EVENT FAQs

• KMs of Compassion is held all year round. We always have Team ASRC at Bridge to Brisbane, Sydney Running Festival 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. Join Team ASRC here.

• Kilometres of Compassion (KMs of Compassion) 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 join Team ASRC and clock up your KMs of Compassion by participating in any public running, walking, cycling or swimming event in your community, or by setting your own challenge. You could do a marathon, a triathlon, a 5km fun run or a mountain hike. 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.

• No! You can run, walk, roll, swim, cycle, 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. If you have an idea for a public event or your own challenge you would like to organise, we’d love to hear about it! Drop us an email at kms@asrc.org.au.

  You can also join our virtual ASRC Challenge to clock up your Kilometres of Compassion in November 2023. Watch this space for updates.

There is no registration fee to participate in KMs of Compassion. However, if you are partaking in a large event such as the Melbourne Marathon Festival, 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 Festival), 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 kms@asrc.org.au or book in some time to chat with us here: https://calendly.com/KMsofcompassion

• There is no registration fee to participate in the ASRC Challenge, and you’ll even recieve a free KMs of Compassion Kit when you register to help you on your training and fundraising journey!

• The ASRC Challenge will be back in 2023, and how it works is simple!

  Set yourself a personal challenge; exactly how you clock up your Kilometres of Compassion or how far you go 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 and people seeking asylum.

• The ASRC Challenge will be back in November 2023. Watch this space for updates!

• 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 could also make an impact with your KMs of Compassion and choose a distance that shows the difference your fundraising will make. Have a look at our suggestions here.

• 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 kms@asrc.org.au or book in some time to chat with us here: https://calendly.com/KMsofcompassion

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 for KMs of Compassion, 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.

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 kms@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 kms@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 KMs for Compassion page and select Forgot your Password?
If you need further assistance, please contact kms@asrc.org.au.

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.