Run for Children of Heroes
Every step can help a child move forward. Adults · kids · families · teams.
One run. Many cities. One purpose.
On October 25, 2026, Ottawa joins the international Run for Children of Heroes — a charity initiative that brings communities together for Ukrainian children who have lost a mother, a father or both parents because of the war.
People are running in more than 20 cities across Europe, North America and beyond: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Warsaw. And now Ottawa runs too.
More than 17,000 children are in the care of the Children of Heroes Foundation. The goal of the international campaign is to raise €40,000+ for mental health and psychological support programs for these children.
Run for Children of Heroes — Ottawa
Everyone who registers gets the route and every update by email before the run.
- Date
- Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Status
- Working date · awaiting confirmation
- Place
- Ottawa · Sylvia Holden Park, along the Rideau
- Participation
- 50 CAD · Interac e-Transfer
- Distances
- 2 km and 5 km
- Gathering
- 10:00
- Warm-up and start
- 11:00
- Where
- Sylvia Holden Park, along the Rideau
- Exact route
- To be announced
Everyone is welcome
Run or walk at your own pace. What counts is being there.
- on your own
- with your family
- with friends
- with your children
- as a community group
- as a school or youth group
- as a corporate team
- as an organization
50 CAD per participant
The charitable participation fee is 50 CAD per participant, paid by Interac e-Transfer to uclc.ngo@gmail.com. Put the participant's name in the transfer message. We take e-Transfer only: there is no cash, including on the day.
Money raised by the international campaign supports mental health and psychological assistance programs for Ukrainian children who have lost one or both parents because of the war.
Every participant receives a participant medal, included in the fee at no extra cost, and a set of Children of Heroes stickers.
Bring your people with you
Create a team with your family, friends, company, school, organization, sports club or community. Running together turns one registration into a larger act of support, and it is the simplest way to invite others into the Ottawa team. An organization can register its team here, one form per runner with the team name in the notes, or on the Children of Heroes Foundation website, and pay either the foundation directly or us by Interac e-Transfer.
Children of Heroes
The Children of Heroes Charity Fund supports Ukrainian children who have lost one or both parents because of the war. It was created for long-term support through childhood and into adult life: psychological help and socialization, education and development, medical and humanitarian assistance, and individual work with each family. More than 17,000 children are in its care today.
childrenheroes.org ↗Sign up a runner
One form per runner. A parent or guardian registers a child.
Organizing this run? Request access to its registrationsOttawa joins the world
On October 25 our community joins people in cities around the world, for one shared purpose: to remember, to support, to stand beside children who have lost what cannot be replaced — and to help them move forward. Run, walk, bring your family, your team or your whole organization. What matters is that we do it together.
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