Help Start Neighborhood Walks in Issaquah

Like people? Like walking? Live in King County? If any (or all) of these are true, you might love this.

Our communities are stronger when we know each other.

That's the whole idea. Acquaint Walks is a way to volunteer by walking — especially when you were already planning to. No agenda, no fundraising, nobody to convince of anything. You show up at a park, pair off with a neighbor, and walk. That's the contribution.

There are no hosts and no facilitators — nobody runs the walk. Everyone contributes. And rather than a few big events, Acquaint Walks are many small walks, scheduled by members of the community at times and places convenient for them.

We've just launched in King County and the app is live — now we're looking for neighbors to help the walking community grow.

Three ways to help

You can do any (or all) of these — whatever fits your style:

• Walk — schedule a walk you'd take anyway and leave it open for neighbors, or join one that's already on the calendar. Whenever you can.
• Anchor — walk the same place and time each week, so neighbors always have a walk they can count on. You're not leading anything; just being a reliable presence.
• Spread the word — invite friends, family, coworkers, your faith group, or a local organization out to walk with us. Getting the word out is the single biggest thing standing between us and walks in every neighborhood.

We'd also love your feedback on the app as we go — what's working, what isn't.

There are no scripts, no facilitation duties, and no special skills required. The only real job is showing up.

Time Commitment

Flexible — you set your own schedule. We suggest 1–2 hours a week over the next three months as we grow. More is great. Less is okay too. Walkers must be 18 or older.

Why Now?

Eventually: you head out for your usual walk and a neighbor is already out there. Walks common enough that you don't plan them — you just join one.

Right now: walks scheduled a few days out, at a park. That's not the destination; it's how you get there from here. Enough of us putting walks on the calendar is what turns a map with a few pins in it into a neighborhood where walking with someone is a normal Tuesday.

You'd be one of the people getting us there.

Acquaint already powers 30,000+ hours of human connection across 110+ countries through virtual peer-to-peer conversations. Acquaint Walks brings that same energy to your neighborhood — and King County is where it starts.

You'd be joining at the moment when it's still small enough that your involvement genuinely shapes what it becomes.