From May 4 to August 8, anyone can participate in 'Go the Distance for Hospicare' and fundraise in their own unique way! Some commit to biking each day to work (or for a certain number of miles), or baking and cooking for local food kitchens so many days a week, or crafting unique items that they then raffle off to their donors — if you can think it, you can do it AND raise money for Hospicare at the same time.
Since 2020, ‘Go the Distance for Hospicare’ has enabled all community members to join in the heart-filling fun of Women Swimmin’. Go the Distancers have made a significant contribution to the event!! As a Go the Distancer you are eligible for swag, incentive and fundraising prizes!!! Be part of Women Swimmin’ and come join the celebration on August 8th at Myers Park!!
Registration for all participants--swimmers, paddlers, and Go the Distance fundraisers--opens at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026. Click the "Register" button at the top of this page and choose "Go the Distance" as your registration option. There is a registration fee to participate. You'll have your own participant page where you can tell your story and share why you're participating in this event. You can share your page with your friends, families, colleagues and loved ones to ask for their support in helping you reach your goal. Many participants customize their pages with photos or video of their activity or training, or share a story about a loved one who was helped by Hospicare.
Do you want to 'Go the Distance for Hospicare' by being a paddler? Awesome, we love the extra support! Please register as a Support Paddler so you're included in that important group and we have all your necessary paddler info. You'll have a participant page as a paddler where you share your story and ask your friends and family to donate in support of your participation. Please also send an email to womenswimmin@hospicare.org and let us know you'll be both paddling and Going the Distance for Hospicare!
All money raised benefits the work of Hospicare & Palliative Care Services. Join us for this spectacular summer tradition! Swim the lake, be a boater, volunteer, fundraise, or set your goal for how you want to GO THE DISTANCE for Hospicare in 2026!
After all the festivities Hospicare and the Women Swimmin' & Go the Distance for Hospicare Committee will be taking a moment to celebrate our Go the Distancers will be hosting a Go the Distance for Hospicare 'Ice Cream Social' on Saturday Sept. 12th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at the Stewart Park Small Pavillion. We hope you will join us in celebrating YOU!