Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some answers to questions our users ask.
Dry Feb challenges people to go booze-free for the month of February to raise vital funds for the Canadian Cancer Society to help create a world where no Canadian fears cancer. Read more...
Signing up to the Dry Feb challenge is easy (and free)! Sign up, and follow the simple steps to create your personalized profile page where you can receive donations, post updates, and share your profile page.
Money raised from Dry Feb will support the Canadian Cancer Society and will help fund groundbreaking research and provide a national support system for people affected by cancer. For more information, visit the Canadian Cancer Society’s website.
Participants
After you've logged in to your Dry Feb account, you will be directed to your profile page. Log in
All Dry Feb fundraising must be conducted through the Dry Feb website (dryfeb.ca) to ensure your donors receive their tax receipts from the Canadian Cancer Society. By signing up on dryfeb.ca, you are eligible to enter our fundraising competitions for a chance to win prizes, and receive health tips, fundraising tools and motivation to get you through your dry month.
When you signed up you will have created your own Dry Feb profile page. This profile page has a unique URL / link that you can share with family, friends and colleagues to encourage donations. We also have a number of fundraising ideas to help you raise money.
On your profile page, people can make a donation through our secure payment form using a valid credit card or PayPal.
While we encourage all donations to be made online, we realize this isn't always possible. To make a donation with cash or cheque, please download and fill in our offline Donation Form.
Once you've filled in the form, please send the form and donation to:
Dry Feb C/O Canadian Cancer Society
55 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M4V 2Y7
*Please make cheques payable to Canadian Cancer Society and mail along with your Donation Form.
Please remember:
- Offline donations can take up to 3 weeks to appear on your online profile page once they have been received by the Canadian Cancer Society.
- Donor names or messages that are received with your offline donations are not published on your Dry Feb profile.
- Offline donations will appear as one total on your profile page, so we recommend sending in all offline donations towards the end of the month.
Once we have received and processed your donations, we will update your profile page to reflect the submitted offline donations. You will also receive an email letting you know that your offline donations have been added.
If you've forgotten your password, please click here.
Once you have entered your registered email address, you will be emailed a link to reset your password. Make sure you enter your password accurately, as all passwords are case sensitive.
Your username is the email address you used during registration. Please email [email protected] if you cannot remember the email you registered with.
First, you will need to be signed up as an individual. Please sign up.
Once you have signed up, you can create or join a team from your profile page. On the left hand column of the page, scroll down to “Join a Team” and you can select “Create a Team” or “Find a Team” to join.
For a step-by-step process, please visit this page.
A Golden Ticket gives a Dry Feb participant a night off their challenge.
For a minimum donation of $25, their night off can still make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer.
To donate a Golden Ticket, search the Participant you wish to donate to, click 'Donate' on their profile page, and select 'Golden Ticket' on the donation form.
Absolutely! When signing up, check the box, “I don't live in Canada.”
Dry Feb is open to those who have reached the legal age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry.
Donors
For donations over CAD $20, you will be issued an official donation receipt by the Canadian Cancer Society before April 30, 2021.
Receipts can be emailed to donors if email addresses are provided. Otherwise, your tax receipt will be mailed. Please ensure you enter your correct email and/or mailing address when donating.
Donations will remain open until the end of March.
Please ensure all online and offline donations have been made by March 31, 2021.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal for online donations.
For offline donations, we accept cash and cheques.
Security is an important priority for us and we are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the most up-to-date technology available to protect your personal details. To avoid the risk of computer fraud, your debit/credit card number is not stored in our system at any point in the payment process. Please see our privacy policy for further information. All debit/credit card transactions are encrypted before transmission using 128 bit SSL encryption. Please click on the SSL Seal in the URL area of a participant or team profile page to verify our details.
Dry Feb uses iATS Payments to process donations. iATS provides payment processing products and services to over 10,000 non-profit organizations around the world. iATS draws on over 30 years of transaction processing experience to provide secure, simple and cost-effective services for all major credit cards and direct debit (ACH).
Yes. For credit card verification you must enter your billing address exactly as it appears on your credit card statement.