Danny's Walk to Save the Children
July 25th - Danny's Walk 2026!
Join us for the 5th Annual Danny’s Walk to Save the Children as we come together to honor and remember Danny Rudden—a cherished brother, son, father, and friend.
Help us reach our new goal of $10,000!
Since its founding in 2021, Danny’s Walk to Save the Children has raised nearly $20,000 to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in its mission to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.
Last year, we exceeded our goal, raising over $7,000, thanks to amazing people like you. For 2026, we’re aiming even higher.
Make a donation, share this page, and walk with us! Help us keep Danny’s memory alive as we carry on his fight to make child safety a priority for everyone.
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Message from the Rudden Family
Many of you know that we lost my brother, Danny, to cancer on August 20, 2021. This was a devastating loss to our entire family, all of his friends, and to everyone who knew him.
We will never forget what happened on that day and will always have a piece of our heart missing. Rather than dwelling in sadness on each anniversary, we thought that it was important to all come together and do something positive.
Danny was passionate about protecting women, especially children, from human trafficking and other horrible circumstances. Months before his passing, he had a dream. When he woke up, he told Vicky, his wife, that he knew he had to find a charity for this, and to make a sizable donation to help.
It just seemed appropriate to organize an annual walk, "Danny's Walk to Save the Children," to raise money for this important and meaningful charity. While walking to help NCMEC, we are also helping each other by honoring Danny and keeping his memory alive.
Every year, we can now look to this day as a day of remembrance, love, hope and charity, and in some way, it will help us also to walk the life we have now with Danny in Heaven. Thank you for being a part of our walk and our family.
Much Love,
The Rudden Family
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Barnegat High School Track
Barnegat, New Jersey
Interested in Sponsorship?
Join the walk as a sponsor and get your name out there while showing your community some love and support. Whether as an organization or an individual, your sponsorship goes the extra mile in making a difference. We’re here to help you decide which level is best for you.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
At NCMEC, our teams work around the clock—responding to urgent reports, supporting families in crisis, and helping bring children home safely. We partner with families, private industry, law enforcement, and communities to find missing children, stop child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. This work never stops. And neither can we.
When you give to NCMEC, you can rest assured that your donation helps to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.
Every child deserves a safe childhood.
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Over 92 cents of every dollar raised goes directly towards NCMEC's programs and services.
NCMEC holds a perfect 100% four-star rating on Charity Navigator, a gold seal of excellence from America's Best Charities and a top charity rating from the Better Business Bureau, among several other awards and recognitions.