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

A cycle ride a day

Alister is living with dementia and decided to cycle every day for a month for his challenge: “As someone who is still very active, I would like this September to be a time when we challenge some long-held stereotypes about people with dementia.”

Running with grandad

Lauren took on the Auckland Marathon in memory of her grandad. She found running really helped her with her healing journey after he passed away, “and to realise that life doesn't end when dementia begins, grandad still lives on with every stride I take, running every step of the way with me.”

100 laps challenge

Residents at the Wimbledon Villa in Fielding completed 100 laps of the villa for their Move for Dementia challenge, and even dressed up in purple for the occasion! "We had a blast doing our challenge and even had family joining in!"

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.

Learn more