Breakthrough Week
Join us for Breakthrough Week, a week-long celebration of action, community, and impact for our Breakthrough T1D Walks this fall. Each day brings a new fundraising challenge, a new way to ensure success, and a new opportunity to inspire hope in the T1D community. Whether you’re walking for a loved one, yourself, or breakthroughs, your participation matters. Take part in one or all of these daily challenges and be entered to win exciting prizes. Complete all five challenges and be entered to win our grand prize, Grand Marshal the T1D Warrior Parade!
Daily Challenges
Tuesday: Tech Tuesday
Challenge: Download the new Breakthrough T1D Fundraising app on Apple App Store or Google Play and boost your fundraising today.
Why it matters: The app makes it easier than ever to fundraise on the go and stay connected to your progress. Participants who use the Breakthrough T1D Fundraising App raise 8X more than those who don’t.
Wednesday: Get Social Wednesday
Challenge: Connect to Facebook and set up a Facebook Fundraiser through your Participant Center or share your personal page link directly to your social pages.
Why it matters: Participants who use Facebook Fundraisers raise more on average. It’s a simple, powerful way to reach your network.
Thursday: Tag & Tell Thursday
Challenge: Post a video and tag 3 friends to join or donate to your team. Please email kdunlap@bt1d.org when this challenge is completed!
Why it matters: Fundraising is a team effort and the more people involved, the greater your collective impact.
Friday: Fundraising Friday
Challenge: Leverage your team to reach out to their networks to secure donations. Have at least three people on your team secure 5 or more donations of any amount. Get creative with your ask, tie the number to your T1D story (diagnosis age, diaversary, etc.). Asks are made simple when using the Mobile app and you can send texts, share a QR code, post to social, or send emails.
Why it matters: Your story inspires giving. Today’s about making a meaningful push to close out the week. Remember the more people that your team members ask, they help raise awareness around type 1 diabetes.
Saturday: Squad Goals Saturday
Challenge: Recruit, recruit, recruit! Recruit at least 3 new team members to the team. Tip: Try tagging potential new walkers on social media (or email) to join you at the walk. Visit http://walk.breakthrought1d.org or share your link for easy registration.
Why it matters: There is truly strength in numbers. The more walkers you recruit, the more your T1D story will be amplified in the community! Let’s show everyone that it takes a village and we’re all here to support one another!
Daily Prizes
- Participants of each challenge will be entered to win gift cards to Starbucks, Target, Amazon, etc.
- Teams who participate in every challenge (Tuesday – Saturday) will receive an entry to Grand Marshal the T1D Warrior Parade! This is a great way to showcase your team and dedication to our mission! Another great reason to recruit, recruit, recruit!
How to Participate
- Log in to your Participant Center or register to walk at walk.BreakthroughT1D.org.
- Check this page daily or follow us on social media to view each day’s challenge and prize.
- Complete the challenge and track your progress.
- Celebrate the difference you’re making.
Together, We Walk Toward a Cure
Every step you take this week helps bring us closer to life-changing breakthroughs for people living with T1D. Thank you for walking with us, for fundraising with heart, and for turning hope into progress.