EVENT FAQs

• There is no registration fee to participate in KMs of Compassion.

• Kilometres of Compassion will be back in November 2022, but how it works is simple! Set yourself a personal challenge; exactly what you do, and how many kilometres you cover is up to you, but make it meaningful, something beyond your usual workout. Your commitment to your challenge will motivate your friends, family or colleagues to donate toward your fundraising target.

  But remember, no matter where you are, how far you go, or how you move, you can support refugees, join us today

• Kilometres of Compassion will be back in November 2022 so keep an eye out and express your interest here to be the first to hear once the date has been set!

• Set yourself a personal challenge, exactly what you do, and how far you go is up to you. You could run, walk, swim, cycle, kayak, rollerblade or dance, the choice is endless. But make your challenge meaningful and something beyond your norm that will motivate others to donate toward your fundraising target.

• You can do something else, but remember, the harder the challenge is, the more motivated your friends, family or colleagues will be to donate toward your fundraising target, and whatever you do, you are championing hope and empowering people seeking asylum by participating and raising funds for the ASRC.

• Yes! When you register, you can choose to create a team then you will be the team captain and have a team page AND individual page created for you. Your individual page will be joined to your team page and displayed as a team member.

  If you wish to join an existing team, you will need to know the name of the person who created the team (team captain) or the name of the team you want to join. You can search for them and join the team when you register.

  Whatever activity you decide to do, please ensure you follow the COVID restrictions and guidelines outlined by your local Government.

• Just email us on run@asrc.org.au or call us on 1300 692 772!

• Run 4 Refugees is the ASRC’s flagship community fundraising activity. It isn’t just one event, it is hundreds of people throughout Australia taking part in different public events and setting their own challenges to raise funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum.

  You can Run 4 Refugees your way by participating in any public running or walking event in your community, or by setting your own challenge. That’s right, you can walk or push a pram or wheel a wheelchair, you don’t have to run. Simply have fun, raise money and show your support for refugees and people seeking asylum.

  The funds you raise along the way will enable people seeking asylum to access healthcare, food security, legal support and more.

  No matter which public event you enter, or how you move, you can champion hope and empower people seeking asylum as part of Team ASRC.

• Run 4 Refugees is held all year round. We always enter a team in Bridge to Brisbane, Sydney’s City2Surf and the Melbourne Marathon Festival, so join our fundraising team or take part in your own way by participating in another event or setting your own challenge to have some fun, raise money and stand with people seeking asylum.

• No! You can run, walk, roll, skip, jog or push a pram. Whatever you do, you are championing hope and empowering people seeking asylum by participating and raising funds for the ASRC.

• Absolutely. Join our virtual campaign Kilometres of Compassion campaign in November 2022. Express your interest here to be the first to hear once the date has bee

  If you have an idea for a public event you would like to organise, we’d love to hear about it! Drop us an email at run@asrc.org.au.

There is no registration fee to participate in Run 4 Refugees. However, if you are partaking in a large event such as the Melbourne Marathon, you will still need to register directly with the organiser and pay the entry fee.

If you enter a large public event (such as Melbourne Marathon), the event organisers of that activity are responsible for following local COVIDSafe guidelines and hosting the event in a COVIDSafe way. Be sure to follow their instructions and measures. If you choose to hold your own activity, such as a daily run, please be sure to follow the COVID restrictions and guidelines outlined by your local Government.

Just email us on run@asrc.org.au or call us on 1300 692 772!

All funds are donated directly to the Asylum Seeker Resource Center and used to support the ASRC’s work with people seeking asylum. See Our Work for more details on the services your funds help support and Your Impact to see the difference you can make.

Visit our website at www.asrc.org.au or have a look at Your Impact page for more information about the services your funds help support and the difference your fundraising can make.

When you register to Run 4 Refugees, a personal fundraising page will be created for you. You can personalise your page and make edits to it.
You can share your fundraising page in a variety of ways (for example through social media, email, text messaging and WhatsApp) and ask your friends and family to donate directly to it. We have some useful Resources to help you promote your page and some suggested wording in the email template.
You will also receive a donation box in your Run 4 Refugees kit in the post. These boxes can be displayed at your workplace for cash donations.

Get friends, family and colleagues to donate directly on your personal fundraising page, that way the money comes directly to the ASRC automatically and they’ll receive a tax receipt (for any donations over $2) automatically.

While we don’t encourage using Facebook Fundraising, we also don’t want your incredible fundraising efforts to be missed in the final tally. Please email us on run@asrc.org.au with how much you have raised through Facebook so we can keep an eye out for it.

You can add cash donations to your fundraising page by clicking ‘Donate’ and then selecting ‘Deposit Collected Funds’ to add the cash to your page using your credit or debit card. A Non-Tax Deductible receipt will be issued for this transaction.

For help setting up your page please contact run@asrc.org.au.

If you’re struggling to login to your fundraising page, reset your password by clicking Login on the top right of the Run 4 Refugees page and select Forgot your Password?

If you’ve already hit your fundraising target, consider increasing it! Simply log into your fundraising page and click Edit my Page and update your fundraising target.

Yes! When you register, you can choose to create a team then you will be the team captain and have a team page AND individual page created for you. Your individual page will be joined to your team page and displayed as a team member.

If you wish to join an existing team, you will need to know the name of the person who created the team (team captain) or the name of the team you want to join. You can search for them and join the team when you register.