Sunnyside Foundation

Saturday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m.

Host Wanted Productions and the Kitchener Rangers present "Jeff and Miranda’s Virtual Trivia Night" in support of the Sunnyside Foundation. It’s free to register, but donations to the Sunnyside Foundation are appreciated.

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2020 has been a different year for most of us. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the things we look forward to each year have not happened the way we expect them to. Unfortunately, this includes Walk and Roll. To keep everyone safe this year, the Sunnyside Foundation has re-imagined its largest annual fundraiser and gone virtual. For the first time ever, the Sunnyside Foundation presents: Virtual Walk and Roll!

View the Virtual Walk and Roll Brochure

What is Virtual Walk and Roll?

Virtual Walk and Roll is a fundraising event beginning September 8, 2020 in support of Sunnyside Seniors’ Services. It’s a chance for the community to come together at a safe physical distance to help older adults at Sunnyside live their best lives.

This year, we invite you to raise pledges to walk, roll, or “do what you do best!”. Find a way to get out and have some fun in support of a great cause. You can get involved on your own or on a team with your “social bubble." Please see our Virtual Walk and Roll FAQ for answers to common questions about this event.

What can I do?

We invite you to try one of these or create your own. You can even spread it out over the week:

• Instead just one 3.5 km walk, walk 3.5 km every day
• Cycle a total of 50 km 
• Hike a total 10 km of local trails 
• Swim 100 laps of your pool 
• Walk to work every day
•  Write a song and send in a video of you singing it
• Dance for 30 minutes a day
• Give up watching TV for the whole week
• Read as many novels as you can
• Complete a puzzle a day

Don’t be afraid to think outside the box, the most creative fundraiser will win a prize!

If you feel like doing so, take a picture or video of you participating and send it in to jburton@regionofwaterloo.ca. You can also follow the Sunnyside Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and tag us in your photos and videos.

If you are unable to participate in this way, but would like to make a donation, you can do so below.

I want to donate to Virtual Walk and Roll  

View our online raffle

Registration and pledges

How to register

Registration involves two steps: 

• Complete the Virtual Walk and Roll registration form; and
• Register on CanadaHelps to record your pledges (see below).

I want to register myself for Walk and Roll

For the first time ever, we are also inviting your pets to be official Walk and Roll participants. Fill out our pet registration form to get your furry friend signed up! Thank you to Ren’s Pets Kitchener for sponsoring. 

I want to register my pet for Walk and Roll

If you are unable to register online, please contact Jeff Burton at 519-893-8494 Ext. 6377

How do I collect and submit pledges?

We encourage you to collect pledges virtually or by phone as much as possible during COVID-19. If this is not possible, please maintain a two metre distance, wear a mask, and practise hand hygiene while asking for pledges.

Pledges can be recorded into Canada Helps directly, where you will create a fundraising page. For help with this, please see our Canada Helps guide. 

Register pledges through CanadaHelps

If you would prefer, you can still raise pledges the classic way on our Virtual Walk and Roll Pledge sheet.

You can download and print a copy of the pledge sheet here: Virtual Walk and Roll Pledge Sheet.  If you wish to do so, you can scan and submit the pledge sheet to jburton@regionofwaterloo.ca.  All paper copies, all cash and cheques must be dropped off at or mailed to Sunnyside.

Sunnyside Foundation

247 Franklin Street North

Kitchener, ON  N2A 1Y5

Please note that all cash must be exact change and sealed in an envelope or bag.

What will the funds raised be used for? 

Funds raised from this event will go towards purchasing items that support the health, safety and overall well-being of Sunnyside residents, tenants, and staff.

This year, as a response to the pandemic, the Sunnyside Foundation created the COVID-19 Support Fund to purchase:

• Technology that connects residents or tenants and their family or friends in the community
• Additional personal protective equipment like masks, face shields, gowns, caps and gloves
• Items to support residents and tenants to engage in meaningful and inspiring activities

Funds from this year’s Virtual Walk and Roll will also go towards helping Sunnyside become a Butterfly certified long-term care home. This approach is about giving people with dementia the fullest life possible by focusing on their emotional needs, not just their physical needs.

The 2020 Sunnyside Foundation Golf Tournament has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stay safe, we look forward to seeing you in 2021!

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, donors and golfers the 17th annual Sunnyside Foundation Golf Tournament on Monday, September 9, 2019 raised over $16,700.

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors

• Frank Cowan Company
• ProResp

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors

• Ian Inglis, Remax Solid Gold

Thank you to our Silver Sponsors

• Achieva Health 
• Astron Tool and Machine
• Cardinal Health Canada
• Handicare 
• Lackner McLennan Insurance Ltd.
• Remedy's RX Specialty Pharmacy

Thank you to our Hole in One Sponsors

• KW Insurance Brokers
• Farhood Boehler Yule

Thank you to our Tee Sponsors

Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty, Heffner Lexus Toyota, Homewood Health, Huntley O'Hagan Financial Planning, Imprint Anything, Medical Mart, OE Canada, Reitzel Insulation, Wm. J. Gies Construction 

Sunnyside Foundation Bazaar

The 2020 Sunnyside Foundation Bazaar has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stay safe, we look forward to seeing you in 2021!