THE WALK
A Celebration of Families and Volunteers
The Walk
The Friendship Circle Walk began in 2010 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 1,000 people and raising over $200,000 per year to support programs for children with disabilities.
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: Be The Light
It starts with one, you. One act of kindness. One moment of showing up. One person choosing to be a light. But when hundreds walk together, that light grows, and it cannot be ignored.
This year’s Friendship Walk comes in the shadow of the December 14 attacks, a time that reminded us how much the world needs more goodness, more care, and more people willing to step forward. “Be The Light” is not just a theme. It is a choice.
For 17 years, the Friendship Walk has brought people together to strengthen community, shift perspectives, and create real belonging. Every step is a commitment to showing up for one another.
You have seen what happens when we walk together. People stop, they notice, they begin to understand. Light spreads.
Join us on Sunday, 30 August and be part of something that brings warmth, strength and connection into the world.
