14th Annual Hike for Hospice

Q: How do I register for the Hike for Hospice?

You can either call us at 807-626-5570 or register online here: https://www.hospicenorthwest.ca/give/hike-for-hospice/register/

Q: Who should I contact if I am having trouble with the online registration/donation form?

If you are having difficulty making a donation or registering for a team, please call Kathleen at (807) 626-5573.

Q: If I signed up as an individual hiker but then decide to join a team, what do I do?

Please give us a call at 807-626-5573 and we will move your registration from Individual to Team and assign you to the team you wish to join.

2025 Hike for Hospice video

14th Annual Hike for Hospice: Sunday May 25, 2025 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Hike for Hospice is Hospice Northwest Services’ only major fundraising event of the year. Together, we have raised over $600,000 for palliative care in our community since 2012! Once again this year, we are offering both an in-person and a virtual event for all those who want to support the Hike.

Join us on May 25th at Boulevard Lake for 10:30 am. We are busy planning a more streamlined event for 2025, so as to focus on the memorial walk aspects. While we are still working on what this will look like, we are planning the following:

Sign up will be almost entirely online, with no registration table at the event
For those wanting to drop off cash donations/pledges, we will have an opportunity to do so at our office at 63 Carrie St. prior to the Hike
The Hike will start promptly at 10:30 am at Boulevard Lake, right beside the children's playground area.
Weather permitting, we will host the entire event outside rather than utilizing St. Ignatius High School, as we have done in previous years

While many plans are still in the works, we are hoping to have face painting and balloons for the children, as well as a bagpiper, a lovely memorial service, some refreshments and more! As always, the Hike will be a pet and family friendly event.

Virtual Hikes

If you can't make the May 25th gathering at Boulevard Lake, you also have the option to walk where you are most comfortable over the weekend of May 23-25th.

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Cost to Participate

While the suggested donation/pledge amount to participate is $40, we welcome ALL participants to come hike with us! Above all else, this event is a memorial walk meant to raise awareness for hospice palliative care and the importance of being a compassionate community whose members support people who are dying, grieving, and/or caregiving. All we ask is that you donate what you can.

What your donations to the Hike will help with:

Your donation of $25 will pay for a book on children's grief for our HUUG program for grieving children
Your donation of $50 will provide the refreshments for one of our Caregiver Workshops
Your donation of $100 will help us purchase supplies for our Comfort Care Kits given out to families when a loved one is dying
Your donation of $250 will help cover the costs of one monthly workshop for grieving children

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Regional Hikes

Hospice Northwest provides services in Nipigon, Red Rock, Terrace Bay/Schreiber, Marathon, Manitouwadge. Geraldton and Longlac. If you live in one of these communities and want to support the work we do, please consider joining a regional Hike in your community.

Regional hikers can sign up online below or contact our office for more information at (807) 626-5573.

Hike for Hospice Memorial Bib

Each Hiker will receive a memorial bib to pin to their clothing on Hike day. We will have them on hand at registration or you can download and customize your own bib by clicking the button to the right.

Download Hiker's Bib PDF

Send us a photo!

Every participant is encouraged to snap a picture while hiking and send it to [email protected] or tag us on Facebook or Instagram using #HikeforHospiceTbay, regardless of how or where you participate.

Memorial Video Montage and Photo Wall

If you would like to display a photo of a loved one in our video montage , please email us the photo before May 16th. Emails can be sent to [email protected].

The video will be ready to watch on Friday for those that chose to walk prior to Sunday. We'll have the video available on our Facebook page, YouTube, and here on our website.

You are also invited to bring a printed copy of your photo to the event, where we will have an area in our Memory Tent for photos to be clipped and displayed.

Hike for Hospice 50/50 Cash Raffle

The 50/50 raffle pot is growing! Get your tickets by May 30th.

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Register for the 2025 Hike for Hospice

2025 Hike for Hospice Fundraising Site

Paper copies of the pledge form and waiver can be downloaded and printed here:

In-Person Registration - Friday May 23rd from noon until 8 pm

Come to 63 Carrie Street to drop off pledge forms and donations on Friday May 23rd. We are planning for a fully online registration process but if you have cash donations to drop off, you can do so by dropping by our office on Friday, any time between 9 am and 8 pm. 50/50 tickets will be available for purchase there as well.

Questions?

Please check our Frequently Asked Questions. You can also call us at 807-626-5570 or email [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I register for the Hike for Hospice?

Who should I contact if I am having trouble with the online registration/donation form?

Is there a minimum required donation/pledge amount to participate?

I'm hiking in memory of a loved one, is there a way to honour them?

Yes! If you would like to display a photo of a loved one in our video montage to be played Sunday morning prior to the hike, please email us the photo before May 16th. Emails can be sent to [email protected]

You will also receive a memorial ribbon that you can personalize with your loved ones name and tie to the Butterfly Memorial Wall and a beautiful flower that you can use in our flower release ceremony.

Do I need to pick up a registration kit this year?

No, this year we are simplifying the Hike to reduce our environmental footprint. We are not handing out registration kits but we will have our memorial ribbons, flowers and bibs available at Boulevard Lake park start line for you to pick up on the day of the event.

If you plan to walk virtually, you can drop by our office at 63 Carrie St. on Friday May 23rd from noon to 8 pm to pick up your ribbon, flower and bib in advance of the Hike.

50/50 tickets will be available for purchase at the office as well.

Any cash pledges/donations can be dropped off during that time as well.

If I signed up as an individual hiker but then decide to join a team, what do I do?