It is an annual event held in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada. The event is designed to raise awareness about the disease, raise significant funds for ovarian cancer and early detection and also to create a sense of community for women living with ovarian cancer and their family and friends.
If you do not live close to an existing Walk location, you can start your own Walk. Starting a Walk will help bring awareness of ovarian cancer to your community and it will also help fund crucial research and education programs that will help in our mission to detect ovarian cancer early.
For information about starting your own Walk, contact us at info@walkofhope.ca or call 1-877-413-7970.
The Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope is being held on September 9, 2012. The Walk is held annually on the first Sunday after Labour Day Weekend.
* Please note that some Walks may take place on varying dates so please refer to our Walk Locations page for exact dates and times.
To sign-up as a volunteer and to learn more about the volunteer opportunities at your local Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope please click here.
The average distance is 5km with a shorter option available. Please click here to check the local event details to ensure the walking route for your local event is stroller or wheelchair friendly.
The money raised through the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope finances Ovarian Cancer Canada’s numerous support, awareness and education programs as well as funding ongoing ovarian cancer research to develop reliable early detection techniques and improved treatments.
Learn more about how the money is used.
For more information on Ovarian Cancer Canada's programs and current research visit our website at www.ovariancanada.org
Funds raised through the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope help to support a variety of local Ovarian Cancer Canada programs, production of resources, and education and awareness activities at the community level. Funds raised in your city’s Walk:
- Makes it possible to grow and sustain regional offices and regional managers who provide a local presence and help to bring awareness of ovarian cancer to the community level.
- Provides funding for Ovarian Cancer Canada to produce the only kit in Canada that is designed for newly diagnosed women. You Are Not Alone kits are distributed free of charge through all cancer centres.
- Allows Ovarian Cancer Canada to provide free access to our Telephone Education Series for people across the country
- Provides Regional managers, staff and volunteers the opportunity to participate in local conferences, events and health and wellness shows to increase awareness among the general public. National funds raised through the Walk determine the degree of local activity.
- Makes it possible to maintain an accurate and up-to-date website including information, resources, stories and up-to-date research.
- Allows production of numerous support materials and facts sheets that are designed and produced to facilitate education at regional awareness events.
- Are allocated to each region based on a needs assessment to sustain educational programs for both health care professionals and women through our Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power and Survivors Teaching Students programs.
- Contribute to funding grants from all regions across Canada. All Ovarian Cancer Canada grants and funds are publicized and applications are received from all regions across Canada. The grant applications are reviewed by a panel and regardless of where the actual research takes place, the findings will benefit the ovarian cancer community across Canada.
$0.73 of every dollar goes directly to funding Ovarian Cancer Canada's programs and research initiatives.
If you are interested in supporting the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope as a national or local sponsor please contact the National Walk Director at info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca or call 1-866-825-0788 ext. 2. The National Walk Director will provide you with a sponsorship package and an outline of the various local & national sponsorship opportunities available.
The easiest and fastest method of registration is online. Click here to register using our secure online registration system. * If you participated in last year’s Walk, you can use your same username and password this year.
Please note: online registration has now closed. You may register in person on Walk day.
You can also:
- Register by fax: 1-416-962-2701
- Register by mail: Ovarian Cancer Canada, 145 Front Street East, Suite 205, Toronto, ON, M5A 1E3
- Register by phone: 1-877-413-7970
- Register in person: You can register in person on Sunday September 9, 2012 at one of the Walk locations.
* Please note that some Walks may take place on varying dates so please refer to our Walk Locations page for exact dates and times.
If you are unable to attend the Walk but still want to fundraise for the event, you can join as a Virtual Walker.
To create a team online:
- Register online as a participant for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope
- On the ‘registration type’ page, select the option ‘ I am creating a team’. By creating a team, you automatically become the Team Captain.
- Give your team a name and a description
- Complete your registration process by filling in your contact information.
- Register other team members on their behalf and fill in their contact information or you can ask them to register themselves.
- Design your own ‘Team Page’ and invite others to join your team.
To join an existing team online:
- Register online as a participant for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope
- On the ‘registration page’, select the ‘I am joining a team’ option
- Search for an existing team using either the team name or the first/last name of the Team Captain. Please note: If the Team Captain chooses to have the team marked ‘private’, you will not be able to find the team through the search engine.
To create or join a team offline:
- Gather together your friends, family and co-workers
- Give your team a name and clearly indicate this team name on all pledge forms
- When your team members call the toll-free number to register, ask them to indicate that they are registering as part of a team and to provide the exact team name.
For individuals who are unable to walk on the specified date, you can still join by enrolling as a Virtual Walker or by creating a Virtual Walking team. Virtual Walkers are able to fundraise for their local Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope and a tribute to their participation will be displayed at the local Walk. Register as a Virtual Walker and start your fundraising right away!
There is a $25 registration fee to participate in the larger Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope events. Children 15 and under walk for free.
Find out if there is registration fee associated with your local event. The $25 registration fee will be waived if the participant raises $100 or more but all pledges must be received by Walk of Hope registration staff the date of the Walk in order to have the $25 registration fee waived. The registration fee is non-refundable and no tax receipt will be issued therefore if you believe you will raise $100 or more in pledges, please keep your registration fee pending. If you do not reach $100 by the day of the Walk you can pay your $25 registration fee the morning of the local event.
There is no registration fee for participants of smaller Walks. These Walks are initiated and set-up by community members, not by Ovarian Cancer Canada and therefore no registration fee applies.
Children 15 and under walk for free!
If you believe that you will be able to raise $100 or more, please keep your registration fee pending as we cannot refund any registration fees after they have been paid.
Individuals taking part in an event where there is a $25 registration fee can qualify to have the registration fee waived by raising $100 or more by Walk day. If you think you will raise over $100 in pledges, please choose to waive your registration fee as it is not refundable and non tax receiptable. If you do not reach $100 by the day of the Walk, you will be asked to pay the $25 registration fee at the Walk.
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For individuals who are unable to walk on the specified date, you can still participate by changing your status to a Virtual Walk participant or by creating a Virtual Walk Team. Virtual Walkers will be able to fundraise for their local Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope and a tribute to their participation will be displayed at the local Walk. If you would like to change your status to become a ‘Virtual Walker’, please email your request to info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca.
On the homepage of the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope website, friends and family can locate a walker by clicking on the ‘Sponsor a Walker’ button. Please find out the exact spelling of the registered walker/team including capital letters, apostrophe’s or hyphens used as this will affect your search results.
Yes. Please mail your cheques or money orders, payable to Ovarian Cancer Canada to the following address:
Ovarian Cancer Canada
145 Front Street East, Suite 205
Toronto, ON M5A 1E3
Please include a letter that indicates: the name of the walker or team that you are sponsoring, and your return address so that a tax receipt can be mailed to you if applicable. Note: If you are sponsoring yourself, please also include this information.
Please note: If you have received cheques made out to Ovarian Cancer Canada, you cannot cash them and therefore you are not able to cover payment for these cheques onto your credit card. Only cover cheque amounts that were made into your personal name. Kindly mail all cheques made to Ovarian Cancer Canada directly to: 145 Front Street East, Suite 205, Toronto, ON M5A 1E3.
Paying cash and personal cheque pledges with your own credit card:
- Login into your personal fundraising page, click on ‘My Fundraising’, then from the left side menu, click on ‘Track Cash and Cheques’.
- Click on ‘Pay cash and Cheque pledges with your own credit card’
- Select the pledges you would like to pay for by clicking on the check box associated with the sponsor’s name. Note: If you do not see any names, it is because you have not entered the sponsor’s contact and donation information. Click on ‘back to enter cash and cheque donation’ and click on ‘donation from a friend of family member’ to enter the donation.
- Enter your credit card payment information and the amount.
- Complete the payment by confirming the amount.
Paying lump sum amounts:
If you have raised funds from an event or received pledges in various types of coin denominations that don’t require a tax receipt, you can choose to pay them with your credit card as a ‘cash lump sum donation’
- Login into your personal fundraising page, click on ‘My Fundraising’, then from the left side menu, click on ‘Track Cash and Cheques’.
- Click on ‘Donation from an event or cash lump sum’
- Fill out the donation information and amount then click ‘Add lump sum amount’.
- View the newly entered information then click the quick ‘Pay’ button on the right
- Select the pledges you would like to pay for by clicking on the check box associated with the sponsor’s name.
- Enter your credit card payment information and the amount.
- Complete the payment by confirming the amount.
If you do not wish to use your credit card, donations are made payable to Ovarian Cancer Canada to the address below. Be sure to indicate that you are a Walk of Hope participant, so your donation can be easily identified. Please remember not to send cash through the mail and include a completed pledge form with the full name and mailing address of each sponsor to ensure your generous donor receives his or her tax receipt.
Yes you are responsible for collecting all donations that have been pledged to you. If you are registered online, it is easy for people to sponsor you immediately and saves you time.
‘Paid donations’ were made online by credit card or cash and personal cheques were collected in person and successfully paid with your personal credit card. ‘Pledged donations’ were entered manually through the 'Track Cash and Cheques Donations’ area, but payment has not yet been received by OCC.
To reflect donations you collected in person in your fundraising total, first enter those donations online. They can be entered through the ‘Track Cash & Cheque Donations’ area under the 'My Fundraising' tab. For cash gifts or cheques that were made payable to you, please pay those donations with your personal credit card. You must provide a valid e-mail address of your sponsor in order for them to receive their charitable tax receipt.
If you collected cheques that were made payable to Ovarian Cancer Canada, then you will need to mail those cheques into Ovarian Cancer Canada. Please do not mail cash. These donations can be entered through the ‘Track Cash & Cheque Donations’ area under the 'My Fundraising' tab for your personal tracking.
Please note: Donations received on Walk Day are tracked as part of your fundraising total to ensure if you reach $100 your registration fee will be waived, however we do not verify your donations in the ‘Track cheque and cash donations’ area.
The ‘Track cheque and cash donations’ area is for your personal fundraising tracking. Ovarian Cancer Canada will be monitoring and updating this area until September 9, 2012. This area will not be updated after the Walk date.
Yes, you can pay cash donations you receive with your own credit card. Enter any cash donations online through the ‘Track Cash & Cheque Donations’ area under the 'My Fundraising' tab. From there, click on ‘Pay cash and Personal Cheque pledges via your own credit card’ and then select to charge those gifts to your credit card.
A. Donations that you pay in with your credit card are automatically verified. Please provided a valid e-mail address for your sponsor, this way the sponsor will receive the tax receipt. .
Try to obtain an e-mail address for your sponsor. You can add it to their donation at any time by clicking on 'Edit' next to their donation in the ‘Track Cash & Cheque Donations’ area under the 'My Fundraising' tab. If unable to do so, please contact us by e-mail at info@walkofhope.ca or phone (1-877-413-7970) to secure a tax receipt for them.
Definitely! Donating to your own page demonstrates your commitment to your friends and family. You can donate to your campaign at any time. Login into your account, click on ‘My Fundraising’ and then from the left side menu, click on ‘Sponsor Myself’. Follow the instructions to complete your donation. Your contribution will automatically appear in your fundraising total and on your fundraising thermometer.
Yes. Automatic e-mail acknowledgements will be sent to those making online credit card donations through this site. Another e-mail is sent after their donation has been processed with the official receipt for tax purposes attached.
Yes. Your list of sponsors can be thanked with a personal e-mail or with an e-card. Thank you e-mails and e-cards can be sent by logging in and clicking on 'Thank My Sponsors' from the left hand navigation under the 'My Fundraising' tab. Choose the option you prefer and send your note or e-card.
For sponsors who have not consented to being acknowledged publicly on the donor scroll, 'Friend of Ovarian Cancer Canada’ will appear instead. Sponsors may choose to include only their name, only their donation amount (name as Friend of Ovarian Cancer Canada), or to be excluded from your donor scroll.
For sponsors who have chosen to only have their name appear, their donation amounts will be blank along-side their name
Ovarian Cancer Canada does not canvass door-to-door. Nor, does it encourage participants to solicit funds by door-to-door canvassing. Some individuals, however, elect to canvass neighbours in their communities.
If a canvasser is known to you, and you want to make a donation, please give a cheque instead of cash made out to the Ovarian Cancer Canada.
If a canvasser is unknown to you, and you want to support Ovarian Cancer Canada, please visit our web site for donation options, www.ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca
Please email info@walkofhope.ca with your request, or call us at 1-877-413-7970 to speak to a Walk representative.
Please email info@walkofhope.ca with your request, or call us at 1-877-413-7970 to speak to Walk representative.
Please double check the spelling of your friend/team name as this will affect the search results. Find out if they used capital letters, apostrophe’s or hyphens in their name and spell it as closely as you can to the registered name. If your friend/team’s name still does not appear this may be because they have chosen to not make their name available to a public search. Please contact your friend or the team captain and ask them to email you the link to their person fundraising page.
You can mail in your pledge form and money directly to our head office. Please include your pledge form properly filled out with the full address of each sponsor in order to have tax receipts issued for pledges over $20.00. Please do not mail cash but rather send cheques or money orders, payable to Ovarian Cancer Canada to the following address:
Ovarian Cancer Canada
145 Front Street East, Suite 205
Toronto, ON M5A 1E3
A. Online credit-card donations made by your sponsors will automatically receive an e-mail with their tax receipt for donations of $20 or more.
For donations made by cash or cheque you must send a completed pledge form into Ovarian Cancer Canada, or bring it to hand in on the morning of the Walk along with the donation. The pledge form must include the donors full name, complete mailing address and the donation amount to ensure your donor receives his/her charitable tax receipt. To print a copy of the Walk pledge form please click here.
Please mail the completed pledge form and cheque to:
Ovarian Cancer Canada – 145 Front Street East, Suite 205, Toronto ON, M5A 1E3
You will automatically get a tax receipt if you donate $20 or more. For donations of less than $20, receipts are issued upon request only. You can indicate this on the pledge form.
Online tax receipts usually arrive via e-mail within 1 hour. Please expect delays of up to 48 hours during peak times.
According to CRA guidelines, you have up to 5 years from the date of issue to include this on your tax return.
Electronic tax receipts are sent in PDF format. If you currently do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you will not be able to open the attachment. Download Adobe Reader at: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/. For a replacement tax receipt, requests for reprints, and/or corrections please contact: info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca.
Try to obtain an e-mail address for your sponsor. You can add it to their donation at any time, but clicking on 'Edit' next to their donation in the ‘Track Cash & Cheque Donations’ area under the 'My Fundraising' tab. If unable to do so, please contact support either by email at info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca or phone (1-877-413-7970) to secure a tax receipt for them.
If you donate online you will receive an electronic tax receipt within 1 hour. Ovarian Cancer Canada will issue tax receipts for donations made by phone, fax, in person or by mail by December 31, 2012.
The $25 registration fee for the Walk is non-refundable and non-receiptable according to CRA (Canadian Revenue Agency) guidelines..
A personal page is a page you customize and ask your friends and family to visit when soliciting donations. After you have registered online, you can click on ‘Customize my Personal Page’ to customize it with a picture, personal message, video etc. Click here to download easy step by step instructions on how to update your Personal Page.
Please email info@walkofhope.ca with your request or call us at 1-877-413-7970 to speak to a Walk representative.
Please email info@walkofhope.ca with your request, or call us at 1-877-413-7970 to speak to a Walk representative.
Your sponsors may not be able to find you because of the privacy settings you chose during registration. Login to your personal fundraising account to make your page public, so that anyone can search for you. Then click on 'Edit Contact Information' from the left hand navigation of the 'My Profile' tab. Select ‘I allow the general public to sponsor me' and hit 'Submit'.
After logging into your Personal Fundraising Account, you can upload, change, or delete your personal page image by clicking on 'Customize my personal page' from the left hand navigation of the 'My Fundraising' tab. Your current image will be saved there. Proceed by clicking on the 'Pictures' tab. You can choose from one of the default images or 'Add an Image' to use one of your own. 'Browse' for a specific image on your computer and then click on 'Open' to add it to your page. It will appear if uploaded successfully. Add a title and click 'Save'. The system accepts .gif, .jpg, or .jpeg for images. The maximum file size accepted is 295k (kilobytes). We recommend 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high.
If you wish to delete this image and revert back to one of the default files, simply select a different image from those available.
The system accepts .gif, .jpg, or .jpeg for images. The maximum file size accepted is 295k. We recommend 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high.
Your computer likely comes with a program made just for this purpose. If you are using a PC with Microsoft Office installed, find the image you want to use, right click on the image, and choose 'Open With…Microsoft Picture Manager'. Choose 'Edit Picture' from the top menu and then 'Compress Image' on the right-hand menu. Choose 'web pages' from the options provided and hit okay. Save the new image somewhere accessible and as something like 'My Profile Picture'. For MAC users, iPhoto provides a similar process. Just select the photo you want to use in the library, click on 'E-mail' and the file size you'd prefer. The maximum size image that can be uploaded is 295k.
- From the ‘My Fundraising’ page, click on ‘Customize my Personal Page’.
To delete your video:
- To disable the current video, click on the video tab, hover your cursor over the box with the red strikethrough bar and click on it when the word ‘disable’ appears.
To change and upload your own video:
- Click on ‘Video’ to view the default video. If you would like to upload your own video, click on ‘Add Video’
- Next, upload your video from You Tube by copying and pasting the link in the web browsers and then click ‘add’.
- NOTE: In order to use the Video function, video’s must be uploaded to You Tube. To upload a video to You Tube, visit www.Youtube.com and follow the instructions on the website
- Next, in the space indicated, name your video in the ‘Title’ area, and the write a short description in the ‘Description’ area. If you would like this to be your primary video, click ‘Default Video’
- Click ‘Save’.
After logging into Your Personal Fundraising Account, you can upload, change, or delete your personal page message at any time by clicking on 'Customize my Personal Page' from the left hand navigation under the 'My Fundraising' tab. Click next on the 'Messages' tab, type in your preferred message and click 'Save'. Your new message will now appear on your fundraising page.
The system automatically e-mails a notification to you when a sponsor has left a message board post. If not received, check your spam filter settings by adding 'message@e2rm.com' to your safe list.
After logging into Personal Fundraising Account, you can view messages left by your sponsors by clicking the ‘Home’ page from the left side menu. This will take you to your ‘Welcome page’. By scrolling down and clicking 'Show All Messages', you will then see all of your message board posts.
Upon logging into Your Personal Fundraising Account, you can delete messages left by your sponsors, click on the ‘Home’ page to return to your ‘Welcome page’. All of your messages will appear here. If unable to see all of the messages, try scrolling down the page and click on 'Show All Messages'. Each message has a red 'X' next to it. By clicking on the 'X' you are indicating that you wish to delete this post from your page. You will be asked to confirm your selection, and then the post will be automatically removed from your personal fundraising page.
You can leave your own messages on your personal fundraising page at any time. Login to your Personal Fundraising Page, and from the left side menu, click on ‘Home’ to arrive at your ’Welcome page’. Type your message in the field provided as you would like it to appear on your page. Enter your name and click 'Post'.
There is no limit to the number of emails that can be sent by a participant from the Fundraising Centre.
Click here to receive an e-mail with directions on how to reactivate your account. If you still have problems, please contact us at at info@walkofhope.ca or by phoning 1-877-413-7970
Click here to receive an e-mail reminding you of your username and it will allow you to reset your password. If you still have problems please contact us at at info@walkofhope.ca or by phoning 1-877-413-7970
After logging into your personal fundraising account, you change your password by clicking on 'Change Password' from the left hand navigation of the 'My Profile' tab.
After logging into your personal fundraising account, you can change your contact information by clicking on 'Edit Contact Information' from the left hand navigation of the 'My Profile' tab.
Login into your personal page from the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope homepage, click on ‘My Fundraising’ and then click on ‘Thank My Sponsors’ to display a complete list of anyone who has made a pledge on your behalf.
By default, a personal page is public meaning that anyone can search for your name. You can however set your personal page to Private meaning that only people that you personally invite will be able to support you and see your name.
Login to your personal page, click on ‘My Fundraising’. Then from the left-hand side menu, click on ‘Edit My Goal’ to modify the amount.
Ovarian Cancer Canada is making every effort to monitor content on this site and appreciates your help. Content you deem inappropriate can be reported by e-mailing support at info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca or by phoning 1-877-413-7970.
After logging into Personal Fundraising Account, you can make your fundraising results private by clicking on ‘Edit Contact Information’ from the left hand navigation of the 'My Profile' tab. De-select ‘I give permission for my name to be displayed in the top fundraiser's list'.
After logging in to your Personal Fundraising Account, you can send e-mails by clicking on 'Get Sponsors' from the left hand navigation under the ' My Fundraising' tab. From there, you can: 1) use your own personal e-mail to ask for support. We will send you all the pertinent information you need by e-mail to be included with your message. Or 2) use the e-mail system provided. See the following Q&A for instructions on using our tool.
Login to your Personal Fundraising Account and send e-mails by clicking on 'Get Sponsors' from the left hand navigation under the 'My Fundraising' tab. Option #2 allows you to use our system to send e-mails. Next, click on the 'Add From My Address Book' button and follow the on-screen instructions. You will then need to choose your e-mail service provider, sign-in to your account, and select the contacts. Click "Submit" to ensure those contacts are imported. For privacy reasons, neither your contacts nor your e-mail user and password will be retained by the system.
The import tool supports: Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo, Gmail, and Plaxo. Please note: The address book is not compatible with Hotmail.
Manually adding names can be done at any time. Enter the e-mail addresses separated by commas or semi-colons in the field provided under 'Get Sponsors', Option #2.
If using your own personal e-mail account to send e-mail donation requests, refer to the e-mail you received with your personal fundraising page link. Then copy and paste the information from that e-mail and personalize it with your own message.
If you are using our tool to send e-mails to your contacts, you must first add or import the e-mails (see above). Once imported, you are ready to send e-mails asking for support. You can enter a personal message to accompany the default message from Ovarian Cancer Canada. Click on 'Send E-mail' and your message will be automatically sent.
If you are using our tool to send e‑mails to your contacts, you must first add or import the e‑mails (see above). Once imported, you are ready to send e‑mails to ask for support. Personal messages can also be added to customize your e-mail. Your customized message will be added to the default message from Ovarian Cancer Canada. Click on 'Send E‑mail' and your message will be automatically sent.
Your personal e‑mail account can also be used to send messages which allows for more flexibility to customize. Choose Option #1 under 'Get Sponsors' and send yourself an e‑mail. Be sure to include the important information in your e‑mail, such as the link to where your prospective sponsors can make their gift and the reasons why you are supporting the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope.
If you sent the email using your personal e-mail account, you will receive any bounce backs. Bounce-backs will be sent to the e-mail that was entered during registration.