Walk for Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation is asking people around Victoria to take to their local streets from 1 to 25 October and Walk for Epilepsy, in support of the 1 in 25 Australians who have epilepsy. Lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19 mean this year’s planned outdoor event, which is the major annual fundraiser for the Foundation, has been replaced with the 25-day virtual event.

Participate in your own time and in your own way while contributing to the collective effort and raising much-needed funds for people with epilepsy and their families, many of whom are doing it particularly tough during lockdown in Victoria.

You can walk, run, cycle or swim in your local suburb or town and tally up the distance covered to collectively reach a target of 25,000 kilometres, the distance around Australia. This could be around the local neighbourhood, the park, down by the beach – wherever it’s safe to walk or exercise and bearing in mind any local lockdown rules that may apply such as social distancing, exercising with just one other person and wearing a mask.

Decide how many kilometres you’ll contribute to the tally then choose when, where and how you’ll complete them, between 1 and 25 October.

So, set your own goal, set up a fundraising page and hit the pavement!