TEAMmito Events

2020 is going to be an amazing year for TEAMmito, as Mitocanada celebrates its 10 year anniversary.  We have a great line up of activities and events to choose from and they span across the country. Join us and make 2020 our most successful year ever!

Sign up today, some of our listed events offer early bird rates so don’t miss out on the savings.

If you are interested in hosting an event, send us an email. We want to hear from you!

A dream can inspire hope in others.

Jon Paradowski is a regular guy from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada that has a dream, the “Faces of Mito”.

Jon has a family member with a secondary mitochondrial disease and his dream is to celebrate MitoCanada’s 10th Year Anniversary by running across Canada virtually and to show the many “Faces of Mito”.

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Our 5th annual WalknRoll 4 Mito event has gone virtual! 

WHEN: September 12, 2020

WHERE: Lake Aquataine Park, Mississauga, ON

This popular event will kick off Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (Sept 13-29, 2020). Louise Gibson will will be walking one (1.5km) lap around Lake Aquitaine Park in Mississauga or an equivalent loop in Oshawa, every 2nd day for every $1000 raised for the Tarnopolsky foundation. Louise’s goal is 10 laps! 

Join Louise in getting closer to the cure for mitochondrial disease one step at a time. 

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TEAMmito Winnipeg will be hosting a VIRTUAL 5km Walk~Run~Roll for MITO the week of September 13 to 19 (World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week).

This year’s event is being held VIRTUALLY due to current restrictions on gatherings. Participate from the comfort of your own neighbourhood!

 

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Join  us for the 3rd annual Ottawa Ride for MITO on Sunday, September 13th at 9:30am.

ALL levels, abilities and wheels are welcome.

The family and friends of local mito warriors will be riding for those who can’t! 

 

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The Calgary Marathon Charity Challenge has gone virtual!

You have from May 31st – Sept 27th to complete events (5k, 10k, half-marathon, marathon & 50k).

To sign up, please use the following link so that MitoCanada will receive $5 for every person that uses the link.  https://raceroster.com/23445?aff=D32QQ

Use the Mito signup link to register and follow the prompts to set up your Charity Challenge fundraising page at the same time.  Anyone who raises $1000 or more gets a free race entry for 2021!

To check out event details, please visit https://calgarymarathon.com/

 

Where the cycling community comes together for a cause!

Our 2020 Mito Spinathon series is being coordinated right now.

Check our spinathon page often as more locations will be added in the coming months.

 

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OVER $70,000 RAISED!

Our May 31, 2020 Virtual Marathon exceeded all our goals and expectations, and we are overwhelmed with all of the support as we tripled our fundraising goal. 

This is the first sporting event that we live broadcast. The six runners are phenomenal human beings who helped remind us what an incredible running community we have in Calgary. 

Check out the wrap-up page to learn more about this amazing event. 

 

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Challenge yourself with a new experience this season!
Check out the unique virtual events being offered during the 2020 season as well as any updates on postponed Fall events below.

Each race director has kindly reached out to partner with MitoCanada to help us raise funds through their partner event platform. 

Interested in volunteering? Email megan.macdonald@mitocanada.org to find out how

 

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Our first virtal 100k ride was a great success, raising $5,300. 

Thank you to all our participants for reaching a personal milestone, while raising awareness and funds for MitoCanada!

Stay tuned for more in the future!

Volunteering at MitoCanada provides exciting experiences and the opportunity to help transform the lives of those living with mitochondrial diseases. TEAMmito has events throughout the year, with many ways to make a positive contribution.

 Visit our events volunteer schedule for opportunities and sign up today!

Looking for more of an active but socializing event? Ball hockey, golf, brewery tours… you’ll find all the fun here!

Other 2020 TEAMmito Events