Walk for Jenna's Joy: Mental Health Awareness
- Date Sat 26th April 2025
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location Placerville, California
- Price $40.00
- Races 1 race
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Event summary
Join us for the uplifting "Walk for Jenna's Joy: Mental Health Awareness" event on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, in the beautiful town of Placerville, El Dorado County! This exciting walkathon aims to raise awareness about mental health and support local youth through the Jenna Sue Souza Furst Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships and free therapy sessions for high school students in the area.
Beginning at the Placerville Town Hall, participants will enjoy a scenic route through main street before looping back, all while contributing to a vital cause. Registration opens at 8 am, with the walk kicking off at 9 am. The day will also feature stretching and yoga sessions, guest speakers, and an exciting raffle with great prizes donated by local businesses! If you prefer to support the event without walking, you can make a $20 donation to join us at 11 am for light refreshments and community engagement. Don’t miss out on this chance to make a difference while enjoying a day of fun, camaraderie, and awareness. Whether rain or shine, come together to promote mental health in our community!
Beginning at the Placerville Town Hall, participants will enjoy a scenic route through main street before looping back, all while contributing to a vital cause. Registration opens at 8 am, with the walk kicking off at 9 am. The day will also feature stretching and yoga sessions, guest speakers, and an exciting raffle with great prizes donated by local businesses! If you prefer to support the event without walking, you can make a $20 donation to join us at 11 am for light refreshments and community engagement. Don’t miss out on this chance to make a difference while enjoying a day of fun, camaraderie, and awareness. Whether rain or shine, come together to promote mental health in our community!
Organiser's Description
This event is a walkathon on April 26th, 2025 in El Dorado County (EDC). This walkathon will raise money for the non-profit Jenna Sue Souza Furst Memorial Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships and a free therapy session to local high school students within EDC. The walkathon aims to spread mental health awareness with an emphasis on our youth. The trail will start at the Placerville Town Hall, go through main street, and loop back to Placerville Town Hall, utilizing the EDC trail at the end.
The registration at the event will begin at 8am and will close at 10am. The walk will begin at 9am. T-shirts and raffle tickets will be available for purchase on this website and at the event. Local businesses will be donating fantastic and generous raffle prizes.
If you would like to attend, but not walk, please consider donating $20 and join us at 11am at the Placerville Town Hall. We will have light refreshments available.
We will walk rain or shine.
EIN: 93-2430026
Parking:
Placerville Parking Garage & other downtown parking lots
-2 hours free
-Pay after two hours
Placerville Station
-Free parking
Address: Mosquito Road and Clay Street & Placerville Station Transit Center, Placerville, CA 95667
Schedule for the day:
8:00am-9:00am Stretching/yoga
8:00am-10:00am Registration is open
9:00am Walkathon begins
11:00am Open to public $20 recommended donation
11:00am-12:00pm Lite refreshments provided
12:00pm-1pm Guest Speakers
1:00-2:00 Raffle Drawing
3:00 Event Ends
The registration at the event will begin at 8am and will close at 10am. The walk will begin at 9am. T-shirts and raffle tickets will be available for purchase on this website and at the event. Local businesses will be donating fantastic and generous raffle prizes.
If you would like to attend, but not walk, please consider donating $20 and join us at 11am at the Placerville Town Hall. We will have light refreshments available.
We will walk rain or shine.
EIN: 93-2430026
Parking:
Placerville Parking Garage & other downtown parking lots
-2 hours free
-Pay after two hours
Placerville Station
-Free parking
Address: Mosquito Road and Clay Street & Placerville Station Transit Center, Placerville, CA 95667
Schedule for the day:
8:00am-9:00am Stretching/yoga
8:00am-10:00am Registration is open
9:00am Walkathon begins
11:00am Open to public $20 recommended donation
11:00am-12:00pm Lite refreshments provided
12:00pm-1pm Guest Speakers
1:00-2:00 Raffle Drawing
3:00 Event Ends
Races
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Walk for Jenna's Joy: A Mental Health Awareness 5k
Sat 26th April 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$40.00
Registration will be open from 8am-10am. Walk begins at 9am. Celebratory ending at Placerville Town Hall with light snack+beverages beginning at 11am. We will be welcoming mental health professionals to join us for our celebration at the Town Hall.
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