Organizers are celebrating the “Lucky 13th†year of the annual Walk and Race for Education on Oct. 17 to support the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. The walk concludes with a carnival on the grounds of the Lincoln Center.
To donate for a student or school, visit the Foundation website at www.chccs.k12.nc.us/.
Walk festivities begin at 2:30 p.m. and the walkers start at 3 p.m. from McCorkle Place on the UNC campus. There is no registration for the walk. Everyone is welcome.
Shuttles will run from both Culbreth and Phillips middle schools and then back from the Lincoln Center to the schools and McCorkle Place. Parking is discouraged at the Lincoln Center and parking on Merritt Mill Road will be curtailed.
The walk will be preceded by the Race for Education, which begins at 9 a.m. at McCorkle Place. The race course winds through the UNC campus. Runners can register at Fleet Feet Sports in Carr Mill Mall or by going to SPORToften.com. Registration also is available on Saturday morning before the race begins.