11th Annual Sloth Ironman Games

The 11th Annual Sloth Ironman Games:

Training for the wild!

The games are BACK...but first, we train

This year, the competition begins long before October 20th. The slothletes are getting ready for their biggest challenge yet: training for the wild!

Behind every strong and healthy sloth that makes it back to the forest are months of rehabilitation, specialized care, and a very important ingredient: food! Sloths in rehabilitation need carefully prepared diets with the right leaves and nutrient-rich smoothies to support their growth, strength, and recovery.

And feeding a rehabilitating sloth is no small task. $55 provides one day of specialized smoothies and leaves for one sloth, while caring for a single sloth for two months can require an investment of around $5,000.

This year, we want to turn the Sloth Ironman Games into a community challenge. Our goal is to raise $15,000 to provide as many days of specialized food as possible for the slothletes preparing for the wild.

That could mean 300 days of sloth fuel! But we don't want to stop there. We want to see just how many days of food we can raise together!

Every $50 adds another day of fuel, every day helps a sloth get stronger, and every sloth we prepare brings us one step closer to the finish line: the wild.

So, team, how many days can we fuel? Let’s rally behind these slothletes, donate, and make sure they have everything they need to train, thrive, and one day take on the wild!

THE GAMES SCHEDULE:

•  Oct 17th – Sloth Athlete Reveal | 1 PM CR TIME
• Oct 20th – 1 Meter Dash | 1 PM CR TIME
•  Oct 21st – Poop-Off Challenge | 1 PM CR TIME
•  Oct 22nd – The Great Hibiscus Hunt | 1 PM CR TIME
•  Oct 22nd – Half-Time Show | 3:30 PM CR TIME
•  Oct 23rd – The Puzzle Box Challenge | 1 PM CR TIME
•  Oct 24th – Award Ceremony | 1 PM CR TIME

*Voting closes on October 24th at noon! All donations for your favorite slothlete will benefit the Saving Sloths Together program, which will return to the overall care of all the sloths in this rewilding program.

⚠️ Important Note: Every game is carefully designed as part of the sloths’ daily enrichment and rehabilitation routine, providing meaningful activities that support their health, growth, and overall well-being. The Games is a noninvasive campaign that records the sloths doing normal behaviors such as using the bathroom, eating, and climbing.

SLOTH IRONMAN VOTING RULES:

1. You must make a minimum donation of $5.00 to earn your favorite sloth athlete points. Each donated dollar is an extra point towards your chosen slothlete.
2. All donations must be made here on the official MightyCause fundraiser page.
3. When donating for your athlete, you must DEDICATE the donation in their name (e.g., Millie) at donation checkout so that it is correctly recorded to your sloth.

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 that is won by a sloth athlete:

• 100 points for 1st place 
• 75 points for 2nd place 
• 50 points for 3rd place 
• 25 points for 4th place
• 0 points for disqualification (DQ)