These are charity walks that I am aware of that take place in our area (in or around Xenia and Jamestown, which basically means the Miami Valley; most of these walks, however, also happen in Cincinnatin and Columbus). I've added any information I thought might be helpful. If you know of another walk, or have more information, let me know.
| Organization | Events | |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Association | Memory Walk, in the fall in Xenia | |
| American Cancer Society | Relay for Life | Making Strides for Breast Cancer, usually in October in downtown Dayton |
| American Diabetes Association | America's Walk for Diabetes | |
| American Heart Association | Greene County Heart Walk (Nutter Center), Greater Dayton Heart Walk (Island MetroPark) | |
| American Lung Association | Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk | |
| Artemis Center | Taking Steps Against Domestic Violence 3k walk, at Riverscape in Dayton | |
| Arthritis Foundation | Arthritis Walk, at Young's Jersey Dairy | |
| Habitat for Humanity (U.D.) | Habitat 5K Run/Walk for Humanity | |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Team in Training, not for the faint-hearted | Light the Night walk, not sure if they have one of these around here |
| Life Essentials | Derby Day Dash | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | MS Walk; 3, 5, and 8 mile routes that start and end at 5/3 Field | |
| Kettering Medical Center Foundation | Walk for Women's Wellness, usually in May at Carillon Historical Park | |
| Luxottica Give the Gift of Sight | Eye Run For Vision 5K Run/Walk | |
| The Other Place | Run for a Change, a 5k run/walk in Dayton | |
| Suicide Prevention Center of Dayton | Suicide Prevention Center Walk/Run (DDN link) | |
| Women's Recovery Center | Santa Run for Women's Recovery, in December in Xenia, I think around Shawnee Park | |
Besides these charity walks, most of the fall festivals have 5k run/walks, too. I know Old Fashioned Days does, and I think the Bean Festival does. The Sweet Corn Festival in Fairborn probably has a walk around the park, and I think CedarFest has a walk, too.
Races to Run or Walk 2005 is a page maintained by Key Sports and Business Promotions, Inc. in Centerville, that lists a lot of the charity races, festivals races, etc.
Healthy Dayton Walks is a page maintained by the Healthy Dayton Coalition; also has a list of walking trails and lots of other info.
Healthy Ohioans is a program from the State of Ohio designed to encourage Ohioans to have more active, healthy lives.
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Updated: 24 March 2005