The ABSc Graduate Student Council would like to invite the whole department to participate in our annual SUMMER ACTIVITY CHALLENGE. This year we have an exciting in person event planned so stay tuned for our updates!

Put together a team and log the amount of activity performed by each member to earn points and complete the weekly challenges to score extra points.

At the end of the event the team with the highest number of points will receive e-gift cards to a business of their choice! 

1^st STEP: Sign up through the excel sheet provided from May 26^th until June 27^th: Summer Activity Challenge 2025.xlsx. [1] You can sign up as a team with your fellow ABSc peers, labmates, postdocs, and faculty (minimum 2 and maximum 6 people per team) or individually (you will be added to a ‘free agent’ team)

2^nd STEP: The activity starts on June 30^th and runs until August 15^th. The team members will log the amount of time they spend doing physical activities and receive points for their activity! Examples of activities include running, jogging, walking, sports, yoga, meditation, gardening, etc. Get creative and get active!! 

Complete the weekly themed photo challenges to give your team a chance to get bonus points! 

 If you have any questions, you can reach out to abscgsc@uoguelph.ca. [2]

Get your team together and be ready for an exciting summer!! 

Sincerely,

Animal Biosciences Graduate Student Council