Walk for World Peace
Join us for a day of fun and fundraising for world peace!
We will gather at Oz Park, engage in a meditation together, take a walk around the beautiful park, and end with a picnic!
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Our goal for this fundraiser is to raise
$30,000
All funds raised will support KMC Chicago's efforts to help people in Chicagoland develop peaceful minds. By increasing our own inner peace, we can bring about world peace. As our founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Geshe-la) says,
“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.”
A donation of any size contributes to KMC Chicago's dedication to World Peace and brings us closer to our goal. With your help we can give people in Chicagoland access to ways of developing inner peace through learning Buddha’s teachings.
This is our form of public service.
Ways to support our fundraiser:
Register to walk
+ solicit sponsors
Registration includes a t-shirt & picnic lunch. Ask your friends, family, neighbors and/or coworkers to support your walk by making a donation.
Can't attend?
You can still solicit donations
Let your friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers know that you’re raising money to help people find peace and have better lives, now and in the future.
Scroll down for details about how to get started.
The Walk
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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Meeting place:
Oz Park
2021 N Burling St, Chicago, IL 60614
Meet on the north side of the tennis courts. Street parking is available, but NOT plentiful. Multiple bus and train (El) stops are nearby. Scroll down for a map.
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Schedule:
10am - 1pm
Registration: 10 - 10:30am
Meditation: 10:30 - 11am with Gen Zamling
Walk (1.7 miles): 11:15 - 12pm
Picnic: 12 - 1pm
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Fundraising goal:
$30,000
Registration:
$37
includes a t-shirt & food
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Child registration: $18
does not include t-shirt
Making donations
Whether you're walking or not, here's how sponsors/donors can contribute. And if you're making a donation yourself, here's how to do it.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/walk-for-world-peace
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Share this link with others so they can donate to the fundraiser. Or use this link to make a donation yourself.
Donate Online
Send a Check
Ask your sponsors to write a check to Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago and mail it to 13 Harrison St., Oak Park, IL 60304. Add “Walk for World Peace” as a memo on the check.
KMC Chicago is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please contact admin@meditateinchicago.org for a tax-deductible receipt.
Tips
for fundraising & spreading the word
Set up a Facebook fundraiser and choose "Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago" as the nonprofit organization.
GoFundMe
Set up a GoFundMe page and select "Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago" as the nonprofit organization you are supporting (all funds will go directly to KMC Chicago).
Support is all around you
You might be surprised by how much support you'll find all around you from your friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers. Just let them know that you’re raising money to help people find peace and have better lives -- now and in the future.
Share personal examples
It can be heartwarming to see the generosity people exhibit when you share sincere and inspiring stories of your own experience meditating and putting Dharma into practice. There's a good chance your friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers have already noticed positive changes -- and they'll be eager to support the cause of that change.
It's good karma for them
Supporting Dharma, its centers, and its practitioners is good karma -- which creates positive experiences in the future. When you offer people the chance to donate to this fundraiser, you can do so out of love and compassion because you're giving them the opportunity to create good karma for themselves.