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The following are calendars for the initial 8-week campaign and follow-up booster. (PDF format)!
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Labyrinth:
The early Christian church used the Labyrinth as a spiritual practice. The
Labyrinth is a circular walk which takes about 30 minutes. It is a purposeful
walk which represents our spiritual journey. You begin the walk by letting go of
any stress, worry, struggles or burdens you may have. Then you open yourself up
to God -- to talk with God, to listen to
God and to be receptive to what God chooses to reveal to you. The Labyrinth is
essentially a prayerful walk or meditation from which you will benefit in a
physical, emotional and spiritual way.
The labyrinth will be in the Woodland United Methodist Church gymnasium. The
church is located on the Mileground. Times for this event are: Wednesday –
Friday, March 16-18 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Saturday, March 19 from 10:00 AM to
2:00 PM. This is a meditation walking experience. For more information: Rev.
Rick Sale (304-296-4029)
Health Line Radio Show:
March 17 – 8:35 AM on WAJR with Dr. Bill Reger-Nash and Dave Harshbarger.
Celebrity Walks:
March 19 and April 2 – 11:00 AM at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater on the
rail trail. On March 19th Megan Durst, from WVAQ will host a celebrity walk.
Mayor Ron
Justice, and WBOY's April Kaull will be among the celebrities joining Megan.
On April 2, the WVU Mountaineer will participate in the celebrity walk on the
rail trail. Councilman Bill Byrne will attend the walk and will entertain us
with a song. More information will be available closer to April 2nd.
Dog Walks:
"Rails to Tails" dog walks will be held on the rail trail on four Sundays (3/20,
4/3, 4/17, & 5/1). Walkers will meet in front of the Hazel Ruby McQuain
Amphitheater at 1:00 PM. Available at the dog walks will be dog biscuits, nail
trimming, and information on pet adoption and pet care. April 17th is Project
Pride Community Clean-up Day. On that day the Dog Walk will be held in
conjunction with Project Pride. For more information about "Rails to Tails" please contact Melissa
Hostutler at Melissa@boparc.org.
Wellness Walks in White Park:
Greg Good (Green Space Coalition) will lead wellness walks on the Learning
Trails in White Park on Mondays at 4-5 pm and Wednesdays from Noon to 1 pm, from
March 21 to May 4. Participants will meet in the parking lot of the Ice Rink on
Mississippi Avenue. The walking will be slightly more strenuous than on a rail
trail, but the trails are wide, compacted gravel and sand. Gradients are gentle.
Come explore Morgantown's best trails! Call Greg at 291-3091 or email him at
greg.good@mail.wvu.edu for
more information.
Walks at the Courthouse:
Tuesdays and Thursdays March 22 – May 10 at 12:00 noon. People interested in
walking for 30 minutes around downtown Morgantown will meet at Courthouse
Square. This is an opportunity to walk for health, fitness, weight control and
visiting. It is also an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. For
more information: Linda Little (304-284-7439)
Talk the Walk Lecture Series:
Mondays 5:00 to 6:00 PM at the Mon County Health Dept. The Dominion Post is
sponsoring an eight week lecture series called "Talk the Walk." The lectures are
free and open to the public. Ruby Hospitals will provide all participants
between the ages of 40 and 65 with a free blood lipid profile. For more
information: Dr. Amol (293-1717 or
abahekar@mix.wvu.edu)
Research/Walking and Culture Class:
Tuesdays, March 8 – April 26 from 1:00 – 2:15 PM in the Downtown Library
Complex. 15 students have registered for this one credit class at WVU. Anna
Schein has written bibliographic essays for this eight-week course which looks
at spiritual walking traditions in various cultures.
Doctors on Call:
Thursday, March 31 on WV PBS at 8:00 PM with Dr. Bill Reger-Nash.
Physician's Press Conference:
Join us Tuesday, April 5 at 10:00 AM in the West Lobby of Ruby Memorial Hospital
in Morgantown. Local physicians will talk about the health benefits of walking.
Physicians will unveil the effort being made by the local medical community to
prescribe walking as a viable “medicine” to improve and enhance the overall
lifestyle of residents of north central West Virginia. Campaign officials will
also give the mid-campaign report as to number of walkers and minutes walked.
Mall Walkers event:
Wednesday, April 6. Renowned walker and speaker Mark Fenton will be in
Morgantown all day and will make several appearances throughout the area. From
9:00-10:00 AM he will be at the Mountaineer Mall. Those wanting to join Mark
Fenton for a walk through the mall should meet at 9:00 AM in front of Gabriels.
At 11:00 AM he will be at The Village at Heritage Square. From 1:30 – 2:30 PM he
will be at Brookhaven Elementary School. He will lead a walk on the Monongalia
Health System walking trail from 6:00 – 6:30 PM, and from 6:30 – 7:30 PM he will
speak in the Mon Health System Conference Center. For more information: Amy
Sidwell (599-7358 or Sidwella@monhealthsys.org)
WVU Hospital Kid's Fair and Walk:
Saturday, April 9th at the Morgantown Mall. The "Walk with Care Bear" is
scheduled to kick off the fair starting at 9:30 a.m. Registration will begin at
8:30 a.m. at Hyundai. The walk will begin at the Hyundai dealership in the
Morgantown Commons and will proceed to the mall. The Kids Fair includes more
than 40 health and safety exhibitors, free health screenings, puppet shows,
roaming characters, WVAQ lip sync contest, face painting, therapy dogs,
ambulance tours, crafts, snacks, and much more. For more information: Stephanie
Bock (598-6335 or Bocks@rcbhsc.wvu.edu)
Walk for Life and Breath:
Celebrate the ability to breathe freely and walk along Morgantown's beautiful
Waterfront. The three-mile walk begins at the Hazel Ruby McQuain riverfront Park
and travels along the Caperton Trail past the Radisson and back. Minimum
donation of $25 per person. Registration begins at 9:00 AM. Walk warm-up begins
at 9:45 AM. Walk begins at 10:00 AM.
Door prizes will be given away throughout the morning. For every $100 you raise,
you will receive a raffle ticket to win a door prize. There will be
refreshments, food, face painting and other fun activities for all to enjoy.
Health care organizations will also be conducting screenings and have
informational displays. For more information:
http://www.mrsnv.com/evt/info.jsp?id=558
CROPWALK:
POSTPONED until September 25th, 2005. Registration is from 1:00 – 2:00 PM. Walk begins promptly at
2:00 PM. The Cropwalk program is an outreach and fundraising program of CWS
(Church World Service) to provide sustainable self-help and development,
disaster relief, and refugee assistance in more than 80 countries. Walkers need
to register and seek sponsors ahead of time. The walk will begin and end at the
Marilla Park Pool parking lot. The route of the walk is from Marilla Park to
Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park on the Decker’s Creek Rail Trail, a distance
of 1.7 miles. Walkers are encouraged to walk the full route to Hazel Ruby
McQuain Riverfront Park and back to Marilla Park, a total distance of 3.4 miles.
However, there will be shuttle service from Hazel Ruby McQuain Park back to
Marilla Park for those who wish to only walk one way. For more information
contact Rev. Rick Howard (304-296-5500). Participants in the CROPWALK will be
invited to bring their walking shoes to church for a “blessing of
the shoes”.
Intergenerational Walk:
The Lawrence Frankel Intergenerational Walk, “Be Alive as Long as You Live”,
will be held April 23rd at the riverfront amphitheatre. Registration begins at
11:00 with a 12:00 start time for the walk. Walkers of all generations are
encouraged to attend. The Kitchenaire band will provide entertainment. The walk
is in honor of Lawrence Frankel, originator of the Preventacare Exercise Program
for seniors. For more information: Maria Durbin (293-0660 or Mdurbin@hsc.wvu.edu)
President’s Walking Cup:
Thursday, April 28th at the Student Rec Center. Registration will take place
from 11:00 – 11:45 AM and the walk will begin at 12:00 Noon. President Hardesty
and the Student Body President will lead this walk. Cheese pizzas and bottled
water will be available to participants.
Alzheimers Walk:
Saturday, April 30, 2005, at the WVU Coliseum. Registration at 10:00 a.m. Walk
10:30 a.m. This event is sponsored by and is designed to benefit the Alzheimer's
Association. It is their "Memory Walk" which is designed to focus the
community's attention on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - both for
the individual with the disease
and those caring for him or her. It is both a fundraiser and an educational
event. Participants are invited to form a team by asking their friends, family
and co-workers for a donation for walking the course. Collected monies are then
turned in at registration on the day of the walk. All money raised at Memory
Walk stays in our community and
supports services for local families. For more information contact Milly Karlin
at the Morgantown Regional Office 1299 Pineview Drive Suite 3, Morgantown, WV
26505 599-1159 or 800-491-2717
Ronald McDonald House Kid’s Walk:
“Kids Changing Kids” is the motto for this walk. It will be held on Saturday,
April 30th at the WVU track. Registration will be from 12:00 to 12:30 PM, and
the walk will begin at 12:30 PM. School children will be encouraged to save
their change and donate it to the Ronald McDonald House. A DJ from WVAQ will be
there as well as Hamburglar, Grimace, the WVU Mountaineer, Clifford the Big Red
Dog, and Sparky the Fire Dog. For more information: Sherrie Garner (sgarner1@mix.wvu.edu)
Move it Marion:
This is a program started by Marion County’s Planned Approach to Community
Health (PATCH) in conjunction with the Marion Co. Family Resource Network, in an
effort to increase the overall health of the community. Several activities are
being planned, including a historical tour of downtown Fairmont, weekly clinics
in outlying areas of the county, traveling nutrition classes, mall walker
events, and a “Family Day” with storybook characters on the rail trail where
each child will receive a book. For more information or calendar updates, visit
their website at http://moveitmarion.freeservers.com.
WILDFLOWER WALKS (1 ˝ - 2 hours long)
April 10, 17, 24, 2:00 p.m., Core Arboretum, Morgantown.
The WVU Department of Biology offers these guided walks, free and open to the public. They last 3 Sundays in April each year. See the beautiful Virginia bluebells, along with 20 to 30 other species in a protected old-growth forest on the WVU campus. Guests walk one mile, including some steep stretches, along Arboretum trails. No reservations needed. For more information, contact Jan Weems 293-5201 ext. 31547 or jweems@wvu.edu
SPRING EARLY MORNING BIRD WALKS
April 12 through May 3
with the Mountaineer Chapter of the Audubon Society. Birders meet at the WVU Core Arboretum parking lot at 7:15 a.m. each Tuesday from April 12 through May 3. Walks last up to 2 hours, though participants are free to leave earlier as their schedules require. Bring binoculars and a bird book if you have them. Contact Ella Belling at ebelling@wvu.edu
MOUNTAINEER AUDUBON WILDFLOWER WALK
April 16
at the WVU Core Arboretum, Saturday, April 16. Enjoy a wildflower hike led by Sarah Wennerberg from 10:00 a.m. until around 12:00 p.m. Meet at the parking area of the Arboretum and expect a moderately easy loop hike on trails that weave along a steep hillside.
Festival of Ideas:
Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) will be speaking on April 18th in the
Mountainlair Ballroom at 7:30 PM. This is free and open to the public.
MS Walk:
Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 – 11:00 AM at the Star City Rails-to-Trails.
Gather together a team of your friends, family members, and employees and join
others in support of the MS Society. For added fun, challenge your business
associates and/or team leaders to see who can raise the most money for this
worthy cause. For more information contact: Donna Galloway (304-379-6127) or
Tammy Calvert (304-296-5352).
WV BOTANIC GARDEN BIRD WALK
Saturday, April 30, 7:30 a.m. with Bob Burrell.
Wear footwear that can withstand rough and possible wet terrain. For more information and directions visit www.wvbg.org.
Historic Downtown Morgantown Walking Tour:
This self-guided walking tour of historic downtown Morgantown takes about two
hours and features approximately 50 sites. For one person, the charge for the
audio tape and player is $8.00. For two people, the charge is $12.00 for both.
For three or more people, the cost is $5.00 per person. The tapes and players
can be rented from the Visitors Center which is open Monday – Friday 9:00 am –
5:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
For more information: www.tourmorgantown.com
LifeStrides:
LifeStrides is a free, supervised walking program sponsored by Mon Health
System. Participants walk at any time, and record their mileage on a
monthly tracking log. Check-in is the second Tuesday of every month at
Mountaineer Mall, Center Court. Participants who submit their monthly
mileage may have their blood pressure checked during check-in. For more
information, contact Mon General Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation
Department and 304-598-1498.
Mental Health Association Walk:
Saturday, May 7 at 11:00 AM at the Ruby Memorial Hospital parking lot. For more
information contact Chris (304-292-0525)
WV BOTANIC GARDEN WETLANDS WALK
Saturday, May 7, 6:30 p.m. with Jim Anderson.
Enjoy Amphibians at Dusk. Wear footwear that can withstand rough and possible wet terrain. For more information and directions visit www.wvbg.org
Closing Celebration:
Saturday, May 7.
WV BOTANIC GARDEN OLD GROWTH FOREST WALK
Saturday, May 14, 9:00 a.m. with Ellen Hrabovsky.
Wear footwear that can withstand rough and possible wet terrain. For more information and directions visit www.wvbg.org
WV BOTANIC GARDEN WALK
Saturday, May 28, 9:00 a.m. with George Longenecker.
Enjoy discussing the plans for the future of the Garden. Wear footwear that can withstand rough and possible wet terrain. For more information and directions visit www.wvbg.org
SHORT LOOP HIKES TOUR
June 4.
Enjoy National Trails Day at Coopers Rock State Forest, Saturday, June 4 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Front Gate. Sample one or more of 5 short loop hikes, all 1 to 2 miles long, from different trailheads. Learn the routes, and see some of the best of what Coopers Rock has to offer. Hikes scheduled throughout the day: information on each hike posted at Front Gate, Concession Stand, and at coopersrock.org. Contact: zapple@labs.net and 296-0533.
WV BOTANIC GARDEN WALK
Saturday, June 11, 9:00 a.m. with Dan Bonnenburger.
Enjoy a look back at the Old Waterworks. Wear footwear that can withstand rough and possible wet terrain. For more information and directions visit www.wvbg.org