Day 26 · Planned
Bone Marrow Awareness Day — Sidney
Sidney town centre, British Columbia
Sidney’s history beside the Salish Sea
This day on the route
- Planned date
- The day
- Awareness Day
- Planned walking
- No planned route miles
Day 26: planned Awareness Day in Sidney, with no planned route miles. Public meeting details must be confirmed separately.
The sixth planned Awareness Day remains in Sidney. No route miles are scheduled before the next stage south along the Saanich Peninsula.
Sidney’s history is closely tied to the peninsula and its surrounding islands. The town’s heritage account starts with the longstanding presence of W̱SÁNEĆ people, then follows the later subdivision and growth of the settlement. Fifty acres were divided into lots in 1891; the village was incorporated on September 30, 1952.
The planned Awareness Day follows the ferry arrival and precedes the walk south toward Royal Oak. This placement gives Sidney two entries with different purposes: a destination at the end of a travel day and a separate educational pause. The next walking stage heads south along the peninsula.
For readers in British Columbia, Canadian Blood Services provides the official registration process and eligibility information. Readers following from the United States can turn to NMDP. Each offers guidance for people considering joining where they live.
Choose where you live
Continue to the official registry that serves you. It decides eligibility, handles registration and contacts you if you may match a patient.
Where in Canada?
Canada outside Québec — Canadian Blood Services
The Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry asks for people aged 17 to 35 in good general health. You answer eligibility questions online, complete a profile and sign a consent form; a cheek-swab kit arrives in the mail within one to three weeks for you to swab and return. If you live in Québec, you register with Héma-Québec instead. Canadian Blood Services makes the final eligibility decision.
Check the listed age range
Browse all official registry options
Eligibility rules can change. Confirm the current requirements with the official registry before joining.
Give to the Jada Bascom Foundation
Choose a symbolic amount or enter your own in Givebutter. Your donation supports JBF’s work wherever it is needed most.
Sponsoring a mile, a day or a stop is a way of describing a gift to the Jada Bascom Foundation. It does not purchase anything on the route.
$100.00 is a suggested amount. Confirm or change it in Givebutter.
Sources
Local history and background reading for this stop.
- Culture and heritage — checked Sep 5, 2026
- Stem cell donation eligibility and registration — checked Sep 5, 2026
- Join the donor registry — checked Sep 5, 2026
