Support a Fundraiser or Walk
Across the country, DDF advocates and supporters are bringing their communities together through walks and other fundraising events benefiting Debbie’s Dream Foundation. Find an upcoming fundraiser near you and use the links below to learn more or register.
Can’t attend an event? You can still support a fundraiser that’s meaningful to you. Choose from the active fundraising campaigns below to make a donation directly through that fundraiser’s campaign page.
Upcoming Community Fundraisers
Third Annual Strides Against Stomach Cancer Walk
Germantown, Wisconsin
Hosted by Lisa Bartoszewicz
November 1, 2026
Check-in: 9:00 a.m. | Walk: 10:00 a.m.
Kinderberg Park
N106 W14937 Buckthorn Dr., Germantown, WI 53022
Register & View Event Details | Donate
Guts 2 Stride
Suffolk, Virginia
Hosted by Juanita Holland & Raquel Milano
November 14, 2026 | 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Town Park University Suffolk, VA 23435
Register & View Event Details | Donate
Guts For Glory
Kansas City, Kansas
Hosted by Priscilla Brittine, Yoli Day, Kelle Brown & Cara Fuqua
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Kansas City, Kansas Community College
7250 State Ave., Kansas City, KS
Register & View Event Details | Donate
Taking Steps to Cure Stomach Cancer
Sayville, New York
Hosted by Amanda Johnson & Greetchen Avendano
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 9:15 a.m.
Sayville High School Track Field
20 Brook Street, Sayville, NY
Register & View Event Details | Donate
Gastro Dash
Phoenix, Arizona
Hosted by Niccole Branson
November 1, 2026 | 7:00 a.m.
Arizona Falls
5802 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
Register & View Event Details | Donate
Past Community Fundraisers
Rami’s Race
Westland, Michigan
Hosted by Rozy Shams
Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 7:30 a.m.
33275 Edward N. Hines Dr., Westland, MI 48185
Rami’s Race brought community members together in memory of Rami to raise awareness and funds benefiting Debbie’s Dream Foundation. If you would like to make a donation in honor of Rami, click here.
*Community fundraisers are independently organized events benefiting Debbie’s Dream Foundation and are not hosted by DDF unless otherwise noted.
Turn Your Community Into a Force for Change
Host a Fundraiser
Bring your friends, family, and community together to support Debbie’s Dream Foundation and help make a difference for people affected by stomach cancer.
Whether you’re planning a community walk, 5K, or another fundraising activity, DDF provides tools to help you get started. Fundraisers can raise awareness, honor or remember someone affected by stomach cancer, and help support DDF’s mission.
Ready to get started?
Planning a Walk?
DDF’s Fundraising Walk Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to help you plan, promote, and host a successful community walk benefiting Debbie’s Dream Foundation.
The Impact of Community Fundraising
During Gastric Cancer Awareness Month in 2025, DDF advocates across the country raised more than $60,000 through community fundraising walks.
When One Community Takes Action
In November 2024, patient advocate Lisa Bartoszewicz organized Strides Against Stomach Cancer, raising more than $20,000 to support scholarships for DDF’s 13th Annual Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. The event brought survivors, families, and supporters together to honor loved ones, raise awareness, and help advocates bring their voices to Washington, D.C.
Her effort helped inspire a growing network of community fundraising walks across the country.
Help Bring Advocates to Capitol Hill
Community fundraising is one way DDF helps make advocacy accessible to more people. Donations to the Advocacy Day scholarship fund help eligible stomach cancer survivors, caregivers, and families with costs associated with traveling to Washington, D.C. to participate in Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day.
Your support helps bring more voices directly to policymakers and strengthens our collective efforts to advance stomach cancer research, awareness, prevention, and early detection.
