The 12th annual Walk for Education will be held Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. at McCorkle Place on the UNC campus.
For the walk, school groups, clubs, sports teams and individual students can collect donations or contributions for their schools. All students and their families are invited to participate in the walk, which will start at McCorkle Place and follow Franklin Street to the Lincoln Center on Merritt Mill Road, where a variety of booths with activities, food and entertainment will be set up.
Shuttles to and from the walk will be available from Phillips and Culbreth middle schools.
The Race for Education will begin the same day at 9 a.m. in front of McCorkle Place.
The race, a 5K, will wind through the UNC campus and nearby residential areas. Participants can pick up race packets starting Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on the day of the race from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at McCorkle Place.
All ages are welcome, but children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.