On November 2nd at 1:00 p.m., Santa Claus and his elves will be waterskiing, barefooting, and wakeboarding across Mirror Bay to raise funds/food donations for the Lions Club Food Drive.
Cash donations, donations and for the first time we have launched an online fundraiser to support the Burk’s Falls and District Food Bank> Click the link to donate & get a charitable tax receipt.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/santa-claus-charity-ski-show-2024/
Alternatively non-perishable food items are required as admission to the show.
The goal this year is to raise over $8000 to support the Burk’s Falls and District Food Bank which is in desperate need of donations.
The demand for food bank this year has intensified, and we predict this will continue for the remainder of the calendar year and into 2025.
Lions Club President and food bank volunteer Blair Ballantyne stated “the Santa Claus Charity Ski Show has become the largest single contributor to the Burk’s Falls Food Bank and this unique event engages the community for this great cause”
Now in its 8th year, the Santa Claus Charity Ski Show has become a crowd favourite and a can’t miss event for Kearney area region and beyond.
Tim Brown stated “Every year the Santa Claus Charity Ski Show grows, and we have been very proud at Scarlett Point Retreat to host the world class show skiers. The impact this event has on helping the less fortunate in our community is huge “
Ski show director Brent Waites stated, “we are expecting a very talented line up of Canada’s Best Show Skiers, fresh off the World Barefoot Championships in Florida we are delighted to have Taylor Nullmyer and Christina Nadalin perform in the frigid waters of Mirror Bay”.
Prior to the show Santa Claus and many Christmas characters will arrive on many floats in the popular parade.
The Santa Claus Charity Ski Show is made possible by the Kearney Lions Club and local sponsors: Rickward’s Polaris, Muskoka Auto Parts, Scarlett Point Retreat, SWS Muskoka, Bray Motors NY Dock, Muskoka Extreme, Lake of Bays Marina, Reynold’s Excavating, West Edge Building Company, Long and McQuade Gravenhurst, Fork on Main, Fetterley’s Gas, Kearney Legion, Dawn Mashinter Chestnut Park Real Estate and Nostalgia Antiques and Home Décor, MBM Design, J-Craft Ski Boats.
Donations to support the Santa Claus Charity Ski Show can be made by clicking on:
WWW.canadahelps.org/en/pages/santa-claus-charity-ski show-2-24/