National Walk

Join volunteers in Barrie as we walk for Huntington disease (HD) on May 16 in the Gables alongside Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) chapters and participants Nationwide. Choose to join us at the Gables, or walk on your own throughout the month of May. Our collective efforts will help to raise funds and awareness for HD not only in Barrie, but all across Canada. Together we can make a difference!

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: The Gables Park - 250 Tollendal Mill Road, Barrie, ON

ALL DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THIS EVENT BEFORE JUNE 30TH WILL BE MATCHED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR!

How to Participate
1. REGISTER: Click the register button to sign up for the Barrie Walk.

2. SET UP YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE: Once registered, set up your personal fundraising page. Enter your fundraising goal, personalize your fundraising message and add photos and videos.

3. ASK FOR DONATIONS: Use your fundraising page to ask for donations. Check out these tips on how to raise $1,000 in a week here! 

4. BUY A T-SHIRT: National Walk t-shirts are available for purchase at https://huntingtonsociety.sellfy.store/

5. WALK: On May 16, join us at the Gables Park or walk, run or roll in your own neighbourhood on a trail of your choosing. There are great places to walk and run around Barrie.  Be sure to track any and all kilometers your travel throughout May to help us reach our 4000km goal!

6. TRACK YOUR KILOMETERS: Click on "Walk/Run for HD" in the back end of your fundraising page. Link your Strava account to your fundraising page for your kilometers to automatically be tracked, OR input your kilometers manually on your personal fundraising page. Once inputted, you may qualify for a distance prize and you'll be able to see our collective kilometers rising on the right hand side of this.

7. SHARE: Please share photos of yourself participating in the National Virtual Walk on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #HuntingtonHeroes and #HuntingtonHeroesBarrie and upload your photos to your personal fundraising page. We also have tons of fun things to download such as signs and frames that can be added to photos and shared on social media.