Register. Plan a walk to mark their birthday. Help save babies’ lives. 💜
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Birthday Walks
How?
This Autumn, get your loved ones together and do a walk in memory of your baby on their birthday. Start planning by:
- Choosing a date around their birthday
- Setting an achievable distance to complete
- Planning a route
- Inviting your family and friends to take part
Honour your precious baby and dedicate their memory to helping save babies’ lives.
Why?
Sands wants to ensure that everyone affected by the loss of a baby gets the support they need and deserve when facing the toughest of times. We want to campaign for change and support research so that fewer babies die and that fewer families experience the pain of losing a baby.
Register
Plan
Choose a date and invite your loved ones
Walk
Walk in their memory and share your fundraising page
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I sign up?
To sign up to the challenge, register for your FREE t-shirt and fundraising pack here.
When you register, your fundraising page will be automatically set up for you.
Is there an entry fee?
There is no entry fee for this challenge but we do however ask you to fundraise as part of your challenge.
Using the fundraising page set up for you when you register is the easiest way to collect sponsorship.
How do I keep track of how many KM's I've done?
Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your target. This is a great way to keep your friends updated on your workouts!
You can keep track of your kilometres using any tracker app on your phone, and we do recommend using Strava, Fitbit or Garmin.Â
Follow these steps to log your kilometres on your page and keep friends and family updated.
1. Log in to your Sands accountÂ
2. Click the person icon on the top rightÂ
3. Click My Fundraising
4. Click My Fitness Activity
5. Scroll down to Add Activity and type in how many kms you've done and any other details
6. Click Save Changes
The Health app on iPhone or Google Fit app on Android both keep track of how many kilometres you do each day. There’s other apps available so do pick whichever works best for you.
If you have a pedometer or sports watch, these can usually keep track of your kilometres too.
How do I join a team?
To join a team that’s already been created: Go to any team member’s fundraising page. Click ‘Join Us’ located next to their profile photo. Follow the prompts to complete your registration and you’ll automatically be added to their team. You can browse all team pages for the challenge here.
If you’re unable to join a team, it’s usually because the team settings don’t allow new members.
For Team Captains:
If you’re the team captain: Log in to your Funraising profile. Go to your Team Page. Click ‘Edit Team Page’. Under ‘Allow anyone to join my team’, make sure ‘Yes’ is selected. This will allow supporters to join your team directly.
If you’d prefer to keep your group invite‑only:
Go to your Team Page. Click ‘Team Members’. Copy the private invite link shown there. Share it with friends and family so only people with the link can join.
