Join a Team
Registering as a Participant online is fast and easy.
Click here to open the team toolkit.
Registration for this event is done through the Canada Helps online fundraising tool. Once you click through to Canada Helps, you can build your personalized giving page, create your personalized message seen by all that sponsor you, specify your walking distance, and you can set your individual fundraising target.
By placing your first donation of $25 (or more) Pedometers will be provided at no cost to Participants. Quantities are limited and will be available to the first 1,500 Participants.
Below are some quick tips for registration:
- To register, go to Canada Helps and create your own “Giving Page”.
Click here to create your "Giving Page" - Once registered, go to “Create Giving Page” and be sure to enter
- Type of Page: Sporting Event
- Event Name: Hip Hip Hooray
- Page Title: Hip Hip Hooray
- Sample Message
- I have made a commitment to walk for the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Hip Hip Hooray fundraiser September 21 – 25, 2011.
Today, millions of Canadians face mobility challenges due to bone and joint conditions. Every penny raised counts towards helping Canadians cope with and recover from their orthopaedic journey, with an ultimate goal of regaining a quality, pain free life with mobility and independence.
Please sponsor me for this important event.
- I have made a commitment to walk for the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Hip Hip Hooray fundraiser September 21 – 25, 2011.
- Fundraising Goals – (although we hope you raise more!)
- For individuals, a minimum suggested fundraising goal is $350
- For health care professionals a special challenge is presented to raise a minimum of $1,000
- Page Expiry date – should be November 1, 2011
- VERY IMPORTANT FOR TEAM PARTICIPANTS: Message for Charity – is dedicated to Teams only. If you are participating as part of a team, you MUST enter the name of your company or the name of your team.
- VERY IMPORTANT: Enter charity name – Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Be sure to add your giving page to your Facebook page
Log in frequently to track your donations
Did You Know?
Musculoskeletal diseases (bone and joint diseases) are the leading cause of disability, accounting for about 39% of long-term disability costs ($12.6 billion), followed by diseases of the nervous system, cardiovascular diseases, mental disorders, injuries, and respiratory diseases. [Bone and Joint Decade]




