Yes! We are hosting 22 in-person Walks across Ontario. After 2 years of being apart, we are excited to be able to finally come together to celebrate and honour everyone we love and have lost to this disease,showing support for over 3,000 Canadians and their families living with ALS.

You can check here to see if there is an in-person Walk near you. Don’t see a Walk close to you or prefer to Walk on your own, wherever, whenever you would like? Register for the Virtual Walk and walk your own way with family and friends!

The Walk to End ALS Virtual location was created so you can participate wherever, whenever you would like! We recommend that you walk during the month of June in honour of Global ALS Awareness month, however you can Walk whenever you works best for you!

Note: If you reside out of Ontario and would like to participate in the Walk to End ALS and support the National research program, please sign up for the virtual Walk to End ALS. Should you register and be located outside of Ontario, the impact of your donations will immediately be doubled through the Brain Canada partnership and 100% of the proceeds will be directed to the ALS Canada National Research Program.

ALS Canada decides on where our in-person Walks take place, based on the locations fundraising history and how many participants reside in each location. Each Walk location is required to raise a minimum fundraising goal of $25,000. We continue to re-evaluate our locations every year and encourage you to keep fundraising! Don’t forget that even if there isn’t an in-person Walk in your community, you can still register for the Virtual Walk or attend the next closest Walk near you.

ALS Canada made the decision to host all Walk events in June (or as close to June as possible) for a few reasons:

1. June is Global ALS Awareness Month – This is a time of year when our community comes together to raise awareness and advocate for everyone we love and have lost to ALS and over 3,000 Canadians and their families living with ALS.
2. Rallying together – Aligning all our Walks in the same month sends a strong and powerful message not only across the province but also globally– ALS doesn’t stop and neither do we.
3. Momentum – Celebrating the success of all of our Walks in Ontario at the same time keeps our fundraising momentum going. Let’s get fundraising and making a difference within our community!

Please know that we at ALS Canada are making your safety our number one priority and are continuously monitoring the COVID-19 public health recommendations and protocols. To keep our participants safe, ALS Canada will be:

• Distancing our registration tables
• Encouraging physical distancing between participants in line
• Providing sanitizer and wipes
• All food or beverage, if offered at the event, will be pre-packaged
• We will be mailing out fundraising rewards after the Walk events to limit passing out items in person
• We will be encouraging participants to raise money online, limiting the amount of cash handling being done on the day of our Walks
• ALS Canada volunteers and staff will be trained on safety protocols prior to our events
• Staff and volunteers will be encouraged to wear masks when in close vicinity to participants
• We will be limiting any kind of activities at the Walks that involve close contact, such as face-painting
• Our Honour Wall will be hosted online, limiting the amount of people crowding in 1 space and sharing pens

All Silent Auctions will be hosted online this year, and information about each individual Silent Auction will be provided to you closer to the date of your Walk, on the day of your event and on the Walk event page.

If your Walk decides to provide food and/or beverages at your event they will be pre-packaged for you to take away, limiting unnecessary food handling for the safety of our volunteers, staff and participants. Information about food and beverages for each Walk location will be provided to you closer to the date of your Walk.

If your family and friends are not able to donate this year, they can do their part in raising awareness by sharing our posts on social media, spreading the word with their network about this cause or donating an item to a local silent auction.

Login to your fundraising hub, click on the “Manage Cash and Cheques” tab on the left-hand menu , and you can record offline donations from an individual or from an event you’ve hosted. Once these donations are recorded, they will appear on your thermometer. You will still be required to hand these donations in on Walk day, along with a completed donation form to ensure your donations are properly tax receipted.

If you’d rather not hang on to cash donations until Walk day, you can pay for this donation yourself and have the tax receipt directed to your donor. After entering the donation, simply click “pay” and you will be instructed to enter in your own credit card information. As long as you entered in the initial donation with all your donor’s information, they will receive the tax receipt and you can keep the cash after paying online.

When you make a donation online, a tax receipt is automatically issued via email. Please be sure to check your junk or promotions folder if you don’t receive the receipt right away. If you donated via cash or a cheque to a Walk participant, please allow 6-8 weeks after the date of the event for the donation to be receipted.

If you need a duplicate or corrected tax receipt, please contact us at teamals@als.ca.

To donate to a participant or team, visit www.walktoendals.ca/ontario and select the “Search Individuals/Teams” button Search for the person’s name or team name. Once you are redirected to their page, select “Donate Now” and follow the steps to complete the transaction.

Yes, you can. You can visit www.walktoendals.ca/ontario, and select “Make a General Donation” on the homepage.

If you can’t pick just one team member to donate to, you can donate overall to a Walk to End ALS team. All individual donations will be reflected in a team’s total.

Only donations to a specific individual will be tallied to determine a participant’s fundraising reward level.

Absolutely! During the donation process, be sure to uncheck the box that says “Display my name on the donor listing.” If you’d like your donation to appear under a different name than your billing name, please enter your preferred name as your display name.

Sponsors are valued partners in the Walk to End ALS events. We offer local, provincial, and national opportunities, and can work with our corporate sponsors to create customized packages that meet their business needs. Please have them reach out to info@walktoendals.ca to connect with our Walk to End ALS support team and learn more about our awesome sponsorship opportunities!

Online registration is fast and easy, unlocks lots of tools and resources to support your fundraising efforts. You can register here.

By registering and fundraising online, you will be able to invite your friends and family to join your team and you’ll be able to see your collective progress you’re making towards your goal

Head to www.walktoendals.ca/ontario and click on the Walk location you’d like to register for. You’ll be prompted to select your registration type and enter in your contact information. Once you receive an email confirming your registration, you’re ready to start fundraising!

Although we are encouraging our community to support us in hosting a cashless events, keeping our participants, staff and volunteers as safe as possible, you can print the donation form here, filling out all of your registration information and pledged donations. Please be sure to mail cheques and cash ahead of time, prior to your event to:

ALS Society of Canada
393 University Ave #1701
Toronto, ON M5G 1E6

Here are a few tips for collecting money safely in your community:

• I Owe You: Your supporters can pledge their donation and pay you back later. Add their donation to your pledge form, write your cheque for the full amount pledged by your supporters and mail it to ALS Canada
• Schedule a drop-off: Your supporters can drop off a sealed envelope with their cash or cheques in your mailbox. Add their donation to your pledge form and include cheques or cash when you mail your envelope to ALS Canada, using your prepaid envelope.
• Do-It-Yourself/DIY: Your supporters can donate to ALS Canada directly with a note to add it to your fundraising total (make sure they add your name to the note). They can mail their donation to ALS Society of Canada, 393 University Ave #1701 Toronto, ON M5G 1E6 or they can call our Donor Services team at 1-800-267-4257 ext. 229.

Visit www.walktoendals.ca/ontario, click the “Register/Sign In” button, and click on “Forgot your username or password?” Follow the steps provided to reset your username or password.

During the registration process, you have the option to create a quick and easy URL (web address) to send donors directly to your personal fundraising page. Simply enter your name or your team name in the box provided during registration. Since this is a web address, you cannot use punctuation or spaces when entering your name or team name, but you can use hyphens. For example: www.walktoendals.ca/jenwalkstoendals OR www.walktoendals.ca/jen-walks-to-end-als.

Please note this URL cannot be changed once you are registered.

If you intend to take part in the Walk with family, friends, or coworkers, we suggest creating a team. If someone you know has already created the team, click on “join a team” and search for the team name in the box provided. If you intend to take part in the Walk alone or do not wish to have a team page, you can register as an individual.

There’s no registration fee for any of the Walk to End ALS events and everyone is welcome! There is no minimum fundraising amount required. We appreciate any donation amount to support event costs and direct more money towards a future without ALS

Register or sign in to your fundraising hub. After signing in, you can customize the text and photos that appear on your personal public page. Be sure to click “Save Changes” after updates have been made.

Team Captains, you can update your team’s public page by clicking on “Team” in the left-hand menu to direct you to your team dashboard. You can update your team page text or photos from there.

Register or sign in to your fundraising hub. After signing in, you can change your goal through the fundraising dashboard.

Team Captains, you can change your team goal by clicking on “Team” on the left-hand menu. This will direct you to your team dashboard and you can change your goal from there.

After signing in, click on the “Ask for Donations” tab on the left-hand menu of your fundraising dashboard. Load an email template – you can either choose from the templates we have created for you or customize your own. Then, you can enter email addresses of the people you want to reach out to in the box provided or click on View/Add Contacts to import from an existing email contact list.

If you choose to customize the email, make sure you click “save” before sending it out – that way it will be there for you next time you choose to send an email.

If you would prefer not to use the Fundraising Hub, email templates are available here for you to copy/paste so you can use your preferred email account.

After signing in, click on the “View Supporters” tab on the left-hand menu to view a list of your supporters. To send out a thank you email, click on “Thank your supporters” to select recipients and edit the text of your thank you email.

If you would prefer not to use the Fundraising Hub, email templates are available here for you to copy/paste so you can use your preferred email account.

You can send an email to your whole team through the fundraising hub. Click on “Team”, and then select “Email Your Team” from the left-hand menu.

If you would prefer not to use the Fundraising Hub, email templates are available here for you to copy/paste so you can use your preferred email account

Download and print out a donation form to record offline donations you’ve collected.

We have brought back our fundraising rewards program so you can earn awesome Walk to End ALS branded swag as you fundraise. Click here to view the different Walk swag available.

The cut-off date to fundraise and receive fundraising rewards is Wednesday, July 13th, 2022. You will have an option to redeem your fundraising reward(s)or donate this back to ALS Canada.

Thank you in advance for your support in fundraising towards a future without ALS!

The Walk to End ALS fundraising goal for Ontario is $1.9 million. Our 2020 and 2021 virtual events raised $1.25 million and $1.7 million, which speaks to the passion and commitment of all our Walk volunteers, donors, sponsors and participants. As we return to in-person events, we need your continued support and can’t wait to see all you’ll accomplish!

ALS Canada will have volunteers providing direction to participants in high-traffic areas to encourage physical distancing, such as registration and the start line.

No. Following the guidelines of the Ontario Government, we will not be enforcing the requirement to show proof of vaccination for participants.

Participants are encouraged to practice hand hygiene, “social distancing” and wear face coverings when indoors or unable to socially distance in crowded areas at the Walk to End ALS event. ALS Canada will be asking volunteers and staff to wear masks while interacting with participants.

No. Following the guidelines of the Ontario Government, we will not be conducting contact tracing. We encourage anyone who is feeling sick to please stay home on the day of their Walk.

We kindly ask that if you do not feel well on the day of your Walk, if you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, or if you have been in contact with someone who has recently tested positive for COVID-19, that you please do not attend the Walk in-person. You are still welcome to participate in our Virtual Walks and walk your own way, on your own time, when it is safe to do so!

Founded in 1977, the ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) works with the ALS community to improve the lives of people affected by ALS through community-based support services in Ontario, advocacy initiatives and investment in research for a future without ALS. We are a registered charity that receives no government funding – all of our services and research are funded through the generosity of our donors.

Your fundraising efforts mean an investment in the most promising ALS research in Canada and in community-based support services for people and families living with ALS in Ontario:

• 40% RESEARCH: 40% of proceeds are directed to the ALS Canada Research Program where they are invested in the best ALS research in Canada awarded annually following a peer-reviewed competition.
• 60% COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT: 60% of proceeds help provide community-based support and services to people and families affected by ALS in Ontario. Support varies by province based on the gaps within the healthcare system and can include educational information, referrals to local health care and community services, equipment assistance, home visits and support groups.