National Volunteer Week  | Walk Volunteers Needed  |  10^th Annual Sashbear Walk 2022 - In-person at cities in BC, AB, ON, QC and NL and a Virtual Walk for everywhere else!

It's National Volunteer Week!

Sashbear volunteers have been bringing families together in skills and hope for 10 years!

Sharing skills and hope through Family Connections™ groups.

THANK YOU to our many volunteers! With your help, we support families by providing DBT skills for better communications and trust.

Sharing skills and hope through reducing stigma.

THANK YOU to our many volunteers! With your help, we come together for our annual Walk to raise awareness.

Sharing skills and hope by doing the hidden work.

THANK YOU to our many volunteers! With your help, we increase accessibility and engage families to regain a life worth living.

Sharing skills and hope through our educational series.

THANK YOU to our many guest speaker volunteers! With your help, we are educating people about emotion dysregulation.

Sharing skills and hope coast to coast.

THANK YOU to all in our Sashbear family! With your help and support, we have a ripple effect across Canada.

Sharing skills and hope through building community.

THANK YOU to our many volunteers! With your help, we reach diverse communities.

Sashbear makes waves on mental health and suicide prevention year-round. You can join our community of volunteers by registering now for the 10th Annual Sashbear Walk and spread hope with us!

Get involved with the Walk!

At The Sashbear Foundation, we’re passionate about making waves for mental health and suicide prevention. If you’re looking to get involved as a volunteer, please join our team! And you can fundraise at the same time! Click the button below to learn how you can make a difference. 

Why are you volunteering to walk in the Sashbear Walk?

“To give back. As much as we have been empowered, with the hope & skills and community, offered by Sashbear and Family Connections - we want others to have a chance to benefit too! This walk and funds raised helps Sashbear offer the FC program free of charge to any willing participant. We are grateful.”

“I am walking to promote how important Family Connections and Sashbear have been to my family and build awareness to others who need support.”

“Because Sashbear and Family Connections™ have made a significant difference in my life both as a participant as well as a co-faciliator.”

“SashBear and Family Connections™ are a godsend to help families navigate the lonely road of parenting a child with emotional dysregulation.”

“I am walking because I have struggled with BPD for the majority of my life and this program has helped my mother so so much and has ultimately helped us have a better relationship today.”

“I am walking for my daughter who is diagnosed with BPD. I attended Family Connections™ in 2019 and it was amazing.”

The 10th Annual Sashbear Walk!

It’s in-person. And, it’s virtual.

Registration is FREE and is open, so sign up and start fundraising today!

Sashbear Walk Dates and Locations:

IN-PERSON WALKS

Surrey, BC  - May 14
Hawthorne Park - 11am - 1pm

Toronto, ON  -  May 29
Sir Casimir Gzowski Park - 10am - 12pm

Daveyluville, QC - June 5
(Centre-du-Québec) -  10am to 3pm

Edmonton, AB  -  June 12
Victoria Park - 11am - 1pm

St. John's, NL  - June 18

Bowring Park -10am to 12pm  

VIRTUAL WALK

May 14 - June 18

Can't walk in any of the in-person walks? Walk wherever, whenever and for as far as you choose between May 14 and June 18! You can do this alone or create a team and walk as a group!

Please note, we urge all Sashbear Walk participants to follow covid-safety regulations that apply in your area to help keep our loved ones and the Sashbear community safe.

75% of The Sashbear Foundation’s revenue comes from donations - we are incredibly grateful for YOUR support. Donors like you allow Sashbear to continue transforming lives by providing critical support to those affected by emotion dysregulation, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and other related mental health struggles.

Register individually or as a team

You can register as an individual or as a team, create your CanadaHelps page and set your own fundraising goal. Or become a captain by creating a team and recruit your friends and family to join your team!

HOW TO REGISTER AND FUNDRAISE

1.

Click on the registration link above that applies to you and create your own fundraising page.

2.

Set your own personal fundraising goals and personalize your page by sharing your personal connection to Sashbear. This helps others connect with the cause, and provides motivation for them to donate.

3.

Start your fundraiser by donating yourself! This sets the tone and creates momentum for future donations. Then share your fundraising page with your network to give people a chance to sponsor you to help us meet our $100,000 fundraising goal!

Fundraise and spread the word

Create awareness. Reduce stigma.

The Sashbear Walk is an inclusive experience. Inform and invite your friends and family to support you or to join you in-person or virtually. Please spread the word to your network to support your efforts by sharing your CanadaHelps page, and by following Sashbear updates on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. 

Fundraising Rewards

We know you’re not in it for the rewards, but when you fundraise for The Sashbear Walk, you become eligible to receive our fundraising rewards! 

List of Cumulative Fundraising Rewards:

Raise $30+

10th ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT

Requested shirt size cannot be guaranteed if you haven’t raised $30+ by April 30

Raise $250+

COOLER BAG

Raise $500+

BEACH BAG

Raise $1000+

PICNIC BLANKET

Raise $2000+

BEACH TOWEL

Reward Details:

• Rewards are cumulative
  
  
• Rewards will be awarded on the basis of donations raised. To be eligible for a reward, your donated funds must be received by Sashbear by June 19, 2022.
  
  
• Rewards are based on individual totals, not team totals.
  
  
• For in-person walkers, Sashbear Walk T-shirts must be picked up at their registered walk location the day of the walk. Virtual walkers will receive T-shirt in the mail.
  
  
• Higher level rewards (for $250+ raised) will be mailed.
  
  
• Please note that fundraising rewards will be mailed to Canadian addresses only. Please ensure the mailing information you used to register for The Sashbear Walk is accurate.  
  
  
• Requested shirt size cannot be guaranteed if you haven’t raised $30+ by April 30

Can't participate? Donate to support us and all of the Sashbear Walkers

If you can’t participate virtually or in-person, you can simply donate to support Sashbear initiatives and all of the Sashbear Walkers, here. We are always gratefully accepting donations— every dollar counts.

THANK YOU to our 2022 sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors!
We continue to share positive skills because of your support.

Help us continue to make waves

“I am walking [in the Sashbear Walk] for my daughter, our family and all persons affected by the illness and all its challenges and joys of life.”

We are sincerely grateful for your donations—for helping us make waves for mental health.

The objective of The Sashbear Foundation is to lead a mental health reform by promoting awareness for the need of early prevention, recognition, timely intervention and access to affordable treatment of individuals with emotional dysregulation. The Foundation offers Family Connections™, an evidence-based group program that provides education, skills training, and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has emotion dysregulation or related problems. Family Connections™ groups meet weekly over twelve weeks, or two intensive weekends, and are offered throughout several Canadian provinces, in English and in French. 

Your actions help us help families across Canada. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Yours in skills and hope,

The Team at The Sashbear Foundation 

www.sashbear.org  |  info@sashbear.org

Support Sashbear as we support families - DONATE NOW

The Sashbear Foundation is a volunteer-based Canadian Registered Charity  BN: 8233 90042 RR0001