6th Annual Sloth Ironman Games
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Toucan Rescue RanchJoin the best sporting event of the year and help rescued sloths return to the wild!
$8,078
raised by 94 people
$6,000 goal
A BIG Thank YOU | 6th Annual Sloth Ironman Games
Wow, what another amazing year! We are so thankful for all of you for making each year bigger, better, and more successful!
🙌For the 2021 Sloth Ironman Games, we raised a GRAND TOTAL of $7,983, over raising by $1,983! Wow, how amazing is that! 102 donations came in with 94 donors! Talk about some sloth fans!
🎽We sold 104 shirts of our 100 goals and raised $1,608 dollars! A big thank you to the 77 individuals who bought a limited edition shirt!
🦥A special mention to our friends at The Sloth Institute for helping us commentate on this event every year, to learn more about their project visit https://www.theslothinstitute.org/
❤️A big thank you to all those who participated in the Games from Toucan Rescue Ranch, from interns, staff, and volunteers! You make this event possible! We thank our Vet and Sloth Team for participating in this event to always ensure the wellbeing, safety, and happiness of all of the sloths!
🌳This money benefits the Saving Sloths Together Program! Which directly contributes to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rewild of sloths. So thank you, because we are truly saving sloths together and getting them #backinthetrees!
Until next time, stay slothie!
The 6th Annual Sloth Ironman Games:
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED! THIS FUNDRAISER WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
FINAL SLOTH IRONMAN GAMES RANKING:
1st: Helga with 1,808.25 points
2nd: Kairos with 1,706.25 points
3rd: Amalur with 1,6094.25 points
4th: Anne with 1,621.25 points
Watch as your favorite slothlete competes in the 2021 Sloth Ironman Games Series. The game series includes a 4-part challenge of enrichment activities. And you guessed it, the fastest sloth wins! All donations made during the Sloth Ironman Games will be put towards each sloth’s rewilding with the Saving Sloths Together Program. Be on the lookout on our social media for updates leading up to the event!
This year we are celebrating our 6th year by setting a goal to raise $6,000 for the rescued sloths in our care. This online fundraiser will help all facets of our sloth rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding program - including medical treatment, diets, enrichment, enclosure enhancements, and more!
The Game Schedule (starting at 1:00 PM Costa Rica time):
- Oct 20: Sloth Athlete Reveal
- Oct 21: 1-Meter Dash
- Oct 22: Hibiscus Eat-Off
- Oct 23: Strong Sloth Competition
- Oct 24: Poop-Off Challenge
- Oct 25: Championship Ceremony LIVE on Facebook & YouTube
HOSTED BY THE TOUCAN RESCUE RANCH
GAME CHALLENGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED on TRR's Facebook, IGTV & YouTube!
The Sloth Ironman Games is an annual event hosted by Toucan Rescue Ranch and supported by The Sloth Institute of Costa Rica to create an initiative for people to get involved with sloth conservation efforts. The Games are a sloth enrichment game series for five carefully selected athlete sloths (slothletes). The Games will consist of various challenges that the sloth needs to complete. Progress will be shown after each challenge is completed.
The champion will be announced on October 25. All donations for your favorite sloth athlete will benefit the Saving Sloths Together program.
SLOTH IRONMAN GAME RULES:
- To earn your favorite sloth athlete points, you must make the minimum donation
- $1.00 = 1-Point
- All donations must be made here on the official MightyCause fundraiser page
- When donating for your athlete you must DEDICATE their name (i.e. Suso) to be properly recorded to your slothlete
SLOTH IRONMAN POINT-SYSTEM:
Each dollar raised for a slothlete will be 1-point added to its score. $5.00 would be an additional 5-points to your favorite slothlete!
Each event won for a sloth athlete:
- 100-points for 1st place
- 75-points for 2nd place
- 50-points for 3rd pace
- 25- points for 4th place
- 0-points for disqualification
Donate & Help Rescued Sloths:
In 2017 Toucan Rescue Ranch and The Sloth Institute Costa Rica came together to form Saving Sloths Together (SST), a Costa Rica-wide project seeking to provide greater opportunity for sloths in need. By combining each organization’s skills and knowledge we can improve the process of sloth rescue, rehabilitation, and release in Costa Rica. This partnership utilizes scientific expertise, dedication, passion, and decades of experience to provide the very best program for every sloth needing help at gaining a second chance at a life in the wild.
Why do Sloths Need Help?
Sloths at Toucan Rescue Ranch are rescued for various reasons. Common incidents include electrocution from power lines, car accidents, dog attacks, and human encroachment such as deforestation and the illegal pet trade. Oftentimes, orphans suffer from injuries and the loss of their mothers from such incidents. Babies are often found abandoned by their mother for unknown reasons (likely the mother was involved in an accident). This is when the Saving Sloths Together program. Together, we rescue hurt sloths and give them a second chance at life to release them back into the wild once they “graduated” from the rehabilitation and rewilding program.
A unique component of the SST project is the ability to take a hand-raised, orphaned sloth and give it a second chance at being wild. The concept of releasing captive-raised sloths back into the wild is a feat that has rarely been done with success. However, the combined expertise and resources of this program are eager to prove that sloths don't belong in cages but #backinthetrees because they were all #borntobewild.