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Register for any of the events on this page! This is GLOBAL & VIRTUAL with IN PERSON WALK options as well as several other event activities!  There is something for everyone. Register today! It's FREE and donations are always welcome!

You're invited to participate in our 3rd Annual Global Healing for HS Walk, Adventures & Activities on SATURDAY, JUNE 4th, 2022! Brought to you by Minds with Motion and HS Connect.  EVERYONE is encouraged to participate even if you are bed bound! The LOCATION IS GLOBAL & VIRTUAL but you can also walk in PERSON! Can't walk? No problem, join us from your couch - there will be plenty of ways to participate! There are NO set times (other than in person walks), just any time on JUNE 4th.

There will be 4 in-person walks across the US!

• • Schaumburg, IL @ Heritage Park - 8am to 930am CDT
  • Cincinnati, OH @ Summit Park - 7pm to 9pm EST
  • Puyallup, WA @ Bradley Lake Park - 9am to 11am PDT
  • Canton, MI @ Heritage Park - 9:30am to 2:30pm ES

LIMITED HEALING FOR HS WALK SHIRTS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE! Order now so you get them in time!

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OTHER Activities - DIY Style:

Below are some ideas for Healing for HS Adventures! There are NO set times you can do these at any time on JUNE 4th.  Please be sure to share with us on or after June 4th. Suggested minimal hashtags for all sharable content; #hsconnectorg #mindswithmotions #healingforhswalk2022 #hidradenitissuppurativaawareness 

*Write, Draw, Paint - This can be anything it doesn't even have to be HS related. 

*Meditate - you can take pics or video, but you can also keep this activity private

*Create something unique - This can be anything (crafty)

*Journal - a private activity. Take time for you and only you even if it's for 10 minutes

*Take photos of wherever you are - at any time on June 4th. Share your day with us

*Paint rocks for HS Awareness - this is a GREAT activity the whole family can do and has been a HUGE hit CHECK OUT LAST YEAR IN REVIEW Here  

*Make Posters - HS awareness poster, get creative, or don’t, there is no right or wrong, take pics and please share

*Light a candle for HS - This is a very beautiful ceremony that we have done every year. You can dedicate it to somebody; it can be an honor of the warriors we have lost. You can do this during the day or night. Light a candle (you can use fake candles too) but please partake in this and send your photo or post your photo using the hashtags. This is a great way to end our Healing for HS walk.

Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 

There will be 2 - $25 Amazon gift card giveaways for those who complete the Scavenger Hunt OR who just participate in any awareness adventure/activity on Saturday (ideas below). In order to be eligible, you must use #hsconnectorg and #HSAwareness and post on social.  Email proof to contact@hsconnect.org to be entered in the drawing. Search for things that start with the letters A - Z - Try to find ALL letters, find at least 20 items. Take video or pics. KIDS love this one too!

Look for the following items and take a selfie with a mailbox, streetlight, wood gate, red brick, bench seat, birdbath, bike, dog, cat, bird, truck, blue door, red door, Chalk drawing, street sign, green car AND ONE. BONUS something of your choice! BE SURE TO SHARE what you're doing. That is how we spread awareness and get people talking. #hsconnectorg #mindswithmotion #healingforhswalk2022 #hidradenitissuppurativaawareness 

Check out last year 2021 in review Here

Whatever other activity or adventure you choose to participate in the most important thing is participation and sharing. Share somewhere on social media, in our private Facebook group Hidradenitis Suppurativa Unique Fun Facts Support Group Join HERE OR in our public Facebook page HS Connect - HSCONNECTORG HERE. If you're shy or not comfortable sharing, please email us; contact@hsconnect.org and we will share anonymously on your behalf.

Be sure to use the some of the hashtags that we have provided.

This is about coming together and spreading awareness for hidradenitis suppurativa. So we hope you choose to SHARE whatever you do on June 4th (no matter what activity you do on this day), even a selfie from bed! Sharing is how we raise awareness for OUR ILLNESS and to get people interested and talking, but most importantly it initiates change and lets others know they are NOT alone! 

Why We Walk

Three years ago, Wanda Lee of Minds with Motion, LLC started this tradition as a mom who wanted to walk to bring awareness to Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a hidden disease that her daughter lives with. She rounded up her closest friends and they helped her with the first walk in the United States, which went virtual. The people that Wanda has met along the way are a major reason she has made it her mission to keep building this walk! It has since turned into a GLOBAL event in collaboration with HS Connect! It is so important to share, connect and give hope to folks living with this illness. They can struggle emotionally, physically and mentally. Every day she sees her daughter face these challenges with her daughter, that is what keeps this mamma bear going.

Thank you and we are looking forward to another amazing year!

#hsconnectorg #mindswithmotion #healingforhswalk2022 #hidradenitissuppurativaawareness #HSawarenessweek2022 #breakinghsbarriers #smashinghsstigmas