Upcoming Events
GAABC Upcoming Events - Celebrating Survivors Breakfast, Training Walks, Contest, and moreCOUNTDOWN TO THE 2025 2-DAY WALK FOR BREAST CANCER OCTOBER 4-5, 2025
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Join us on Saturday, August 8th for Kick Off 2.0! Team Captains are invited to join us for a important rally at 10:00 am, and all 2-Day participants will be welcomed into the meeting at 10:15 am.
We’ll be walking you through the launch of MoveSpring (the platform we’ll be using for our final 3 Adventures and for the 2-Day Walk Experience), telling you some digital fundraising opportunities, and giving you an update on the state of the ITJ union. Don’t miss it! Hope to see you there!
Join Zoom Meeting on August 8th:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88251934071?pwd=SkdnYk9OY3VxYkxzbCs0K3JtdTdZZz09
Meeting ID: 882 5193 4071
Passcode: 100501
Georgia 2-Day Walk Adventures move into the MoveSpring App for Adventure #5! This is the App we will be using for our final three Adventures this summer, as well as for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: The Streak challenge pushes you to get at least 30 minutes of activity each day during Adventure #5 in MoveSpring. Try walking in the mornings or evenings when it’s a little cooler to get your steps in each day! Don’t forget to send in pics when you hit your goal to wjones@2daywalk.org!
Fundraising Challenge: Did you know that in 2019, grants from It’s The Journey served Georgians in 102 counties?! Isn’t it awesome to see how far your fundraising dollars can go? We’re challenging you to raise $1 for every county covered by ITJ grants during the next two weeks! Who can raise $102 to serve Georgians in need of breast health care?
Contest: MoveSpring offers lots of ways to get involved and participate with your fellow walkers. You’ll be able to compete on our leaderboard, try and meet the daily streak challenge, receive messages of support from our sponsors, and interact with your fellow walkers in the chat feature! The most engaged user on MoveSpring during Adventure #5 will get the opportunity to announce the countdown to Closing Ceremonies for the 2020 2-Day Walk Experience!
Inspiration Locations- PATH400 Greenway & Flat Creek Nature Area: Looking to for a new place to get some steps in? Check out the PATH400 Greenway! According to their website, “PATH400 runs along the spine of GA 400 and, once complete, will provide a 5.2-mile greenway through the heart of Buckhead.” For access points and parking, check out the website here.
Looking for a day trip? Check out the Flat Creek Nature Area in Peachtree City! A beautiful preserve, the 3 mile roundtrip boardwalk path takes you through the marsh to explore all of the area’s natural beauty. Parking is located at 192 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Click here for more information.
*Flat Creek Image courtesy cityseeker.com
Adventure #6 kicks off on Monday, August 24! We’d like to give a huge shout out to Walton Gas for helping to make this Adventure possible- thank you! If you’re not already using the MoveSpring app, we encourage you to get enrolled now as this is the app we will be using for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: In MoveSpring, not only can you chart your step progress- we can see how much ground we are covering as a group! For this Adventure, we want to try and collectively walk 1,000,000 steps! Let’s get steppin!
Fundraising Challenge: We need you to help us bridge our fundraising gap! During Adventure #5, you guys pushed the fundraising thermometer up to over $230,500. For Adventure #6, we are challenging you to push it up to $240,000! Who can you ask to support your 2-Day Walk Experience journey today?
Contest: As we strive to hit 1,000,000 steps as a group during this Adventure, we want to reward the individual who does the most work to help us hit that goal! The person who walks the most individual steps during Adventure #6 will win lunch with Stephani!
Copyright: ©2007 Holly Sasnett Photography, Inc.
Inspiration Locations- Freedom Park Trail and Arabia Mountain State Park: Tired of your usual walking routes? Check out our new Inspiration Locations for Adventure #6! Freedom Park Trail is a 7.3 mile out and back loop beginning at the MLK Historic Site in downtown Atlanta. This paved, shady trail is good for walkers of all levels of fitness, and is often incorporated into our route for the Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer! The trail is a part of the Stone Mountain PATH system, and actually connects to trails that will take you all the way to Stone Mountain! Parking is available near the King Center downtown. Click here for more information.
Photo by James Duckworth
Looking for something a little further outside of town? Located just east of Atlanta and what feels like a world away is stunning Arabia Mountain State Park! Arabia Mountain Top Trail is a 1.3 mile out and back route that explores the breathtaking heritage area made up of exposed granite spotted with pools, teeming with rare plant life. Click here for more information, including parking options and directions.
Join It’s The Journey and Georgia CORE on Wednesday, August 26 at noon for Straight Talk: Breast Cancer Research Highlights and Hopes. This live discussion will highlight the work of several breast cancer researchers working on projects funded by ITJ and Georgia CORE. Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/straighttalkpanel2020
Adventure #7 kicks off on Monday, September 7! We’d like to give a huge shout out to Phoenix Crane for helping to make this Adventure possible- thank you! If you’re not already using the MoveSpring app, we encourage you to get enrolled now as this is the app we will be using for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! Registered 2020 participants can click here to learn how to sign in to MoveSpring!
Activity Challenge: We are challenging you to “walk across Georgia” with a partner- that’s 300 miles in 2 weeks! It’s a HUGE challenge, but divided between two determined people (about 10.7 mi/day each), we think you can do it!
Divide it up even further by tackling the challenge with your teammates. Don’t forget to send in pics to Whitney at wjones@2daywalk.org for a chance to be featured on our Instagram page!
Fundraising Challenge: We’re asking you to try and find one $20 donation per day leading up to the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience. For every 50 walkers who commit to raising $20/day between the start of this $20 challenge and the walk, we can fully fund one $20,000 grant in 2021!!
Don’t forget- good old fashioned emails and letters to friends requesting donations are proven to have the highest response rate, second only to an in-person ask. Need help with what to write? Contact Jon at jmcmurdo@2daywalk.org for ideas and a handy template!
Picture courtesy of Explore Georgia
Inspiration Location- Silver Comet Trail: Want a nice long trail to help you get ready for the 2-Day Walk Experience? Check out the Silver Comet Trail! According to their website, “the Silver Comet Trail is 61.5 miles long, and starts at the Mavell Road Trailhead in Smyrna, Georgia. It ends at the Georgia/Alabama state line, near Cedartown and The Esom Hill Trailhead.” Built along abandoned railroad lines, the fully paved trail is perfect for walkers and cyclists alike. For parking, trail access points, and more information, click here.
It’s The Journey invites you to sign up for the 2020 Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Experience! This year, instead of 2 days, you’ll have 2 WEEKS to complete your 30 miles!
Beginning Monday, September 21st, you can start racking up your miles for the 2020 2-Day Experience on MoveSpring, our virtual walk platform! You’ll still be traveling 30 miles throughout Atlanta, and will still “see” some of our wonderful partners at B’Rest Stops (called “Milestones” in MoveSpring”) approximately every 2.5 miles! Each Milestone will unlock video or picture messages to help bring the 2-Day experience to you wherever you are!
MoveSpring works with tracking devices (like FitBit, Apple Watch, etc.) or even just your cell phone to track your steps/miles! You can compete on our mileage leaderboard, and we have some really great ideas on how to get support from your donors by incorporating MoveSpring features!
On Sunday, October 4th, we will head out together for our final mile, culminating in a Facebook Live Closing Ceremonies Experience at 12:00 pm, so that we can all celebrate together! More details TBA as we get closer!
Registration is only $35 (includes access to virtual platform, Victory t-shirt, credentials, and year button), and there are no minimum fundraising requirements for 2020! Sign up here!
Have questions about all the changes coming to this year’s 2-Day Walk? Check out our 2020 FAQs page for answers!
2-Day walker Kim Graff is selling hand stamped books as a fundraiser for Breasta Fiesta. There are 2 designs to chose from, and they are $20.00 for the set. Pick up available in Woodstock or $10.00 for shipping. ITJ will receive 50% of all sales and will receive 100% of shipping cost. Cash/Cash app/Venmo available.
Email craftsbygraff@gmail.com to purchase yours today!
Details TBA!
The Mad Girls and The Mad Italian invite you to try your luck for a chance to win this beautiful custom t-shirt blanket! Featuring vintage 2-Day Walk victory shirts, team shirts, and Mad Italian shirts, this quilt is lovingly made and backed with soft purple fleece- perfect for cuddling up as it gets cooler!
You can see the blanket for yourself at The Mad Italian and purchase raffle tickets ($15 each) on site. You can also purchase your raffle tickets by contacting Julia Olson at family-olson@comcast.net.
Raffle will be drawn at the end of the month! Good luck!
Check out the 5th Annual Miss Pink Warrior pageant benefiting 2-Day Team Donna’s Warriors and It’s the Journey, Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer! 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Legacy Lodge – Lake Lanier Islands Resort. For more information, visit the event Facebook page here.
