2026 National Walk

Join volunteers in the Grand Falls-Windsor area as we walk for Huntington disease (HD) this May alongside Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) chapters and participants Nationwide.  ​​The Grand Falls-Windsor Walk is in person!  Choose to join us live on May 23rd at Corduroy Brook Trail or walk virtually in your own neighbourhood.  Our collective efforts will help to raise funds and awareness for HD not only in Newfoundland, but all across Canada. Together we can make a difference!

Event Details

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Corduroy Brook Trail, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL

Details: Registration begins at 12:00 p.m., the walk will begin at 1:00 p.m.

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 Grand Falls-Windsor 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: Join us at Corduroy Brook Trail on May 23 or walk, run or roll in your own neighbourhood on a trail of your choosing. Be sure to track any and all kilometers you 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 the National page.

7. SHARE: Please share photos of yourself participating in the National Walk on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #HuntingtonHeroes and #HuntingtonHeroesNL 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.