The Kickoff to Summer was a smashing success for this year's
ABC Challenge
Participants were treated to spectacular weather, a lot of great obstacles, and enough mud and water to make a duck or pig happy!!
We will be providing pictures on this site shortly from the event as well as pics taken of each individual with their medal. Keep coming back to our site for the latest updates. A great big shoutout goes to all those sponsors, Interact students and everyone responsible for helping to make the 2024 ABC Challenge such a huge success. We intend to use the same date next year and work even more closely with the Exchange Club's Duck Race to make the
"Kickoff to Summer" a much bigger and fun filled day for all.
All participants of the ABC Challenge are automatically registered to win a bicycle graciously donated by Gib and Jess Turner of the Cykel Shop in Coldwater.
Congratulations to Morrison Swick,
2024's raffle winner of a new bike!
Pictured: Jess and Gibb Turner, owners of the Cykel Shop, Morrison and family,
Sarah Davis - CHS Interact Advisor whose group puts on the ABC Challenge
"I wanted to share with you the picture that our four year old, Bethannie, drew after the ABC Challenge. You guys did an amazing job and they had so much fun. She even went through it twice! In this picture you'll see her with water droplets on her face, mud on her clothes and hands and her black tennis shoes she ran in. In the upper right corner she copied the letters off the sticker she got in her swag bag and in yellow it says "ABC Challenge". Thanks for a wonderful family experience!"
Kristen Niedzwiecki
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What is the ABC Challenge?
The Awesome Branch County Challenge is a fun event for school aged children (4 - 18), and adults . Our course will be "muddier" and longer (over 1 1/2 miles) with over 30 fun and challenging obstacles. At the ABC Challenge, kids and adults get to put their problem solving skills to the test by climbing over bales of hay, army crawling through mud, traversing up and over a wall of tires, navigating over clay covered moguls, and sliding down a hill into an epic mud pit to cap off the adventure! A fun filled day, ending with a priceless sense of accomplishment, is planned for both young and old alike. We hope you will join in the festivities!
About us and our event
The Awesome Branch County Challenge was made possible by a very generous donation to the Coldwater High School Interact Club by the Branch County Women Who Care. The Women Who Care is an alliance of busy women who want to make a difference and they do this by pooling their resources and providing a substantial payout to organizations that they choose to recognize. Coldwater High School's Interact Club was chosen to receive their gift and Interact, a Rotary sponsored high school service club, used the money to create the ABC Challenge. The Interact Club was formed in 1991 and has been involved with many school and community projects over the years.
We hope that you enjoy the ABC Challenge as we intend to have this event become a major part of our community and area for many years to come.
For 2023, over $3,500 was donated back to various schools, school districts and community organizations that benefit young people in our communities.
A new addition to the ABC Challenge family is the Branch County Deputy Sheriff's Association, which will be another one of our Area Sponsors for 2024. Michigan Foster Care - Judson Center which partners with the Michigan Department of Human Services to promote and place those in need with Foster families is a new partner of the ABC Challenge for 2024 as well. These are two great organizations that serve our community in many ways.
Thank you for participating in our event. We hope you enjoy!
