FAQs

Registrations for Walk for Love 2023 have closed. You can register your interest for 2024 here. If you need help registering please contact our office on 08 8239 0119 (during business hours, or leave a message and we will call you back) and we can talk you through the process.

If online registration is not for you, you can still be part of the Walk for Love - you can register for the event by calling our office on 08 8239 0119 (during business hours, or leave a message and we will call you back).

There is no registration fee!
All we ask is when you sign-up you make a gift from your heart. Your donation will ensure that each patient and their family receive care that is individual and meaningful. Children are not expected to make a gift.

If you would like to do more, we would love you to go one step further, and fundraise for us, by asking your friends, family and work colleagues to make a small donation towards our work. We know, from past experience, that most people are pleased to be asked and many will respond to support something that is important to you.

Yes – ask your family to call the Foundation on 08 8239 0119 and we will manually sign them up so you can walk together. We have held back a few places for Walkers who miss out on their preferred time slot when signing up online.

This is so we can create a more personal experience for everyone who comes to Walk for Love. Instead of walking on-masse like we have done before, everyone will set off for their Walk individually or with their team, at staggered times throughout the morning. 

Please arrive 10 – 15 minutes before your start time.

Thanks to our event sponsors, every gift you make and every dollar you raise will go directly towards our work, bringing compassionate care to our patients and loving support to their families. We currently support over 1000 patients in the care of Mary Potter Hospice, the Mary Potter Northern Supportive Care Unit and Calvary's Palliative Home Care Service.

All funds raised through the Calvary Central Districts Hospital (CCDH) team fundraising page will go towards funding a cold caps machine - a hair loss prevention machine - for patients receiving cancer treatment at CCDH. 

There is plenty of free street parking around the Austrailan Lutheran College, the venue for the Walk for Love. There will also be a drop-off zone – look for the flags.

If you have registed for Walk for Love or to Do Your Own, you will receive a Welcome Pack via the post which includes your WFL bib to wear on the day, a map and a Fundraising Tips Sheet which contains everything you need to know about the Walk.

If you have qualified for a free commemorative T-Shirt and Cap - congratulations!!! Your t-shirt and cap will be posted to you. 

Please note - if you register within two weeks of our Walk, your Welcome Pack will not be posted due to Australia Post delays. Your pack can be collected from our office during business hours or at the event. 

When you register online and ask for a fundraising page to be created for you, you will receive via email a link, which you can then share with family and friends.

We encourage you to personalise your fundraising page with a photo of yourself or the special person you are Walking in memory of.

We have included a standard message about the Walk and the work of the Foundation, however, we know that when you change the message to reflect why you are walking, more people will respond and you will raise more.

If you cannot attend the walk, but you would like a special person honoured on the day, 'Walk for Me' may be for you. Simply select the walk type ‘Walk for Me’ and make a gift from your heart when prompted.

A student from St Peter's Boarding will walk the 7km route for you; proudly wearing a bib bearing the name of your loved one. You will receive a photo of the student, after the event.

If you would prefer to organise your own Walk for whatever reason, we have a Do You Own Walk option available.

Simply register by choosing the walk type - Do You Own Walk, provide your event information and make a small gift from your heart.You can walk alone or ask friends and family to join you.

If you are prepared to go ‘the extra mile’ and fundraise, you still can. A fundraising page will be created automatically when you register. You will receive an email from us with a link to your page, which we encourage you to share with family and friends.

The 3km route is wheelchair, pram and dog friendly and takes approximately 30 minutes.

The 7km route is slightly more challenging and takes just over an hour.

We suggest keeping an eye on the weather and dressing appropriately in comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Bring an umbrella or wear a hooded garment if it is raining.

Drinks will be available for purchase, along with a fundraising cake stall and sausage sizzle.

We encourage you to bring your refillable drink bottle, however, complimentary bottled water will be available thanks to our sponsors.

Water will be available at Water Stations along the route.

Water for our four-legged friends will be available around the Event Village and at the water stations.

Yes, you sure can! We just ask that you keep your dog on a short leash at all times.

The Walk has never been cancelled because of rain.

However, in the case of inclement weather we reserve the right to cancel the event.

On the Friday before the Walk, we will email every registrant with last-minute information. The aniticipated weather conditions will be addressed in this email.

In the event of deteriorating weather conditions/expected lightening at the time of the Walk, we will update our Facebook page and leave a message on our office phone - 08 8239 0119 by 7am on the morning of the Walk. If you are unsure, please check one of these sources before leaving home.  

Use the search bar (top right) to Find a Fundraiser & enter their name. If you have trouble finding someone, give our office a call on 08 8239 0119 (during business hours, or leave a message and we will call you back) or email us [email protected] and we’ll get back to you.

Yes they are. All donations $2 or more are tax-deductible. Receipts will be automatically generated for any online gift. Receipts will be issued for any gifts made direct to you, upon request. See below.

If you receive a cash donation, we encourage you to record the donation on page 6 of the Fundraising and Event guide received in your Welcome Pack. When you return the donation and the form to us we will issue a receipt on your behalf. Please bring your donations and form with you to the Walk or drop into our office before or after the Walk.

For donations to count towards your commemorative event T-shirt, please let us know that you have received a donation so we can put a T-shirt aside for you. 

You can add cash donations to your online page. Follow the steps for adding Offline Donations found in your online portal. 

We can also provide you with a receipt book so you can issue a receipt on the spot! Please contact our office on 08 8239 0119 (during business hours or leave a message and we will call you back) and one will be sent to you. Please bring the receipt book and cash with you to the Walk. Please only hand over cash to the volunteers at the Welcome Tent.

Forgotten your password? No worries! Click here and we’ll resend it to you.

If your team has already been registered in the Walk for Love you’ll need to know your Team Name. Then all you will need to do is use the Find a Fundraiser seach function at the top of the website to search for the Team Name. Once you find the team you want to join click Join Us. You will then be able to register for the Walk option of your choice.

Firstly, thank you for choosing to make a gift. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. To make a donation online please click here or on the donate button above. Alternatively, please call The Mary Potter Foundation office on 08 8239 0119 (during business hours to donate over the phone).

Thanks to the generosity of our event sponsors, DBH, RAA, Oakford Homes and Banner Crew, we are delighted to be able to say thank you to you with a 2023 Walk for Love Commemorative T-shirt and Cap to wear on the day.

Individuals
Once your fundraising (including your donation) reaches $150
or more you will receive a 2023 Commemorative
T-shirt, with our thanks. Raise $250 and you will receive a Mary Potter cap as well!

Teams
We would love to see every member of
your team in a commemorative t-shirt.
All team members will receive a t-shirt/cap
if the collective fundraising for the team
exceeds $150/$250 per person fundraising goal.

We are so grateful to our sponors for providing this incentive for those who choose to fundraise for us. The Walk for Love is our biggest fundraising event of the year. We rely on the proceeds we collectively raise to fund our work, supporting palliative patients and their families. Thank you for getting involved and for 'going the extra mile with every step you take'.

Unfortunately you will not be able to register on the day of the event. Registrations close at 5pm online on the Friday before the Walk for Love. 

If you have missed out, you could still make a gift towards our work, or contact our office so we can put you on our mailing list for next year's event.