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Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge 2025

In response to the crisis in our communities, this year we’re expanding the Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge to include both Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

The programs of Sanctum Care Group expand across this province, as do the challenges faced by those impacted by homelessness and chronic disease in Saskatchewan.

By hosting the Challenge in two cities, we aim to amplify awareness and deepen impact. Ten community leaders in each city will spend 36 hours immersed in carefully designed scenarios created by those with lived experience and frontline workers.

These challenges highlight the realities faced daily by the people Sanctum serves.

Save the Dates:

 
September 25 & 26 – Prince Albert 36 Hour Challenge
October 2 & 3 – Saskatoon 36 Hour Challenge
October 4 – Fundraising Dinner @ TCU Place
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MEET OUR 2025 participants | Saskatoon

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Maygen Kardash

I’m Maygen Kardash aka “Sneaks” & am known as Saskatoon’s unofficial tour guide. Born & raised in Saskatoon, I have two wonderful kids with my husband and together, we enjoy highlighting good things that are happening locally. I often do that through my Influencer work on my blog & social media. My life has been well-supported by family and friends so I try to pass that support along, because I know not everyone lucked into it right out of the gate. I’ve been a Girl Guide leader for over 20 years and find joy in serving my community.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

I want to highlight & uplift the important services & folks working towards the safety and well-being of people facing homelessness.


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Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP

Rylund Hunter

I was born and raised in Saskatoon, and currently work as a partner with McDougall Gauley LLP, one of Saskatchewan’s leading law firms, where I practice corporate commercial and real estate law. I am also one of the principals of Arete Developments, which recently completed Two Twelve, a riverfront condominium project in Saskatoon. I love this city, which has given me, my wife McKenzie, and our family, a truly great life, and I appreciate the opportunity to give back where ever possible.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

I am hoping to come away with a better understand of day to day reality of some people in Saskatoon, embracing the challenge as a reminder that a society is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.


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Senior Advisor, Commercial Lines, HK Henderson

Andy McDougall

I am proud Dad of 2 wonderful little girls that I raise with my lovely wife Barb. I am born and raised in Saskatoon and very proud to call Saskatoon home. I am a 14 year member of the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon and giving back to my community is something I feel very strongly about and I am excited to take part in this unique event.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

To try and understand a world I know nothing about.


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Medical Director, FACE Clinic | Assoc. Prof., USASK | Head of Facial Plastics, SK Health Authority

Rick Jaggi

Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Saskatchewan Health Authority, Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Saskatchewan and Medical director of FACE Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery. Specializing in skin cancers, nasal surgery and facelifts.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

To bring awareness


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Investment Management

Patrick Boot

I am a private equity investor by profession and I am passionate about community service. I also enjoy most sports and love to travel and learn about other cultures.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

To better understand what its like as a homeless person in Saskatoon and what level of supports is available.


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Chief Development Officer - Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools

John McGettigan

Father, husband and retired teacher. 30 years in K-12 Education in a variety of roles. Currently the Chief Development Officer for the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Foundation.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

To better understand how our community can work together to address homelessness and its impact on our schools.


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Chief of Police, Saskatoon Police Service

Cameron McBride

Through my work I have been following the Sanctum Care Group for a long time. They have consistently provided client centered care to individuals in our community with complex needs, and the most challenging of circumstances. I have seen individuals treated with dignity and care, as they work through very difficult times. Sanctum shows no judgement, while demonstrating the highest level of trauma informed care. For these reasons, I am a huge supporter for the work being done by the Sanctum Care Group, and consider it an honor to contribute through fundraising and experiential learning.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

To contribute through fundraising and experiential learning.


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MEET OUR 2025 participants |Prince Albert

General Manager, RNF Ventures Ltd.

Allan Webb

Allan began his career with RNF Ventures Ltd. in 2001 after moving to Prince Albert from Regina. He is currently the General Manager at RNF. Allan is also the vice-chair of the Boreal Healthcare Foundation. He and his wife Amy have been married for 24 years, and have 2 grown children, Rhea and Bowen. They also have a dog named Maizie. They all enjoy spending their downtime at their cabin on Whelan Bay on Whiteswan Lakes with family and friends.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

My hope is to gain awareness of homelessness in Prince Albert, to see firsthand what the challenges many of these people face, and to see what I as an individual, or we as a society, can do to develop potential solutions for people in need.


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Deputy Fire Chief, City of Prince Albert Fire Department

Alex Paul

Alex Paul is the Deputy Fire Chief for the City of Prince Albert Fire Department.

He has 35 years of combined experience in the EMS and Fire Service fields. During many of those years serving as a frontline responder working closely with community members, many of whom were living on the streets of Prince Albert.

Alex is proud to be a member of the Prince Albert Fire Department and the work being done in community safety and well-being within the City.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

The Sanctum Challenge is an opportunity for me to see first hand, and gain awareness of the challenges faced by some of the community members we serve on a daily basis.


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CEO, Boreal Healthcare Foundation

Cody Barnett

Cody Barnett leads the Boreal Healthcare Foundation, where he works alongside partners and communities to strengthen healthcare across northern Saskatchewan. With over 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience, Cody focuses on breaking down barriers, supporting equity, and championing a better life for all people. Driven by a belief in the power of community to create change, he believes that creating real change requires collaboration, compassion, and a commitment to leaving no one behind.

REASON FOR PARTICIPATING

I am participating in the Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge to shed light on the critical connection between housing and healthcare, and to help build a future where no one is left behind by our systems.


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Sanctum 36 Hour Challenge

The community leaders will experience challenges related to homelessness and chronic disease in Saskatchewan as part of the Sanctum 36-Hour Challenge. Participants will be given tasks to complete, each task will aim to demonstrate certain challenges that society is often unaware of, but which are an everyday reality for people who experience homelessness and chronic disease in our community. Participants will wear donated clothes and shoes. They will not be allowed any personal belongings other than a phone to update the public on their journey.

The event itself is both powerful and unprecedented. It attempts to shed light on the intense hardship faced by people who experience poverty, homelessness and chronic disease here in Saskatoon.

Sanctum Care Group Inc. acknowledges that the 36-hour homelessness experience by no means accurately depicts the numerous barriers and complex issues faced by people who survive daily in poverty and homelessness. However, Sanctum Care Group Inc. believes that drawing awareness to some of the many challenges will be a catalyst for real and lasting change.

In our effort to raise awareness, follow us on social media as community leaders share their experience throughout the 36 hour challenge.

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