to take photos this year, but this is what it looked like last year:

7th Annual Champlain Park Halloween.pdf