StepALIVE! Walk Set for Oct. 17 in Old Town

The 40th Annual Step ALIVE! Walkathon is Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at 2  p.m. The 5-mile group walk through Old Town Alexandria will start and finish at the parking lot of First Christian Church located at 2723 King Street, which is also the main office for ALIVE!  (There is also a 5K option!)

This year’s StepALIVE! fundraising goal of $65,000 will benefit all ALIVE! programs which have worked extremely hard to respond to increased demand during the ongoing COVID-19pandemic. The funds raised by StepALIVE! will allow ALIVE! to continue providing food, shelter, emergency financial assistance, and eviction prevention to thousands of Alexandrians struggling with poverty and hunger.

Pre-registration and T-shirt pick-up begins at 1:15 p.m., and the post-walk celebration is from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m on Sunday, Oct. 17.

Walkers are encouraged to register in advance through the StepALIVE! website at www.stepalivewalk.org. Individual walkers and teams can raise money through their fundraisingpages. Make a tax-deductible donation in support of a walker or team, or to StepALIVE! in general.

There will be prizes for the team with the most walkers and most money raised.Individual walkers and teams can raise money through their fundraising pages. Make a tax-deductible donation in support of a walker or team, or to StepALIVE! in general. There will be prizes for the team with the most walkers and most money raised.

Live music will be provided by the Alexandria Citizen Band for the pre-registration and kick off.The post-walk celebration will feature the StepALIVE! Bluegrass Band. Banjoman Frank Cassel will team up with Fred Nelson and Roger Williams (Three Boys Night Out band) and Ginger

Beecher (Taste of Bluegrass band) to sing and pick traditional bluegrass music using banjo, guitar, mandolin, and acoustic bass fiddle.

Sponsors this year include Alfred Street Baptist Church, Blaszkow Legal PLLC, Ruth L. Chamowitz & Michael J. Chamowitz, Fairlington United Methodist Men, and Oliff PLC.