THE WALK
A Celebration of Families and Volunteers
The Walk
The Friendship Circle Walk began in 2009 with a small dedicated committee, a handful of business partners and an idea to build a self-perpetuating annual community fundraising and awareness event.
Since then, the Friendship Circle Walk has become a popular event attracting over 1,500 people and raising over $200,000 per year to support programs for children with disabilities. Attendance and participation continue to grow, and even through COVID the community connected virtually to celebrate this day raising even more funds than before to support this local need.
The Friendship Circle Walk, besides being an integral event on the local Eastern Suburbs community calendar, forms an important part of Friendship Circle’s mission.
The Walk's Significance
- The Walk is a special time for the wider Friendship Circle community to celebrate and support our families and volunteers.
- New teen volunteers report that their first exposure to Friendship Circle was the amazing time they had joining the Walk! In this way, the event has a great awareness effect that helps us generate a steady stream of new volunteers.
- The Walk is a platform for families with children with disabilities to fundraise for the programs that they and other families rely on - thus building a user-support system for sustainability.
- The Walk is a vehicle for us to acknowledge our generous and kind supporters and in a small way return some of the goodwill that has been extended to us with branding and marketing opportunities.
This Year's Theme: CommYOUnity
It starts with one - you. One spark. One purple tee. One person showing up. But when hundreds walk together? That’s CommYOUnity, and it's unmissable.
This year marks 16 years of the Friendship Walk. That's 16 years of raising awareness, breaking barriers, and walking for inclusion. Every step has been powered by people like you.
You've felt it before - people stopping, asking, learning - because when we show up as one, we open hearts.
CommYOUnity isn't just a theme. It’s the reason this movement matters. Each person plays a part. Together, we shine brighter.
Join us on Sunday 31 August and be part of something bigger. Check out our Stories for a glimpse of the impact we make together.
