{"id":5596,"date":"2023-03-10T10:16:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:59:35","slug":"this-stinks-and-tastes-even-worse-blue-door-ceo-takes-stinky-fish-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/this-stinks-and-tastes-even-worse-blue-door-ceo-takes-stinky-fish-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"This stinks! And tastes even worse! Blue Door CEO takes stinky fish challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
Posted on: March 10th, 2023. By: Joseph Quigley, newmarkettoday.ca, Original Article.<\/a><\/div>\n
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VIDEO: It smells like a Diaper Genie and tastes like the contents of a green bin, suggests Micheal Braithwaite after making good on his Coldest Night fundraising challenge with the Surstr\u00f6mming Stinky Fish Challenge (it’s a thing!)<\/div>\n
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Blue Door CEO Michael Braithwaite was thrilled by the community support for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser, but it came with a downside for him.<\/p>\n

With the community exceeding his personal fundraising goal of $10,000, Braithwaite had to complete his own challenge: eating one of the stinkiest fish in the world.<\/p>\n

On March 10 outside Kevin’s Place Youth Shelter in Newmarket, he fulfilled a promise to do so, despite a stench that sent the surrounding support team reeling.<\/p>\n

\u201cPicture maybe a Diaper Genie,\u201d Braithwaite said. \u201cIf it smells that bad, how it\u2019s going to taste?\u00a0And it tastes twice as bad. But it really is just a mental game, have to overcome it. I\u2019d do it every day if people would pay to support ending homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The homelessness and housing charity helped raise more than $162,463 with the annual fundraising event in Richmond Hill. Braithwaite himself was a top fundraiser with $10,000 garnered.<\/p>\n

The CEO regularly takes on challenges to spur his fundraising. This year\u2019s was the Surstr\u00f6mming\u00a0Stinky Fish Challenge\u00a0proposed by his team. The Swedish delicacy has become a true challenge, with the smell that’s off-putting, to say the least.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it has been a part of the local Swedish cuisine since the 16th century and possibly earlier, to potential consumers from other countries, it has acquired something of an enigma status due to its reputation for overpowering odour,\u201d the challenge website said. \u201cPackaged in cans, the release of smell when a can is opened has been called the most overwhelming food smell in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about these kinds of things … the tougher the challenge, the more sensational, \u201d Braithwaite said. \u201cI was pretty excited about it. A little nervous, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the pungent smell, Braithwaite made it through two bites of the fish, with no retching involved.<\/p>\n

After all the dollars raised, Braithwaite said he felt fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community is generous as always. I\u2019ve never lost faith, but it renews it more (knowing) that people care.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are already thoughts for next year\u2019s challenge. Braithwaite said he is considering a long walk along\u00a0Yonge Street, about 25 kilometres, wearing shorts or a onesie.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always up for a fun, interesting challenge that will raise money to do good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted on: March 10th, 2023. By: Joseph Quigley, newmarkettoday.ca, Original Article. VIDEO: It smells like a Diaper Genie and tastes like the contents of a green bin, suggests Micheal Braithwaite after making good on his Coldest Night fundraising challenge with the Surstr\u00f6mming Stinky Fish Challenge (it’s a thing!) Blue Door CEO Michael Braithwaite was thrilled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t