team cassie + friends Hamilton
Run/walk alongside McMaster Children’s Hospital Rheumatology Clinic Team in support of kids and families affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases in the Around the Bay Road Race! Join us for North America’s oldest road race and charity challenge where we will be stepping up to raise awareness and fundraise for urgently needed support programs and research for kid and families affected by pediatric rheumatic diseases.
On March 27th, 2022, we had over 35 teammates join Team Cassie + Friends for our first ever in-person 5KM run/walk event in the Around the Bay Road Race & Charity Challenge. In 2020, we were set to run our first ATB Road Race event but unfortunately COVID-19 delayed our in-person walk for juvenile arthritis to 2022. We had such an amazing time connecting with new families, seeing our healthcare team from McMaster Children’s Hospital run with us, and raising funds for urgently needed research and support programs.
Ready to register? Follow the steps below or check out our How to Register For Team C+F Video
- Click here to register for the in-person 5K, 30k ALL VIRTUAL distances
- Create a Race Roster Account and select your distance.
- Fill in your information and when it comes to “Add registrant to a team?” select, “Yes, add this registrant to a team created by someone else”, and search “Cassie + Friends.”
- Scroll down and under ‘Fundraising Settings,’ and make sure Cassie + Friends is selected as your preferred fundraising organization. Then hit continue and proceed to payment.
- Once registration is confirmed, welcome aboard! Be sure to update your personal page by setting a fundraising goal, adding a photo, and sharing why you are getting involved!
Questions? Please email jaime@cassieandfriends.ca
Kick start your fundraising with getting #YourFirst5!
Team Cassie + Friends challenges you to get at least 5 donations towards your fundraising page. And when you get five, you’ll automatically be entered to win fun prizes! Not sure how to get your first 5 donations? Start by making a donation to yourself, then ask a friend (or two), a family member, gym buddy and a coworker/classmate!
- Make a donation to yourself – It all starts with you! Be proud of yourself for stepping up for kids and kick things off with a donation to your fundraising page.
- A donation towards research for safer and more effective treatments for kids.
- A donation towards support programs so families can feel less alone on their journey.
- A donation towards virtual education, our expert-led information sessions are educating families across Canada.
- A donation towards connection, so families have a shoulder to lean on as juvenile arthritis can impact the entire family
Try sending this to a friend:
Hi ______,
I am so excited to let you know that this year I am stepping up for kids and families across Canada affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Juvenile arthritis is an incurable autoimmune disease in kids that attacks healthy joints and steals childhoods. Kids with JA live with pain, fatigue and fevers, and many require aggressive medications like chemotherapy.
This year I am running with Team Cassie + Friends to fundraise for juvenile arthritis research and family support programs so that kids can have the pain-free futures they deserve. If you are able to make a donation in support of my run/walk, please click the link below.
[Add your fundraising link here]Thank you for supporting me and the 24,000 kids in Canada affected by juvenile arthritis.
[Name]Team C+F Youth Run Ambassador Program
Are you a youth who lives with or is impacted by Juvenile Arthritis, Lupus, Dermatomyositis, Fever Syndrome or other rheumatic disease? Want to help raise funds and awareness for juvenile arthritis at your school or amongst your sports team? Learn more about hosting a kids fun run at your school and how to earn free kids registration with our 2023 Youth Run Ambassador Program.
What’s in it for you?
- Receive one free kids registration to an official Team C+F run/walk when you pledge to raise $50 or more. Official Virtual and In-Person Team Cassie + Friends run/walk events include: Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa.
- Receive a Team C+F Fun Run Package including sidewalk chalk and Cassie + Friends coloured ribbons to host your at-school fun run event
- Receive a Team Cassie + Friends Technical Running Shirt
- Fun prizes when you reach fundraising milestones
- Raise $50, receive a Team C+F baseball cap
- Raise $500, a cupcake party for your class or sports team
- The opportunity to apply for the 2023 Youth Leader Award and your chance at a $500 prize.
Are you ready to show arthritis who’s boss? Email jaime@cassieandfriends.ca to learn more!
thank you to our champion 4 kids sponsors!
Thank you for stepping up towards a pain-free future for kids affected by juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact info@cassieandfriends.ca
