Announcing the winners of the 2023 Desjardins Charity Challenge
This year’s Desjardins Charity Challenge provided an opportunity for 2023 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend participants to support local organizations and charities in their community by raising funds while crushing kilometres. Since 2015, the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Charity Challenge has raised over 7.5 million dollars!Â
This year over 1,106 runners, walkers and adaptive athletes participated in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Desjardins Charity Challenge raising a total of $1,126,273.66 for local charity initiatives! A new fundraising record!
Thanks to the hard work and generosity of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend participants and donors, participating charities will receive the much needed support to develop and maintain their important programs that will make a difference in the community and in the lives of those in need.
In addition to the positive impact that the funds raised will have on the local frontline organizations, every dollar raised this year helped Desjardins Charity Challenge participating charities to win one of nine cash prizes totaling over $24,000!Â
The winners of 2023 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Desjardins Charity Challenge are:
Official Charity with the largest total dollars raised
- 1st place – $4,250 – Perley Health
- 2nd place – $2,500 – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- 3rd place –Â $1,500 – The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health
Official Charity with the largest number of Fundraising Runners
- 1st place – $4,250 – Canadian Cancer Society
- 2nd place – $2,500 – CHEO Foundation
- 3rd place –Â $1,500 – OMRA
Team Challenge – Individually captained teams raising highest average funds per team
- 1st place – $4,250 – Ottawa Hospital Foundation
- 2nd place – $2,500 – Ottawa Salus
- 3rd place –Â $1,500 – Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
Congratulations to all of the 2023 participating charities, participants and donors, thank you for making a difference!
Please consider taking part in the 2024 Desjardins Charity Challenge! Participants who raise over $500.00 for their chosen charity, will receive a free entry to any event at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 2025! Help make a difference by registering to participate in the Desjardins Charity Challenge as part of your Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend experience this year.Â