Walk for Jenna's Joy: Mental Health Awareness

  • Date Sat 26th April 2025
  • Time 9:00AM PDT
  • 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 beautiful Placerville, El Dorado County! This inspiring walkathon aims to raise funds for the Jenna Sue Souza Furst Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships and free therapy sessions for local high school students.

The day kicks off at 8 AM with registration at the historic Placerville Town Hall, followed by a scenic 5K walk starting at 9 AM. Participants will stroll through the charming main street, enjoying the stunning views of the EDC trail before looping back to the Town Hall. Whether you're walking or just joining us for the celebration, we invite everyone to participate in spreading mental health awareness, especially for our youth. From 11 AM to 3 PM, enjoy light refreshments, hear from guest speakers, and enter our fantastic raffle with prizes donated by generous local businesses. Let's come together to promote mental health awareness and support 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 Registration is OPEN (Stretching/yoga available)
9:00am 5k Walkathon begins
11am-3pm Celebration (Lite lunch, guest speakers, and raffle)

Races

  • Walk for Jenna's Joy: A Mental Health Awareness 5k

    Sat 26th April 2025 (9:00AM PDT)

    $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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Location

Placerville Town Hall, 549 Main St, Placerville, 95667, CA, United States

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