ADEC Moving with Grief Challenge

Friday, May 17 – Sunday, August 4, 2024 Past event

12:00 AM EDT (midnight)

New York

Free · 1 race

Ultra

Event summary

Get ready to make a difference with the ADEC Moving with Grief Challenge, taking place from May 17 to August 4, 2024, in the vibrant city of New York! This inspiring fundraising event invites participants to walk, run, bike, swim, and exercise in support of professional caregivers dedicated to helping those facing loss and grief.

The Challenge encourages everyone to get moving, whether you’re a seasoned athlete or just looking to incorporate more activity into your daily routine. It’s not just about counting steps or burning calories; it’s about uplifting the spirits of those who provide End-of-Life, Death, and Bereavement Care, while also supporting the 355 million people globally who are navigating their own grief journeys. Every step you take and every dollar you raise will have a profound impact. Join us for this meaningful event and experience the power of kindness and compassion in every move!

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Feb 14 – Apr 4, 2023

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ADEC Moving with Grief Challenge
Virtual

Globally, there were approximately 67 million deaths in 2022. With each death leaving an average of 5 grieving people behind, the estimated total number of individuals coping with grief and loss at any given time stands at an astonishing 335 million. Accurate information, timely psycho-education, and community support can go a long way in providing comfort to those who have lost a loved one. Especially for grievers who could benefit from counseling, it is critical that services are being rendered by competent, caring, and compassionate health and social care workers. The reality, however, is that between 47% to 80% of palliative, death and bereavement care professionals are suffering from work-related stress, empathy fatigue, and debilitating burnout. Clearly, protecting the mental health and well-being of professional caregivers is an urgent global public health priority. The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) is the longest standing interdisciplinary organization in the field of dying, death and bereavement. The primary goal of ADEC is to enhance the ability of professionals to meet the needs of those with whom they work in death education and grief counseling. The ADEC Moving with Grief Challenge is a new fundraising event with the goal to raise $30,000 for expanding the range of public education, professional training, and outreach initiates that the Association for Death Education and Counseling can offer. As we uplift the death literacy and grief literacy of professional caregivers, we are also building a more compassionate global community to better support the 335 million people coping with new loss and grief every year. Join us in this meaningful event, strive towards the individual goal of reaching 335 miles in 50 days (walking/moving/elevation distance), while fundraising $30K for a very worthy cause in honor and support of all grieving individuals in the world. Kindness in every Step. Compassion in every Move.

Friday, May 17, 2024

Free

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Organiser's description

The ADEC Moving with Grief Challenge is a new fundraising event for supporting the public education, professional training, and outreach initiatives of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). The Challenge motivates and empowers ADEC members and members of the public to walk, run, bike, swim, exercise, and simply move in support of all professional caregivers caring for those facing loss, grief, and mortality. The Challenge isn't just about counting steps or burning calories though, it is also about uplifting the spirits of workers immersed in End-of-Life, Death, and Bereavement Care, while supporting the world's 355 million people who are actively undergoing grief and bereavement. This is why every move that you make and every dollar that you raise matters. Join us in this important and meaningful event!

KINDNESS IN EVERY STEP, COMPASSION IN EVERY MOVE.