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The Amazing Sustainability Race

Date
August 27, 2024
Time
10:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
Location
Nelson Mandela Walk
Open To
Students
Contact
Erica Wilkinson, Sustainability Coordinator, sustainability@torontomu.ca
Register for The Amazing Sustainability Race (external link) 

Sign up for The Amazing Sustainability Race, an event collaboration by the Sustainability Office and TMU Student Life!

This will be an exciting adventure where you’ll gain first-hand experience in tackling some of the most pressing sustainability issues on our campus. 

Working together in groups of two to four, you’ll race across campus, flexing your sustainability skills to complete thrilling challenges at unique stations.

Don’t have a team? Not to worry, sign up as an individual and we will assign you to a team.

This is your chance to make a tangible impact while making new friends and exploring the TMU campus!

Join us and be part of a movement that aligns with our Sustainability Action Plan, striving towards zero waste and responsible consumption. Let’s make our campus a greener, more sustainable place to live and learn. 

Are you up for the challenge?

Teams of two to four people are required to check-in on the day of the race at Nelson Mandela Walk. Each team will receive one passport which will need to be validated at the completion of each challenge.

  • First place prize: $50 Presto card for each team member
  • Second place prize: $25 Presto card for each team member
  • Third place prize: $10 Presto card for each team member 

The planet is waiting for you. Good luck and stay green! We’ll see you there!

Contest rules

Toronto Metropolitan University (“TMU”), through its Sustainability Office and Student Life and Learning Support Office (the “Contest Sponsors”), is holding an amazing sustainability race (the “Contest”) to lead TMU students through a series of challenges across campus.

The entry period for the Contest begins on July 2, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and ends on August 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Contest Entry Period”). To be eligible, the registration portion of the Contest Entry (as defined herein) must be submitted during the Contest Entry Period in accordance with the instructions provided at Section 3 below.

The Contest is open to any group of two (2) to four (4) individuals that each meet the following criteria (hereinafter referred to as “Entrant Team” and each individual, an “Entrant”):

  1. is a resident of Canada (except Quebec); and
  2. is enrolled as a TMU student (full or part-time) during the Contest Entry Period.

A group is not eligible to enter the Contest or be selected as a Winner (as defined herein) if any member of the group is:

  1. an employee, officer, director, representative or agent of the Contest Sponsors, or any other company or individual engaged in the provision of goods or services related to this Contest; or 
  2. a member of the immediate family (parent, child, sibling, or spouse) or household (whether related or not), of any of the above individuals set out in (a) of this paragraph.

No purchase necessary. An eligible Entrant Team may enter the Contest by completing the following steps (a “Contest Entry”):

  1. register for the Contest during the Contest Entry Period through one of the following methods:
    1. online between July 2, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and August 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time using the Road to TMU O-Week registration page (https://roadtotmu2024.attendease.com/ (external link) );
    2. online between July 2, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and August 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time using the The Amazing Sustainability Race Event Registration Google Form (https://forms.gle/wkEqCB3oDsHqJyre9 (external link) ); or 
    3. in-person at  Nelson Mandela Walk on TMU’s campus  between August 27, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and August 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time;
  2. attend Nelson Mandela Walk in-person on TMU’s campus on August 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time; and
  3. complete three (3) Mandatory Challenges (as defined below) in-person between August 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time and August 27, 2024 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Entrant Teams may also participate in three (3) Bonus Challenges (as defined below), as an optional way to earn more points (the point system for this Contest is detailed in Section 5 below). 

There are six (6) challenges total (each a “Challenge”, and collectively the “Challenges”) consisting of the following: 

  1. three (3) “Mandatory Challenges” (a waste sorting station, a carbon footprinting station, and an advocacy campaign); and 
  2. three (3) “Bonus Challenges” (a free store challenge, ditch the bottle challenge, and get friendly with the friendlier reusable container program challenge ). 

Each Entrant Team must successfully complete the first Challenge to move forward to subsequent Challenges and only two (2) persons from each Entrant Team may work on a Challenge at a time.

There is a limit of one (1) Contest Entry per Entrant Team during the Contest Entry Period.  If it is discovered that more than one (1) Contest Entry is submitted by an Entrant Team, then (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsors) the Entrant Team may be disqualified from the Contest. 

Entrants cannot register on more than one team. If it is discovered that an Entrant has registered on more than team, then (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsors) that Entrant may be disqualified from the Contest.

There are following prizes are available to be won in this Contest (each a “Prize”, collectively the “Prizes”) consisting of the following:

  1. First Place Prize: up to four (4) Presto cards (subject to the number of Entrants registered on the Entrant Team): valued at $50.00 CAD, each; 
  2. Second Place Prize: up to four (4) Presto cards (subject to the number of Entrants registered on the Entrant Team): valued at $25.00 CAD, each; and 
  3. Third Place Prize: up to four (4) Presto cards (subject to the number of Entrants registered on the Entrant Team): valued at $10.00 CAD, each.

The Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash (except as may be specifically permitted by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion).  No substitutions are permitted except at the Contest Sponsors’ sole option.  The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute the Prize with an item or items of equal or greater retail value, including, without limitation, but at the Contest Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion, a cash award.

Entrant Teams will be judged based on the following point allocation system for each Challenge:

Mandatory Challenges 

Points

1. Waste Sorting Station:

Entrant Teams that,  

  1. complete the Challenge on their first attempt will receive ten (10) points,
  2. complete the Challenge on their second attempt will receive five (5) points, and 
  3. complete the Challenge on their third attempt or higher will not receive any points.

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2. Carbon Footprinting Station:

Entrant Teams that,  

  1. provide submissions from two (2) members regarding their carbon footprint receive six (6) points (three (3) points each), and 
  2. provide four (4) corrective actions that can be taken to reduce the carbon footprint of two (2) members (two (2) corrective actions each) receive four (4) points (one (1) point per corrective action).

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3. Advocacy Campaign:

Each Entrant Team’s Advocacy Campaign will be judged based on the following evaluation criteria:  

  1. creativity (up to three (3) points),
  2. relevance (up to three (3) points),
  3. educational value (up to three (3) points), and
  4. use of designated hashtag (up to one (1) point).

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A maximum amount of 30 points may be earned.

Bonus Challenges

Points

1. Free Store Challenge:

Entrant Teams that, 

  1. complete the Challenge on their first attempt will receive five (5) points,
  2. complete the Challenge on their second attempt will receive two and a half (2.5) points, and 
  3. complete the Challenge on their third attempt or higher will not receive any points.

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2. Ditch the Bottle Challenge: 

Entrant Teams that, 

  1. complete the Challenge on their first attempt will receive five (5) points,
  2. complete the Challenge on their second attempt will receive two and a half (2.5) points, and 
  3. complete the Challenge on their third attempt or higher will not receive any points.

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3. Get Friendly with the Friendlier Reusable Container Program Challenge

Entrant Teams that, 

  1. complete the Challenge on their first attempt will receive five (5) points,
  2. complete the Challenge on their second attempt will receive two and a half (2.5) points, and 
  3. complete the Challenge on their third attempt or higher will not receive any points.

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A maximum amount of 15 points may be earned.

During each Challenge, the Contest Sponsors, or their designated representative(s), will give each Entrant Team a score based on their number of points earned (a “Score”) and also record each Entrant Team’s challenge completion time. 

On August 27, 2024 at or around 1:00pm ET (the “Winner Selection Period”) the Contest Sponsors, or their designated representative(s), will select (from all eligible Contest Entries received during the Contest Entry Period) the potential first, second, and third place winning Entrant Teams (a total of three (3) Entrant Teams) based on the overall highest Scores received in all Challenges participated in. In the event of a tie between two (2) or more Contest Entries based on their Scores, the Contest Sponsors, or their designated representative(s), will review the challenge completion times of the tied Entrant Teams and select the Entrant Team with the fastest challenge completion time as the potential winner. The Contest Sponsors, or their designated representative(s), will announce the potential winners at TMU’s Student Learning Centre on the 6th floor (located at 341 Yonge Street, Toronto Ontario) during the Winner Selection Period. 

The Contest Sponsors, or their designated representative(s), will make a maximum of two (2) attempts to contact the selected Entrant Teams by telephone or email (using the information provided in the Contest Entry) within five (5) business days of the Winner Selection Period. If the selected Entrant cannot be contacted within five (5) business days from the Winner Selection Period, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable, then that selected Entrant Team will be disqualified and will forfeit all rights to the Prize and the Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole and absolute discretion, to select an alternate potential winner via random draw (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section will apply to such alternate selected Entrant and Entrant Team). 

The odds of winning a Prize depends on the number of Contest Entries received, the number of Challenges completed by Entrant Teams, and the overall Scores of Entrant Teams in each Challenge.

Before the selected Entrant Teams are declared winners (after declaration, each referred to as a “Winner”), each Entrant within the selected Entrant Teams must sign and return, within five (5) business days of notification, a declaration of compliance and release of liability prepared by the Contest Sponsors (the “Release”).

In the Release, each Entrant from the selected Entrant Teams (or, if an Entrant is under the age of 18, the parent or legal guardian of the Entrant) is required to, among other things:

  1. correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid; 
  2. confirm compliance with these Contest Rules; 
  3. agree to release the Contest Sponsors, their governors, officers, employees, directors, representatives, and agents, and if applicable, any of their respective advertising or promotion agencies, and any other company or individual engaged in the provision of goods or services related to this Contest (collectively, the “Contest Parties”) from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising from any liability in connection with this Contest, the Entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize; 
  4. agree to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of Entrant’s name, address (province and city), statements about the Contest and/or photographs, images or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Contest Sponsors in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet; and 
  5. acknowledge acceptance of the Prize (if awarded).  

A selected Entrant Team is disqualified and forfeits all rights to be the Winner if any Entrant from the selected Entrant Team: 

  1. fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question;
  2. fails to return the properly executed Release within the specified time; or
  3. cannot be declared a Winner in accordance with these Contest Rules for any reason; 

and the Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select another Entrant Team as an alternate eligible Winner of a Prize based a random draw (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected Entrant Team).

If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, strike or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, and disqualify any individual or entity who is responsible for such action. If terminated, the Contest Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, determine the winners from among all eligible Contest Entries received up to time of such action using the procedures outlined herein.

No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsors or the Contest Parties resulting from Entrants’ participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with the Contest.  No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Contest Sponsors or the Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, cable, satellite, network, electronic, Internet connectivity or other online or network communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or other providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any online transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted transmissions; inaccessibility of the Contest Sponsors’ website in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet, the Contest Sponsors’ website; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, or worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. The Contest Sponsors and Contest Parties are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the uploading, the processing of votes or Contest Entries, the judging of Contest Entries, the announcement of the Prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Use of the Contest Sponsors’ website is at the user's own risk. The Contest Sponsors and Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer or video equipment resulting from participation in the Contest.

By participating in the Contest, Entrants agree: (a) to release the Contest Sponsors and Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Contest; (b) under no circumstances will an Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and the Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages; (c) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (d) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding legal fees and court costs.

By accepting any Prize, recipient agrees that the Contest Sponsors and Contest Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by winner against, any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest or from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Prize.  The Contest Sponsors and Contest Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is canceled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THE CONTEST SPONSORS’ WEBSITE OR TO INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND THE CONTEST SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

The Contest Sponsors and their authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information provided upon registration and entry into the Contest for the purposes of administering the Contest and Prize fulfillment, in accordance with TMU’s privacy policy, available at https://www.torontomu.ca/privacy/.

By accepting a Prize, the Winner consents to the publication and use of their name, address (city, province), voice, statements, photographs, image and/or likeness in any form, manner or media whether now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, in print, radio, television and on the Internet for any purpose in connection with the Contest including, without limitation, for the purposes of advertising and trade, and promoting the Contest Sponsors and/or Contest, without further notice or compensation.

The Contest is governed in accordance with the domestic laws of the province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.  The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or timeframes stipulated in these Contest Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance with these Contest Rules or for any other reason. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.