Walk Together. Heal Together.
Every team begins with one person who wants to make a difference — one story of love and loss that deserves to be remembered. Whether you gather friends, family, coworkers, or walk with your community, being part of a team turns your grief into action, your memories into movement, and your story into a legacy of compassion.
Why Walk as a Team?
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Shared Strength: Grief is heavy, but walking with others lightens the load.
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Greater Impact: More people means more voices, more stories, and more funds raised to support compassionate end-of-life care.
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Connection & Comfort: Teams offer a space for support, laughter, remembrance — and healing.
Whether your team is two people or twenty, what matters most is walking together in memory of someone who mattered.
Join a Team
Already know someone walking in memory of a loved one?
Or maybe you want to join a team walking for a cause that speaks to your heart?
When registering, simply select “Join a Team” and choose from the list of existing groups. You’ll get your own fundraising page as part of the team, and your impact will be added to the team’s total.
How to Start a Team
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During sign-up, select “Create a Team” and name your team in honour of a loved one, shared experience, or something meaningful to your group.
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Share your team page with family, friends, and colleagues. Encourage them to walk with you or support your efforts.
Want help recruiting team members? We’ve got templates and tools to make it easy.
Meet Our Teams
2025’s teams are focused on raising money for some of the most important and important programs. From honouring the first Nanaimo Association for Community Living client served by an HHA Death Doula to keeping the legacy of 15 month old Eric Elliott alive, each team embodies HHA’s “for anyone ~ of any age ~ at any time ~ under any roof” commitment.
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Across the Rainbow Bridge walks for those who are dying and deeply love their pets — and for every animal left behind without a plan. This team supports the Bello Project, which ensures pets are cared for during and after their person’s death. Every step helps protect the bond between people and their animals at the end of life.
Team Butterfly is walking for George, the first client with developmental disabilities cared for by an HHA Death Doula, and for every person like him who deserves to live their final chapter with dignity, love, and choice. Together, we’re helping to build a future where no one is left to die alone or unsupported.
Team Moonbeams and Angel Wings walks in memory of Eric Elliott — a joyful, snuggly, and deeply loved little boy who left this world just shy of 15 months old. Eric’s life and legacy are the inspiration behind the Eric Elliott Memorial Scholarship, which supports the training of Death Doulas through Home Hospice Association’s Infant and Pregnancy Loss Support Program. By walking with Team Moonbeams and Angel Wings, participants help ensure that those experiencing loss before, during or after birth receive the compassionate care they need during life’s most heartbreaking moments.
Moving with H.O.P.E.
Moving with H.O.P.E. walks in memory of all those who have died alone, unsupported, and unseen — especially individuals living and dying on the streets. Every step we take under the October moon helps fund the H.O.P.E. Mobile Hospice: bringing companionship, comfort, and dignity to people who have no fixed address but deserve to be remembered. Add: Moving with H.O.P.E.
You can walk for someone you loved. You can walk for a cause you believe in. Or you can walk for those who have no one else to walk for them.
