Katie Thurston, a former star of “The Bachelorette,” is channeling her experience with breast cancer into advocacy, launching a new campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise money for research and patient support.

In partnership with GoFundMe and the American Cancer Society, Thurston, 34, created the Breast Cancer Action Challenge, which encourages people to move beyond awareness and take measurable steps to support the cause.

“This month @gofundme and @americancancersociety are coming together with a challenge to turn awareness into action,” Thurston wrote in an Instagram post announcing the initiative. “For me, we are turning these dollars into dog walks! What action are you taking?”

According to her GoFundMe page, every dollar donated to the fundraiser will correspond to

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