How to Organize a Community Walk
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A community walk encourages inclusive exercise, strengthens local connections, and fosters a sense of belonging. It provides a relaxed setting for conversations, promotes well-being, and brings people together around a shared activity. This recipe was inspired by Mollie Reinhart from the Befriend Movement!
Why this recipe matters
Getting out of the house to get some easy inclusive exercise is great! Getting to meet new people, making connections, and being together with a community is also great! Now hear me out, close your eyes, imagine if you can: doing both those things, at the same time!
Ingredients
Starting Location
- Along with an ending location, plan your walk route with the start and end as your anchors. Setting a time and place will get the group on the same page.
A Place to Walk
- Parks, landmarks, view spots, or the location of a proceeding activity are all good ideas for where you may be going or what you may be doing before and/or after.
A Theme
- A community walk could use a theme! It could be a nature walk, a sunset walk, have a goal to pass by all the local ice cream shops for a sweet treat tour, get creative and have fun!
A Group to Invite
- You can invite your family, your building, block, neighborhood, book club, sports team, or all of them at once. Knowing what community you’ll invite can give you ideas for themes and locations.
Invites
- Host an event here! Or use any other event website or app to best reach and coordinate your local community.
- Dress Appropriately
- Rain, snow, sleet, or shine. Dress to be unimpressed by the weather! Umbrellas, sunscreen, a coat… You’ve gotten this far! We believe in you!