June 30 for 30

Get active during JUNE and try out a class or activity! Then track your minutes!

June 1: Cycle the Berkhout Trail Riverfront Loop | www.pelham.ca/cycling

June 2: *Make a splash! Pelham Pool opens today!

June 3: *Drop-in Volleyball | 12:15-2:15 PM | Meridian Community Centre (MCC)

June 4: *Step Class | 5:30- 6:30pm | Meridian Community Centre

June 5: Walk down to the Farmers Market | 4 PM - Dusk | 20 Pelham Town Square

June 6: Walk or cycle the Steve Bauer Trail | www.pelham.ca/parks

June 7: Get outdoors and come to the MCC LemonAID Stand Supporting FACS | 9 AM- Noon

June 8: *Public Skating | 1 - 2:20 PM | Meridian Community Centre

June 9: *Drop-in Basketball | 9-11 AM | Meridian Community Centre

June 10: Spend time gardening and apply to the Best Garden Contest | www.pelham.ca/inbloom

June 11: Try the walking track at the MCC! | All Day | Meridian Community Centre

June 12: Visit a new playground in Pelham! | www.pelham.ca/parks

June 13: Cycle the Shorthills Loop | www.pelham.ca/cycling

June 14: *Join an Aqua Zumba Class! | 12-1 PM | Marlene Stewart Streit Park

June 15: Visit the Isaac Riehl Memorial Skate Park | Marlene Stewart Streit Park

June 16: *Join All Levels Pickleball | 12:30-2:30 PM | Meridian Community Centre

June 17: Come out and dance at Big Band at the MCC! | 7:30-9:00 PM | www.pelham.ca/arts

June 18: *Drop-in Family Gym Time | 4-5 PM | Meridian Community Centre

June 19: Dance at the Bandshell Opening Night | 7-9 PM | Peace Park

June 20: Cycle the Villages Loop | www.pelham.ca/cycling

June 21: Open Access at the Outdoor Tennis & Pickleball Courts | 6AM- 8PM | Centennial Park

June 22: *Public Skating | 1 - 2:20 PM | Meridian Community Centre

June 23: *55+ Aerobics | 11 AM - Noon | Meridian Community Centre

June 24: *Walking/Sitting Meditation Class | 10-11 AM | Meridian Community Centre

June 25: Walk or cycle the Gerry Berkhout Trail | www.pelham.ca/parks

June 26: *Tiny Tots Gym Time | 10:30 AM - Noon | Meridian Community Centre

June 27: *Zumba Class | 12-1 PM | Meridian Community Centre

June 28: Open Access at the Outdoor Tennis & Pickleball Courts | 6AM- 8PM | Centennial Park

June 29: Visit a Splash pad in Pelham! | www.pelham.ca/pool

June 30: Walk or cycle the John Nemy Trail | www.pelham.ca/parks

Lace up your skates and come to the Meridian Community Centre for a public skate! All abilities and all ages are welcome!

The ParticipACTION Community Challenge grants support community organizations in removing barriers and increasing physical activity and sport participation and retention for equity-deserving groups.

The ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk is proudly funded by the Government of Canada, Novo Nordisk and supporting partner, Saputo. 

*Activity fee applies

Tracking is simple and can be done however works best for you!

Option 1 : Enter minutes direction on the ParticipACTION website! If you are tracking your hours into the portal online, please make sure they are submitted prior to 5:00PM on June 30th to be counted. Please click here to create a profile and submit your active minutes online.

Option 2: Track your minutes on a paper calendar and submit them to the Meridian Community Centre! If submitting hard copy tracking sheets to the MCC, please submit them in person by noon on June 29th, so that they can be submitted on time.

Click here to print your own activity tracking calendar!

The challenge is open to all organizations, schools, sport groups and workplaces to participate and track  minutes as a team. All group physical activity counts. Track group exercise classes, practices, events or even lunchtime walks starting June 1.

Every minute tracked goes toward your community’s score and adds to the Pelham June 30 for 30 challenge!

Move minutes are the time during which an individual engages in either active or light physical activity.  An individual’s valid move minutes will count towards the June 30 for 30 Challenge.  

Move minutes can accumulate individually or through community events, groups or associations. Any group physical activity can be tracked by the organization. By way of example, ongoing recreation activities such as a group fitness class at a recreation centre, an outdoor hike, a school gym class or an individual challenge to participants such as biking throughout the month of June are all eligible for tracking.  

The goal of the Community Better Challenge and Pelham's own June 30 for 30 is to get the community moving with others from across Canada!

As a result, we haven’t set parameters on how intense your activity needs to be. From walking to the grocery store to backyard spring cleaning, we want you to track it all!

In terms of duration, every minute counts! The shortest duration of activity you can track is one minute, while the longest is 180 minutes.    

That is great! Come join in the June 30 for 30 Challenge! 

You can register your organization or group directly on the ParticipACTION website, your totals will be added to the June 30 for 30 Challenge with the Town of Pelham based on the postal code entered.

The ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge is a national physical activity initiative that encourages Canadians to get active in search of Canada's Most Active Community. Pelham is getting moving with the June 30 for 30 Challenge!

It is open to everyone and all minutes tracked on the website from June 1 – 30 count toward a community’s total score. After June 30, 50 finalist communities will be invited to submit an application explaining why they deserve to be Canada's Most Active Community.

At the conclusion of the challenge, one community will earn the top prize of $100,000 and title of being Canada’s Most Active Community. In addition to the national winner, there will also be prizing for the most active community in each province and territory. Now, more than ever, physical activity and sport participation need to be prioritized to help Canadians stay healthy in mind, body, and community spirit.

Pelham is in it to WIN it with Pelham's June 30 for 30 event!

The Town of Pelham is participating in the Community Better Challenge with the June 30 for 30! For the month of June, all Pelham residents are encouraged to get active and track their physical activity to achieve the goal of moving at least 30 min for 30 days!

Walk, bike, hike, run, garden, walk the dog, house cleaning ... anytime you are active counts!

Make sure to track and report your activity so Pelham can be in the running to be Canada's Most Active Community!  

The Challenge was originally started in June of 2021 and has continued to encourage active lifestyles in Pelham each year with the annual event.