Let’s move!

Move and fundraise for dementia. That’s what we’re asking everyone to do in September for World Alzheimers Month.

Ready, set, move!

Calling all movers and shakers! Set yourself and friends a movement and fundraising challenge. Nearly all of us know, or have known, someone with dementia. Let’s show them we care by taking part in Move for Dementia.

Choose your challenge

It could be anything, from aerobics to zip-lining!

Create your fundraising page

Share with friends, family and whānau and ask them to lend their support.

Get moving!

Share your progress with friends and whānau and encourage them to participate as well!

Promote your movement

Let your friends and family know you’re moving for dementia using our free Promo Kit with branded social media posts, stories, cover banners, and posters.

Download the Promo Kit

Ways to move

Join in with an existing sports event

Get involved and meet new people in your community

Get out in nature

Move outdoors and get in touch with the beautiful natural environment Aotearoa New Zealand is blessed with.

Get a team together

Support one another with your challenge and spread the word far and wide. You could even take on a bigger challenge and break it down between you.

Try something new

Have a go at an activity you’ve always wanted to do.

Be inspired by Sir Tom

Captain Tom Moore became a national hero in Britain after raising more than for £30 million for charity. Sir Tom completed 100 laps of his garden for his first fundraising challenge.

Movers and shakers

Move 30 minutes a day

Sisa and her whānau took on Move for Dementia in honour of their Dad, Poa, a talented cricketer and musician now living in aged care. “This challenge brings us together to support Dad and others living with dementia mate wareware—just 30 minutes a day, whether it’s a walk, a dance, or something active.”

Walk together

After their mum, Jane, was diagnosed, Theresa pledged to move for 30 minutes daily and invited others to join a walk around Aotea Lagoon. Their efforts raised more than $6000, bringing people together and breaking the stigma around dementia. “We needed a village, and people responded so well,” says Theresa.

Cycling for dementia

At 70, Alister Robertson is racing 160km around Lake Taupō for the 10th time, raising awareness for dementia mate wareware. Diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at 60, Alister shows that dementia doesn’t stop him from living life to the fullest. His efforts highlight the need for support and raise funds for Alzheimers New Zealand.

Your donations will make a difference

Around 70,000 Kiwis are living with dementia today and that's expected to almost triple to 170,000 by 2050. Almost all of us know or have known someone with dementia.

Your donations will be used nationally and locally to help us provide vital services and support to people living with dementia today.

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