October 2024 is Step Out For Nursing Month
To carry on its work of providing financial support to nurses and nursing students, RNFOO needs to raise funds. We have designated the month of October to Step Out For Nursing.
We are inviting you to use your heels or wheels to walk, jog or wheel 8 kilometers during the month of October to raise funds for RNFOO. We chose 8 kilometers because that is the average distance a nurse walks on their day shift. We want to be their sole mates!
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
Join an RNFOO Hosted Trail
There are 3 RNFOO hosted sites that you may wish to join:
Markham – 55 Austin Drive, Markham
Saturday, October 5, 9 am to 2 pm
GTA East
Details TBC
Toronto Central
Details TBC
Please register to join us at any of these locations so that we can ensure enough maps, snacks and water.
Your supporters may donate through the main page, or you can set up a page to tell your story and measure progress toward your own goal.
Your contact details will be provided to the host location coordinator.
HOSTED SITE REGISTRATIONCreate Your Own Trail Near You
Whether you are walking alone, with a friend, or organizing your own group, choose the route you want to take and set up a page with your fundraising goal.
We suggest walking trails to avoid any issues with traffic.
Individuals in your group or sub groups can set up their own page with a goal if they wish but still walk/bike/run with the group.
If you are forming a group, we encourage you to set a specific starting location, date and time. Think about providing washroom facilities, ability to fill up a water bottle, and maps of the trail. It would be great to have someone to check people in as they arrive so you know who is participating. Let people know where to park if they are driving to reach the kick-off point.
If you want us to include your group in our registration for anyone to join, let us know and we will send your coordinator the contact details of people who want to join you.
A rain date is always a good plan!
Click on JOIN when you reach the page.
For Nurses:
Walk a Shift
The basis for the length of this fund raiser in the average distance a nurse walks on their day shift – 8 kilometers.
If you are a nurse and don’t have time outside of your working life to participate in the Step Out For Nursing, you can always have friends, family and colleagues sponsor your shift.
To do this, you would simply declare a day shift and set up a page on our fundraising platform with your financial goal.
As with other options, you can always form a group of nurses walking your shifts to help raise funds.
Click on JOIN when you reach the page.
1. Set Your Date
We have designated the entire month of October as Step Out for Nursing. Choose a date within the month of October 2024. If you are participating with a group, it would be a good idea to have a rain date set up in advance.
2. Set Your Location
Whether you are participating alone or with others, choose your location. We recommend keeping to trails to avoid any need for permits etc.
JOINING AN RNFOO HOSTED SITE?
Please register here so that we know how many people to expect at the site.
3. Identify Who Is Participating
Are you participating by yourself, taking a friend or forming a group? You can choose how to accomplish the 8 kms – walk, jog, bike, wheelchair, stroller, roller blades etc. Also, you don’t have to do it all in one day if you are not able. You can break it down into more manageable distances as long as you are finished by the end of October and are transparent with your supporters.
4. Set Your Goal
Each individual or team can set their own fund raising goal. If you are going it alone, you might want to set a modest goal. If you are forming a group, chat with your sole mates and establish a shared goal.
5. Create Your Page
We are using CauseVox to manage this event. You can use the templated page or design your own. Each individual or team will create a page where their goal will be displayed, post messages as to why they are supporting RNFOO etc. If you are part of a group you can choose to have your own page with an individual fund raising goal and messages to your supporters, or direct your supporters to the group page. Each pages has a unique URL. Be sure to send your URL to your supporters.
6. Promote
Once you have created your page on CauseVox, you can promote your participation to your friends, family and colleagues. You can contact them individually or use your social media for broader reach. Engage with RNFOO’s social media for even greater reach.
Each CauseVox individual page has a unique URL. Be sure to use your own page’s URL.
7. Post Updates
The CauseVox pages allow for pictures and updates. An active page will attract more attention. The best size for the HERO image on your page is 1920 x 1075 pixels.
8. Take Pictures
Add pictures to your CauseVox page. They can be pictures of sole mates, pictures of the trail etc.
9. Not Joining the Trail?
If you are not able to step out, or are more of an armchair athlete, you can always donate to support RNFOO.
MAKE A GENERAL DONATION
Want to support a team in your area or a specific person? Visit the team site and look at the bottom of the page for the various teams and participants.
