Walk & Roll is an annual celebration of the Gillette Children's community and an important fundraising event. 

Walk & Roll provides opportunities to participate both in-person and from your own neighborhood. Participants can join us in-person at Viking Lakes in Eagan, MN with fellow Gillette patients, families and supporters. Participants residing outside the Twin Cities may participate from wherever they call home.  

Because Walk & Roll is an important fundraising event for Gillette, we've decided to forego a registration fee and instead focus on donations that support Gillette's patient and family services.

What does that mean for you? You're a walker or a roller and a Gillette ambassador. Reach out to your networks via social media, email, snail mail or phone, share why Gillette is important to you, and ask for donations. It's easier than you might think. Something that helps build momentum is to be your own first donor. Take whatever you would have spent on registering for this event and donate that amount toward your fundraising goal. When people see you're "in it", they'll want to join you.

Setting up a fundraising page is easy, there's no minimum amount to raise, and we'll help you with tips and resources along the way.

No! We do encourage all participants to be active fundraisers by making or receiving a donation of any amount. Participants who raise $25 or more will receive this year’s event t-shirt! To help ensure your preferred t-shirt size is available, please register by September 1st.

Nope! While many of our participants do participate on a team made up of co-workers, neighbors, family members or friends, you do not need to be on a team nor create one to join us! Simply register as an individual.

We're excited to pull the Gillette community together at Viking Lakes in Eagan, MN, for this year's Walk & Roll. Those who can't get to Eagan may participate virtually—individually or as part of a team—from wherever they call home! Simply choose the Walk Anywhere option when registering. 

We look forward to having virtual participation from a variety of locations in Minnesota, the United States and beyond. If you aren’t able to be with us in person at Viking Lakes, we invite you to walk & roll in your neighborhood or another location of your choosing on event day – Saturday, September 23. The link to view our brief Walk & Roll program will be available on the home page of this website starting at 10:30 a.m. CDT on event day. We also encourage you to post photos on social media of you, family and friends walking & rolling using our hashtag #walkroll2023

All virtual participants who register and raise $25 or more and have a United States address will be mailed an event t-shirt, and those raising $150 or more will also receive our special event sticker designed by Walk & Roll Patient Ambassador, ZaLayaa.

Secure your limited-edition Gillette Children's Walk & Roll t-shirt by registering and bringing in a minimum of a $25 donation by noon on September 1, 2023!  Participants are welcome to register and fundraise after that date, but we cannot guarantee t-shirt availability or sizing.  

By making a donation to your own walk page, or receiving a donation of $25 or more from a friend, family member, neighbor or colleague, you qualify to receive this year’s shirt. You’ll be able to pick up your shirt at Viking Lakes if you're walking in person.  If you registered to Walk Anywhere, we will mail the shirt to the address in your event registration for all participants with $25 or more fundraised by September 1.