Schools & Teams

1. Choose Your Distance

Sign up now and challenge yourself to walk 30km, 50km, 300km or any distance you choose. Walk around your neighbourhood, at a local park, on a treadmill, wherever suits you best!

2. Fundraise

Your kilometres together with your fundraising helps more life-changing wishes come true.

3. Walk

Track your steps and progress on your personal fundraising page. Feel great as you watch your KMs and fundraising totals climb. Let’s go!

Why your fundraising is vital

Make-A-Wish brings amazing people together to grant inspirational, life-changing wishes for children with a critical illness. From the simple to the seemingly impossible - our #WishForce has made unicorns fly, sent kids to the moon and even brought dinosaurs back from extinction.

With more than 900 kids currently on a Wish Journey, your fundraising helps create more wishes, which is why we need your help.

Planning a successful walk

There are lots of ways to supercharge your Walk For Wish Kids fundraising and climb the leaderboard.

Plan your activity

Inspire your team by organising group walks, setting milestones, or hosting a kick-off or wrap-up event. Use calendar invites to coordinate fundraising and awareness moments throughout the month.

Boost your donations

Ask your workplace to match employee contributions. It’s a simple way to double your impact and help bring even more wishes to life for seriously ill kids.

Promote your involvement

Show how supporting Walk for Wish Kids aligns with your company’s CSR goals. Highlight the wellbeing, teamwork and community benefits while raising funds for children waiting for their wish.

Engage senior leaders

Encourage leaders to get involved — not just as sponsors but as visible champions of the cause. Their support can motivate teams and help amplify your fundraising reach.

Starting a team

To start a team, your team captain must first register as an individual, create your team, and can then invite your workmates to join.

Starting a team is not just about forming a group; it's about inspiring others. Choose a team name that radiates positivity and draws members in.
Remember, there's no I in team! Encourage your friends, colleagues and community to join in the fun.
Set a fundraising target with your team and make a plan to stride past your goals.
Give your fundraising page a personal touch with photos, team updates and stories that show why you’re taking part.
Keep the team's motivation up –you’re walking to help make wishes come true for critically ill children, a cause that resonates with every step you take.

Create a team

Will your team walk to make a difference for seriously ill kids?

Got questions? Shoot us an email at fundraising@makeawish.org.au. We’re here to help you lace up, head out, and make every step count.

Yes! Sign us up

So you've started your team, now what?

Here are a few tips to help recruit members from your workplace:

Reserve some time in your next meeting. Let your team know why raising funds for children with a critical illness is important, and invite them to join your walking challenge throughout April.
Print out posters with your team’s QR code so anyone who signs up goes straight into your team.
Get your organisation to share your team’s story, why you’re walking for wishes and updates through internal communication channels.
Ask your employer if they’ll match your team’s fundraising efforts.
Leave a donation box in your break room, locker room or other shared spaces.
Ask for donations through email and social media, sharing a direct link to your team’s Walk For Wishes page.
Host an end-of-month celebration in April to recognise your top fundraiser and most dedicated walker.

Make a bigger impact as a team