Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada

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The Heart & Stroke Foundation has a vision of healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke for all Canadians.

For more than 70 years, Heart & Stroke has been leading the fight to save lives and improve the health of people across Canada. Heart disease and stroke are among the leading causes of death and disability, touching families and workplaces in every community. Heart & Stroke invests in life‑saving research, drives systems change, and supports programs that help people live longer, healthier lives.

By supporting Heart & Stroke through the Calgary Corporate Challenge Charity Challenge, your team helps fund critical breakthroughs in prevention, treatment, and recovery. Every donation fuels research that leads to faster stroke treatments, stronger rehabilitation outcomes, and innovations that save more lives every day.

Together, we can create a future where more families have more time with the people they love.

Your participation makes a real difference - thank you for championing this cause!

2026 Giving Opportunities

Complete Giving Opportunities to earn points in the September Games standings!

Give Your Office a Wellness Wake‑Up With Heart & Stroke's Risk Screen Tool!
Heart & Stroke's new Risk Screen Tool is a quick, interactive check‑in that helps your employees understand their personal risk for heart disease and stroke. And trust us, this matters. Nine in 10 Canadians have at least one key risk factor for heart conditions or stroke, and one person in Canada dies from these conditions every five minutes.
The good news? Almost 80% of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented through healthy behaviours - which makes sharing this tool a powerful, proactive step.
Even better: the tool doesn’t just identify risk - it provides each person with a personalized action plan to help them take meaningful steps toward improving their cardiovascular health. While some risk factors like age, sex, and ethnicity aren’t changeable, many others are, and this tool gives your team clear, practical guidance they can use right away.
To earn your Give Awareness point, simply share our materials in your workplace (TV screens, elevators, lunchrooms, intranet, newsletters, social media - get creative!) and send Sonia a photo or screenshot of it in action.
Reach out to Sonia to receive a link, QR Code, and ready‑to‑use posters and graphics. Each completed screen helps Heart & Stroke move our mission forward by raising awareness, encouraging early action, and building healthier workplaces.
Calgary Heartbeat Run
This could be your year to walk or run with us on Sunday, September 20, 2026! Whether you're a seasoned runner or taking your first steps after a cardiac event, there’s a distance for everyone - 1K, 3K, 5K, or 10K. This event is more than just a race; it’s a fundraiser dedicated to raising awareness and supporting all aspects of cardiovascular care.
Gather your co-workers and make every step count! Register today and be part of a community moving toward better heart health.
Registration fees vary based on distance chosen and date purchased. For the most up-to-date fee information, or to register, please visit 2026 — 2026 Calgary Heartbeat Run — Race Roster — Registration, Marketing, Fundraising.
This point will be given to companies that create a corporate team and have at least (2) people registered for the run. Once registered, please contact Sonia to ensure your company is awarded this point. All dollars fundraised during this campaign will count towards our Give More and Bonus Point opportunities.
Fundraise $1,000 to support life‑saving progress in women’s heart and brain health.
Women in Canada continue to face serious and long‑standing inequities in how their heart and brain health is understood, diagnosed, and treated. Research gaps, unrecognized symptoms, and biased care pathways put women at greater risk - and the impact is profound:
- Half of women who experience a heart attack have their symptoms go unrecognized.
- Women are less likely than men to receive the right treatments, and less likely to receive them quickly.
- Women are more likely to die within a year of a heart attack.
- Women who experience stroke face higher death rates and poorer recovery outcomes.
Biology, hormones, and life stages - including pregnancy, menopause, and autoimmune conditions - all influence women’s risk in unique ways. Yet these crucial differences have been under‑researched and overlooked for decades.
Heart & Stroke is committed to transforming this reality. Your team’s fundraising helps close critical research gaps, improve diagnosis and treatment pathways, and ensure all women across Canada receive the care and attention they deserve.
By raising $1,000, your workplace fuels the research, advocacy, and system‑change needed to save more women’s lives - now and for generations to come.
Outlined below are our accepted methods of payment for team or individual donations.
1.   Online: Please do NOT submit any team or individual donations for CCC on our main Heart & Stoke website.
We ask for you to make your online donations via the team/individual page you receive when you register for our Give Back opportunity, or to submit your donation on our General Donations Page along with a note indicating your company name.
2.   Benevity Donation:
Please ensure your colleagues place a note that indicates “for CCC” when submitting their donation via Benevity. Please also connect with Sonia to confirm final totals as Benevity donations can take up to 12 weeks to be submitted to our charity.
3.   Cash, Cheque, EFT, or Gift of securities: Contact Sonia for more information on how to submit. Cash donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt.