Hope Travels Virtual Toolkit (2026)

We wish every Help Hope Live supporter could meet us in Radnor, PA for our annual Hope Travels 5K. For those who can’t make it in-person we’re excited to share tips and ideas for how to rally your community virtually in support of our nonprofit mission.

Here is your Hope Travels virtual toolkit, including how to register, how to fundraise, and tips for planning your own Hope Travels event.

This toolkit was updated on March 16, 2026.

Share Your Hope Travels with Us!

We would love to see how you participate in Hope Travels your way, whether you will be rolling around a local track or hiking with your whole neighborhood.

Here’s how to share your participation with us:

• Take photos and videos of your participation
• Post to your favorite social media platforms
• Tag us in the posts @helphopeliveorg
• Tag your post #hopetravels5k

You can also email us photos and videos directly at [email protected]. Please note that if you share photos publicly on social media or email them to us, we may feature re-share or feature them.

Step 1: How to Register for Hope Travels

1. Visit the Hope Travels 5K website.
2. Scroll down to the Options section.
3. Under the Virtual 5K option, click the teal Register button.
4. If you participated in Hope Travels previously, click the gray Sign In button to automatically fill in your information.
5. If you have not participated previously, you will create a login during your registration.
6. You can add another registrant if a friend or family member is participating with you.
7. Complete your registration steps. You will receive an email and see a thank-you page confirming your registration.

Can I become a sponsor virtually?

Yes! We’d love that! Explore your options by clicking here. Sponsorships start at $500.

When you’re ready to sponsor, register through the link or email [email protected].

Why do you need my address during registration?

We want to send you your 5K t-shirt! The t-shirt is free with registration. Your address is required so we can send it to you!

Step 2: Spread the Word About Hope Travels

When you are done registering yourself, encourage friends to sign up to participate in Hope Travels virtually with you!

Here’s how to share Hope Travels:

• Copy this URL/link: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Radnor/HopeTravels5KWalkRunRideorRoll
• Open up your favorite social media platform, a text message, or an email
• Paste the URL/link into the post
• Customize your message and send!

Sample Post for Hope Travels

I’m supporting an important cause, and I could really use your help!

Please sign up to participate in the Hope Travels 5K with me! You can register to participate virtually, make a donation to my fundraiser, and share this post to help spread the word.

All funds raised will benefit a great cause: the national medical fundraising nonprofit Help Hope Live.

Let’s put hope in motion for thousands of families across the country facing a life-changing medical crisis. Thank you for participating with me!

#hopetravels5k #helphopelive @helphopeliveorg

Step 3: How to Fundraise for Hope Travels

You can put hope in motion for our nonprofit by starting a fundraiser as part of your Hope Travels participation this year.

Here’s how to start a Hope Travels fundraiser:

1. Log into your Hope Travels/RunSignup account on the Hope Travels homepage.
2. Click the Become a Fundraiser option (or click this direct link to the page.)
3. Fill in a fundraiser name & details about your fundraising campaign for Help Hope Live and set a goal.
4. In the Team Fundraiser section, decide if you’d like to join efforts with a new or existing team. You can also create a new team for your workplace, neighborhood, family, friends, or church!
5. If you select the YES toggle under Create a Team Fundraiser, you will choose a name, set a goal for the whole team, and customize your Team Fundraiser page.
6. Kick off your fundraising efforts with an initial donation (optional)!

How to Share Your Hope Travels Fundraising Page

If you started a fundraiser or joined a team fundraiser, you will want to share your unique URL/link.

You can find your unique URL/link in your email after you register your fundraising page with the steps above.

You can also find your fundraising page link through the Hope Travels site. Here’s how:

1. Click the Find a Participant tab
2. Search for your name
3. Click on your name
4. At the top of the page, copy the link/URL in your browser’s address bar. (See screenshot below)
5. Open up your favorite social media platform, a text message, or an email
6. Paste the URL/link into the post
7. Customize your content and send!

Tips for Planning Your Own Hope Travels Event

One of the things we love most about our annual Hope Travels 5K is that the event allows virtual participation from anywhere.

Why not plan a Hope Travels event of your own? Here are a few tips.

Step one: Let us know about it!

We’d love to help support your Hope Travels event from afar. Your first step is to loop us in—email Brooke at [email protected] and tell us what you’re planning

Step two: Consider these details.

In-person or virtual? You will want to rally friends, family members, and co-workers to join your Hope Travels event. You can decide whether you want to plan an in-person Hope Travels event or invite friends to participate their way from anywhere virtually.

When? You can hold your Hope Travels event on the same day as our in-person event or on any other day that works best for you. You can even encourage friends to reach a certain goal together with May 18 as a “deadline” for reaching the goal, such as hitting a fundraising total together or reaching a certain number of steps or miles as a group!

Where? Have you attended a 5K or mile-walk event locally? Brainstorm some local locations where an in-person event might work well. If you’re planning to hold your event in a public space, reach out to the venues directly or to your local Chamber of Commerce or Recreation & Parks government office to see if you need a permit.

Sponsors? Do you know any local businesses that might be interested in sponsoring your Hope Travels event? They can make their tax-deductible donation directly to Help Hope Live. Get in touch with us and we’ll help you set things in motion if you have sponsors in mind for your event!

Route? You will want to put together a safe and fun 5K route for your runners and participants. If you’re new to the process of planning a 5K, reach out to a local running club and see if they’re willing to help you plan a suitable route.

Volunteers? You’ll need some backup to coordinate your in-person event, so be sure to ask around and see if friends, family members, co-workers, and neighbors are willing to pledge their time to a good cause with you before or during your event. Since Help Hope Live is a charity, they can use the time to meet service hours or volunteering requirements—their workplace may even have a program to donate to Help Hope Live based on the hours they volunteer!

Accessible? Take a moment to think about whether your Hope Travels event will be accessible to folks who use mobility devices, wheelchairs, or power chairs. You’ll want to make sure there are safe options for everyone to participate, not just runners and walkers.

Step three: Set up a fundraising page.

Use our instructions earlier in this toolkit to set up your Hope Travels fundraising page. Your friends can fundraise alongside you!

Step four: Get creative with some of these ideas!

• Set a Hope Travels exercise goal for yourself and share it with your community—they can donate to show their support, and you’ll go for your goal while they sit on the couch!
• Ask a fitness-lover you know to host a free virtual or in-person fitness class. Supporters can donate to your Hope Travels fundraiser before or after they tune in! Ask local gyms, indoor rock-climbing centers, yoga studios, Zumba classes, and other businesses.
• Invite your supporters to pick a unique Hope Travels activity that appeals to them: instead of walking or running, they could hike, roll, dance, bike, swim, or something else!
• See if a local fitness trainer can put together a “Hope Travels Bootcamp” with suggested activities and pacing. Supporters can donate to get access to the Bootcamp instructions and participate together (from anywhere) on your Hope Travels day!
• For families, organize a baby crawl-a-thon or a play-a-thon.
• Pair your Hope Travels plans with an existing community event. Is there a spring egg hunt in a local park? See if you can reach out to the organizers to turn the event into a Hope Travels fundraiser!
• Pets welcome! Challenge supporters to walk their furry friends a set distance—and of course, cute pet photos are a must for social sharing!
• Plan a dance-a-thon, dance party, or virtual/Zoom dance party.
• Love the water? Plan a kayaking trip, a pool noodle fight, or a swim race (or you can count laps or time spent in the pool overall). Or stay slightly more dry with a giant water balloon battle!
• Get the kids moving with some classic fun. How about tag or freeze tag, hide-and-seek, laser tag, or dodgeball?
• Add a little mystery and excitement to the mix with a geocaching event or a scavenger hunt.
• If kids in your community are active with school sports, chat with local schools and engage student teams to sign up for a sports shoot-out or dribbling drills for soccer, basketball, or any other sport. Or ask the local crew teams about a row-a-thon!
• Get your community involved in a new activity! Whether it’s a spin-a-thon, Zumba, yoga (goats optional), aerobics, or a scooter race, consider rounding up friends and neighbors to try something brand-new together. Can you say, block party of the year?
• Got any board game fans or gamers in your circle? Plan a giant game of chess, Chutes and Ladders, checkers, Candyland, or Twister!
• Keep everyone laughing and encouraged by putting a silly spin on a traditional race or activity. How about a Snail’s Pace Race: whoever moves the slowest wins!
• Plan an outdoor Field Day for kids or adults. Three-legged races, egg-and-spoon relays, or potato sack races are classic favorites.
• Plan a wheelchair workout – get inspired by our virtual fitness sessions!
• Get kids moving or bring out the kid within with a Zombies vs. Humans game, a giant pillow fight, or a Live-Action Roleplay (LARP) event!

The Cherry on Top: Make a Donation!

Whether you choose to register, fundraise, participate, or just cheer us on from afar, we’d love if you could make a donation.

How to donate:

1. Click here to visit the Hope Travels donate page.
2. Choose if you want your donation to show support for a particular fundraising page or team. This is optional.
3. Choose your donation amount or enter a custom amount.
4. Add a message to our team if you want to (optional).
5. Click Continue.
6. Add your payment information and click Confirm Donation to give!

What if I want to donate by check?

Instructions for check donations can be found on our Hope Travels donation page.

Questions? We Can Help!

Get in touch and let us know how we can help you participate in and share Hope Travels this year. We’re so grateful for your support!