Support Local Farmed Animal Sanctuaries and the Toronto Vegetarian Association at the First-Ever TVA Trot-a-Thon a family-friendly fundraising walk and potluck picnic.

This is a new fundraiser supporting the TVA's work promoting compassion for animals and the work of Animal Outreach supporting animals at local farmed animal sanctuaries. This event also aims to raise awareness about five wonderful Ontario farmed animal sanctuaries.

Where? Registration and the walk will begin at Christie Pits Park
When? August 21st from 11 am to 3 pm
How much? $20 to register. You can make a greater impact by raising through an online giving page! (Read on for instructions.)

You can take part by walking to raise funds for this special campaign. Simply follow the instructions under the heading "Register to raise funds." Up to $1000 of funds raised will be matched by Toronto Vegetarian Association directors. That means for every dollar you raise, the impact is doubled! 

Registration begins at 11am on Saturday, August 21 at Christie Pits Park picnic area. The walk will begin at noon. The event will conclude at 3pm. The cost of registration is $20 per person. More information about the sanctuaries is available here.

The pre-registration date is this Friday, August 13th! Pre-registration entitles you to a free raffle ticket!

Register to raise funds

To register for fundraising follow these three steps:

First, email us This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to let us know you're interested and how you would like to make your payment.

Second, create a giving page through Canada Helps. You can view David's sample GivingPage here.

• If you do not already have one, you will need to create an account with Canada Helps.
• Once your account is complete, Canada Helps will allow you to customize your Giving Page to suit your personality.
• Please ensure that the Message to Charity field indicates that you are participating in our Trot-a-thon event.
• Select the Toronto Vegetarian Association as the Charity for your Giving Page. For this event, 50% of funds will be disbursed to Animal Outreach to support animals at sanctuaries directly. The balance will support TVA's efforts to promote compassion for animals and plant-based eating.

Third, promote your participation by emailing friends and family. Let them know why it's important to support TVA and Animal Outreach and ask them to sponsor you by sending them a link to your giving page.

We hope you can join us!