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  • How do I register?

    Registration is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Begin by deciding if you would like to attend one of our in-person Walk locations on Sunday, May 26, or participate in our virtual challenge. Choose your desired event location and begin your registration process by clicking the “Register” button on your Walk Location page.

     

    For a detailed step by step video to registration click here.


  • How do I collect and submit offline donations?

    There may be times when donors would like to give you a donation to The Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History in the form of cash or cheques. Submitting your offline funds can be easy and convenient! All offline donations can be recorded, submitted, and paid for on your online fundraising page. Our website allows you to record the donor’s information for tax receipt purposes and pay for the donation using your personal credit card. 


    Click here to visit our guide to submitting offline donations.


    Click here to download a pledge form. Pledge forms can be submitted at your local Walk on May 26 with all cash and cheque donations. All donor information is required for tax receipt purposes. 


  • How do I fundraise?

    The Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History is CF Canada’s largest fundraising event taking place at over 40 locations across Canada on Sunday May 26. Every dollar fundraised for the Walk puts us that much closer to reaching our goal of raising $2.7 million dollars for our 20th Anniversary Celebration. 


    We have developed some fundraising tools with YOU in mind. We want to provide our incredible fundraisers with the support they need to reach their ambitious fundraising goals! 


    Click here to visit our fundraising tools page. 


  • Why should I participate in the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History?

    When you participate in the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History, you become part of a determined and caring community who are taking a #StepToward - never having to cancel plans because of CF, toward not having to take multiple enzymes a day, toward no more hospital stays, toward making sure everyone gets the treatments they need, towards life-changing research, toward a future without CF. 


    The Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History is our largest and most successful national event and fundraiser. We rely on the generous fundraising efforts of our walkers, donors, partners and volunteers who can help Canadians living with CF access critical medicines, fuel innovative research, ensure care and support is available, support fundraising and overall improve and lengthen lives. 


    For more information about Cystic Fibrosis Canada, please visit our website.

  • Should I participate in person or virtually?

    Participating in the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History in person or virtually is completely your choice! First step is to search if there is a Walk location near you, and if there is not, you can participate in our Virtual Challenge. 


    For in person events, please note that Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s standard infection prevention protocols will be in place at all events. 


    The health and well-being of people with cystic fibrosis is our top priority. Attendance by any person with CF at an indoor or outdoor event hosted by CF Canada is at the individual’s own risk. For more information, please visit our website.


    What is the Virtual Challenge?


    A virtual walk gives participants the opportunity to complete their walk individually (from whatever location they prefer) rather than attending their local Walk in person. 


    Enjoy the flexibility of completing your Virtual Challenge on your own schedule throughout the month and join us in spirit on Walk Day, May 26, 2024.


    New this year – you can track your KMs on your fundraising page – helping you achieve your goal!


    Click here for more information.

  • How do I learn more about becoming a sponsor for the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History?

    For more information about sponsoring the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History, please email us at walk@cysticfibrosis.ca

  • Where can I donate?

    You can make an online donation by clicking the “Donate” button in the top header. You can either make a general donation to the walk or search for a team or a walker and donate directly to them!

  • How is the money I raise used at Cystic Fibrosis Canada?

    Funds raised at the Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History will contribute to the work being done by Cystic Fibrosis Canada to benefit local communities nationwide. Funding is used towards innovative CF research and treatment and ensures the care and support that our entire community needs is available and accessible. With your help, we are going further to lengthen and improve lives.


    To learn more about how your fundraising impacts the CF community, click here.

  • Why do I need a unique email address to register?

    This year we have changed our registration process so that each individual who is registering for the Walk must do so using a unique email address. This has helped to streamline our reporting process as well as fix outstanding data issues from previous Walks. Each registrant will be given a personal fundraising page that is attached to their email address. 

  • My child does not have an email address; how can I register them?

    You can now register your children 12 years old and under, within the parent/guardian’s registration, if the child does not need their own fundraising page. The registration process will ask you how many children you are bringing with you. 


    All children attending an in-person event will benefit from all the fun and activities of the Walk Jr. Superhero Club (whether or not they have a fundraising page).


    If your child, who is 12 years old and under would like to fundraise on their own, you must register your child with a unique email address. Please note, if they would like to participate in our Walk Jr. contest, they must have their own fundraising page to be eligible as this is an online contest only.

  • I am a Team Captain and want to register a family member to my team; how can I do this?

    When registering other members to your fundraising team, remember to sign out of your Crowd Change account before beginning the registration process. You will need the registrant’s personal information such as email address, phone number, and mailing address to complete their registration. 


    For more information on registration click here.

  • What is Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Infection, Prevention & Control Policy?

    In an open-air environment, there is less concern for person-to-person transmission of infections but travelling with other people with CF in a car, or meeting them socially increases the level of risk. 


    People with CF may attend Cystic Fibrosis Canada hosted outdoor events such as The Walk To Make Cystic Fibrosis History but are advised to maintain a distance of at least six feet (about two meters) from other individuals with CF at all times. 


    Self-disclosure as a person with CF is voluntary. Each Walk location is provided with branded CF Canada bandanas that can be picked up at registration if an individual is looking to self-disclose. 


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