National Walk

Join the PEI Chapter as we walk virtually for Huntington disease (HD) this May alongside Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) chapters and participants Nationwide. Our PEI Walk will celebrate the Huntington Heroes in our communities.

We are encouraging participants to walk throughout the month of May to reach our target goal of 5000kms walked by our community. We know we can do it by making walking a habit and encouraging friends and family to join us.​

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

You can participate in many ways!  Whether that be registering, walking with us at our special walk, logging your kilometers, donating, encouraging a friend/family member to participate or all of the above.

However you choose to participate, it WILL make a difference.

Event Details:

Date: May 25, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Bonshaw Provincial Park, 17530 Trans Canada Highway

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 PEI 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 our special walk on Saturday May 25, that will celebrate our own Huntington Heroes that have passed away this year.  Or choose to walk, run or roll in your own neighbourhood on a trail of your choosing throughout the month of May. There are great places to walk and run around PEI.  Be sure to track any and all kilometers you travel throughout May to help us reach our 5000km 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 #HuntingtonHeroesPEI 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. 

Photograph by Doug Gallant