One Million Steps for OCD Walk 2025
- Saturday, September 20, 2025
- 9:00AM
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Battery Park
1 Delaware St
New Castle, DE 19720
Event Details
Join us at Battery Park in Historic New Castle to make strides for OCD awareness!
The OCD Delaware One Million Steps for OCD Walk is a community engagement event is a community engagement walk that allows individuals to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. It’s a chance for us to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.
OCD Walks are free to attend! Walkers who donate or fundraise $25+ can pick up a T-shirt at check-in.
Parents/guardians: Register children under 13 when you register. Kids under 13 will receive a T-shirt free of charge.
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Individual Walker + Kick-off Donation $25.00
Register for the in-person OCD Walk as an individual, join a team, or create a team! Kick off your fundraising with a $25 donation, and secure your commemorative Walk t-shirt now for pick-up at the Walk!
Kids under 13 are included in Individual Walker + Donation (adult) registration and will receive a Walk T-shirt at check-in. Please make sure to use a unique email for each walker. -
Individual Walker FREE
Register for an in-person Walk as an individual, join a team, or create a team! Registered walkers receive a fundraising page to share with family and friends. Walkers who raise $25 or more receive a commemorative Walk t-shirt at the Walk.
Kids under 13 are included in Individual Walker (adult) registration and will receive a Walk T-shirt at check-in. Please make sure to use a unique email for each walker.
Why We Walk
From the foundation: “In 2012, Denis Asselin walked over 500 miles — or roughly one million steps — from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA, in memory of his son Nathaniel. Nathaniel took his own life at just 24, after a long struggle with severe body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and OCD. After Nathaniel’s death, Denis decided to embark on a pilgrimage to honor Nathaniel and to raise awareness about the disorder that stole his young son’s life.
On June 5, 2012, Denis completed his walk in Boston, and was greeted by staff of the International OCD Foundation, as well as friends, family, and members of the OCD community at a rally honoring Denis and supporting OCD and BDD awareness.
To carry on this tradition, the One Million Steps for OCD Walk was created the following year in the same spirit of raising awareness, funds, and hope. It is in this spirit of hope that we invite you to join us.”
Thank You to Our 2025 Walk Partners and Supporters
Your support allows us to further the mission of the IOCDF, which is to ensure no one with OCD and related disorders suffers alone.
Call For Volunteers
We’re looking for day-of volunteers as well as help spreading the word leading up to the event. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact us at [email protected].
What Are You Waiting For?
The OCD Walk is judgement-free zone where everyone impacted by OCD can celebrate their triumphs and know they are not alone on their road to recovery.