What’s Happening?
Get ready to sharpen your aim and join us for GenNext’s BATL for Mental Health, a thrilling tournament-style axe-throwing event with a cause. Together, we’ll AXE the silence surrounding mental health, one bullseye at a time. 🎯
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Axe Throwing Fun
No experience needed—BATL’s expert coaches will teach you everything you need to know!
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Snacks & Drinks
Enjoy refreshments from Top Shelf Distillers and Dominion City Brewing Co.
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Prizes Galore
Compete for amazing prizes in categories like “Top Fundraiser” and “Tournament Champion.”
Why it Matters
Mental health affects 1 in 5 Canadians each year. The ripple effect touches us all, making this cause a shared responsibility. By joining this event, you’re directly supporting local, community-based programs that provide affordable and accessible mental health care.
This event is part of GenNext’s mission to create lasting change by combining philanthropy and fun. Together, we can make a real difference—helping everyone thrive, regardless of the challenges they face.
How it works
Sign up. Assemble your team. Fundraise for mental health. Throw axes. Win prizes.
1. Sign up
Register with a team of 5. (Think family, friends, neighbours, colleagues, or even that one person who always has suspiciously good aim at darts. Everyone’s welcome!)
2. Fundraise
Aim to raise at least $100 per person or $500 per team.
Aim to raise at least $100 per person or $500 per team.
Not sure how to start? Our fundraising toolkit has you covered!
3. Compete
On event night, your team will face off in an exciting tournament to crown the ultimate champions.
Registration
Fee: $50/person (includes entry, snacks, and a chance to win prizes)
Impact: 50% of your registration fee supports mental health programs in our community.
This event is 19+. Drinks will also be available at an added cost.
When you register for our event, you’ll automatically be added to our door prize draw and mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time. By attending this event, you consent to the use of your likeness in any photos or videos captured during the event for promotional purposes.
Please contact us at gennext@unitedwayeo.ca if you want to attend this event but are experiencing financial barriers.
A BIG thank you to our sponsors Top Shelf Distillers and Dominion City Brewing Co., and to our event partner, BATL Ottawa!
About GenNext East Ontario
GenNext East Ontario is a social impact movement for the next generation of change-makers—bringing people together through philanthropy and fun.
As part of United Way, we work with local partners to address the most pressing issues in our region, advocate for change, and fundraise for support. We focus on four local issues currently affecting the most vulnerable people: mental health, youth homelessness, diversity and inclusion, and equitable employment. Find out more.
FAQ
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Most of the details will be explained at the event, but here are the basics. Things begin with practice and instruction (no experience necessary!) from BATL’s expert coaches, teams will then go head-to-head in a playoff tournament, and we’ll finish off with a championship round to crown the winner.
Yep—but don’t worry, if you register solo, we will match you with a team!
Nope. While we do encourage you to fundraise to help us strengthen mental health initiatives in our region, each participant (19+) who pays the $50 registration fee is eligible to participate in the event. See our fundraising toolkit for tips and tricks.
Your support fuels a network of frontline services that ensure people have access to quick, affordable, culturally appropriate and community-based mental health care. Learn more here.
It’s the Back Yard Axe Throwing League. Think darts but with axes.
For your safety, all participants (19+) are required to wear closed-toed shoes while axe-throwing. There’s no dress code, but we encourage you to dress the part and summon your inner lumberjack.
Yes, everyone who makes a donation will receive a tax receipt.
Note: The registration fee is not tax receiptable, as per Canada Revenue Agency rules.
All registration fees are non-refundable.
BATL charges a standard entry rate, but for this event, the fee will also include food and the chance to win prizes. The good news is that, thanks to our partnership with BATL, 50 per cent of the registration fee will go back into the community to support mental health programs.
Click here for more FAQs about BATL.
