What: An approximately five kilometre-long outdoor trek.
When: 2:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, March 25, 2012.
Where: In communities across Canada. You can have your trek in a public park, on a walking trail or down a neighbourhood street, it’s all up to you!
How: You can go as an individual, with a handful of good friends, as a family, or with your neighbours, coworkers and fellow students - your whole community. For a list of community treks, click here.
Why: To raise much-needed funds to carry out the TS Foundation's mission of hope, to bring caring people together, to raise awareness, and to have fun! We chose March, a wintry month, so that the trek would be “as challenging as the lives of people affected by Tourette Syndrome, with weather as unpredictable as the disorder itself.” Prizes Official Prize Rules
Top National Fundraiser Prize – Blackberry PlayBook 32GB (1 available) Awarded to the individual trekker (whether trekking as a member of a team or alone) who raises the highest total amount of donations in the country as of April 30th, 2012 at midnight EST.
Top National Team Fundraiser Prize – TS Jewelry (up to 5 available) Awarded to the registered team that raises the highest total amount of donations in the country as of April 30th, 2012 at midnight EST. A maximum of 5 pieces of jewelry - of the team members’ choosing - will be awarded, although teams containing more than 5 members are still eligible to win. The choices of jewelry (listed on the national website in the shopping section) are, inclusive: a bracelet, a pair of earrings, a necklace and a key chain.
Top Community Fundraiser Prize – Trek Gloves with Woven Labels (1 pair available at each community trek) Awarded to the top individual trekker (whether trekking as a member of a team or alone) in each official community trek who raises the highest total amount of donations out of all trekkers participating in their respective community trek as of April 30th, 2011 at midnight EST. Official community trek locations are listed on the 2011 Trek for Tourette event page on the TSFC’s website.
Trek gloves are available in a variety of sizes. Winners will be contacted to select the size of their gloves.
Toques and Scarves with Woven Labels Toques will be given to each trekker who raises $50 or more. Scarves (in addition to a toque) will be given to each trekker who raises $125 or more.
A Note On Teams If donations are made to a team and not to a particular member of a team, that total amount may be divided among members at the team captain’s discretion in the case of toques (if it brings a team member’s total to $50) or scarves (if it brings a team member’s total to $125), but not in the case of the top national or top community fundraiser prizes.
Burlington, ON (Hamilton-Halton-Niagara Chapter) Burlington Lions Club 471 Pearl Street 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map Charlottetown, PE Murphy's Community Centre 200 Richmond Street 1 pm registration 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Halifax, NS Shubie Park The Fairbanks Centre 54 Locks Road, Dartmouth 1 pm registration 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Kelowna, BC Stuart Park 1414 Water Street Meet at the statue of the bear 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Mississauga, ON Humber Arboretum Access via Entrance "A", Parking Lot 1 (at the back) 205 Humber College Blvd 1 pm registration 2 pm start For more information: 1-800-361-3120 tsfc@tourette.ca Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Ottawa, ON The Armoury Cartier Square Drill Hall 2 Queen Elizabeth Drive (Right beside City Hall near the canal) 10:30 am to 1 pm Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Saskatoon, SK The Victoria Boathouse Victoria Park & Spadina Cres West (Behind Riversdale Pool and Riverside Badminton & Tennis Club) 2pm Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Shediac, NB Millenium Trail Starting in the parking lot of Vestiaire St-Joseph Inc. 60 du Vestiaire Street 2 pm start Trek Poster - French (PDF) Google Map
Spruce Grove, AB Spruce Grove Public Library King & 5th Avenue 12:30 pm registration 1:30 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
St. John's, NL Bowring Park Meet at the Bungalow 305 Waterford Bridge Rd 1:30 pm registration 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Toronto Area, ON Humber Arboretum Access via Entrance "A", Parking Lot 1 (at the back) 205 Humber College Blvd 1 pm registration 2 pm start For more information: 1-800-361-3120 tsfc@tourette.ca Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Vancouver Area, BC Blackie Spit Crescent Beach, Surrey 3140 McBride Avenue Meet across from the Surrey Sailing Club 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Victoria, BC Frontrunners 123-755 Goldstream Avenue Langford 1 pm registration 2 pm start Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
Waterloo, ON Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex 101 Father David Bauer Drive 2 pm start Google Map
Winnipeg, MB Assiniboine Park Register at the Duck Pond Shelter (on Assiniboine Park Drive) 10 am registration 11 am start For more information: (204) 257-3802 tourette.wpg.info@shaw.ca Trek Poster (PDF) Google Map
