Charity Challenge

Case study · Amgen Ireland · Walk for Wishes · 28 days

Every finish grants wishes

Amgen Ireland ran a 28-day Walk for Wishes charity challenge: 353 of 830 invited staff signed up (42%), and together they raised more than €20,000 for Make-A-Wish Ireland.

Shane Lowry shaking hands with Amgen colleagues in blue team jackets
Signed up353 of 830 invited staff
42%
Hit their full goal161 of 252 movers
64%
RaisedFor Make-A-Wish Ireland
€20k+
Want to go again*Post-challenge survey
90%

GoChallenge went the extra mile to make sure the heavy lift wasn't something I had to manage. They tailored this experience around our culture and channels to make sure it landed with our people. We can't wait to work with them again.

Eimear RigbyInternal Comms, Amgen Ireland

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The idea

Finish, and a wish is granted

Amgen is title sponsor of the Amgen Irish Open, with Make-A-Wish Ireland as the tournament charity. Walk for Wishes gave the 830 people inside the business a stake in that.

Everyone sets their own daily walking goal. Everyone who sees it through unlocks a €75 Amgen donation. A lunchtime stroller counts for as much as a marathon runner. 161 of 252 movers hit their full goal, walking 47,714 km together — about 1.2 times round the Earth — at 9,100 steps a day.

Three Amgen colleagues taking a selfie on a walk around the site
Walking on site
Shane Lowry high-fiving a young golfer on the green at the Irish Open
Shane Lowry granting a wish