May 2022 Walk Leader Update

Nova Scotia Walk Day is almost here!

Thank you to those of you who have signed up to host/lead a walk on May 11th. There are 55 walks happening across the province that day! We encourage you to come out and participate in any of the walks. Some walk hosts would really appreciate having a co-leader or two. If you are willing to help out, please contact me.

You can view all the Walk Day walks happening across the province HERE

Supporting people with a physical disability to join walk groups

In our effort to provide inclusive and accessible walks, on Thursday May 26th at 10 a.m. our partner, March of Dimes, will host a Webinar to help us learn more about people with a physical disability. We want to empower our walk leaders with the knowledge to best support and accommodate people with a physical disability. We want everyone to feel welcomed. If you are interested, please register HERE by May 24th. If you want to attend, but this time doesn’t work for you, you can indicate that on the registration form.

Connecting with new Participants

Last week we sent a Program Update to all 730 people who signed up to join a walk group. The word is getting out there!

Once someone signs up on NSwalks.ca and indicates which group they are interested in joining, Megan will add their name to the contact list for that group and forward their names to the walk leader. We encourage you to then send them an email (or call) and introduce yourself and provide details of your walk. Once someone has come out to a walk, you can decide as a group how you want to communicate on an ongoing basis.

Walk Leader Training

Our next walk leader training session will be held Thursday May 26 at 1:00 p.m. Please spread the word about this session with people in your group and beyond. We are always looking to get more co-leaders for groups as this helps keep the group going and its more fun for the leader to have help.

HERE is the link to register.

Reminder: No need to Collect "Get Active Questionnaires"

Just a friendly reminder that you don't need to collect the "Get Active Questionnaires" HERE some participants complete. This short questionnaire is only meant for participants to do a simple self health assessment to make sure there are no concerns that should be checked out before they join your walk group. The only form we ask you to collect from participants is the waiver form.

Vacation Alert: Catherine will be out of the office on vacation from May 16-20th inclusive. During that time, if you need to reach someone from the program, you can email Megan at [email protected]. Otherwise, I’d be happy to chat with you when I get back in the office on Tuesday May 24th (Monday is the Victoria Day Holiday and the office is closed)

For more on what Hike NS is up to, watch out for the May E News coming later this week...HERE

NS Walks

Phone 902-483-2813

[email protected]

nswalks.ca