Sashbear Walk Toronto, ON
Sunday, May 28
9 am to 12:30
Registration at 9 am
opening ceremony at 10am
Sir Casimir Gzowski Park
1751 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON
(NOTE: city uses a different address vs. google)
11th Annual Sashbear Walk in Toronto!
11th Annual Sashbear Walk in Toronto!
Sunday, May 28 10 am
1751 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON (NOTE: city uses a different address vs. google)
Registration: 9:00 am
Program: 10:00 am
5K Walk: 10:30 am
GUEST SPEAKERS
PRIZES • LIVE MUSIC • SILENT AUCTION
Program
9 am Registration opens
10 am Opening Ceremony
– Hosted by John Ralston and Karen Waddell
– Sashbear Founder & President – Lynn Courey
– Councillor Amber Morley
– Brittany MacLean, OLY
– Blaise Aguirre MD, and Gillian Galen, PsyD
10:30 am Ribbon Cutting—Walks Begin
12:30 pm Sashbear Walk & Silent Auction Concludes
Activities at Sir Casimir Gzowski Park:
Ongoing Activities
– NEW – Silent Auction (bids close at 12:30)
– Messages Table
– Donations Table
– Information Table
– Brittany MacLean, OLY
– Photo station – post on social media #sashbearwalk tag us @ sashbear.org
– Speaker’s Corner – Record a message!
Musical Performances
– 9:30 Stephen Lamb and Alanna Jennish
– 11:30 Cary Shields
– 12:00 Shawn Brady
11:30 am Book Signing
– Blaise Aguirre MD, and Gillian Galen, PsyD, authors of DBT for Dummies
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At Humber Bay Arch Bridge:
Mindfulness Bridge
– A guided mindful experience
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Along the Walk Route:
Sashbear Mascot
– Meet our Sashbear Mascot and post your photo #sashbearwalk
Sashbear Memorial Bench
– Have a rest on the Sashbear Commemorative Bench at Sunnyside Park.
Parking
Carpark #206 & #207 – 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W Carpark
#208 – 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W
RATE: $1.00 / HALF HR. Sunday Maximum (6am – 11:59pm): $9.00
What to Wear/Bring ☀️
- Dress for the weather – sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s are expected on Saturday!!!
- Bring water and sunscreen
- A Sashbear Walk T-shirt will be provided to all participants so we will be a sea of orange united to break the stigma around mental health
Walk-in registrations welcome!
Bring family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and your dogs! Everyone is welcome!
Sashbear Silent Auction at Toronto
opens: 10:00 am May 28
closes: 12:30 pm May 28
All proceeds will support The Sashbear Foundation’s mental health and suicide prevention programs.
2023 Sashbear Walk Auction Preview
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Map of 2023 Sashbear Walk Toronto
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Surrey BC | Toronto ON | Montreal QC | St. John’s NL | Edmonton AB
UNITED FOR CHANGE
Register and fundraise
- Click on the registration button and complete the registration. Each adult must register separately. One adult can register youth under 16 during the registration process. Youth who would like to have their own fundraising page will need to register separately with their email addresses.
- Start your fundraiser by donating yourself! This sets the tone and creates momentum for future donations.
- Create your fundraising page. This option will pop up right after registration is complete. You can fundraise as an individual, join a team or start a team!
- Personalize your fundraising page. Sharing your personal connection to Sashbear will helps others connect with the cause, and provides motivation for them to donate.Click on the following link if you need help.
- Then share your fundraising page with your network to give people a chance to sponsor you to help us meet our $150,000 fundraising goal!
Capture the moment and share a picture or a video by tagging @sashbearorg #sashbearwalk on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. Spread the word to your friends and family to help us meet our fundraising goal.
Fun for everyone!
AMAZING GUEST SPEAKERS & FANTASTIC PRIZES
SILENT AUCTION (Toronto & Montreal)
MEET NEW FRIENDS – RECONNECT WITH OLD ONES
FUN FOR EVERYONE!
Walking together for mental health
Now more than ever, we need to take action to take care of ourselves and one another. Join many other participants at one of our in-person walks throughout Canada! If the locations and/or dates don’t work for you, do a virtual walk!—choose your own date, time and place to walk as far as you set between May 14 and June 18. Walk alone or create a team and walk as a group!
75% of The Sashbear Foundation’s revenue is from donations—we are incredibly grateful for YOUR support. Donors and participants like you allow Sashbear to continue transforming lives.
“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up bringing the biggest and most rewarding step in your life. Taking the Family Connections™ course at Sashbear was a life changing experience. It gave my family the tools necessary to cope with daily life struggles.”
About us
Since 2012, The Sashbear Foundation continues to deliver educational webinar series, and skills programs across Canada. The Sashbear Foundation coordinates and trains a team of over 200 active volunteers who facilitate and deliver Family Connections™ peer-to-peer; a skills-based program that offers a lifeline for families and friends of loved ones that face emotional challenges. Family Connections™ (FC) is an evidence-based program that has consistently shown to help participants decrease levels of grief, decrease burden, decrease depression and increase mastery/empowerment.
sashbear.org
Canadian Registered Charity #8233 90042 RR0001
Canadian Registered Charity #8233 90042 RR0001
2023 Sashbear Walk
Making waves for mental health and suicide prevention