Frequently Asked Questions

Topics
  1. General
  2. Registration
  3. Participants Queries
  4. Team Events
  5. Donations
  6. Fundraising
Updated on 29 Jul 2024

General
Walk of a Lifetime 2024 will take place on Saturday, 21 September 2024 (Saturday).
Walk of a Lifetime 2024 will be held at St. Andrew's Junior College (starting point) and St. Andrew's Secondary School (ending point).

The Walk of a Lifetime (WOAL), launched in 2023, seeks to be an unique community advocacy platform to promote greater awareness and understanding of autism among the public. In Singapore, there are over 50,000 individuals on the autism spectrum, spanning a wide spectrum from mild to moderate to severe. Some individuals with autism face challenges in achieving full independence and encounter difficulties integrating into mainstream society.

Unique features for Walk of a Lifetime
While most charity walks tend to be one-off events, Walk of a Lifetime aims to go further by bringing autism into the community and welcoming members of the community into the world of autism. At the same time, it is also to raise funds for the various ongoing programmes and services for our beneficiaries and their families.

There are three components to WOAL 2024:

UNDERSTAND: Participate in a learning journey specially curated to help participants experience the world of autism.

ACCEPT: Show your acceptance and support by cheering them quietly and welcoming the beneficiaries and their families in a moving Silent Ovation before joining them in a Dignity and Acceptance Lap around the St Andrew’s Junior College Track and proceeding on to St Andrew’s Secondary School nearby.

EMBRACE: After the walk, join us in exploring opportunities to make a difference. Consider donating, volunteering, partnering, or simply pledging to be more accepting of individuals with autism in your daily life. Help amplify their voices by sharing their stories!
St. Andrew's Autism Centre (SAAC) is Singapore’s only social service agency offering lifespan support to individuals with autism. We currently serve over 470 persons with autism through our special education school, day activity centres, and Singapore's first residential home designed for persons with autism. Click here to find out more about SAAC.
Registration opens on 1 July and closes on 20 September 2024, 2359hrs. You may register here.
Participants of all ages are welcome to register for Walk of a Lifetime 2024. Children below 7 years of age must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or above.
Please refer to the pricing table here.
Walk of a Lifetime is designed to be a fun event in support of persons with autism, and we will not be recording your timings.
Registration
Please see step by step guide here:
Individual
Team

You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration.

Do check your junk mail folder if you do not see the emails in your inbox. Please contact us at walkofalifetime@saac.org.sg if you do not receive them within three working days of registration.
Registration fees for the walk are not tax deductible. 100% of the registration fees will be channelled to St. Andrew's Autism Centre.
All registration fees are strictly non-refundable.
Your ticket is strictly non-transferable.
Participants Queries

You may refer to the size chart here.

Size selection is made during registration. Unfortunately, no exchange can be made once registration is completed.

You are advised to select sizing carefully using our size chart.
Pets are not allowed.
Due to the expected crowd size on the day of the event, we do not advise you to bring strollers.
Team Events
You can view the amount you have raised on your profile or your team's profile page the total donation amount that you or your team have raised and all your supporters will be shown on the page.
It is alright if you do not complete your challenge. All donations raised during the campaign period will still be channeled to St. Andrew's Autism Centre. No refunds of donations will be made even if challenges are incomplete.
All monetary contributions will be channelled to St. Andrew's Autism Centre. They will help fund various programmes at our day activity centre and residential home to support persons with autism and their families.
Donations
Yes you may! To do so, visit Walk of a Lifetime's campaign page here.
Yes. St. Andrew's Autism Centre is a service of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital (SAMH), an IPC and a recipient of the Charity Transparency Award 2023. All donations made to St. Andrew's Autism Centre are eligible for tax deductions of 2.5 times of the qualifying donation amount.
If you wish to receive tax deduction, kindly include your full name, NRIC/FIN/UEN in the donation page. Your donation details will be provided directly to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and the donation deductions will be included automatically in your individual tax assessment.
Yes. All Tax Deductible Receipts, with full residential address, will be mailed to you after your donation We will submit your tax deduction to IRAS as long as valid FULL NRIC No./FIN/UEN is provided when making the donation.
GST is not chargeable on donations.
We are accepting donations on this website (walkofalifetime.sg) from 1 July to 30 September 2024.
Fundraising
You can share your public profile page (by clicking the social media icons) with your family and friends and ask them to support you. All donations support St. Andrew’s Autism Centre.
The total amount of funds you’ve raised and the people who donated via your page will be shown in your profile page.

When you donate to a team on their team profile page, your donation will be shared evenly amongst all the existing team members. For example, if you donate $500 to a team with five members, each member will receive a contribution of $100 to their fundraised amount.

When you donate to a team member's profile page, your donation will only go to that specific member. Donations made to a team member's profile page will not be distributed amongst other team members.

Whether you choose to donate to a team or team member, your total donation will be reflected in the overall amount raised by the team.
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