Name: Stroll Into Light
Start: 2026-11-15
End: 2026-11-15
Location: Winston Salem

About the Event

"tipping the balance between hope and despair"

A Stroll into Light is the answer to the call we have all been ignoring for the longest time. The mental health epidemic, especially in adolescents, only receives attention when a tragedy has occurred or a life is lost. Stroll into Light is a recognition that each person is fighting their own battle each and every day. Whether that be anxiety, depression, or any mental health related issue, no one person should feel alone in their situation. As a community, we must support each other and advocate for peoples’ stories to be heard. At this candlelight event, each attendee will receive a candle to reflect and mourn as we walk side by side. Stroll into Light will also have an optional time to reflect, and there will also be an opportunity to receive hope from individuals who themselves have risen from the darkness to walk in the light of life!

Please walk with us on Sunday, November 15th at Mount Tabor High School Track at 6:00 pm to be a part of the Fifth Annual “Stroll into Light.” Gathering will start at 5:00pm. Please check-in by 5:40 pm to get your candles. Opening remarks and Guest Speaker at 6:05. Walk starts 6:15-6:45pm. Event ends 7:00pm.

Stroll Into Light T-shirts will be given away to first 100 walkers

Jewelry Raffle at start of event

Proceeds will be donated to:

$500 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS to 2-4 selected 2027 Seniors from local High Schools (application recquired)

Local Mental Health Organizations

WGW YMCA Reaching Our Potential: Gives Students Free Y Membership & Access to Opportunities ($175 supports a student)

Shining Light on Mental Health: LISTEN! A ministry between Centenary's Youth Ministry & Shining Light on Mental Health that invites teenagers and parents to truly listen to each other in hopes of understanding one another better. (Guest speakers)

Winston-Salem Street School: Provide opportunities and outreach for Mental Health Awareness

BEACON / PRESENTING: Merhoff & Associates Pediatric Dentistry & Abbie & Maddie Merhoff, Performance Driven PT

HOPE: Centenary Youth Ministry, Cooper Scurry Facial Plastic Surgery, Half Past Three Clothing, Loxx Boxx LLC, Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Dr. Phillip Mason & Dr. Stuart Saunders, Tori Boysen: Berkshire Hathaway, Sunbird Storage

COURAGE: Gemcap Capital, Kendra Scott, The Deibler Family, The Dunnagan Family, The Norman Family, The Polluck Family, Traid Radiology Associates, Womble Bond Dickinson,

LIGHT Atrium Health Wake Forest Sports Medicine: Dr. Nick Trasolini & Dr. Brian Waterman, Carolina Psychology Group, In Motion Dance Center. Liv For Sweets, R&B Legacy Group: Lindsay King Realtor, Reynolds Anesthesiology Consulting, Restless Rabbit Creative, The Steckler Family

LEGACY: Alissa Floyd:Premier Sotheby's International Realty, Jersey City Sports, Heather Hall, The Reynolds Family

LOGO Design by David Jones

T-Shirt Design by LOCAL High School Student TBD

Races Offered

Stroll into Light - ADULT- Suggested price

Nov 15, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.2K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

17:30

sell

$10.00

Stroll into Light - STUDENT (walk for free or donate to cause)

Nov 15, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.2K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

17:30

sell

$0.00

Stroll into Light- Sponsor a Walker

Nov 15, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.2K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

17:30

sell

$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Winston Salem.

thermostat Temperature

5.4° / 16.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

1.8° / 13.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 25m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

62.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:57

nightlight Sunset

18:13

About Winston Salem

Learn more about the host city, Winston Salem.

Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and 91st-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 249,545 at the 2020 census. The Winston-Salem metropolitan area has an estimated 705,000 residents, making it the fourth-largest metropolitan area based in North Carolina. It is the second-most-populous city in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, home to about 1.7 million residents.