Every five minutes, someone in Canada dies from heart disease, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment. Anyone with a Facebook account can join this digital activity challenge and raise much-needed funds for Heart & Stroke, while having fun! You can make this challenge your own by choosing one or a variety of activities or by completing your kilometres wherever and whenever works best for you or your team – complete this challenge at your own comfort level. Everyone is encouraged to fundraise, and there is no fee to join!
Connect with other participants by joining the Facebook Challenge group, starting your Facebook Fundraiser, and connecting with us on Messenger, where we will guide you through the challenge experience and provide you with updates and fundraising tips along the way. We can’t wait to see how you reach your goals.
Together, we can beat heart disease and stroke!
*Please note Facebook Fundraising Challenge functionality is only available in English at this time.
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Every dollar you raise will help us drive life-saving medical breakthroughs, advocate for better health, and bring together the brightest minds to improve diagnosis, care and support.
Take on your activity with a friend, team, or solo at your physical comfort level. Choose to take on the same activity daily or mix it up throughout the month.
Got questions? We’ve got answers.
Everyone is welcome! However, you must have a Facebook account to create a challenge fundraiser and then register in Messenger to log activity, create a team, and claim rewards throughout the challenge.
Have fun and make this challenge your own! Get involved at your own level of physical comfort. We look forward to seeing your progress along the way!
Yes! You can absolutely complete the challenge as a team. You will have to track activity individually in Messenger and create your own personal fundraisers.
Yes, they do!
Unfortunately, we cannot link any donations received outside of Facebook to your challenge fundraiser. You may choose to have your supporter send you the funds directly, and then donate on their behalf to your Facebook fundraiser. If you are the one inputting a donation, Facebook will show the donation was made in your name. We recommend giving your friend a shoutout on your Facebook page by tagging and thanking them for their donation in a comment.
Yes, you will receive a tax receipt from Facebook (Meta). If you don't receive one, please contact Facebook Support here.
Your payment information will be kept private and secure when you donate through Facebook. You can learn more about Facebook security and protection here.
When you donate to Heart & Stroke, you are helping drive our mission to prevent heart disease and stroke, save lives and enhance recovery. Money raised through this challenge will support our research, advocacy and health promotion efforts. We truly appreciate all of your support!
If you made the donation through Facebook, you need to reach out to Facebook support. To do so, on your computer, open the form at the link below:
Refund for a charity donation.
1. Choose "I donated to a fundraiser".
2. Choose "Refund for my donation".
3. Choose the reason you're asking for a refund.
4. In the drop-down, find the donation you want refunded.
5. If your donation is not in the drop-down, you'll have to enter the payment ID.*
6. Type a message about your donation.
7. Click "Send".
After the form has been sent, a ticket will be sent to facebook's support team. Check your facebook support Inbox for a response.
*To complete the form, you may need to find the payment ID for your donation. You can find the payment ID in the in-app confirmation from Meta.
Please reach out to our team through Facebook Messenger, and we would be happy to help.
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