a group of count-me-in joiners coming together once a year to support organizations doing amazing work

Flex Community 24 hour Relay

the relay

Everyone loves a 24 hour relay. Specially one you can do in 30 minutes from anywhere in the world.

It’s simple. 48 participants (solo or team) sign-up for a 30 minute leg and carry a baton (or a stick, rolling pin, etc.) as they run, skip, wheelchair, cycle, dance, paddle board, dog walk - you name it - their way to glory.

We have three objectives:

  1. come together as a community

  2. raise awareness about the work of our partner organization

  3. raise $24K ($500 per team) or more

  4. have a ton of fun (bonus objective)

Karen and Scott, AKA Kashagawigamog Paddlers!
The 2024 Big Flex Golden Sneaker goes to Stevie-P. Three years running he pulls out all the stops for all all nighters always keeping the lights on in the relay tent. Dude’s a friggin hero. Please raise a ❤️ for Stevie P., this year’s Bi
John and Finn were back in 2024, grabbing a slot during graveyard shift. It’s not a race but John looked a little out of breath trying keep up with Finn!
The Golden Sneaker for most supporters is a big deal. It rewards folks who dug deep into their networks to generate support for @msfcanada Congratulations to Greco-Roman bike club Elia and Connie Stathopoulos and the kids for making it happen.
Melony did a 2k swim in the Welland Canal (damn) and Karen and Scott are Kashagawigamog Paddlers who paddled beautiful Kashagawigamog Lake (an Anishnaabeg name meaning “lake of long and winding waters”) to raise money and lend vital supp
No one flexed the night shift harder than Lindsay Sharpe who, upon being roused from a hardy nap, grabbed his baton and walked until her got ‘er done. We 🖤you Lindsay. Welcome to the #GoldenSneakerClub. 🤴
2024 Flex Community participants cooked up some glam for the relay. Best Dressed #goldensneakerclub is a tie. Nicole and Lewis as Bob’s Burgers’ Linda and Bob (extra points for the QR code on the spatula) and JR as Herbert Eats (deliverin
Is it possible to do 30 minutes of yoga for your relay leg? The answer is yes. Think about it. We are the Flex Community.
Kelly, the original Knight Rider!
Treading water for 30 minutes in London Ontario. New album name? Yes, dropped at 7am this morning.
3am and Team Little Bike is ready to roll!
Greco Roman Bike Club making it happen again in 2024!
Matching bike and clothing ensemble you say? Anna’s got it covered for her leg of the relay.
Women in Black — looking fabulous for the 6pm leg of the relay
Baseball? Running? Walking? It’s gonna be a mixed bag fromSharyn, Harrison and Adrian.

2024 Relay

On June 1-2 2024, 31 teams in Toronto, Guelph, Birchcliff, Rochester, London, Thornhill, Lake Kashagawigamog, Haliburton, Quebec, and Iqaluit passed the baton for 24 hour straight and raised $18K for Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). 

We carried batons, sticks, frying pans, a banana, and a plastic recorder. We came together as a community to support people caught in crisis, including those affected by disaster, disease, conflict and exclusion.

2023 relay

On June 3-4 2023 approximately 37 participants in Toronto, Guelph, Thornhill, Haliburton, Iqaluit, Vancouver, Muskoka Lakes, New York, and Hamburg came together and raised $21.8K to support Water First’s work with Indigenous communities helping to address drinking water and environmental water challenges through training and meaningful collaboration. Learn more about how you can support Water First.

Flex Community 24 Hour Relay 2023

2022 relay

On May 28/29 2022, 40 or so participants from Toronto, Halifax, Saint John, Montreal, Vancouver, Muskoka Lakes, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Hamburg and Hong Kong raised $32.6K and awareness about the important work Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières Canada (MSF) does to support people caught in crisis including those affected by natural disasters and by war in Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, and other ongoing conflicts.

the flex community

A Going Concern (Lindsay*)

New York Stroll (Ashley & Chris)

Beck-Aman-za-thon (Amanda, Beckham)

Bellwoods Nightcrawler Team

best team ever (Molly)

c.t. sheldon

Can-How (Jenn)

Canadian Hamburgers (Anne, Deen & co.)

cool cookies (Molly, Sabi, Eda)

D.Jamnicky & Kyle     

Dan’s Dynamo Hamster Squad

Danielle’s Paddle

Gavin DnD’ers

GG (Gautam, Ayushi)

Guy + Claire + Cody

hill walking...in the city (Matt, Lil, Sara, Sebastian)

Humans Helping Humans

J.Amantea

Jeffanda (the Jeffer)

Joanne

Jodi and Barry

Kerry's Relay

Laura & JR’s neighbours run

Leslieville Greco-Roman Bike Squad (Elia, Connie, Stephen, Evan)

Mandy, Jay, Hugo and Astrid's Hong Kong Walk

McFedknightchuk (Karen, Dave)

Melony's Swim*

Nuan (Paris) + Georgia (Trinity Bellwoods)

Proud Paralympians (Alison, Pricilla)

Riding for DWB

run forest run (John, Finn, Shauna)

Sham’s Photo Walk

Shelley and Kurt

Team GNEWC (Stephen, Sara, Charlie)

Team Inertia (Warwick) 

Team Little Bike (Patrick, Sam)

Team LOL

Team SAA Price (Stevie-P, Alix, Addy)

Team182 (Anna)

The Shubie Park Leg

Veronica & Lia's 3-Legged Stroll

Always be Stretching (ABS)

Nicole & Louis*

Ayal

Amy & John (AKA Blues Man)

Will & Molly (who makes cookies)

Buff Bluffs

Tall Poppies

Witch’s Peace Choir

Karen & Scott*

Chicken Run

*winner of the Golden Sneaker award (highly coveted, life changing etc.)

ok, let’s do this