Monster Month: March, Market, Merch
March, Market, Merch!
Now that’s a tongue twister if we’ve ever heard one. But, we are so excited to have you marching with us this Monster Month. This year, there are three ways to support the campaign and get moving in our city: by marching, participating in our vendor market and/or shopping our limited Monster Merch. By doing these, you will be supporting the Children’s Cottage and their new Child and Family Centre.
March
Don’t forget to track your distance as you log those kilometres this year! Download the Strava app and sign up for the Monster March 2021 club to win the ultimate prize - a Village Ice Cream party! The team that logs the most kilometres during the month of October will receive up to 30 Little Villager cups as their well-deserved reward. There’s nothing quite as sweet as donating to charity and supporting local! The individual with the most kilometres logged during October will receive a gift card to Notable, and we also have additional prizes for best monster costume, team spirit and more. Can’t wait to see how creative you get this year! #happymarching #monstermarch2021
If you need more registration information, check out this blog; if you haven’t yet, join the Strava club here.
Market
The first-ever Monster Market will be taking place on October 30 from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Bowness Community Association. Families will join in on a 3 km march around the community of Bowness, ending where the market festivities begin. Support local and give back to the Children’s Cottage to strengthen our community. We have a wide variety of talented local makers who are excited to be in the mix and participate in Monster Month. Lots of activities, entertainment and fun, are in store.
If you know someone who’d love to take part or you own a small local business, vendor applications are still OPEN! We encourage you to apply here.
Merch
We have some amazing Monster Merch for you to shop this year, much of which has been designed by local artist and Creative Director Katie Green. Katie took our Wee Wild Ones’ students’ drawings and brought this year’s monsters to life with her creativity and signature watercolour technique. Check out the merch and rep your favourite monster with pride! We also have our Monster Deals Coupon Book that can get you over $500 off on local family-friendly experiences. For just $30, you will score some of the best deals in town and be donating directly to the Children’s Cottage. You can shop the Monster March collection and coupon book here.
Don’t miss out on Holy Cow’s exclusive Cookie Monster ice cream flavour that they created just for Monster Month! They have been extremely generous, and we can’t wait to dig into a pint of this creamy cookie flavour. Holy Cow will be donating a portion of the proceeds for every pint sold to the Monster March campaign. Order yours now!
If you have any questions, feel free to visit our registration blog or email us at hello@wilderfutures.com. We look forward to seeing all of your adventures (spooky + fun costumes included) this fall!