Author of the article: Dave Waddell
Publishing date: Jun 29, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 1 minute read • Due to COVID-19, this year s Windsor Corporate Challenge had to be done differently. In this June 16, 2017, file photo, Greenshield employee Rachel Janzen shows the kinds of shenanigans that are common in the event during non-pandemic years. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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This month’s Windsor Corporate Challenge has raised $102,500 to support the Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation and the Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County.
The funds will be used to establish Windsor’s first Youth Wellness Hub.
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With many people working from home and social distancing protocols, getting the team together for a bowling or social night out has become a thing of the past.
Despite the pandemic, there are many ways to get your employees involved, such as taking part in local events like
Windsor Corporate Challenge or organizing a virtual event. There are many long-term benefits of continued employee engagement during the pandemic:
Put the Team Back Together Again: Many employees can start to feel isolated or like they are not part of the team. Employee engagement is a great way to bridge the physical separation felt by employees and in turn increase happiness, productivity, team relationships, and more.
Corporate Challenge scheduled to return with online hybrid event windsorstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from windsorstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The ninth annual Windsor Corporate Challenge returns this year as a hybrid event where corporate teams will safely participate in exciting virtual activities and challenges designed to engage employees with a spirit of togetherness and mediate the effects of physical separation while raising funds for a great cause.
Since its inception, Windsor Corporate Challenge has raised over $1-million for local charities and has become the marquee team-building activity event.
Instead of gathering for a one-day FUNd-raiser, the 2021 event will involve teams completing a series of challenging activities, which combine cognitive and physical skills, with their coworkers over a 5-day timeframe in June and submit their results online.