Passport to Winter Fun
The Passport to Winter Fun is a fitness incentive program designed to keep kids (K-6) outdoors and physically active during the long New England winter. Participants will receive a printed passport in which they can track their physical activity, 60 minutes or more per day, and receive prizes for completing 10, 20 and 30 days of the passport! At day 30, they qualify for the Polar Bear Achievement award and can enter the Grand Prize Raffle to win some amazing prizes!
Enrollment for the 2025 Season is open!
Email passport@uvtrails.org to secure your booklets today!
2025 Passport to Winter Fun Stats
Testimonials
Watch this video to hear a teacher, parent and participants discuss their reasons for continually participating in the Passport to Winter Fun!
2024 Incentive Prize Donors
The Incentive Prizes listed on our prize sheet were offered to the Passport to Winter Fun FREE of charge. We could not do this program without the generosity of these local businesses. THANK YOU from us at UVTA!
Arrowhead, Ascutney Outdoors, CCBA, Claremont Parks & Recreation, Colby-Sawyer Hogan Sports Center, Dartmouth Skiway, Eastman XC Ski Center, Northeast Slopes, Saskadena Six Recreation Area, Upper Valley Aquatic Center, Wendell A. Barwood Arena, Whaleback, Woodstock Inn & Resort’s Nordic Center
Passport Questions + Resources
Below are some important dates and deadlines for the 2023 season of Passport to Winter Fun! Please adhere closely as it will greatly contribute to your students success in the program!
January 6th – 31st: Passport Distribution. Students begin once they receive their passport.
February 28th: Front Flaps Due!
March 28th: Back Flaps Due! We cannot award Polar Bear Achiever prizes without a completed Back Flap. All incentive prizes must be cashed in by March 31st. Businesses will not offer discounts after this date.
April 4th: Grand Prize Raffle!
PLEASE MAIL ALL FRONT/BACK FLAPS TO:
Passport to Winter Fun
PO Box 1215
Norwich, VT. 05055
*We will send deadline reminders in the Winter Fun Weekly eNewsletter. Please email passport@uvtrails.org to subscribe!
Passport Program Guide – A step-by-step guide on how the program works
Assembly Presentation Outline – Key program points to discuss after showing the Passport Video presentation! (Link below)
Passport to Winter Fun Video Presentation
School Announcements – Paragraphs to copy+paste to your school newsletter
Anything that elevates your heart rate! There are only two rules:
1. Physical activity must be an entire hour (60 Mins.) to count in the Passport! Activity can be broken up throughout the day, as long as it adds up to an entire hour.
2. No screens! That means no video games/phone apps/computer games – not even Just Dance! We want to discourage screen usage of any kind.
We prefer physical activity to be outdoors but if the weather does not permit, indoor activities count too!
We’ve received some inquiries about the Front/Back Flaps – Why does UVTA need them back? I am happy to tell you why!
1. Health Study! The Passport to Winter Fun program is part of a large study designed to improve health all over the Upper Valley. UVTA has used the data from the Front & Back Flaps as Pre/Post Assessments for this study, which is proven to increase physical activity in kids!
2. GRANTS! The Passport program is solely funded by grants. These grants allow the program to be free to areas that otherwise cannot afford it, allowing us to help more kids! We need these Front/Back Flaps to quantify the impact of this program.
3. Prizes! If we do not receive a Back Flap from your Passport Participant, we have no way of knowing if they completed the program and cannot award a Polar Bear Achiever Prize!
A Polar Bear Achiever is someone who completes all 30 Days of Physical Activity in the Passport! Once we receive the completed Back Flap in the mail, they qualify for the Polar Bear Achievement Award AND their name is entered into the Grand Prize raffle!
We cannot award prizes to students who do not turn in the completed Back Flap!
PLEASE MAIL ALL FRONT/BACK FLAPS TO:
Passport to Winter Fun
PO Box 1215
Norwich, VT. 05055
Read the PDF below for detailed instructions on how to cash in prizes!
The Winter Fun Weekly is a weekly eNewsletter with all things Passport – deadlines, updates, incentive highlights – you name it!
Email passport@uvtrails.org to subscribe!
