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SIGNUPS FOR ROUND 2 ARE NOW CLOSED. ROUND 3 EMAILS WILL BE SENT ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23rd.
Feel free to sign up now, participate in the challenges, Tweet & Instagram. We’d LOVE to have you! You will receive an elf and be eligible for prizes in Rounds 3.
Want to sign up?! Fill out the form below.
We will be sending out a weekly newsletter reminding you of the weekly challenges so look out for a confirmation email to confirm your participation & newsletter subscription. If you don’t receive a confirmation email, check your spam box. If you still can’t find a confirmation email, let one of us (Elle or Lindsay) know ASAP and we’ll add you to the list.
The Details
This is a six week challenge that will run from the Monday after Thanksgiving through the first week in January. There are daily tasks, daily winners, prizes, weekly newsletters, and a Facebook group for support.
Dates: Monday, November 26th – January 6th
All participants will receive an elf. In return, all participants will be that person’s elf in return!
If you missed the initial sign up deadline: You can still enter for Round 3. See the details below and sign up using the form above.
Anyone can participate. It doesn’t matter no matter where you’re located! All you need is access to the internet and an email address. It also doesn’t cost anything. (We know you have plenty of gifts to buy this holiday season!)
** Unfortunately, due to shipping costs, only USA residents are eligible to win prizes. But we’d still love to have you participate, even if you’re from somewhere else!**
Elf Duties
As an Elf, you are expected to support your assigned buddy with their holiday health goals and the daily challenges. Elves & buddies will be reassigned every 2 weeks. You are only asked to email your buddy 2 times per week:
- Monday: Send your buddy an email to help them with the challenges for that week. Ideas of things to include/attach: your own personal tips & tricks, inspiring words and/or images, a new, healthy recipe or workout to try.
- Thursday – Saturday: Any time during these days, check in withy you buddy! For example, ask them if they tried a new recipe, workout, or had fun with any certain challenges. Feel free to tell them how you did with your challenges, too!
Anything more than those 2 emails is up to you but feel free to go above and beyond this to show your support! Just a few ideas: send your buddy Tweets, shout outs on our Facebook Page, email a fun workout you liked or send a hand written recipe or note.
Important Dates
- *Friday, November 23rd at midnight: sign up deadline for all 6 weeks
- Sunday, November 25th: Round 1 Elf assignments emailed
- Monday, November 26th – Sunday, December 9th: Round 1
- Sunday, December 9th: Round 2 Elf assignments emailed; Round 1 “Best Elf” winners chosen
- Monday, December 10th – Sunday, December 23rd: Round 2
- Sunday, December 23rd: Round 3 Elf assignments emailed; Round 2 “Best Elf” winners chosen
- Monday, December 24th - Sunday January 6th: ROUND 3
- Sunday, January 6th: Round 3 & participant grand prize winners chosen
*If you missed the initial sign up deadline, you can still participate:
- Sign up before December 7th for Rounds 2 & 3
- Sign up after December 7th but before December 22nd for Round 3
Not clear about something? Email Elle or Lindsay!
Challenge Calendar
Here’s the list of daily challenges! It’s printable, so print it out and hang it somewhere to remind you participate, or add it to your Google calendar!
Prizes
We are working on getting some of our favorite companies involved to provide you guys with awesome prize packages. We will update our challenge pages with prize specifics once we finalize the brands we’re working with (hopefuly later this week) but for now we will have:
- 3 prizes for “Best Elf”, one awarded at the end of each round
- 1 grand prize for best participant awarded at the end of the challenge determined by participation, hashtagging and being an awesome Elf.
There will be a daily challenge winner chosen each day. Daily winners will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize!
Best elf prizes will given based on participation and nomination. If you love your elf, let us know so we can consider them for a Best Elf prize. Best Elf prizes will be awarded at the end of each round.
Buttons
Did you sign up? If you’re a blogger, grab a button:
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What an awesome site! I just discovered by clicking from miles to run. I’m a mother and a runner and a blogger…I will definitely be clicking back. Good luck with your health challenge!
Thanks – so happy you found me! :)
Just found your site because I was drawn in by the big, attractive button on someone else’s blog! Love this idea!
I am so glad I found your blog and am able to sign up for round 2 & 3 of #elf4health
Hey! Just found your blog through an elf for health post/button and LOVE it! I am a RN, but if I ever went back to school I would want to go back to be an RD. Nutrition and healthy eating/cooking fascinate me and we’re trying to more of it at the house! Although I don’t currently use Dermalogica products, I have in the past and they are great! Ok, excited to be a new follower!
Also, quick elf for health question- I’m pretty sure I get the drift of it and I’m sure after I get the initial email I’ll be clear. But when I just signed up did I sign up for rounds 2 and 3 or just 2? Just curious…
Yay, excited you found my blog – thanks for saying hi! If you just signed up, you’ll be on the list for Rounds 2 and 3. New elf assignments are going out on Sunday! Happy to have you participating in the challenge. :)
Found you through @wifemeetslife and am really enjoying the challenges. Thank you for organizing this and providing inspiration through the treacherous treat-filled season.
You’re welcome – thanks for joining in on the challenge!
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