Questions?

The Walk

  • The We Are Here Walk will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

    The in-person route begins in Granger, Washington, and travels approximately 27 miles to Yakima, Washington. Participants may choose to walk the entire route or join for a shorter segment at designated stops along the way.

    Participants will receive the event schedule, meeting location, route map, parking information, and safety guidelines prior to the event.

  • The in-person walk begins in Granger, Washington, and ends in Yakima, Washington, covering approximately 27 miles.

  • No. Participants are encouraged to walk the distance that is right for them.

    You can participate by walking:

    1 mile
    5 miles
    10 miles
    Half the route
    The full 27 miles

    Every step makes a difference

  • Yes!

    The We Are Here Walk includes a virtual option, allowing people anywhere in the world to participate by walking or running wherever they live.

  • You can participate in the We Are Here Walk from anywhere in the world.

    After registering as a virtual participant, you may walk, run, or roll 1 mile, 27 miles, or any distance in between. You don't have to complete your distance in one day—you have 30 days to finish your personal goal at your own pace.

    Virtual participants are encouraged to:

    Create a personal fundraising page.
    Invite friends, family, and coworkers to support your fundraising efforts.
    Track your progress over the 30-day period.
    Share photos and videos of your journey on social media using the event hashtag.
    Complete your miles wherever and whenever it is convenient and safe for you.

    Whether you participate from across town or across the world, every step you take helps raise awareness and critical funds to support immigrant workers and families in Washington State.

Donations

  • Yes. You can make a donation to a walker on a team or you can make a general team donation.

  • All donations should be mailed to:
    Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
    815 16th Street NW 2nd. Floor
    Washington, DC 20006.

  • Please make all checks payable to: Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.
    Please make sure that in the memo it says and who the donations should be credited to.

  • Click on the home page and locate the search bar. Begin typing the first or last name. Your options will display as you type.

  • Any donation made online should post immediately. If an online donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact us.

  • If you check this checkbox, you will be charged the amount indicated next to the checkbox. This amount will also be visible to the non-profit. However, on the fundraising page, your intended - initial donation amount will be displayed.

  • All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

  • Yes. For Canadian donations made online with a credit card, the amount entered in the online donation form will be in U.S. dollars.

  • Any donor who mailed their donation and provided an address will receive a receipt via mail once the donation has been processed. If you made your donation in installments, you will receive a receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.

  • Yes, anyone who donates online, regardless of the amount, will receive a receipt via email.

  • A Tax ID number identifies Labor Council for Latin American Advancement as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Tax ID number is 52-1002207

  • When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant's Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as "From the whole Wolf family" or "in memory of Aunt Cathy."

Fundraising

  • If a donation check has been written out to you personally, you may endorse the back of the check and mail it in with a completed donation form to Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.

  • It is not a good idea to send a cash donation in the mail. You may drop off the cash at Labor Council for Latin American Advancement along with your information or you can deposit the cash into your checking account and send a personal check from your account.

  • Any donation made online should post immediately. If your donation does not post within 5 minutes, please contact Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.

  • You can't enter a check online. What you can do is enter a check as a pledge. This can be done in the fundraising section of your headquarters page. The status of the check will be pending until the check is received by Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.

  • A Tax ID number identifies Labor Council for Latin American Advancement as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Many donors will request this number to validate their donation as tax-deductible. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Tax ID number is 52-1002207.

  • As your donors make a contribution, they have the option of whether or not they want to appear in the Honor Roll.

  • Log in with your email and password to visit your headquarters page. Select My Fundraising Report on the left side. You will then find a list of all of your donors as well as a list of all donors to your team.

  • To easily send thank-you emails to donors, follow these steps:

    1. Log in to your fundraiser dashboard by clicking the "My HQ" link in the top right

    2. Click "My Fundraising Report" in the left sidebar

    3. Locate the donor/donation you'd like to thank, and click "Send Email" (If the donor didn't submit their email address, this option is unavailable.)

    4. Type the message in the pop-up window, and click "Send Email"

  • You are receiving these emails because we would like to keep you updated on your fundraising efforts. If you wish to stop receiving these updates, please login to your headquarters and edit your account preferences.

Website

  • A personal URL is a shortened link to your team or personal page that you can send to friends and family in emails. A personal URL will look like this https://lclaa.rallybound.org/campaign/ben.

  • When a donor makes a donation online, s/he can enter text to appear on the fundraising honor roll. This may be the donor's name, or it could be something like "From the whole Wolf family" or "In Memory of Aunt Cathy".