Public Healing. Let's Get Well.

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Public Healing. Let's Get Well. www.movemint.cc
Date 17 Oct, 2026
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Public Healing. Let's Get Well.

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UPDATED: NEW DATE — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17Rain moved us off September 19. We're back on October 17, and we've added a fall festival. If you already registered for the walk, your spot carries over.WHATA free Community Wellness Day & Fall Festival. Health screenings, wellness giveaways, raffles, resources, food, music, a game truck, fall activities, and fun for the whole family. No eligibility screening, no paperwork at the door, nobody turned away. You don't have to walk to join us. The lot is open to everyone all day.WHEN AND WHERESaturday, October 17, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, GAGDC parking lot (839 W 79th Street).THE WALKStart and finish at 839 W 79th Street. We walk south on Green together to 83rd, then west on 83rd through Foster Park to O'Hallaren Park, where we turn around and come back east on 83rd and up Green to the lot. Two parks, one route, everybody together.Anybody who does not want to walk the full distance can ride. Our support vehicles will drive you ahead and pick you up along the route. That is a real option, not a consolation prize.Leg by leg distances with the address numbers are in the Run of Show, so you can check the math yourself.THE DAY, BY THE CLOCK7:00–7:30 am — partner and vendor load in at GAGDC8:30 am — lot opens to the community; walk check-in opens at the front door8:45 am — warm up in the lot with Southside Sweatz9:00 am — walkers step off south on GreenAs walkers finish — medal distribution, raffles, festivities and resources in the lot3:00 pm — closePLAN AROUND THISThe lot opens at 8:30, the same time walk check-in starts, and the community will be at your table while walkers are out on the course. Your walkers and your table crew have to be different people. Arrive between 7:00 and 7:30 am so you're set up and ready to serve by 8:30.REGISTERAlready registered? Let us know if you're still coming: https://forms.gle/argcDBTv4MS87WFf7New walkers register in advance on this page. Registration is not a gate. Anybody who shows up Saturday mornin

Races offered

17Oct

Community Walk — 3.5 Miles

Running

Distance
5.6K
Status
Event took place
Entry fee
N/A

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for October in Chicago.

Temperature15.6° / 24.6°
Feels like14.6° / 23.6°
Sunshine hours9h 45m
Rainfall3.1 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.6 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity70.5%
Max UV indexModerate (5.0)
Sweat lossHigh
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise06:31
Sunset18:58

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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has approximately 9.62 million residents according to the 2020 census and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S.

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