The Syracuse Downtown Committee is launching Challenge '22 on Wednesday, February 2. It's a way for you to support local businesses and challenge yourself to try some new things.

The goal is for you to complete 22 tasks based on a list released Wednesday by the committee. Tasks can be anything from requiring you to take a selfie at a restaurant with your meal or a picture of your favorite art at a local museum.

Once you complete a task, you'll email the committee a picture of proof and then they will send you a puzzle piece. Your goal is to put together your own puzzle.

"We partnered with the Syracuse poster project so we're featuring artwork from six of the artists that have participated in the poster project before. And so at the end of the challenge, they're going to have a complete puzzle, and it will be something, they can frame it, they can gift it, they can keep it out for people to admire, but it's something that connects them with the Syracuse community," said Syracuse Downtown Committee Executive Director Merike Treier.

To participate and get your free starter kit just email the Downtown Committee at Mail@DowntownSyracuse.com.

Be sure to put Challenge '22 in the subject line and don't forget to include your mailing address.