Huntington Society of Canada
Every child born to a parent with Huntington disease has a 50% chance of sharing the same fate. Passed from parent to child, this debilitating brain disorder is inevitably fatal and completely incurable — until now. In 2006, for the first time in 135 years of study, Huntington's was successfully cured in a mouse. We've never been closer to eliminating this disease. It takes about 25,000 steps to run a marathon — but each step you take with our team takes us closer to a cure, the ultimate finish line.
Why Us?
We're serious about success, which is why we've developed the ultimate incentive plan for our fundraisers:
Everyone!
Just for joining The Team to CURE HD, you'll receive:
- A chance to win a pair of Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets
- Charity Rate for Registration
- Regular updates from our team captain to help you achieve your fundraising and race goals
- Free Online Training Programs from Running Room
- "Pacebook" weekly newsletter
- Access to free, personalized online fundraising through Artez Interactive, courtesy of Scotiabank
Raise $250 to help cure HD!
Raise a minimum of $250 in pledges and receive the following:
- Free Registration
- A chance to win a pair of Toronto Maple Leafs Regular Season Game Tickets!!
- Regular updates from our team captain to help you achieve your fundraising and race goals
- Free Online Training Programs from Running Room
- "Pacebook" weekly newsletter
- Access to free, personalized online fundraising through Artez Interactive, courtesy of Scotiabank
Raise $500 to help cure HD:
Raise a minimum of $500 in pledges and receive the following:
- Free Registration
- Free Ticket to Maple Leafs Regular Season Game
- Free Post Event Party (pick up your Free Ticket here)
- Regular updates from our team captain to help you achieve your fundraising and race goals
- Free Online Training Programs from Running Room
- "Pacebook" weekly newsletter
- Access to free, personalized online fundraising through Artez Interactive, courtesy of Scotiabank
A Great Charity
The Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) is a national network of volunteers and professionals united in the fight against HD since 1973.
The HSC aspires to a world free from Huntington disease. The Society maximizes the quality of life of people living with HD by:
- Delivering services
- Enabling others to understand the disease
- Furthering research to slow and to prevent Huntington disease
Specifically, the HSC is part of an international movement to find treatments to slow the progression of HD or to prevent symptoms altogether. Donations fund research in the arenas of basic science and special interest areas including symptomatic relief. Additionally, the Individual and Family Service program supports over 3,000 individuals affected by HD through information, professional education/consultation, counselling, mutual support, and referral services.
For more information on joining the Team to CURE HD, please contact Pamela Blackmore at pblackmore@huntingtonsociety.ca.
For more information about Huntington disease and the Huntington Society of Canada, please visit www.huntingtonsociety.ca.