More than 1,500 participants to participate in 3k walk that is expected to raise at least $150,000
Friendship Circle of Miami will host its 10th annual Walking 4 Friendship Walk-a-Thon on Sunday, March 10 at 8700 SW 112th St. in Miami. The 3k walk and related events bring together more than 1,500 participants and supporters of the nonprofit’s mission to offer friendship and acceptance to individuals with disabilities.
This year’s event is expected to raise more than $175,000 for Friendship Circle of Miami’s initiatives and to support the development of a brand-new, 20,000-square-foot community center. The expanded facility will allow Friendship Circle Miami to substantially grow the number of its programs, volunteers and – most importantly – the children it serves.
The Walk-a-Thon starts at 9 a.m. with registration, with the walk scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. A carnival, barbecue and additional entertainment will commence after the walk is completed.
“Each year, our Walk-a-Thon gets bigger and better thanks to the incredible staff, volunteers, corporate sponsors and passionate members of our community,” said Executive Director Rabbi Yossi Harlig. “Our guiding principle of inclusion, pairing teenage volunteers with children with special needs to foster long-lasting bonds, has really resonated here in Miami. A special thanks goes to our Presenting Sponsor Milam’s Markets and our new sponsors TD Bank, The Children’s Trust and Doctors Hospital | Baptist Health South Florida.”
In advance of the Walk-a-Thon, Friendship Circle of Miami partnered with Milam’s Markets to help promote the event and raise additional funds for the new community center. Throughout the entire month of February, Milam’s customers have the option to make a donation to the organization at the register
To register, donate, create or join a team, or sponsor an existing one, visit www.walking4friendship.com.
About Friendship Circle of Miami: Friendship Circle of Miami is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works with children, teens and adults with special needs and their families through teenage outreach, providing inclusive social, recreational, and educational programs for participation in together as friends. Since 2004, the organization has created long-lasting friendships for thousands of individuals with special needs, ushering into their lives promise and hope. The organization recently began development on a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Community Center which will serve as an activity center, social meeting place and hub for our network of families, individuals with special needs, volunteers and supporters.
For more information, visit www.friendshipcirclemiami.org.
