STEP UP FOR THE PUPS: Sunday May 25, 2025
We hope you will join us in the Step Up For The Pups fundraiser by participating on May 25, or by donating to/sponsoring our efforts. We’d be extremely grateful for any support you can offer, and so would our dogs.
Walk your way:
Participate on May 25th by walking by yourself or with others (with or without a dog). You choose where you wish to walk (e.g. your neighbourhood, a park, a trail, or even just within your own home).
How it works:
- Register
- Let friends and family know how to pledge/sponsor you
- Step Up on May 25
- After the walk, it is very important to our rescue that you thank each person who donated to you. If you choose to do this by email, you may want to let them know about how far you walked, reiterate why you walked and how their donation will help the dogs in our rescue.
If you have any questions, please email contest@speakingofdogs.com.
Click on these links for Complete Details:
How to set up your fundraising page
Compete for great prizes:
Top-Dog Fundraiser: Fetch the Prize for Most Money Raised
- $100 gift card will be awarded to the participant who raises the most money!
- $50 gift card will be awarded to the person who raises the second highest amount of money!
- $25 gift card will be awarded to the person who raises the third highest amount of money!
- These winners will be determined from the Canada Helps personal fundraising page at 7 p.m. (EDST) May 26, and by e-transfers to Speaking of Dogs Rescue Program by 7 a.m. May 27 2025.
Take the Lead in Our Longest Distance Challenge!
- $25 gift card will be awarded to the participant who walked or ran the farthest distance!
- Only kilometres walked/ran on Sunday May 25 until 7pm (EDST) will be counted.
- Take a screen shot or photo of your fitness app, Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin (or other smartwatch), Google Fit, Google Maps at or before 7pm (EDST) on May 25th then email it to contest@speakingofdogs.com with ‘kilometres’ in the subject line. Photos must be received no later than 8pm (EDST) May 25th.
- Measuring your distance is not mandatory, unless you want to enter the contest.
- To be eligible for this category, you can only have covered the distance on foot (i.e. no biking, rollerblading, etc.)
- Distance estimates are not eligible for this prize.
Photo Contest
- Send a photo of your participation in the Step Up for the Pups Walkathon to be featured on our social media pages and a chance to win a $25 gift card of your choice!
- Take photos during preparation and during the Walkathon.
- These photos can be posed, action shots, serious or silly. It’s up to you.
- Select your one favourite photo.
- Submit the photo to contest@speakingofdogs.com (Only 1 submission per person. If more than one received, the first entry will be accepted.).
- Provide the names of any dogs in the photo.
- Entries must be submitted any day on or before 8pm (EDST) May 26th.
Winners can choose what gift card they would like, providing we can email it to them.
All winners will be announced and contacted on Tuesday May 27th
**Please note that we reserve the right to extend the deadlines if there are any safety concerns (e.g. air quality, severe weather, etc.)**