Commit to walking one million steps over three months this summer to support research to save babies' lives and ensure bereaved families get the care they deserve.

To sign up to the challenge, join the Facebook group. 

Once you’re in the group, you can register for your t-shirt, set up your fundraiser, get tips, be inspired and find out anything you want to know about the challenge! 

No problem! Simply fill out the registration form here. 

We will send you a fundraising pack and t-shirt and you can set up an online fundraiser on JustGiving. 

There is no entry fee for this challenge. We do however ask you to fundraise as part of your challenge. Facebook Fundraisers are the easiest way to raise money. You can set one up in a few seconds here. And then it’s really easy to share the page with your Facebook friends. 

Yes, you can! You can sign up to challenge and join the Facebook group by clicking ‘Join group’ above. We can send a digital pack to your email - please email steps@sands.org.uk to request one. Due to postage costs, we are unable to send you a t-shirt pack in the post.  

We'll send you a t-shirt pack  after you put your address and t-shirt size in the online registration form here.

T-shirts will be posted in batches every day from 17th April.  It can take up to 10 working days for your T-shirt to arrive so please be patient whilst you wait for yours.

Sorry you haven't received your t-shirt yet. You can email your details to shop@shop-sands.org.uk and we'll check this. Or, if you're not 100% sure you have given us your full address, you can provide it here. 

Of course. Please email shop@shop-sands.org.uk to let us know what size you received, and what size you need. We'll then send a new t-shirt with an envelope to return the other. 

No problem! Simply ask them to fill out the registration form here and we will send them fundraising packs and t-shirts. 

If they're not fundraising, you can buy additional t-shirts here.

Some good free apps are: Strava, RunKeeper MapMyWalk. But the most important thing is that you post updates on your Facebook Fundraiser so your friends and family see how hard you're pushing yourself! You can also download the tracker calendar so you can track your steps here 

Yes! Every step you do will help Sands. So do this challenge in whatever way works best for you. Every step is very much appreciated! 

You don’t need to prove you’ve completed the challenge– we trust you! You can post videos, pictures and updates on your Facebook Fundraiser and in the group though. Sharing updates is also a great way to show those who have sponsored you that you’re committed to completing the challenge. 

The only thing that matters is that you challenge yourself. If you need to change the target, that’s okay. Do as much as you can. Every step helps. 

No, It is a good idea to make sure you have suitable clothing and shoes.  

This step challenge works out about 10,869 steps daily for three months and you can also do longer walks at the weekends. You can do more some days if you want so you can add in rest days.  

This is a virtual step challenge for everyone to take on one million steps over three months starting on the 1st May and ending on the 31st July. It works out to be over 10,000 steps every day and you can also tailor this to you if you want to walk more or less on certain days. You can do this in your local area, park, gym and at your own pace. You can do this together with your friends and family. 

You can do your steps in any way you would like. So this could be walking, jogging, running, dancing, gym machines (treadmill) and playing football or other sports. You can also include your steps when you’re at home walking around your home and going up & down the stairs. If you’re out and doing some shopping that can count too! 

We have no minimum or maximum amount that we would like you to raise. From our point of view, no matter how much money you raise, it will make a difference to bereaved families across the UK, and for that we are so grateful.  We suggest setting yourself a target as it can be helpful to have something to aim for. 

Facebook Fundraisers are the easiest way to raise money. After you set up a Facebook fundraiser, then it's really easy to share the page with your Facebook friends.  

Your Facebook fundraising page is automatically activated for you when you registered. You can find it and edit it by visiting www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage 

Make sure to personalise your page with photos and updates, and to share with your friends and family. 

Unfortunately it isn’t possible to donate to a Facebook fundraiser if you don’t have an account. We suggest asking them to transfer you the money, and you paying it to your Facebook fundraiser yourself. You could also donate via our website: www.sands.org.uk/donate and adding the challenge name: One Million Steps and the name of the person you are sponsoring. Please also email steps@sands.org.uk to let us know about this donation.  

Most donations appear instantly. But sometimes it takes up to 48 hours if they donated via PayPal or if they have slow broadband. But let us know if it still isn't showing after 72 hours and we'll see what we can do. 

No problem! If you go to your own Facebook Profile Page and scroll down you'll find it there. Or you can click on this link to manage "Your active Fundraisers" - https://www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage 

Absolutely. You can collect sponsorship in any way you like. We simply recommend Facebook Fundraisers for this challenge as they’re easy and hassle-free, but if you’d like a sponsorship form, you can download one here. 

Don’t worry about filling in the serial number, we will fill that in for you.  

Yes, if you would like. Facebook sends the money directly to us and doesn’t charge you or us any fees, but if you would like to set up a fundraising page on another online platform, we recommend JustGiving. Go to One Million Steps 2023 - JustGiving Page. If you use a different online platform other than JustGiving or Facebook, like Enthuse and GOFUNDME, please email steps@sands.org.uk with your fundraising page link.  

Directly to us at Sands. You don't have to worry about this. It happens automatically through Facebook  

If you have fundraised using an online page like Facebook Fundraiser or JustGiving page - all the donations will automatically transfer to Sands so you don't have to do anything. 

If you’ve collected offline fundraising, the easiest way to pay this to Sands if by donating it to your Facebook fundraiser. 

If you don't have one, you can also donate on our website. Make sure to say that your money is for your challenge so that we can make sure it is added to your total. 

Make sure you email your sponsorship form to steps@sands.org.uk after donating so we can claim valuable gift aid. 

If you’re not able to donate this way, then drop us an email to steps@sands.org.uk and we can discuss other ways of getting the donation to us. 

If you’ve collected cash donations and have a completed sponsorship form, do scan and email this to us at steps@sands.org.uk so we claim any gift aid. If you’re not able to scan or send us a clear photograph, drop us an email anyway and we can let you know where to send your form via post. Don’t worry about filling in the serial number, we will fill that in for you.  

If you need a copy of the sponsorship form, you can download it here

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