Event Description
Join us Saturday, May 13, 2023, for the "We Fight Together" 3K Walk Run as we raise awareness to drug overdose & poisoning awareness.
Location: Wicker Park - Pavilion A, located at 8554 Indianapolis Boulevard, Highland IN (west entrance)
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
"We Fight Together" Walk/Run - FREE to participate. create a fundraising page and set a goal. Participants who raises a minimum of $150.00 will receive an event t-shirt.
Individual- Ask friends and family to support you in fundraising. Share the mission and your personal story for walking.
Form a TEAM! Gather four or more of your friends, family members, or co-workers to walk or run together! Be a Fundraiser!
The goal of the event, "We Fight Together," is to walk/run to remember those lost to overdose & drug poisoning as well as to raise awareness. In 2021, an estimated total of 2,755 lives were lost in Indiana due to overdose & drug poisoning – that is nearly 8 people a day. Between January 2021 and January 2022, an estimated 107,622 individuals died from overdose and drug poisoning in the United States. It is in our mission to be a voice to this major epidemic effecting our county.
On the morning of Saturday, May 13, 2023, runners and walkers will come together to walk/run the beautiful trails of Wicker Park in Highland Indiana. All funds raised will support Sounds of Sarah Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a variety of prevention, education and advocacy, that focus on the dangers of illicit fentanyl, illicit drugs and addiction. Our mission is to raise awareness to the nationwide opioid epidemic, provide prevention services and ensure the public has access to the necessary information and resources to save lives. All donations are tax-deductible, as allowable by law. Learn more about Sounds of Sarah Inc. by visiting us at www.soundsofsarah.org
Event Schedule
- 11:00 am-1:30pm – Vendors, Gathering, Music
- 12:00 pm - 1:00pm – Walk/Run Registration opens
- 1:00 pm - Reading of Proclamation/Announcements
- 1:30 pm – 3k Runners
- 1:35 pm – 3K Walk
