Charity Walks Blog

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Discover a cause you are passionate about. Take action by getting involved with a charity walk in your area. Start with the list of charity walks below.

Don’t limit your participation to only being a walker. Contact the charity of your choice and find out other ways you can use your skills and experiences to contribute to the event. They need people to support areas such as planning, promotion, setup and entertainment. You can make a difference in a variety of ways.

AIDS

Name: AIDS Walk
Charity: various
Website: http://www.AIDSwalk.org

Allergy

Name: Walk for Food Allergy – Moving Toward a Cure
Charity: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
Website: http://www.FoodAllergyWalk.org

Alzheimer’s Disease

Name: Memory Walk
Charity: Alzheimer’s Association
Website: http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Name: Walk to Defeat ALS
Charity: The ALS Association
Website: http://www.WalkToDefeatALS.org

Arthritis

Name: Let’s Move Together Arthritis Walk
Charity: Arthritis Foundation
Website: http://www.LetsMoveTogether.org

Asthma

Name: Fight For Air Walk
Charity: American Lung Association
Website: http://www.lungusa.org/associations/states/florida/fundraising-events/walks/walks.html

Autism

Name: Autism Speaks’ Walk Now for Autism
Charity: Autism Speaks
Website: http://www.WalkNowForAutism.org

Birth Defects

Name: March for Babies
Charity: March of Dimes Foundation
Website: http://www.MarchForBabies.org

Blindness

Name: VisionWalk
Charity: Foundation Fighting Blindness
Website: http://www.VisionWalk.org

Brain Tumor

Name: Brain Tumor Walk
Charity: National Brain Tumor Society
Website: http://www.BrainTumor.org/BrainTumorWalk/

Cancer

Name: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Charity: Avon Foundation
Website: http://walk.AvonFoundation.org

Name: Breast Cancer 3-Day
Charity: Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Website: http://www.the3Day.org

Name: Free to Breathe Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk
Charity: National Lung Cancer Partnership
Website: http://www.FreeToBreathe.com

Name: Light the Night Walk
Charity: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Website: http://www.LightTheNight.org

Name: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Charity: American Cancer Society
Website: http://MakingStrides.acsevents.org

Name: Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk
Charity: The Lustgarten Foundation
Website: http://www.lustgarten.org/Page.aspx?pid=824

Name: Relay For Life
Charity: American Cancer Society (ACS)
Website: http://www.RelayForLife.org

Name: Walk for Hope
Charity: City of Hope
Website: http://nationalevents.cityofhope.org

Name: Walk to Empower
Charity: Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Website: http://walk.networkofstrength.org

Cystic Fibrosis

Name: Great Strides
Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Website: http://www.cff.org/GREAT_STRIDES/

Diabetes

Name: Walk to Cure Diabetes
Charity: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
Website: http://walk.JDRF.org

Name: Step Out
Charity: American Diabetes Association
Website: http://StepOut.Diabetes.org

Digestive Diseases

Name: Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis
Charity: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
Website: http://online.ccfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TS_homepage

Disabilities

Name: Walk With Me
Charity: Easter Seals
Website: http://www.WalkWithMe.org

Down Syndrome

Name: Buddy Walk
Charity: National Down Syndrome Society
Website: http://BuddyWalk.org

Drunk Driving

Name: Walk Like MADD
Charity: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Website: http://www.WalkLikeMADD.org

Epilepsy

Name: National Walk for Epilepsy
Charity: Epilepsy Foundation
Website: http://www.WalkForEpilepsy.org

Heart Disease and Stroke

Name: Start! Heart Walk
Charity: American Heart Association
Website: http://www.Heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053039

Hunger

Name: CROP Hunger Walk
Charity: Church World Service
Website: http://www.CropWalkOnline.org

Name: Walk the World
Charity: World Food Programme
Website: http://www.MovingTheWorld.org/walk_the_world

Kidney Disease

Name: Kidney Walk
Charity: National Kidney Foundation
Website: http://walk.Kidney.org

Name: Walk for PKD
Charity: PKD Foundation
Website: http://www.PKDcure.org/WalkHomePage

Liver Disease

Name: Liver Life Walk
Charity: American Liver Foundation
Website: http://www.LiverFoundation.org/walk

Lupus

Name: Walk for Lupus Now
Charity: Lupus Foundation of America
Website: http://www.Lupus.org

Name: Walk with Us to Cure Lupus
Charity: Alliance for Lupus Research
Website: http://walk.LupusResearch.org

Lyme Disease and other Tick-Borne Diseases

Name: Create Footprints™ in the Fight Against Lyme Disease
Charity: Turn the Corner Foundation
Website: http://www.turnthecorner.org/createfootprints

Mental Illness

Name: NAMIWalks
Charity: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Website: http://www.NAMI.org/namiwalks

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Name: Challenge Walk
Charity: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Website: http://www.ChallengeWalk.org

Name: Walk MS
Charity: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Website: http://www.WalkMS.org

Muscular Dystrophy

Name: MDA Stride & Ride
Charity: Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
Wevsite: http://www.MDAwalk.org

Obesity

Name: Walk from Obesity
Charity: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Foundation (ASMBS), Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)
Website: http://www.WalkFromObesity.com

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Name: Walk to Cure Psoriasis
Charity: National Psoriasis Foundation
Website: http://walk.psoriasis.org

Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence

Name: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Charity: Local rape crisis centers
Website: http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org

Suicide

Name: Out of the Darkness Community Walks
Charity: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Website: http://www.OutOfTheDarkness.org

P1000739

2009 Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk

Walk MS 2009 in Fredericksburg

2009 Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk

Walk MS 2009 in Fredericksburg

Walk for Mental Wellness in Fredericksburg

2009 Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk

Walk for Mental Wellness in Fredericksburg

Walk for Mental Wellness in Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Arthritis Walk 2008

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  1. Roger CarrNo Gravatar Said,

    Thanks to my friend Michael Gibbons at Buttons for Hope http://www.buttonsofhope.com for sharing some additional charity walks for this list. Do you have a favorite national/international charity walk that is not on the list? Please post a comment and let me know.

  2. Tiffany DyerNo Gravatar Said,

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