Newfoundland Walk

About Newfoundland Walk

Join the Newfoundland Chapter as we walk around Quidi Vidi Lake on Saturday, May 25 for Huntington disease (HD). We are walking alongside Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) chapters and participants Nationwide this May. ​​

Our collective efforts will help to raise funds and awareness for HD not only in the province of Newfoundland, but all across Canada. Together we can make a difference!

Event Details:

Date: May 25, 2024 - 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  • 11:30 - Registration
  • 11:45 - Welcome
  • 12:00 - Walk Around Quidi Vidi Lake
  • 1:40 -  Welcome Back
  • 2:00 - Live Music

Location: Quidi Vidi Brewery

Details: Free to attend! The event starts at 11:30 a.m. and will have a silent auction, live music, door prizes, great food and more!

All updates will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram at https://www.facebook.com/HSCNL and https://www.instagram.com/hsc_nl 

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 Newfoundland 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 25, walk, run or roll with us in Quidi Vidi Park.  Make sure to track any and all kilometers you travel throughout the month 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 Virtual 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. 

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