2025 National Walk

Join the Vancouver Chapter as we walk for Huntington disease (HD) this May alongside Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) chapters and participants Nationwide.  ​​

This year, the Vancouver Walk is in person!  Choose to join us live on May 25th at Milton Wong Plaza or walk virtually in your own neighbourhood. Regardless of how you choose to participate, be sure to track all kilometers and fundraise to help us reach our goal!  

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

Event Details

Date: May 25, 2025 - Registration at 10:00 a.m., Walk starts at 11:00 a.m.

Location: Milton Wong Plaza (Olympic Village Square) 1650 Manitoba St., Vancouver, BC

Details: Lots of activities for the whole family to take part in. Live entertainment by Greg Neufeld, balloon creations, face painting, live auction and more!

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 Vancouver 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 Milton Wong Plaza on May 25th 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 out 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. 

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