‘12 Dares of Christmas’: N.S. man finds unique way to raise money for charity
Jesse Huot, Mike Lamb
Published: Jan 2, 2026
Updated: Jan 2, 2026
CTV News
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Every holiday season, a Nova Scotia man has completed a dozen dares in honour of his late cousin.
“We just finished up our 10th year of the 12 Dares of Christmas. Another successful year, lots of great donations, and lots of support from people sharing and liking videos, so, yeah, pretty happy with how this year went.,” said Eric Anstey of Lower Sackville.
As part of the challenge, Anstey has gone paddle boarding in First Lake in the winter, rode around Mic Mac Mall dressed as the Grinch and even gotten a tattoo. One year, he was even dared to dress up as CTV News Atlantic’s Katie Kelly.