Join the Lauren’s Kids foundation and thousands of walkers across the state for the 2026 Walk in My Shoes 1,500-mile trek across Florida. April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month — every step counts in the fight to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal.
WALK IN MY SHOES THE VILLAGES
Date: Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Start location: AVIV Clinics, 2955 Brownwood Blvd, The Villages, FL 32163
Registration Begins: 9:00 AM
Walk Start: 10:00 AM
Details:
Join us for a 5-mile walk to Publix Super Market at Trailwinds Village (5810 Seven Mile Dr Wildwood, FL 34785) — with the opportunity to stop or continue walking our full 9-mile route to Publix Super Market at Colony Plaza (327 Colony Blvd, The Villages, FL 32162)!
An UBER code will be provided to walkers to cover the cost of a ride back from the walk.
Apr 15, 2026
Distance — 9 Miles
Type — Running
09:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in The Villages.
The Villages is an active retirement community in sunny Inland Florida. With about 115,000 residents as of 2015, it is still growing and new homes are being built across three Florida counties: Lake, Sumter and Marion.
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