Hurry Hard Against Cancer 2025

Thank you for being a part of the 2025 Hurry Hard Against Cancer Curling Tournament! This year we are support the SickKids Foundation with a focus on supporting kids with cancer across Ontario. This year on our return back from a year away we are hoping to raise over $4000 dollars for the Foundation. We have exciting new partnership with SS Brand It in Welland that will be doing our swag and sponsorship opportunities for local businesses to sponsor their own sheet for the Hurry Hard. Below you will see the format for the day, rules of the tournament and donations letters that your team can share in their attempt to secure door prizes and sponsorships to support SickKids Foundation!

Swag from SS Brand It!

Check out SS Brand It – Hurry Hard Against Cancer Swag Site to ensure you look great for the big day on February 15th and we raise extra money for SickKids. All orders need to be in by February 8th 2025 to ensure they are ready for the tournament day! Click here for all your swag options https://www.ssbrandit.com/hurry-hard-2025

Things to Remember:

  • Clean pair of shoes to change into for Curling
  • Warm clothes and gloves
  • Responsible ride home if drinking
  • Teams can order their own Party Tray by emailing Erica at erica_hodgson@yahoo.com The pizza will be delivered between game 1 and 2 for $20 per party tray 
  • Top Pledge Team gets 2 points in the standings,  2nd place gets 1 point in the standings
  • For social media throughout the evening please use the hashtag #hurryhard2025 so everyone can see all the action during and after the event. 

Awards/Team Prizes 

  • Hardest Working Team (worst team) – Lotto Scratch Tickets
  • Tournament Champion – Championship Hats and Prizes
  • Highest Pledge Total – 2 points in the standings before the games even starts

Agenda

4:30pm – Registration begins at the Welland Curling Club- sign waivers & pay for/ place any pizza orders (6:00 deadline) – SHOW UP EARLY AND GET WARMED UP!

5:15pm – Tape up and practice – The Volunteer staff members at the Welland Curling Club are going to get everyone all suited up with Tape Sliders and Slip on Grippers. Once you have completed that you will get a chance to practice with your team

6:00pm – The Tournament Begins = NOTE at the end of each game report your score to the Score Master Alex at the Desk inside rink lobby

7:00pm – Game One Finishes – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

7:30pm – Game Two begins – Check the Tournament Table to see what sheet your next game is on.

8:30pm – Game Two ends – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

Pizza Arrives!!!!

9:00pm – Game Three begins – Check the Tournament Table to see what sheet your Final game is on.

10:00pm – Game Three ends – Please bring your scores to Score Master Alex

10:30pm – Announcement of Raffle Prizes, 50/50, Hardest Working Team (worst team), and of course Hurry Hard Champion!

12:00am – Last Call at the Bar

Curling (The Basics)

Every curling team has four members:

The Lead (The best spot for “Most Rookie” member). The Lead should start placing rocks in the house (the circles) or start setting up guards to challenge the other team.

The second position is called, Second. Stay with me here. The purpose of this position is to start placing some rocks in the house or taking out your opponent’s rocks out of the end.

The third position is called, Vice. This person’s shots are all based on what is happening in the house. The vice and Skip will decide what shots to make. The vice will also take over for the Skip when it is time for the Skip to throw his rocks

The final member is the Skip. This is the person that will help seal the victory and get some much needed points, or try their best to clear the house so you don’t lose by a ton. This position is usually granted to the most talented curler on the team.

Every player gets two rocks to shoot per end.

The Tournament

  • Every team will get to play 3 games of 4 end curling
  • To start the game you need to spin the heads or tails machine on the wall near the start of each sheet.
  • The point system for the tournament is if a team wins an “End” they will be awarded 1-point per end. The team that wins the entire game will be awarded two extra points. This will help curb running up the score. The max. amount of points a team can win with is 6 points per game
  • If there is a tie at the end of a game each team will play a one rock per player single end. This end will not be awarded a point, only to break the tie. 
  • If teams are tied in the total standings we will play one full end to determine the champion. 
  • The winning team of the tournament will be awarded Championship hats and their team name engraved on the Hurry Hard Against Cancer Plaque.

Sponsorship

Here is the Sponsorship Letter you can accommodate to the business you are asking and a letter of support from SickKids Foundation to prove the legitimacy of the Hurry Hard Curling Tournament. We also attached the Hurry Hard Against Cancer Logo for any social media posts you might create for donations.