Cancer Council’s Walk for Breast Cancer challenge is a month-long walking challenge in October to support people affected by cancer. Participants can choose how they'd like to tackle their kilometres throughout the month and take it at their own pace!
Signing up is easy:
Join the Challenge
It’s free to sign up, you can choose to walk solo or as a team, it’s super simple! Setup your own page in just a couple of minutes:
- Join the challenge by clicking on https://www.doitforcancer.com.au/event/walk-for-breast-cancer.
- Spread the word Start fundraising and let everyone know you’re walking to support Aussies with breast cancer!
- Make a difference! By joining the challenge you'll receive your own personal fundraising dashboard where you can track your walks and donations. Your donations help fund world-class breast cancer research, early detection, and treatment programs.
- Connect with other walkers! Join our Facebook Group and share your progress and get inspiration from other participants taking on the challenge.
Once you register (click here if you haven't registered yet), you will receive a downloadable calendar to track your kilometres!
To track your kilometres any GPS enabled devices like fitness wristbands or watches (Fitbit, Garmin etc) will do the trick. We have linked up with Strava, Fitbit and mapmyfitness to automatically sync with your fundraising page and add to your kilometres each time you record an activity.
If you’re not already connected with these devices, you can always use your Smartphone and download Strava,Fitbit or mapmyfitness to get started.
Once installed and your account has been created with your preferred app, login to your Walk For Breast Cancer fundraising dashboard and head to the 'My Fitness Activity' tab. Here you can now connect up to your preferred fitness app. Click on the icon of the app you'd like to connect -this will ask you to login and authorise us to access your fitness account.
You're now connected!
We can assist you every step of the way to help you complete your challenge. Reach out to our Facebook Group admin for some advice and top tips to help you reach your target.
If you aren’t able to complete the challenge,that's not a problem! Please let your sponsors know and jump on the Facebook group chat to let us know.
Cancer Councils in ACT, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and NSW have all teamed up for the challenge, which is hosted on Cancer Council NSW’s Facebook page. We are working together to raise funds for Cancer Council’s vital research and cancer support services, and the funds raised will be split between each state or territory’s Cancer Council. All monies raised will help people affected by cancer across Australia.
Make sure you are registered to the challenge. If you are unsure, please click here to register and follow the prompts.
Once you’re all set you can share your fundraising page to your network or opt to create a Facebook Fundraiser by clicking the blue button in your dashboard.
Facebook Fundraisers are one of the easiest ways to collect donations. All donations come directly to Cancer Council, so you don’t have to worry about admin or bank transfers.
The quickest way to get your questions answered is on our Facebook Group. We have a team dedicated to resolving your queries.
You can also contact us on 1300 780 113 or by emailing [email protected].
Cancer Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We pay our respects to the elders past and present and extend that respect to all other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Cancer Council NSW is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as an Income tax Exempt Charity. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
