Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walk-A-Thon
Visit the FWRH table at each of the festivals to complete a registration form, get maps and instructions about the 15 minute route, receive a FWRH Recovery Month Walk T-shirt, and learn more about homelessness in the community. The routes will be clearly marked, with volunteers and signs strategically placed to guide walkers. Complete an online form and bring it with you, or register on-site the day of the event. The registration fee is $20 for youth under 18 and $30 for adults. An online form can be found below.
FWRH has partnered with the Fannie Mae Foundation to host mini-walks at some of our local schools for the past 12 years, raising funds for Wells/Robertson House. Wells is a transitional program for up to fourteen homeless men and women in recovery, providing structure, guidance and a family atmosphere as residents work towards a more stable life. This year FWRH is striving to get everyone in the City involved by expanding the walks from the traditional school locations into the community.
FWRH mini-walks are just a few of hundreds being hosted across the Washington, D.C. area as a part of the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless program. It all culminates with the 23rd Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon on Saturday, November 20 on the National Mall. The funds raised through the mini-walks, walkathon, and other related activities benefit local organizations that work every day to provide services to homeless people. In 2009 the program raised a total of $5.8 million, benefitting 134 service providers in the Washington, D.C. area that offer safe, decent housing and social services to homeless families and individuals in the region.
For more information please contact the FWRH Mini-Walk Chair Marianne Sickman at sickmans@starpower.net.
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