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A walkathon can be a great way to raise money for your organization or special project. Yes, a walkathon is a fundraiser. However, it is much more.

Walkathons are used to let others know about your organization’s mission. These charity events can be used to engage and promote local businesses. They also can be used as a way to identify new volunteers and advocates.

With so many potential benefits coming from one of these walk events, it is no surprise that many organizations are now hosting walkathon fundraising events. There are at least three major items to consider before deciding to get started:

  1. Successful walkathons require significant planning and preparation. You may have attended a walk event in the past that appeared easy. The easier it looks, the more planning and preparation was probably given to it that made it appear easy. Make sure you have several committed volunteers before getting started.
  2. Successful walkathons usually require some money before the fundraising begins and always requires insurance that covers the event. if your organization does not have an adequate insurance that will cover the walkathon, this is an additional cost that must be considered before getting started. Enlisting sponsors to your event can be a great way to raise the startup capital required.
  3. Successful walkathons require something that allows it to stand out above all of the other walkathons and other charity events that are taking place in the same time frame.  This something could be some twist to the event itself or it could be something unique about the organization’s mission or project the money is being raised for.

If you still want to hold a walkathon after considering these items, good for you! The purpose of the Walkathon Blog is to provide ideas, tips, resources and stories that will help you in your endeavor.

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Relay for Life Kickoff


Students gathered in the Seymour College Union to kick off sign ups for the Relay for Life fundraiser on April 16. Everyone who signed up got a chance to win something from the prize wheel. Proceeds from the Relay for Life walkathon benefit the American Cancer Society. Teams from all over campus annually help raise thousands of dollars for the cause.

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The Walkathon – Teaser Trailer


A recent advertising task used to promote a school fundraising event called ‘The Walkathon’ where students raise money for school upgrades and utilities and in turn walk for the cause.

This fake teaser trailer highlights the true determination of one man who aims to go beyond the limits of the event.

Starring: Graeme Poleweski & Michael McFarland

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NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OF MPAA AND/OR IT’S LOGO INTENDED – PURELY FOR SHOWCASE PURPOSES.

© Paddymazz Productions 2009. All logos presented belong to their rightful owners and are not be used otherwise without additional permission and/or preference.

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Link With Pink – “Here We Go” Fight Breast Cancer (Avon Walk For Breast Cancer Fundraiser Video)


“LINK WITH PINK” teammates Jane Herron, Mary Ellen Kuikman, and Kelly Bryant are linking the schools and communities in Chicago’s western suburbs in a grand effort to raise funds for Chicago’s Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The event will take place in Chicago on June 6 and 7, 2009. LINK WITH PINK is determined to walk the equivalent of a marathon and a half over those two days!

Team members are training at MBC Fitness in Westmont, under the watchful eyes of their trainers, Dave Mellish and Sheila Lapinski. Weight training, short-distance, and long-distance walks, and good nutrition will be our focus for the next few months. You can help! Accompany us on our training walks, cheer us on along the route, join the team, or donate generously to our team members.

With our sweat and your dollars, LINK WITH PINK will raise valuable funds for the fight against breast cancer. Please visit our team website at www.avonwalk.org, then click on “Chicago June 6-7, 2009″, then click on “Teams”, then click on “Chicago Teams”, then scroll down to “Link with Pink”.

You can also go to www.avonwalk.org. At the very top of the page, click on “make a donation”. Then where it says “search for a team”, type in Link with Pink.

(Thanks to Ok Go in advance for their great song, “Here We Go Again” which we chose to use promote in this video.)

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Relay For Life

There was no way Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was going to slow down Ben McCormick. This WVU student brought his walking shoes and a positive attitude to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

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