It's My Heart's Keep the Beat CHD Awareness Walk & Picnic

This one or two mile or 5K Non-Competitive Walk around beautiful Endicott Park will end with a free family picnic and fun entertainment for adults and kids of all ages.

This year’s IN-PERSON walk will take place on Sunday, June 26, 2022. This 1 or 2 mile or 5K non-competitive Walk will take us virtually through beautiful Endicott Park and Glen Magna Farms or wherever you are walking and end with a family picnic and celebration. We are giving away lots of prizes before, during, and even after the Walk, so watch our social media pages for the fun!

2022 Walk-Day Schedule:

  • 9:30a - on-site registration and check-in begins
  • 10:15a - Welcome: Opening remarks and pre-walk stretches co-presented via social media live stream;
  • 10:30a - Heart hero ceremony with video co-presentation via live stream;
  • 10:45a - Heart angel remembrance ceremony with video co-presentation via live stream;
  • 11:00a - Walkers are encouraged to start and complete their walks; virtual walkers are encouraged to send us pictures, videos, etc.;
  • 12-2:00p - In-person teams enjoy family picnic and activities;
  • * Fresh fruit, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, ice cream, cupcakes, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, water
  • * Face Painting, Balloon Art; Craft activities; Curious Creatures (1pm)
  • 2:15pm - Scholarship winner announcements, raffle drawing, and closing remarks

All activities are FREE, but PLEASE REGISTER (Registration won't close until 11:59pm on June 25) so we can provide enough fun for everyone.

* All CHD heroes will receive a free event t-shirt, as well as a special event medal. Siblings will also receive a special surprise.

** Our parking entrance is in the BACK of the Park this year. Use 29 Ingersoll Street, Danvers, MA as your GPS address **

When: 
Sunday June 26, 2022 9:30am-3:30pm
Location: 
Phone: 
351.201.1533
Harborlight Montessori School - Infant to Grade 8 - Beverly MA

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