Voices Empower: Walk to Break the Silence

This November, you can help women and children move beyond violence during Woman Abuse Prevention Month by joining in our Voices Empower campaign!

Show your support Saturday, November 19th and join us in person or virtually for Voices Empower: Walk to Break the Silence. Starting at 11am, we will be walking roundtrip from Uptown Square in Waterloo to Carl Zehr Town Square in Downtown Kitchener. This 6km walk is a time to reflect and honour the women who are killed every six days by an intimate partner. 

We encourage you to get a team together, wear your best purple outfit, and walk to show your support. It’s crucial that we continue having conversations about domestic violence, while also raising awareness and funds for those experiencing domestic violence in our community.

Please consider donating here or creating a fundraiser of your own! Encourage family and friends to join us November 19th, as we walk 6 km to break the silence!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I participate in Voices Empower: Walk to Break the Silence?

To participate, all you need to do to get started is register online. Your first step is to decide how you will be participating: on your own, as the captain of a team, or with your organization.

It’s easy to register online:

- Choose to ‘Join a Team’, ‘ Create a Team’, or ‘Join as an Individual’ listed above

- Complete the registration form to access your personal fundraising page and/or team fundraising page

- If you are participating with friends, family or coworkers, we recommend choosing the ‘Team’ option when you join so that everyone involved in your initiative is able to manage their own personal fundraising page.

2. How do I join a team that already exists?

To join a team that is already registered, you will need to know the Team Name or the Team Captain’s Name to find them. From there, it’s simple:

- Click the ‘Join a team’ button and search for that team,

- Click ‘Join this team’ next to the correct search result

- Complete the registration form to access your personal fundraising page.

3. Is there a registration fee

There is no registration fee, or fundraising minimums to register. All participants are encouraged to create a personal fundraising goal and donate online via your personal fundraising page. Once registered each Team Captain will receive a race toolkit with some simple fundraising tips and info to help you reach your goal.

4. How do I fundraise? Is there a fundraising minimum?

Fundraising for Voices Empower: Walk to Break the Silence can be done from anywhere! There is no fundraising minimum required to participate. We are grateful for all your fundraising efforts and encourage you to share results throughout your experience.

5. What will you do with the funds that I raise?

All proceeds raised through Voices Empower: Walk to Break the Silence will support the women and children served at Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.

6. How do I make an online donation?

Participants are encouraged to create a personal fundraising page, and email that link to family and friends. This link will take you to the sender’s fundraising page. When you click on that link, you should be redirected to their page where you see a Donate button. Click ‘Donate Now’ and complete the form to make your donation.

You may also see a post on social media and the process is the same. Click on the link that’s included in the post, which should take you to the event or personal fundraising page. Click ‘Donate Now’, and complete the form to make your donation.

You can also visit our event webpage and click ‘Make a Donation’ at the top of the homepage. From there you can search for the person or team you wish to donate to you.

7. When will I receive my tax receipt?

All online donors will receive an official tax receipt to the email address provided when completing their donation. If you have trouble finding your tax receipt, please contact fundraising@wcswr.org.

8. Who do I contact if I have questions or need technical support?

Please email fundraising@wcswr.org if you need support setting up your fundraising page, or have any questions at all!

Everyone is encouraged to post pictures of your walk on social media and share why you are walking using the hashtag #VoicesEmpower.

Leading up to the event, and throughout the day we'll be sharing your photos on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Together we can break the silence and show our support to women and children in our community who are moving beyond violence!!