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An illustrated itinerary

The walk, stop by stop

The 5 stops of Saanich to Victoria, in route order.

Planned dates
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Planned walking distance
306.2 miles
Planned days
45
Itinerary stops
42
Choose a chapter: Saanich to Victoria

Saanich to Victoria

  1. An empty weathered bench overlooks calm blue water and wooded islands, with driftwood along the shore and coral leaves at left, painted in gouache.

    Day 25 · Scheduled earlier

    Bone Marrow Awareness Day — Sidney

    Sidney town centre, British Columbia

    The sixth planned Awareness Day remains in Sidney. No route miles are scheduled before the next stage south along the Saanich Peninsula to Saanichton.

    Awareness DayNo planned route miles
  2. Gouache and ink illustration of a country road past white barns with red trim, a round hay bale and a pumpkin field, a tiny walker in coral ahead and a low wooded hill beyond.

    Day 26 · Scheduled earlier

    Saanichton

    Central Saanich, British Columbia

    The planned 4.7-mile stage heads south from Sidney to Saanichton, in Central Saanich, a municipality formed in 1950 to protect its rural heritage.

    4.7 planned walking miles
  3. Gouache illustration of a tree-framed path crossing a small road beside fields, hedges and a bus shelter, with distant homes, water and a tiny walker.

    Day 27 · Scheduled earlier

    Royal Oak, Saanich

    British Columbia

    The planned 8-mile leg heads south from Saanichton to Royal Oak, Saanich. A former municipal center and a railway trail give this suburban area a layered history.

    8 planned walking miles
  4. Gouache view across blue harbor water toward a domed legislature, with moored boats, a stone quay and a rope-wrapped wooden piling in the foreground.

    Day 28 · Scheduled earlier

    Victoria

    Inner Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia

    The planned 5.8-mile stage reaches Victoria, where the walk is back on its original schedule. The provincial capital ends this island walking section, with an Awareness Day and…

    5.8 planned walking miles
  5. An empty wooden bench sits beneath an evergreen beside a stone harbor wall, with a coil of rope, moored boats and pale waterfront buildings, painted in gouache.

    Day 29 · Scheduled earlier

    Bone Marrow Awareness Day — Victoria

    Downtown Victoria, British Columbia

    The seventh planned Awareness Day remains in Victoria before the return crossing. The walking miles pause, with time in the itinerary to learn what joining a registry may involve.

    Awareness DayNo planned route miles
The flyer: STOP BLOOD CANCER set in tall letters over a dark plum page, a quote, and a QR code beside a text-to-join line for the U.S.One standing face of the table tent: the same headline and quote on the left, a large QR code on the right.

Take it off the screen

Print it. Put it where people already stand.

A coffee counter, a church foyer, a break room, a race table. Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk, and a number to text for anyone who would rather not scan — no app, no wifi, nothing to hand back.Every sheet carries the code that opens Jeana’s walk — nothing to install, nothing to hand back. The number to text printed beside it is for joining NMDP, which registers people who live in the U.S., its territories and the freely associated states. If you live anywhere else, find your country’s registry.

Everything else for running a drive

Rather be the one at the table?

Host a registration drive at your school, work or place of worship, raise funds, or lend a skill. Tell us what you have in mind and we will help you plan it.

Ways to volunteerHost a registration drive