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Norwell DSS hosts Amazing Race Adventure with guest speaker Sarah Wells

October 18, 2019

PALMERSTON, Ontario – Eighty-six eager participants, 43 daring teams, 17 hardworking volunteers, ten grueling challenges, eight generous sponsors, and one incredible guest speaker. The 4th annual Amazing Race Norwell Edition took place in downtown Palmerston on Tues. October 15, 2019.

Norwell students attended a kick off assembly led by Olympian, Amazing Race finalist and founder of the Believe Initiative, Sarah Wells.  Sarah’s inspiring message was to ‘Get Back Up.’ She then started The Amazing Race, allowing the participants to find their clue and set off for the race of a lifetime.

The Amazing Race was a great opportunity for students to get some exercise, work with local businesses, test their skills, and be pushed to their absolute limits.

None of this would have been possible without the help of The Amazing Race sponsors.  A big thank you goes out to the Minto Youth Action Council, Mapleton Township, Minto Arts Council, Broker Karen Flewwelling, OSIM Interactive, Minto Dance Academy, the Palmerston Lions Club, and the Palmerston Legion.

The demanding challenges were hosted by the Norgan Theatre, Lawrence Park, the Wellington County Library, Home Hardware, the Railway Museum, Canada Post, Kulfi Cafe, CIBC bank and at the CNR park with the help of the Minto Fire Department.

“It was super fun and a good opportunity to hang out with friends that have different classes and discover Palmerston. The challenges were unique and something you wouldn’t normally get to do,” said Braydon Prevost, Amazing Race finalist.

The race concluded at 3 pm with all teams accounted for.  The undisputed winners of the Amazing Race were Team #21, Adam Chittick and Bailey Drost.  The team won two tickets to The Old Post escape room in Harriston. The top five finalists received care packages donated by the Minto Mental Health Association.

The directors of The Amazing Race look forward to new opportunities for next year’s event.

“This year’s Amazing Race went really well. A lot of planning went into making this event possible, from ordering t-shirts to contacting businesses and promoting to teams. I am super excited for future Amazing Races to come,” said Brianna Flewwelling, Leadership student and Amazing Race director.

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