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The GingerCane Contest — Baking a Difference
recipe card no. 16 · est. 2010

IT'S ALL
FOR THE
KIDS

100% of every voting dollar donated goes directly to support Children's Hospital Foundations in participating Team's Local Communities.

We'll keep it sweet. Promise. How it works

THE 2026 CONTEST DATES

Nov 1
Registration opens
Nov 23
Voting opens
Dec 16
Voting closes
Dec 16
GingerCane Reception
2. Click the
cookie!
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E2 Emerald City: a green gingerbread Emerald City with Wizard of Oz figures on a yellow candy road
Cedarglen Homes' gingerbread house entry
Fondant Olaf snowman with twig arms standing on blue icing
sprinkles required

BAKING A DIFFERENCE

An annual gingerbread house contest to benefit children's health

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Gingerbread people lined up outside a colourful gingerbread building with a Children's Hospital sign

16 YEARS OF
MEANINGFUL BAKING

Since 2010, GingerCane has raised over $374,000 in online voting donations, with all funds raised going directly to children's hospital foundations in participants' local communities.

Gingerbread shopfront with a wreath over the sign and a red candy path through the snow

EVERYONE IS
WELCOME

Calling all bakers (and non-bakers), we want you, your corporation, your children, or your friends and family to form a team and imagine a gingerbread house that pushes the limits of creativity and materials.

16 YEARS OF HOUSES

Flick through the arrows for inspiration

Gingerbread chapel with a tall steeple, stained-glass windows and a small candy Christmas tree by the door
Open-front gingerbread diorama with wafer walls, marshmallow snow and gingerbread people around Santa
Long gingerbread train station outlined in glowing green lights, reflected on a dark counter
Gingerbread sleigh piled with candy presents, pulled on a green-wheeled cart by a toy elf
Close-up of a gingerbread house with thick white icing, gumdrops and a Santa figure on the roof
Tall layered gingerbread tower with wafer balconies and chocolate-rock landscaping in snow
Gingerbread castle with striped cone turrets, candy-cane trim and a tall centre tower
Lit gingerbread cottage with a wreath on its peak and green frosted trees on a round snowy base
Ring of small white gingerbread houses around a central courtyard on a snowy board
Red gingerbread dragon coiled around a tiered pagoda, in front of a Go Bake poster
Snowy village display with a gingerbread house, candy train cars and a horse-drawn sleigh
Close-up of a gingerbread house with piped white trim, candy-cane posts and a green sprinkle lawn
Close-up of a gingerbread door with icing swirls, a gumdrop leaf wreath and rainbow candy path
Two-storey gingerbread house with a candy-studded path, frosted trees and snowman figures
Gingerbread village scene with a blue icing pond, candy skaters and candy-cane fence
Large gingerbread cathedral with lit arched windows, spires and white piped detailing
Gingerbread hockey rink with icing players on the ice in front of sprinkle-covered stands
Two gingerbread houses covered in pastel candy buttons and ice-cream cones, beside a lit tree
Dough-glas Homes gingerbread neighbourhood with a sign, candy houses and a green cone tree
Gingerbread castle with striped turret roofs and a gold star over the door, on pastel candy snow
Candlelit display of small gingerbread houses among felt gnomes and trees, with a Merry Christmas sign
1 / 21 See past years 2025 standings

The GingerCane creations of the New Home Industry, Public and Children's Teams brought in just under $24,633 last year through the donate-to-vote platform.

RECEPTION & AWARDS

the night the crumbs settle and the trophies come out

The houses are built, the votes are in, and it's time to celebrate. Teams come together for a night of sweet creations, big cheers, well-earned awards, and all the GingerCane magic in one room.

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Holiday buffet with a red poinsettia, platters of snacks and stacked red plates
Gift bags, prize baskets and printed GingerCane cards on a counter beside red poinsettias
Guests chatting and laughing around a round table at the GingerCane reception
Close-up of a gingerbread castle entry with striped turrets and a gold star, displayed at the reception
A guest smiling and waving as she walks into the reception
Three guests standing and talking, drinks in hand, at the reception
Screen with a QR code to vote for your favourite GingerCane house, above a table of entries
Wall screen showing GingerCane entries above a counter displaying gingerbread houses

HOW IT WORKS

The GingerCane contest is conducted entirely online. Create a team — bring together colleagues, family and friends. We even have a kids category for participants under 13.

Design
STEP ONE

DESIGN

What inspires you?

GingerCane is an "Anything Goes" community where your only limitation is your imagination.

Build
STEP TWO

BUILD

Bake & create

Gather your team, the tall and the small, and BUILD! When you are done, upload photos and video of your process and creation to your voting page.

Promote
STEP THREE

PROMOTE

Rock the vote!

Share your voting page and encourage everyone you know to vote. Every dollar donated is a vote for your creation.

Celebrate
STEP FOUR

CELEBRATE

Crumbs & cheers

Join us at the reception for the awards night — trophies, photos and the whole GingerCane community in one room.

Together we've raised over

$374,000

100% of net proceeds are donated to children's hospital foundations in participating teams' local communities.

*donation less the payment platform's transaction fees.

THANK-YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

sixteen years only happens with help

E2 + Associates
Streetscape
dirt.
Ask Print Shop
Empire Envelope
Print Three
Genstar Development Company

SPONSORS, PARTICIPANTS
& FRIENDS OF GINGERCANE

poke around the archive — click a logo to see their build (hover to pause)

…and every team who ever bent a roofline. Thank you.

CONTACTS

If you have any questions or need help, we're here to lend a hand. For further information on the contest, please contact E2. For information on the foundations and use of donations, please contact the charitable organization in your area.

1

THE ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

28 Oki Drive NW
Calgary, AB T3B 6A8
403.955.8818
www.childrenshospital.ab.ca
Contact: Kelsey Glover
kglover@achf.ca
825.255.8198

2

STOLLERY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Suite 800 College Plaza
8215 112 St NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8
780.433.5437
www.stollerykids.com
Contact: Lisa Hnat
lisa.hnat@stollerykids.com
780.431.4614

3

THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA

533A, 5th Floor, 715 McDermot Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3E 1M6
204.594.5323
https://goodbear.ca
Contact: Paula Kreitz
pkreitz@goodbear.ca
204.470.9927

WE'D LOVE TO
HEAR FROM YOU

Would you like to support or be involved?

GingerCane · E2 + Associates

1043 19 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 1M1
Mon–Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM MT

(403) 256-5123
christmas@e2.associates

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