September 2022

Thank you for helping us make the 2021 Walk for Recovery a HUGE success! Check back soon for more details on the 2022 Walks.

Our 2021 sponsors:

Interested in sponsoring this year's Walks or a regional Walk? Please contact Sam Nishi at sam@oregonrecovers.org

FAQs

The money fundraised during the Walks for Recovery supports Oregon Recovers efforts to fight for a comprehensive continuum of recovery care in Oregon. We believe EVERYONE should have a right to access recovery.

Over the past year these efforts have focused on taking the Alcohol Industry head on to combat the harms of alcohol - a substance that kills 6 people a day in Oregon compared to the 1-2 killed each day by drug overdose. We successfully moved this conversation forward for the first time in 40 years and will keep fighting until everyone in Oregon has access to the recovery support they need!

The Walks for Recovery are a social fundraiser. What that means is that we're able to reach the networks of all our supporters when they share the fundraiser on social media. This type of fundraiser allows us to reach far more people than we could by just reaching out to our network and to leverage smaller donations from more people to still reach our fundraising goals!

This means sharing your page on social media is essential to a successful walk!

If you have any questions on how to succesfully fundraise please reach out to sam@oregonrecovers.org

Register for the Walk
Once you're registered, go to your page dashboard by clicking the icon in the top right corner of your profile. From your Dashboard, select "Create a Team".
Pick a team name and customize your team page. Tell your team's story, whether you're creating a team with coworkers, your home meeting, or in honor of someone lost to addiction.
Share your page with friends, family, and anyone else you want on your team. If they register from your team page, they'll be automatically added to your team!
Join your team to walk together at your local walk

We set our Walk for Recovery registration cost to cover the costs associated with putting on the event and to pay for t-shirts for each walker. This year "General Registration" is $25.

To make the Walk more accessible to everyone, we've also included a "Fundraise My Registration" option which allows you to register at no cost. If you select this option, we ask that you fundraise at least $25 to cover the registration costs by posting your fundraising page to social media and asking friends and family for donations.

Regardless of which registration option you choose, we encourage you to set a fundraising goal of $50 or more. All donation go towards Oregon Recovers' work to make Oregon a better place for the recovery community.

A 9-Step Program!

In order to make the 2021 Walk for Recovery a low-risk event, we've created a "9-Step Program" to guide the walk. Please follow the steps to avoid congregating with other groups during the walk -- you can still wave and encourage other walkers -- just make sure to do it from a distance. We all need to do our part to keep our community safe!

STEP 1: Register
Click the “Register to Walk / Join the Campaign Button” at the top of the home page of the www.Walk4Recovery.org.

STEP 2: Create a Team Page
We know it can be a bit confusing, so we’ve created these instructions to help you.

STEP 3: Recruit 2 Team Members
No one should walk alone! Invite someone who’s helped you with your recovery, a newcomer at your meeting, or a friend or family member to join your team. (You can even create a page for your favorite furry friend! #woof4recovery)

STEP 4: Fundraise!
Share your team page on social media and email friends and family to support the cause! The Walk for Recovery helps sustain all aspects of Oregon Recovers, from the OregonRecoveryNetwork.org to our advocacy in Salem.

STEP 5: Tune-In
Gather your team and tune-in at 10:00 am on September 25th to a live-stream kick-off ceremony.

STEP 6: Mask Up & Walk!
Put on your Walk for Recovery shirt and mask (we’ll mail these out soon!) and head out on the suggested walk route (Bend, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Medford, Portland) anytime between 10:00AM and 2:00 PM to celebrate your recovery. Wave and holler at other walkers along the route from a COVID-safe distance!

STEP 7: Demand Change
End your walk at City Hall (Free Speech Plaza in Eugene, and Troy Field in Bend) by posting a sign on “the wall” promoting recovery and demanding an end to Oregon’s addiction crisis. If you see other teams or walkers remember to stay 6 feet apart while you post your sign on the wall!

STEP 8: Promote Recovery
Take a picture in front of the Walk for Recovery banner and post it to social media with the hashtag #walk4recovery

STEP: 9: Get Vaccinated!
If you haven’t already, this is your chance to protect your health and those you sit next to in your recovery meetings. Vaccinations will be available in front of Portland, Bend, Eugene, and Klamath Falls city halls!

Got questions? Please contact sam@oregonrecovers.org

How to Create a Team

1. Register yourself! Visit the registration page of your local walk click Register to Walk / Join the Campaign and follow the prompts to sign up!

2. Access the Dashboard on your fundraising page by clicking your photo in the top right-hand corner

3. Scroll to the bottom of your Dashboard and select "Create a Team" Follow the prompts to set up your team.

4. Share your team page with friends and family. They can join your team or donate using the buttons in the right-hand column of your page

2020 was tough, and 2021 is a year to rebuild. Last year Oregon’s addiction crisis was made worse by a global pandemic, destructive fires and relentless political polarization. This year we'll bring our community back together to welcome everyone home to recovery.

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